Corduroy was first introduced to readers in 1968 and soon became a classic character. Everybody's favorite department store bear is having further adventures in this birthday story. Now available in Step into Reading, the premier reader line!When Corduroy finds out that Lisa is having a birthday party, he decides to make her a very special cake. Instead of making a cake, Corduroy makes a great big mess! He doesn't know what to do. Will he find another way to give Lisa a birthday surprise? Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories, for children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story.
Encourage kids to live out loud and be their truest selves with this picture book from host of So You Think You Can Dance and mom Cat Deeley.Dream big, as big as the night sky full of stars.When you d
In this beautiful, heartfelt picture book, a young girl moves from a small village to a big city in China, where she longs to find a friend...and ultimately meets someone very much like her. Liling and her family have moved from their rural farm to an overwhelming urban city. Because of Chinese law, Liling can't go to school and spends her days with Mama or Baba at work. At the playground, the other children throw sand at her and tease her old red coat and dirty shoes. But after she shares a smile with a girl in a bright yellow jacket who lives in an apartment beneath hers, Liling has a big idea! She draws a picture and lowers it down to the girl--Qiqi--who returns it with a drawing of her own. When the new friends meet face to face, Liling takes Qiqi's hand, and they walk bravely into the park--together.With luscious watercolor illustrations and lovely poetic text, this achingly beautiful story is about our universal desire for connection, and the comfort we fee
Perfect for Teacher Appreciation Week! This Step 1 reader is the latest in the I Love…series that started with I Love Pink! This story is all about how wonderful school is when you have a great teacher.Teachers are simply the best! The star of I Love Pink! and I Love My Tutu! absolutely loves her teacher! There’s so much to learn, and her teacher makes it fun. So fun that our little pink lover enjoys pretending to be a teacher when she gets home. Emergent readers will relate to this story while bolstering their reading skills in this heartwarming celebration of teachers.Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words for children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story.Young readers will LOVE the other I LOVE books in this series!I Love My Pink!I Love My Tutu!I Love Cake!I Love My Teacher!Series Overview: Since 1984, Step Into Reading has set the standard. Random House was the first trade publ
Kids are learning to read with Rocket! The beloved puppy from Tad Hills’s New York Times bestselling picture books returns in an easy-to-read book that proves every egg has a nest.Rocket and his friend Bella find an egg! The birds in the meadow don’t know whose it is. The egg is too small, too colorless, or too round to be theirs! Will the friends return the egg to its nest? With its simple words, lots of repetition, and bright, colorful illustrations, young readers will love this Step 1 leveled reader about Rocket, which they can ready all by themselves!Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words. Rhymes and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story. Perfect for early readers of Rocket the Brave and Drop it, Rocket! and children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading
Kids are learning to read with Rocket! The beloved puppy from Tad Hills’s New York Times bestselling picture books returns in an easy-to-read book that proves every egg has a nest.Rocket and his friend Bella find an egg! The birds in the meadow don’t know whose it is. The egg is too small, too colorless, or too round to be theirs! Will the friends return the egg to its nest? With its simple words, lots of repetition, and bright, colorful illustrations, young readers will love this Step 1 leveled reader about Rocket, which they can ready all by themselves!Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words. Rhymes and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story. Perfect for early readers of Rocket the Brave and Drop it, Rocket! and children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading
Shortlisted for the Yoto Kate Greenaway Medal 2022. Milo Imagines the World is a warm and richly satisfying story from the award-winning and New York Times bestselling picture book duo, about a little boy with a big imagination who learns that you can't know anyone just by looking at them. Set in a bustling city, and full of a family love that binds even in difficult circumstances.Milo is on a train journey through the city with his older sister, looking at the faces of the other passengers and drawing pictures of their lives. Milo wonders if perhaps the little boy in bright white trainers is living in a castle with a moat and a butler. But when the little boy gets off at the same stop and joins the same queue as him, Milo realises that you can't judge by appearances and that we are all more alike than we are different: both boys are visiting their mothers in prison.Matt de la Pena and Christian Robinson once again deliver a hugely powerful and enjoyable picture book, full of rich deta
Discover the ripple effects of doing a good deed in this interactive picture book about the importance of kindness. A good deed can grow like a seed. . . . Join a loving community as they work to create a better world. Whether planting a garden or visiting a sick friend, picking up litter or playing music at the senior center, kind actions--no matter how big or small--can spread like a ripple, impacting the lives of others for the better. Jennifer Chambliss Bertman's inspiring text and Holly Hatam's joyful illustrations celebrate how anyone, young or old, can make a difference. It all starts with a good deed.
Vibrantly illustrated by Creature Features creator Natasha Durley, this is a dinosaur book with a difference. Each page is bursting with unusual creatures from the time of the dinosaurs, all united by
Love is LOUD, like a peacock proudly flashing its iridescent eyes for all to see.But sometimes love sings a quieter song, soft as the evening chorus, but no less strong.There are lots of ways that we
This is a lively picture book retelling of the popular fairy tale. Goldilocks was always told, "Don't go into the forest. It's full of big scary bears." But Goldilocks went into the forest anyway...Th
Best friends Pearl and Squirrel find new ways to be thankful, in this adorable picture book perfect for Thanksgiving!Pearl, a dog, and her best friend Squirrel live on the streets of the big city. Pea
Even rocks have big dreams in this sweet and wacky picture book for fans of Aaron Reynolds and Mac Barnett about a display rock who longs to explore the great outdoors! Rick is a rock. For as long as he can remember, he's lived on the Nature Finds shelf in Room 214 alongside an acorn, some moss, and a piece of bark. One day, the teacher shows the class what rocks do outdoors, and Rick is captivated. Exploding out of volcanos? Plunging off cliffs? Now Rick's determined to get outside--after all, he's a rock, and rocks are made for adventure. But when Rick does make his way into the great outdoors, he finds it's not quite what he imagined--and that sometimes the greatest adventure of all is being a friend.
Taking a big-picture approach, Piping and Pipeline Engineering: Design, Construction, Maintenance, Integrity, and Repair elucidates the fundamental steps to any successful piping and pipeline engineer
★由美國著名非裔詩人Amanda Gorman與榮獲凱迪克金銀大獎繪者Christian Robinson以美麗的字句搭配溫暖的插畫，創造出令人讚嘆的繪本作品★有時感覺這個世界支離破碎，有許多問題似乎非常難去解決， 但無論如何，我們每個人都有能力做出改變。只要心存信念，或許在朋友彼此的幫助下，我們就可以一起發現美好的事物並改變這個世界。The stunning new picture book by presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Christian Robinson You're told that This won't work, But how will you know If you never try? Presidential inaugural poet and #1 New York Times bestselling author Amanda Gorman and Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Honor winner Christian Robinson have created a timeless message of hope. Sometimes the world feels broken. And problems seem too big to fix. But somehow, we all have the power to make a difference. With a little faith, and maybe the help of a friend, together we can find beauty and create change. With intimate and inspiring text and powerfully stunning illustrations, Something, Someday reveals how even the smallest gesture can have a lasting impact.
Soon to be a major motion picture of the same name starring Will Smith—Sony’s big Christmas day release. The riveting, unlikely story of the pathologist who made one of the most significant medical di
《壞蛋聯盟》走入動畫世界，壞上大螢幕！此讀本改編自動畫並收錄全彩劇照。五個惡名昭彰的大壞蛋被逮捕歸案後，決心要做好事、當好人。一次次搞笑出任務，力求反轉壞形象！The hit series is now a major motion picture. Join Mr. Wolf and the gang in their big screen debut!They may look like Bad Guys, but these wannabe heroes are doing good deeds... whether you like it or not! Discover all you need to know about the baddest guys around in this all- new novel based on the major motion picture!
A beautiful, colourful and bold picture book that encourages children to notice the small things, think big, and express themselves! Matisse is a young snail who loves to create beautiful drawings wit
Alba the fish has spent her entire life collecting precious objects that drift down to the ocean floor. From delicate shells to brightly coloured coral, each year on her birthday she gathers one more
