Detailed facts and figures as well as a focus on the issue of diversity make this a great book for reference and a basis for discussion, both at home and in the classroom.

    For a war horse, Clyde is an abysmal coward, but he finally decides that even if he isn't brave, he can at least act bravely.

    Maybe four eyes really are better than two.

    Stevenson's watercolors couldn't be better."--School Library Journal.

    What kind of cat would go sliding off on skis, and who'd believe it anyway? When the family accidentally leaves Henry, their sassy Siamese, behind at the ski lodge, he takes matters into his own paws in this beguiling adventure.

    Using the art-deco style of the period, Rachel Isadora not only captures the poignancy and yearning of a youthful talent, but in page after page of striking art seems to convey the very sound of music.

    Each lunch hour when a boy enters the Peanut Butter Colony, his loyal subjects, the Peanut Butter People, protect him from his enemies, the Jelly Bellies, Jelly Jammies, and the Marmalugs.

    A little girl's song of celebration at being part of, and alive in, the universe.

    Three children venture into eccentric Carrie Hepple's garden in search of their ball and learn some strange and unexpected things.

    But from the first hunting trip, the dog cannot bear to retrieve the wounded birds and takes them to an island where they can heal. What will the hunter do when he finds out?

    Buttercrunch's repeated attempts to go to market are met with obstacles.

    Illustrations accompany words arranged into such groups as Harry's haunted house, a bubble gum factory, and the junk in a giant's pocket.

    Fearless Toby the tinker repairs a ghost and reaps the reward.

    For the jungle dance, Bertha, a hippopotamus, invents an eyecatching outfit only to discover that her date, Fred, invited her for her plain old everyday self.

    Set on an island off Maine, full of discoveries and magical moments My Island Grandma is as timeless in appeal as ever--especially with Amy Schwartz's new summer-warm illustrations. Full color.

    

    The ugliest dog in the world seeks the secret of success.

    “There is a good balance between the simple text . . . and the expressive pictures . . . an attractive little book.”--School Library Journal

    Meredith, dreading an encounter with her cousin who always hits her and steps on her toes, fantasizes some imaginative disasters that might prevent their visit.

    Rolling drum / Lucy Kincaid --Oscar / David Eden --Meddler / Lucy Kincaid --Jumping jack / Rosalind Sutton --Why winter was late one year / Lucy Kincaid --Humpty dumpty / Rosalind Sutton --Ned of the toddin again / David Eden --Fit for a king / Lucy Kincaid --Busy buzzing bumble bee / Lucy Kincaid --Nonsense / Lucy Kincaid --Sprogget and I go to school / Rosalind Sutton --Bells / Lucy Kincaid.

    Color illustrations.

    A visiting circus inspires a group of children to put on one of their own.

    Cowardly Captain Ben and his sidekick, a parrot, lead their pirate crew on an adventure to Spooky Island.

    

    

    Senefer was a carpenter's son who became a famous mathematician and engineer. The story of his adventures brings to life the rich culture of ancient Egypt and the African tradition of excellence in mathematics and science. Senefer's love of numbers shows young readers that mathematics can be fun. Other role models include, Nefert, Senefer's mother who taught him how to value work, and the female Pharaoh of Egypt, Hatshepsut.

    Text and pop-up illustrations relate a little boy's adventures when his favorite blanket takes him and his teddy on a trip through the sky.

    Witch Bazooza wants to win the prize for having the scariest house on Halloween, but her spells don't quite turn out as she expects.

    Although there is only one small white cat in their village, the residents convince inquiring authorities that each household has a cat of its own.

    Seven-year-old Beverly fears her birthday has been totally eclipsed by her sister's wedding.

    Both pictures and poem invite lingering, the one for sight and the other sound".--Booklist. Two-color illustrations.

    

    

    Presents rhymes about horses from Mother Goose.

    A big, old oak tree on the bank of a river is felled by weather and age and, after experiencing life on the ground, in the river, and at sea, is claimed from a beach as a lovely example of driftwood.