He's particularly interested in the eating habits of other creatures found in the great outdoors, from the blue-feathere bird to a furry brown mouse. Until one day, he meets a big green animal with lots of teeth who finds wide-mouthed frogs simply delicious.

    A lonely, ugly frog is approached, and misunderstood, by many animals until one day a handsome prince understands why she croaks Reddit! Reddit!

    Full color, hardcover.

    Sure enough, everything he draws with it becomes real. As Newton's creations become more impressive, they cause more ruckus-until, heeding his mother's admonition, he flies the airplane he draws right out the window! The suspense of Newton's creative adventure will keep young readers glued to these pages, where the unexpected angles and daring perspectives of the luminous pastel illustrations underscore the sly humor of the text.

    Come and shop at the zoopermarket, where the food is not all it seems! Tying in with Nick Sharratt's position as official illustrator for World Book Day 2006, this larger format edition, with its best cover yet, will ensure ZOOPERMARKET's continuing longevity.

    She has heard the hunter's stories about the lion that roams the plains. She wants to see the lion for herself. Nanta slips out of her village and walks and walks but never sees the lion. Where is he? Visual clues encourage young readers to join Nanta's search. Full-color illustrations.

    Relates, in simple rhyming text, a child's bedtime activities, from singing a song and brushing teeth to playing a game and counting sheep.

    Hardscrabble Tennessee farmer Clemmon Hardigree's hard-luck changes when he plants seed potatoes in Cow Hollow before his fat mountain cows cause the pasture to collapse.

    "This Australian import is a winner -- it's a learning experience and a sheer delight." -- School Library Journal

    Includes learning ideas, songs, rhymes, snack ideas, movement activities, and beginning art and science projects.

    J. Kennedy.

    It all starts with the tiny little sneeze of the butterfly -- and it seems that bigger and bigger animals are catching it This colorful, cumulative tale of achoo's and bless you's is perfect for noisy (and Noisier) readings aloud.

    The lyrical text and lush watercolors are refreshingly warm and radiant.

    Why? It's not as if he's afraid of the dark, or ghosts, or something hiding under the bed. The problem is that every night Oliver is bothered by the wildest, rowdiest, worst-behaved monsters anyone has ever met -- and they won't leave him alone! Then comes the moment when Oliver just can't stand it anymore. So he sets off for the house where the monsters live to see if they enjoy being awakened by a small boy. Rarely have we seen a book that better captures a common childhood fear and deals with it in a humorous and effective way. Beautifully illustrated, humorously written -- every child deserves to read this book.

    In this book you will learn all about electricity.

    It''s big and purp le, with one blue eye and one green eye, wearing bright yell ow socks. He names him Mister, and an adventure results when he comes to life. '

    One day she will meet her true love, she will meet the Queen and she will give her heart to God, but that's only the beginning...

    There is an easy text for beginning readers, and an illustrated back-of-book fact section. Here's a wonderful introduction to nature studies.

    Billy decides that he needs to look different.Very different.And he doesn't care that no one much likes his hair or his new clothes.Billy thinks he looks GREAT!

    Colorful cut-paper art and gentle language deliver this universal message eloquently.

    There's no better way for children to develop an understanding of scientific theories and laws of nature than to perform basic experiments where the outcome clearly illustrates these concepts. A child's natural curiosity and sense of fun are powerful educational tools.

    A child laughs at the increasing numbers of scary monsters that appear at bedtime, until a ghoul that seems scarier than all the rest arrives.

    Full-color illustrations.

    Eyeballs on the ceiling and vampires at the outhouse are only two of the reasons the Camp Badger Scouts find for getting Counselor Jim to turn the lights back on in their dark cabin.

    He wanted to catch some and hoard it away Carefully saved for a non-rainy day. When Little Bumpa wakes up and hears the plup-plup from the gutter and the tik-tik from the glass, he has a great idea for livening up a future sunny day. Here's a lively, joyful picture book for any child who understands the splendid potential of a rain shower.

    Universally acclaimed for his outstanding wildlife illustrations, Paul Geraghty captures the remote beauty of the Antarctic with this haunting story of a penguin family and their struggle to survive the harsh winter.Solo was the picture book category winner of the Children’s Book Award 1996.

    Peter and the Devil.

    With clear, simple text and bright watercolors, Betsy Lewin shows how Pepe learns to fly, dives for his dinner, and meets his mate, against the fascinating backdrop of his Galapagos Islands habitat. The accurate and vivid text is drawn from Ms. Lewin's observations at a booby nesting site on Hood Island.