A poetic homage to basketball! The footsteps pound. The high-tops squeak. The crowd is loud. The floorboards creak. But through it all, we catch the sound, the one that's high above the groun
This little book shows children that squares are here and there, and if they keep an eye out, then stripes are everywhere. The fun, simple text and vibrant design of Zebra Stripes Go Head to Toe
When Guy comes home from school soaking wet, he tries to explain to his mother that the school has flooded, the gym has become an ocean, and the Vice-Principal is floating away while carrying his gold
The Talk-About-Books series is designed to encourage discussion and the development of literacy in babies or toddlers. My Dad (Mon Papa) explores a young child's world using photographs of a variety o
Beautifully illustrated... this definitive guide will appeal to die-hard tea enthusiasts. -- Library Journal The reference work we've been waiting for has arrived: a comprehensive but not-too-wei
As a victim of a landmine and a child of a war-torn country, Sophia turns to a village elder for advice and soon finds ways to cope with her difficult circumstances in order to grow into a person with
A familiar park setting reveals busy kids and active animals doing opposite actions, explaining ten pairs of opposites to young readers. By the creators of Animachines. Simultaneous.
Josie gets in trouble when she jumps into the sidewalk picture she is drawing, but her sister, Morgan, and others keeping drawing new pictures to rescue her.
According to the "Giant's Home Medical Guide," boy soup is sure to cure even the most gigantic cold, so when Giant begins sneezing, Kate and her friends must think quickly to avoid winding up in the s
After being banished to the island of St. Helena, Napoleon Bonaparte learns about Gracie, a compassionate, eleven-year-old island resident, whose life is forever altered for the better by the ruler’s
A little man called Mr. Once-upon-a-time always interrupts everyone's storytime, so the townspeople decide to throw him in jail, only to find that their stories aren't as amusing anymore. Mr. Once-
Describes techniques and traits characteristic of science, relates them to everyday life, gives biographical examples of young people--nonscientists as well as scientists--who have used the techniques
A collection of essays reveals the secret lives of seven teenage girls, ranging from secrets about troubled family life to the threat of one girl's exposure of her secret self during a game of Truth o
The irresistible and irrepressible Mole Sisters! After starting out in a new direction, the Mole Sisters find themselves in the middle of a field of wavy wheat. Back and forth, up and down, the Mol
It's a very hot day and the Mole Sisters need a nice cool breeze. They start to fan themselves. Then a dandelion pipes up that he's hot too! Soon all the other dandelions want to be fanned as well. No
The useful innovations of Latin American peoples from ancient times to today.Travel from the ancient hidden city of Machu Picchu high in the Andes, past Mayan ruins over 2,000 years old, to the bustli
Have you ever tried reading to an alligator? Probably not. After all, he would most likely eat your book. How about a bat? Maybe that's not such a good idea either -- you'd have to read upside down a
