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64) An Egg Is Quiet
Introduce your little budding naturalists to the wonderful world of eggs with this beautiful picture book full of wit and charm.
Award-winning artist Sylvia Long has teamed with up-and-coming author Dianna Aston to create this gorgeous and informative introduction to eggs. From tiny hummingbird eggs to giant ostrich eggs, oval ladybug eggs to tubular dogfish eggs, gooey frog eggs to fossilized dinosaur eggs, it magnificently captures
...Hearing Bible stories at bedtime is often a child's first introduction to spending time with God's Word—and the effects can last a lifetime. In God's Words to Dream On, bestselling author Diane Stortz and incredible illustrator Diane Le Feyer offer a vibrant combination of 52 stories and beautiful pictures with a "once upon a time" voice that stays true to God's powerful Word.
The 52 stories take children ages 4–8
...Curious George embarks on an out-of-this world adventure and lends some helping hands—and feet—to save the space station astronauts.
George is thrilled to visit the Space Center to help Professor Pizza and Professor Einstein. First up, he’s making a special delivery to the international space station. Then it’s time to help solve a problem with the Mars rover, and George dreams of going where no monkey (or human)
In this exciting new Curious George series all about discovery, George gets invited on a submarine trip to help retrieve a satellite that fell from space. He can't wait for his first adventure under the sea! Follow along as George explores the coral reef and discovers the different plants and creatures living near the ocean floor. Based on the Emmy-winning PBS show, this story is filled to the brim with additional facts, real photos, experiments,
...Curious George gets curious about words in this illustrated dictionary designed for children from preschool through kindergarten.
In an illustrated introduction to this unique dictionary, Curious George learns how to look up words before embarking on an educational adventure through a vocabulary list chosen specifically for children ages four to six.
The dictionary itself presents approximately 600 words, with six words to a
In this exciting new Curious George series all about discovery, George doesn't want to be left in the dark when the scorching summer heat causes power outages all over the city. With help from Professor Wiseman, George learns all about the museum's new solar panels and how they can harness the sun's power to create heat and light. Based on the Emmy-winning PBS show, this story is filled to the brim with additional facts, real photos, experiments,
...70) Race cars
It's Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) and children throughout the pueblo, or town, are getting ready to celebrate! They decorate with colored streamers, calaveras—or sugar skulls—and pan de muertos, or bread of the dead. There are altars draped in cloth and covered in marigolds and twinkling candles. Music fills the streets. Join the fun and festivities, learn about a different cultural tradition, and brush up on your
...Using sparse text and large, bright photographs, the book debunks commonly-held gender-myths. Misconceptions are stated matter-of-factly (Boys don't cook.), but when the page is turned, each myth is proven false with playful language (Are you sure?) and a contradictory photo (a male professional chef). This jacketless book is perfect for young readers as well as read-alouds and will generate discussions about gender-based assumptions around play
...75) The Cloud Book
Tomie de Paola knows a lot about clouds. He also knows a lot about what people think of them. The Greeks, for example, believed that Hermes, the messenger of the gods, once stole the sun's cattle, which were clouds. In this unique approach to the sky, you can learn about the ten most common clouds. You can learn about the myths that have been inspired by their different shapes. You can learn that clouds tell us about coming changes in the weather.
...76) Garbage trucks
Bulldozers! Excavators! Dump trucks! All of the very biggest trucks are in here! This book offers an up-close look at ten amazing machines that dig, scoop, lift, and more. Toddlers will also learn the words for all of the very important parts that help the big trucks and diggers go.
Start up the engine, blow the horn and start digging! Imagine yourself in the operator's seat of a tractor, a giant excavator, a landfill compactor, a wheel loader and a massive off-highway truck. Big Noisy Trucks and Diggers brings the construction site right into your hands.