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2006
| Tutus, stage lights, and tights-wearing mice - a girl's giddy first experience dancing in THE NUTCRACKER is celebrated for all to share. For a young dancer, everything about "The Nutcracker" is thrilling, from auditions to opening night. Readers experience it all with Kepley as she dances before judges, goes to rehearsals, and stifles giggles as she gets carried offstage by a man dressed as a giant mouse! DePalma expertly takes readers backstage and into the heart of a small dancer as THE NUTCRA....[more] |
2005
| Once there was a grand old tree, whose roots sank deep into the earth and whose arms reached high into the sky. Every spring the grand old tree flowered and bore cherries for the squirrels and birds that made their homes in her leafy branches. And every year, seeds from the tree scattered in the wind, along with many millions of leaves. Mary Newell DePalma creates an emotional tale of life and renewal, of nature's bounty and quiet balance, illustrated with simple images made powerful with vivid ....[more] |
2010
| A generous little lorikeet finds the perfect gift for her grandma. But hip! hop! plop! her gift falls into the river, and her adventure begins. She and her friends work together to create a happy ending to her story. |
2001
| A bird.A strange egg.A monkey.A little bird, flying high in the sky, spies something very beautiful below. She pokes, pecks, and makes a great noise to try and wake it up. Thinking it a very strange egg indeed, she sits upon it. A monkey, watching from a nearby tree, finds this very funny. A bird sitting on an orange. What follows is an original and whimsical tale of wonder, curiosity, and friendship told in the most simple of language and accompanied by delicately bold illustrations. |
2009
| Sal, a Portuguese Water Dog, feels bad because she's the only dog at Hilltop Farm who hasn't won any awards. She loves to swim, though, and decides that maybe if she joins the children¿s YMCA swim team, she too can win a medal. When the coach objects, that plan also looks like it's going to fail, until events take a surprising turn! With its delightful illustrations, this lighthearted story about the rewards of practice and determination will have readers cheering for the lovable Swimming Sal. I....[more] |
2008
| All over town, children are waking up . . . choosing clothes . . . eating breakfast . . . getting ready for the first day of school! But for six kids, the day is more scary than special -- it's cause for hiding under the covers rather than leaping out of bed. It's only after they arrive at school and discover the wonderful surprise waiting there that they know: It's going to be a HAPPY SCHOOL YEAR! |
2006
| A heartwarming tale of unlikely friendship Estelle is nice and cozy in her bath, but the poor shivering mouse outside in the blizzard is anything but cozy. All he wants is a chance to warm up, so he squeeeeezes himself into the toasty little house. Little does he know that Estelle hates mice—and so does her cat!This wild, soapy romp will warm even the most mouse-hating heart. |
2005
| THE SQUEAKY DOOR It's time for bed! Granny tucks Little Boy in tight. She kisses him good night. She turns out the light. And he's not scared! No, not him! But when Granny shuts that door... SQUEEEEAK! How can a granny keep that spooky, squeaky door from scaring her little boy awake at night? Acclaimed storyteller Margaret Read MacDonald spins a humorous bedtime story, perfect for reading aloud, with comical illustrations by Mary Newell DePalma. |
2004
| On a sunny morning in the city, children gather in the park with their chairs. Tall chairs. Small chairs. Wiry chairs. Squashy chairs. Tires and boxes and sofas and swings, chairs with rockers and chairs with wheels. As the kids come together, they each say what they love about their chairs and show the places their dreams can take them. But why is everyone meeting in the park? And what's in the wrapped present that hides in every picture? An extraordinary collaboration between two gifted artist....[more] |
1997
| Rookie Readers "RM" have provided entertaining, high-quality introductions to reading for more than a generation. Each title features full-color, often hilarious illustrations and engaging stories that always involve a young child figuring out concepts or solving problems on his or her own. Every new title contains a Word List and a color-coded reading-level key on the back cover. |
1986
| Long, lanky, graceful giraffes are favorites of young chilren. With simple, poetic text this book introduces the world's tallest animals as they are in their African home. Readers will learn how young giraffes grow up in a herd and how a giraffe's one-of-a-kind spotted coat helps it hide from hungry lions. Full-color illustrations. |
2004
| A perfect spooky read-aloud for any time of year A long time ago, in Scotland, a little witch named Ella La Grimble sat alone at her spinning wheel when she heard a KNOCK! KNOCK! at her door.Who could be coming to the door at this time of night? Who, or what, is waiting outside, and why have they come . . . ? |
2002
| On what began as a fine day, a bear named Rembrandt lost his hat. As all of us do now and then, Rembrandt meets up with an unlucky day. He loses something special, something that belonged to him, something hard to replace. It is a frustrating predicament, especially as a bossy bird, a bored cat, and an outspoken rabbit decide to help. Too polite and accommodating to refuse, Rembrandt must find—little by little—a way to take care of things on his own. With unique mixed-media illustrat....[more] |
2001
| Black Earth, Gold Sun is a Marshall Cavendish publication. |
2002
| Roads is a Marshall Cavendish publication. |
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