Filter by
A letter to my teacher
Dear Teacher, Whenever I had something to tell you, I tugged on your shirt and whispered in your ear. This time I'm writing a letter. So begins this picture book about a girl who prefers running and jumping to listening and learning and the teacher who gently inspires her. From stomping through creeks on a field trip to pretending to choke when called upon to read aloud, this book's young heroi…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780375868450
- Collation
- 34 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- H
The day of Ahmed's secret
The Day of Ahmed's Secret As young Ahmed delivers butane gas to customers all over the city of Cairo, he thinks, I have a secret. All day long, as he maneuvers his donkey cart through streets crowded with cars and camels, down alleys filled with merchants' stalls, and past buildings a thousand years old, Ahmed keeps his secret safe inside. It is so special, so wonderful, that he can reveal i…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780140563535
- Collation
- 30 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- H
Rosie sips spiders
Each child in this group of seven likes to do everything in an individual way whether it's work, taking a bath, playing, or going to sleep. While Clive eats fried rice and Tessa has Bombe Alaska, Rosie sips spiders. Here is the delightful group of children you met in Alison Lester's Clive Eats Alligators who all dream of what it will be like when they grow up in their own special way.
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 0733621074
- Collation
- 32 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- LE
Tessa snaps snakes
Brief text and illustrations of children engaged in a variety of activities explain the meaning of different words. What's your favourite midnight snack? While Celeste likes coconut macaroons and Ernie eats the cooking chocolate, Tessa snaps snakes. Follow a delightful group of children as they discover and celebrate their individual differences.
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 0733621104
- Collation
- 32 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- LE
Ten apples up on top!
Don't let the apples drop! Three animal friends practice balancing apples on their heads in this hilarious introduction to counting, illustrated by Roy Mckie. The sturdy board book teaches all about numbers, with a dose of signature Seuss charm. Kids will learn to count to ten--and want to start all over again!
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 0394800192
- Collation
- 59 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
- Series Title
- I can read it all by myself
- Call Number
- LE
I want to be somebody new!
Spot, the chameleon-like leopard star of Put Me in the Zoo, is through with life in the zoo. And with changing his spots, too. Now he’s into changing his shape, and he wants to be somebody new! But as Spot soon discovers, it’s not easy being as big as an elephant or as tall as a giraffe or as small as a mouse. In fact, sometimes it’s easiest just being yourself, as he— and young readers…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 0001714600
- Collation
- 40 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
- Series Title
- I can read it all by myself
- Call Number
- LO
Going fishing
Think and discuss: What do you put on the hook?
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781740650557
- Collation
- 12 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
- Series Title
- National Geographic Windows on Literacy
- Call Number
- ECC15
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese cat
"Before you go out into the world," Ming Miao told her five kittens, "you must know the true story of your ancestors...." And so begins the story of Sagwa of China, a mischievous, pearl white kitten. Sagwa lived in the House of the Foolish Magistrate, a greedy man who made up rules that helped only himself. One day, Sagwa fell into an inkwell and accidentally changed one of the Foolish Magis…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780689846175
- Collation
- 32 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- T
Pizza party
A 1993 Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator and the author of Itchy, Itchy Chicken Pox come together in a lively first-level reader about a jubilant party of kids making a pizza. Original.
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780590475631
- Collation
- 20 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- M
Have you filled a bucket today? : a guide to daily happiness for kids
"Children are not the only ones that need to learn how to be truly happy. It's all in the bucket, that invisible bucket that follows you everywhere. . . teaches young readers valuable lessons about giving, sharing, and caring. This guide to daily happiness, though, is not just for kids. We all need reminders of the benefits of positive thinking and positive behavior. It's an important lesson to…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780996099936
- Collation
- 31 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- M
Computer Science, Information & General Works 
Philosophy & Psychology 
Religion 
Social Sciences 
Language 
Pure Science 
Applied Sciences 
Art & Recreation 
Literature 
History & Geography