Jokes, comic tales & proverbs from China

This volume will tickle you with the funny side of everyday life in old China. For instance : A wife beat up her husband, and he crawled under the bed to escape from her. "Come out right now !" she ordered. "A man is a man," he replied. "If he says he won't come out, he won't."

Let's go home : the wonderful things about a house

What's the best room in the house? Is it the kitchen with its wonderful aromas and goodies? Or is it the front porch, where guests flock to visit on summer nights? Maybe it's the cozy bedroom, when you are snuggling deep under the covers on winter mornings. With gracious text and enchanting images, Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant and acclaimed illustrator Wendy Anderson Halperin invite read…

Go to bed!

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ISBN/ISSN

9780198300601

Collation

12 pages : illustration ; 21 cm

Series Title

Project X : Origins

Call Number

306 LAN

Counting on community

Counting on Community is Innosanto Nagara's follow-up to his hit ABC book, A is for Activist. Counting up from one stuffed piñata to ten hefty hens--and always counting on each other--children are encouraged to recognize the value of their community, the joys inherent in healthy eco-friendly activities, and the agency they posses to make change. A broad and inspiring vision of diversity is tol…

Global babies

From Guatemala to Bhutan, seventeen vibrantly colored photographs embrace our global diversity and give glimpses into the daily life, traditions, and clothing of babies from around the world. Simple text in Spanish and English teaches the littlest readers that everywhere on earth, babies are special and loved. A perfect baby shower gift or first book for the toddler in your life. Babies lo…

Nobody knew what to do : a story about bullying

Straightforward and simple, this story tells how one child found the courage to tell a teacher about Ray, who was being picked on and bullied by other kids in school. Faced with the fact that "nobody knows what to do" while Ray is bullied, the children sympathetic to him feel fear and confusion and can only hope that Ray will “fit in some day.” Finally, after Ray misses a day of school and …

From typewriters to text messages : how communication has changed

Many people use cell phones and e-mail to communicate with others. But long ago, these tools didn’t exist. All phone calls traveled through wires. And people used machines called typewriters to write letters. What other communication tools have changed over time? Read this book to find out! Learn how daily life has changed over time in the Comparing Past and Present series―part of the Li…

From smoke signals to email : moments in history

As our country grew, so did our communication needs. From smoke signals to the Internet, Americans have met these needs. Cover-to-Cover Informational Book.

Little yellow digger

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ISBN/ISSN

9780721419305

Collation

28 pages : illustration ; 17 cm

Series Title

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Call Number

A

To mum : a gift book written by children for mothers everywhere

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ISBN/ISSN

1850152152

Collation

62 pages : illustration ; 21 cm

Series Title

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Call Number

306.8 EXL