Dive beneath the oceans and soar above the clouds in this exploration of Earth that makes a pleasing introduction to basic earth-science concepts.

    It is created by snuggles, quiet sounds, and gentle nudges that remind you every day of the delight in being chosen. When You Love a Cat is the perfect gift to celebrate the beautiful bond between a cat and the ones they love for a lifetime.

    Intricate illustrations and lyrical text make distinguishing different types of trees easy--even in the middle of winter, when only bare branches stand like skeletons against the sky.

    When a big blue whale comes to live near their reef, there is a misunderstanding between him and Rainbow Fish and his friends that leaves everyone very unhappy and hungry.

    Never put a camel in a sailing boat, or a tiger on a train, and don't even THINK about asking a whale to ride a bike ...This riotous picture book is filled with animals causing total disaster as they try to travel in the most unsuitable vehicles. A real romp of a book, with hilarious rhyming text and spectacular illustrations.

    Featuring adorable animal photos, zippy text, and a fact-filled glossary, this just might be the cutest ABC book ever to hit the shelves!

    It made the chickens squawk. The cat yowled at the chickens, and the dog barked at the cat. And still, the rain came down."The barking dog wakes the baby, the dog barks louder, and a policeman comes. His police car blocks traffic, and a woman in a taxi yells, so the taxi driver honks his horn. The truck driver in front of him gets mad and starts honking back. The beauty parlor owner comes out to look, and she bumps into the barber, and they begin to argue. A painter bonks the barber on the head with a can of paint, and then the baker opens up his umbrella and pokes the pizza man. On and on and on until suddenly . . . . . . the rain stops!The sun comes out, everything shimmers, and all of the bickering townspeople make amends–even the arguing children, who get free ice cream cones.

    The teacher says they can make maps of anyplace, so Lisa starts with her bedroom. She includes all the things that people will need to read the map, such as a scale and a key to the symbols she has used. Her dog, Penny, helps with the map. This gives Lisa an idea: Why not map Penny's world? Making maps is so much fun that Lisa and Penny decide to visit some of the exotic places that they've drawn-but they won't forget to take a map along!Now available in paperback, this engaging sequel to the bestselling Measuring Penny will delight teachers and students alike.

    Detailed pictorial maps reveal the richness and diversity of human and animal life around the world.

    It's the perfect place to play games like climb-the-tractor and sit-on-the-seat, or hide-and-seek-mouse. But the cornfield is also a place full of strange new sights that make Tiny quiver and shiver and call out for his sister, who helps him feel braver. With boldly animated illustrations and a sympathetic story, Tiny's Big Adventure captures all the excitement -- and trepidation -- of a first-time experience.

    This uplifting story about one man's gift to the desert and the gift he receives in return has a powerful environmental lesson.

    This soon-to-be classic allows a whole new generation of children to discover, cherish, and enjoy the artistry of this beloved author.Never before published, "The Moon Shines Down" on children all over the world from right next door to across the sea, from where a Dutch boy dreams and cowbells ring to across the sea in the Far, Far East, through the familiar prayer:I see the MoonAnd the Moon sees me.God bless the Moon,And God bless me.Margaret Wise Brown (1910 1952) was a pioneer of children s literature, choosing to write the stories that children wanted to hear rather than those that grown-ups wanted to tell. She is best known for her now classic "Good Night Moon" and "Runaway Bunny," which remain among the world s best-selling children s books.Margaret was a prolific writer, and, at the peak of her career, she had over 100 books in print. Her untimely death left numerous manuscripts and ideas behind in various stages of completion. After a time, these were tucked away in a cedar trunk and largely forgotten. It is from this forgotten trunk that "The Moon Shines Down" was rescued.Illustrator Linda Bleck began her artistic career as a child, drawing on rolls of old blueprint paper supplied by her architect father. Later, she helped her mother, a freelance illustrator for Hallmark, paint in the details of her intricate drawings. Linda s work has appeared in "The NewYorker," "Time Magazine," and the" Wall Street Journal." She is also the writer and illustrator of the Pepper the Dog series, which won the National Parenting Publication Award.Linda and her family now live in southern Wisconsin . . . where the moon shines down on them, one and all.The Story Behind the Lost Manuscript . . ."The Moon Shines Down"from MARGARET WISE BROWN,the Author of "Goodnight Moon""The Moon Shines Down "is being published for the first time 56 years after the death of the beloved children s author Margaret Wise Brown.Amazingly, this unpublished manuscript lay incomplete and forgotten in a cedar trunk in a Vermont barn. When it was discovered, the onionskin paper had yellowed and the paperclips that held the pages together had rusted. Children s book publisher, Laura Minchew, a longtime fan of Brown, took on the challenge to complete the work.Based on the New England Sampler prayer, God Bless the Moon and God Bless Me, this soon-to-be bedtime classic is a prayer for God s blessing on all the world s children."

    Join a rowdy musk ox and a cantankerous zebra on the adventure of a lifetime—a tour through the seven continents!Erin Cabatingan and Matthew Myers team up again in this wild and crazy adventure around the world.A Neal Porter Book

    Angry at his brother for not taking him deep-sea fishing, Jethro stomps off, meets a jumbie, and enlists its help in changing his brother's mind.

    Explains how fossils are formed and what they tell us about the past.