The Great Kapok Tree is home to many inhabitants of the rain forest, including anteaters, bees and butterflies, monkeys, toucans, tree frogs, and jaguars.
In this latest installment of the ever-pink and imaginative rodent, Babymouse, she discovers she needs help from a pal to make her soap box car. However, at the derby, it is Wilson who needs help. It's Babymouse to the rescue!
Amos, a mouse, presents scientist, inventor, and early American Benjamin Franklin from his viewpoint. First published in 1939, Ben and Me uses humor and lively language ideal for sharing aloud to bring Ben and Amos to life.
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Arthur John Johnson became known as Black Jack, the world's first black heavyweight champion and one of the best known boxers of the 20th century.
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Calvin Coconut wants a dog — and ultimately finds the perfect pet at Dog Heaven. Now how can he and his mom's friend, Ledward, convince mom that Calvin really is responsible enough to have a dog?
Chester, the chubby but charming feline, wants to create his own masterpiece. But a writer/illustrator named Melanie Watts continues to thwart his creative efforts by hiding the tools of his trade.
Enjoy short, lively, and varied poems for different occasions and from Monday ("
Washday,/sloshday
") to Friday which is "
fishday in out town/Fat-fish, flat-fish/Cod- and cat-fish
" Line drawings on richly hued pages make an attractive and engaging colle
Two different environments, two different authors, one goal achieved: to bring alive the process of studying and documenting a fascinating mammal and insect.
Five children finally escape the confines of London to the white house in the country. There they meet the magical but grumpy Psammead. When their wishes become reality, the children find out that what you want is not always what you wish for.
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Best friends, Ivy & Bean, both desperately want to dance ballet with the drama of "Giselle." Instead, they must learn the basics and finally are cast as squid in the recital.