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Castles, caves, and honeycombs
Many places can make a home--a silent cave, a secret den, a silky web, even a sticky honeycomb. Each one is safe and snug and just right for the families who live there. Linda Ashman's spare, lyrical text and Lauren Stringer's sumptuous paintings invite you to explore some of these wonderful homes and see how different--yet alike--they can be.
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- 0439857066
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- 30 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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- A
A house is a house for me
In a rollicking rhyme, the author introduces us to all types of homes for both people and animals. The poem engages in flights of fancy - what about a husk being a house for an ear of corn, or a throat being a house for a hum? "And once you get started in thinking this way,/ It seems that whatever you see/ Is either a house or it lives in a house,/ And a house is a house for me!" whimsical draw…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 0590453068
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- 48 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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- H
The house in the night
This timeless bedtime book names nighttime things that are both comforting and intriguing, like a key, a bed, a book, a light, and the moon. The spare, patterned text and glowing pictures explore the origins of light that make a house a home. Young children will feel comforted as the creative text and images illuminate a reassuring order to the universe. Recommended for ages 5 and under.
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- 9780618862443
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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- S
Looking for a new house
Think and discuss: Describe your house.
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- 9781740650953
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- 16 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- National Geographic Windows on Literacy
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- ECC5
People live here
Think and discuss: Where would you like to live?
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- 9781740650281
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- 24 pages : illustration ; 15 cm
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- National Geographic Windows on Literacy
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- ECC15
Bricks, wood and stones
Think and discuss: Name three things used to make house.
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- 9781740650151
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- 12 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- National Geographic Windows on Literacy
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- ECC15
Ming Lo moves the mountain
Ming Lo's wife is angry. The couple live beside a big mountain which causes them no end of trouble. Shadows fall over their garden. Rocks fall through their roof. And it is always raining. "Husband," says Ming Lo's wife, "you must move the mountain so that we may enjoy our house in peace." But how can a man as small as Ming Lo move something as large as a mountain? Maybe the village wise man ca…
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- 059048110X
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- LO
How a house is built
Step by step, this picture book explains how homes are built--from the architect's plans through the arrival of a happy family. The many processes of construction are explained with simple language and bright, clear illustrations, perfect for kids starting to wonder about how the world around them works. Many different careers--including carpenters, plumbers, electricians, and landscapers--a…
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- 0590449400
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- 690 GIB
We eat dinner in the bathtub
Harris's family eats dinner in the bathtub, parks their car in the kitchen, and bathes in the attic! Beginning readers will laugh along with the comical text from well-loved author Angela Shelf Medearis and humorous watercolor illustrations from best-selling illustrator Jacqueline Rogers.
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- 0590738860
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- Scholastic reader : level 2
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- M
How a house is built
Step by step, this picture book explains how homes are built--from the architect's plans through the arrival of a happy family. The many processes of construction are explained with simple language and bright, clear illustrations, perfect for kids starting to wonder about how the world around them works. Many different careers--including carpenters, plumbers, electricians, and landscapers--a…
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- 9780823412327
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- Call Number
- 690 GIB
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