Pair a dictionary definition with a humorous illustration, and what do you get? A delightful way to unpack the meaning of unusual figures of speech. This imaginative book takes a closer look at the fanciful, and sometimes curious, words we use to describe groups of animals.
A tender story of a father-son adventure with themes of community and kindness, in short chapters with vivid full-color illustrations, by bestseller and Newbery Honor winner Gary D. Schmidt and acclaimed artist Eugene Yelchin. In a story of perseverance and determination told with warmth and sparkling with humor, a short winter day finds Samuel and Papa walking a long road on Samuel's first trading trip. Meeting strangers, practicing good manners, and proud to be in Papa's company, Samuel watches and learns as Papa trades up from almost nothing to the milk cow Mama is yearning for. Simple text combines with vivid illustrations for a satisfying tale that will resonate with readers who enjoy an adventure with dad.
Two-time National Book Award finalist Deborah Wiles introduces us to the Cakes, a family of traveling bakers, who've just arrived in Wiles's legendary Aurora County, Mississippi.
Emma Lane Cake has five brothers, four dogs, and a family that can't stay put. The Cake family travels from place to place, setting up bakeries in communities that need them. Then, just when Emma feels settled in with new friends . . . they move again.
Now the Cakes have come to Aurora County, and Emma has vowed that this time she is NOT going to get attached to ANYONE or ANYTHING. Why bother, if her father's only going to uproot her again?
But fate has different plans. And so does Ruby Lavender, who is going to show Emma Lane Cake a thing or two about making friendship last.
When the survival of their hometown is threatened, two unlikely comrades join forces on a quest to defeat a dangerous enemy and bring back the only one who can save them all.
Beyond the frozen mountains there lies an oasis from the frigid cold and the howling winds. A place the animals call Lake Zuron. What a wonderful place, happy creatures of all kinds, living in harmony and warmth thanks to their very own fire-breathing dragon named Daniel.
But one day everything changed when the unthinkable happened. The Dragon fire goes out and immediately the air begins to chill. Things were not looking good but just when all hope was lost, an unlikely hero steps up. Join Spark the mouse on an adventure of a lifetime as he and his friends do their part to save their town from an icy demise.
With the magical power of Daniel, the Dragon there could be hope. But first they must face and defeat a dangerous enemy, the vile beasts who own these mountains where nobody passes through.
Along this journey maybe you will discover that it’s that little Spark in each of us that really matters, and that a little Spark could save them from the coming cold. The story reminds us that we all need something in life every day to ignite our passion and spirit – to help the world be a “warmer” place and to look for ways to “Be That Spark.”
Did you know that you have a little bit of dinosaur in you?
And it’s your mother’s fault. She fed you that cheese sandwich, which had a calcium atom that used to be in the bones of a T-rex.
This humorous story follows a calcium atom as it journeys from dry bones to your jawbone!
Inspired by U.S. environmentalist Aldo Leopoldo, this story follows a little bit of dinosaur—a calcium atom—as it travels over time from a dinosaur to a child. In his 1949 classic, A Sand County Almanac, Leopoldo beautifully discussed how man and nature are interconnected. This amazing circle of life is illustrated with humor and a touch of empathy.
Sisters Elleen Hutcheson and Darcy Pattison team up to bring Leopoldo's circle of life to kids. Hutcheson is a high school biology teacher; five of Pattison’s picture books have been named NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books. Each is shaking her finger at their mother wondering why she fed them that cheese sandwich.
¡El océano es un lugar misterioso, donde los animales grandes y chicos juegan a las escondidas! ¿Puedes imaginarte un tiburón escondido a plena luz? ¿Qué tal un pez payaso a la vista? ¿No lo crees? Entonces, sumérgete en la profundidad del océano azul con Jennifer Evans Kramer y ¡A las escondidas en el océano! Rodéate con las vibrantes ilustraciones de Gary R. Phillips. El océano es un antiguo, antiguo lugar, y los animales exóticos de las profundidades han aprendido a adaptarse a su medio ambiente para sobrevivir. ¿Puedes encontrar las criaturas escondidas en cada página? ¿O, quizás también a ti te puede engañar un disfraz bajo el agua?
Dans la forêt tropicale du bassin du Congo en République démocratique du Congo, on trouve ce singe que l'on peut prendre pour un chimpanzé. Mais qui est-il vraiment ? Comment vit-il ? De quoi se nourrit-il ? Nous vous invitons à le découvrir en lisant ' A la rencontre du bonobo'.
“À la Rencontre de l’Okapi” est une brève description de l'Okapi, un animal que l’on ne retrouve qu’au Congo. L'okapi ressemble à la fois à un zèbre et à une girafe. L'auteure fournit des descriptions physiques de l'Okapi, ainsi que des informations sur son comportement, ses habitudes alimentaires et son habitat naturel.
Il sera facile à comprendre pour tous les lecteurs et contribuera à donner une image mentale claire de l'Okapi.
