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Working With Dragons: A Course In Dragonology
Ernest Drake - 2004
Ernest Drake's Dragonology was discovered in a second-hand bookshop. Now a complete student's course in dragonology has come to light. Join Dr. Drake in this superbly illustrated text book as he leads you through twenty-one exciting lessons [complete with homework suggestions] that promise to make you an undisputed expert in dragonology!
Branches of Hope: The 9/11 Survivor Tree
Ann Magee - 2021
Includes author's notes.
ABC What Can She Be? Girls Can Be Anything They Want to Be, From A to Z
Sugar Snap Studio - 2018
In this new title from Walter Foster Jr., ABC What Can She Be?encourages young girls by presenting a colorful variety of choices for their future careers. Talented illustrator Jessie Ford artfully pairs the letters of the alphabet with vibrant, eye-catching illustrations that paint an inspiring picture for budding trailblazers everywhere.ABC What Can She Be? explores 26 different career paths. Each page introduces a letter of the alphabet with bright artwork and highlights a career that is fun, challenging, and makes a big impact in its own way. A boldly illustrated, fun family read, ABC What Can She Be? is a great way for parents to introduce their small children to the bright futures before them.
Boomer Goes to School
Constance W. McGeorge - 1996
Now Boomer is going to school! Like many new students, Boomer finds that going to school can be a bit confusing...at first. But in the end, he discovers that school is a great place for friends, learning, and fun!
Snow Party
Harriet Ziefert - 2008
The festivities include food, dancing, singing, and some surprises! With breathtaking pastel illustrations and an understated, enchanting story, this is the perfect book for a snowy day . . . or to read while wishing for snow to fall.
As Warm as the Sun
Kate McMullan - 2019
What Toby wants more than anything is to find something as warm as the sun that never fades or fizzles.Then one day, Pinkie comes along, and she starts hogging all of Toby's favorite places. Toby feels alone and forgotten, and slinks away. . . but Pinkie follows him, determined to prove that she is the something as warm as the sun Toby has been looking for all along.From the acclaimed duo of Kate and Jim McMullan, creators of I Stink! and I'm Dirty!, comes this story about two unforgettable French bulldogs--the perfect story for parents bringing home a new sibling.
Guy Stuff: The Body Book for Boys
Cara Natterson - 2017
With tips, how-tos, and facts from a real pediatrician, it's the perfect book to help you learn about your body's changes.
Crayons Rock! (Pete the Cat)
Kimberly Dean - 2020
But when Pete shows his artwork to his friends, they don’t react the way he expected them to.Will Pete put his favorite crayons down or find a way to turn it all around?
Elizabeth Started All the Trouble
Doreen Rappaport - 2016
She couldn't become a politician. She couldn't even vote. But Elizabeth Cady Stanton didn't let that stop her. She called on women across the nation to stand together and demand to be treated as equal to men-and that included the right to vote. It took nearly seventy-five years and generations of women fighting for their rights through words, through action, and through pure determination . . . for things to slowly begin to change. With the help of these trailblazers' own words, Doreen Rappaport's engaging text, brought to life by Matt Faulkner's vibrant illustrations, shows readers just how far this revolution has come, and inspires them to keep it going!
Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems
Paul B. Janeczko - 2014
Janeczko pairs with Caldecott Honoree Melissa Sweet for a collection of short poems to sample and savor.
It only takes a few words, if they’re the right words, to create a strong image. Whether listened to in the comfort of a cozy lap or read independently, the thirty-six very short poems in this collection remind readers young and old that a few perfect words and pictures can make the world glow. Selected by acclaimed poet Paul B. Janeczko and gorgeously illustrated by Melissa Sweet, Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems invites children to sample poems throughout the four seasons.
Owls in the Family
Farley Mowat - 1961
Wol brings dead skunks to the family dinner table and terrorizes the minister, the postman, and the French teacher. Weeps is a comical bird, afraid of everything except Mutt, and he never does learn how to fly. Here is the heartwarming story of how a boy named Billy finds Wol and Weeps and unwittingly adds two new members to the family.
Grandma in Blue with Red Hat
Scott Menchin - 2015
As a result, he finds the inspiration to create his own masterpiece that’s one of a kind. Christopher Award–winning author Scott Menchin and New York Times bestselling illustrator Harry Bliss have teamed up for a celebration of the power of art and expression, and the extraordinary love between grandparent and child.
Battle Bugs #1: The Lizard War
Jack Patton - 2015
Their only hope against the intruders is a strange creature they’ve never seen before--a human being named Max.Max doesn’t know how he ended up on Bug Island--but he does know the Battle Bugs need his help!
If Your Monster Won't Go to Bed
Denise Vega - 2017
They know a lot about putting kids to bed, but nothing about putting monsters to bed. It’s not their fault; they’re just not good at it. Read this book instead. It will tell you what to feed your monster before bed (it’s not warm milk), and what to sing to your monster (it’s not a soothing lullaby), and what to read to your monster to send him off to dreamland in no time (the scarier, the better).
T-Rex Trying
Hugh Murphy - 2012
It’s hard to be the Lizard King when you can’t even change a light bulb.Drawn from Hugh Murphy’s wildly popular Tumblr feed of the same name, T-Rex Trying depicts the stubby-armed tyrant in a range of hilarious—yet pathos-inducing—activities that we humans take for granted. Murphy’s 100 drawings include: T-Rex Trying to Paint His House T-Rex Trying to Use a Drive-Through ATM T-Rex Trying to Apply Sunscreen T-Rex Trying to Break Into a Vending Machine T-Rex Trying to Ask for a New Roll of Toilet Paper from the Next Stall Looks like the ancient beast isn’t so tough after all.