Off the New England coast on midsummer nights, colonies of bioluminescent organisms, commonly known as moonjellies, shine starlike in the sea.
Grab the binoculars: in the company of the renowned naturalist and artist, the secrets of field and forest, wetland and seashore are revealed to anyone who learns to look.
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The spirit of Harlem "the people, the music, the rooftops and the stoops" infuses this tribute, in fiction, to the collage artist Romare Bearden
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Everyone's favorite science teacher is back as Ms. Frizzle takes her class on a journey into the Mesozoic Era. The Magic School Bus becomes a time machine, giving the students a first-hand look at many dinosaurs and the eras in which they lived.
The large format of this book is perfect for the theatrical, sometimes spectacular, full color illustrations of the larger-than-life dinosaurs of yesteryear. The brief but informative text adds to the drama.
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In this rendition of the classic fairy tale, the Cinderella role is played by you guessed it a dinosaur! Her Fairydactyl comes to the rescue and dresses our heroine, a big fuchsia dinosaur, in a prom gown.
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After being badly scarred by smallpox, Ursula isolates herself in the family stagecoach stop in Whistle, Montana.
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On his way home, Sung meets a menacing ghost. Using his wit, however, Sung manages to outsmart the ghost and get the better of him. This traditional tale is told in a lively narrative with dramatic, full-color illustrations.
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In order to save her father, Seven, the youngest daughter, agrees to marry the dragon.
The Lee family, first introduced in Star Fisher (HarperCollins, 1997), is Chinese. Living in Clarksburg, West Virginia, in 1927, they stand out in the community.