In this story, seven sweet children are transformed by an evil witch into specific types of food. “The inherent drama of the story, combined with the haunting images the art provides, gives the picture book a timeless quality.”--Booklist
To grow up to be big, little lions have to learn survival skills, but the cub Sangu didn't want to listen to Papa and Mama's lessons-he just wants to play. Getting lost while escaping a charging rhino, Sangu learned how unprepared he really was to be out on his own. Befriended by some kind gazelles, Sangu didn't have the slightest idea as to what a lion should be. Sangu finally learned some val…
Safety is an important part of the early elementary curriculum. Safety First helps beginning readers learn and understand safety rules for school, home, travel, and play. Simple text helps build reading skills while giving children the tools they need to avoid and react to danger.
Rebecca Emberley's first eight board books featuring colorful images and simple words in both Spanish and English have sold a total of more than 779,000 copies. Here is another book in the same vein that should meet with the same degree of success. Spanish and English exist side by side in many areas of the country and these graphic books are a wonderful start in dual language learning.
An award-winning, educator-approved first book on birds. From Cathryn and John Sill, creators of the celebrated About… and About Habitats series. ★ “Exceptionally detailed and uniformly accurate…the Sills succeed admirably.” ―School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW In this simple volume, former educator and author Cathryn Sill uses clear, easy-to-understand language to teach ch…
With vivid photography and see-through windows, this fun book provides a great introduction to the world of shapes for young children! Each page of My First Book of Shapes highlights a different shape and its features. By turning the clever die-cut acetate pages, children can observe how shapes work in the world! And bright pictures and simple labels throughout the book teaches first words w…
This book takes a close look at various animals from around the world that are in danger of becoming extinct. It discusses how the animals have become endangered by worldwide threats including pollution, deforestation and global warming. Featuring stunning photographs of many endangered animals in their natural habitats, the book also relates some of the positive steps being taken to protect th…
Illus. in full color. "Mr. Piggott and his sons are a male chauvinist lot who, outside of yelling for their dinner, don't exercise themselves much around the house. When Mrs. Piggott finally tires of the endless chores that sandwich her workday, she leaves the menfolk on their own, with a note saying, 'You are pigs.' With the cooking and housework untended, they soon turn genuinely porcine, a t…
A beautifully illustrated retelling of an ancient Japanese folktale by Molly Bang, the celebrated creator of numerous picture books including the Caldecott Honor Books Ten, Nine, Eight; The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher; and When Sophie Gets Angry—Really, Really Angry . . . Business returns to a once-prosperous restaurant when a mysterious stranger pays for his meal with a magical …
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…