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A boy traces the development of railroad engines from coal to steam to diesel as he recounts his family's experience of driving trains over the years.

Text and photographs from countries around the world present activities that children everywhere have in common.

An introduction to the American flag relates its history and explains the ideals it represents

A young child looks out a bedroom window seeing the backyard as it would have looked if she had seen it during various historical and geological periods

Including a forward by Bill Bradley, text and photographs of children from around the world focus on various aspects of sports, including physical benefits, the importance of practice, overcoming obst

Including a forward by Bill Bradley, text and photographs of children from around the world focus on various aspects of sports, including physical benefits, the importance of practice, overcoming obst

Sarah is afraid to start at a new school, but both she and the reader are in for a surprise when she gets to her class.

A showdown between two barbers in the frontier town of Cowlick leads them to realize new uses for scale drawing.

Sarah is afraid to start at a new school, but both she and the reader are in for a surprise when she gets to her class.

Humorous text explains the concept of time, from seconds to hours on both analog and digital clocks, from years to millennia on the calendar.

While taking a bath with his new red toy dory, a boy imagines himself alone on the ocean getting a first-hand look at the ocean's food chain.

Humorous text explains the concept of time, from seconds to hours on both analog and digital clocks, from years to millennia on the calendar.

Demonstrates the different ways people look at the same situations by presenting contrasting idiomatic expressions in both English and Spanish, such as someone who is important is a "big wheel" in Eng

Describes the behavior of thirteen different animals, including caribou, arctic foxes, lemmings, and owls, during one full year on the arctic tundra

Provides a series of questions, and activites on different ways of measuring time from the year 1000 to the new millennium

Austin Young Engineer's Book AwardKids' Pick of the Lists, Bookselling This WeekNCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young PeopleIn this charming story about celebrating differences a Chinese-American girl wishes for a garden of bright flowers instead of one full of bumpy, ugly, vegetables.The neighbors' gardens look so much prettier and so much more inviting to the young gardener than the garden of "black-purple-green vines, fuzzy wrinkled leaves, prickly stems, and a few little yellow flowers" that she and her mother grow. Nevertheless, mother assures her that "these are better than flowers." Come harvest time, everyone agrees as those ugly Chinese vegetables become the tastiest, most aromatic soup they have ever known. As the neighborhood comes together to share flowers and ugly vegetable soup, the young gardener learns that regardless of appearances, everything has its own beauty and purpose.THE UGLY VEGETABLES springs forth with the bright and cheerful colors of bloomin

When Sir Cumference drinks a potion which turns him into a dragon, his son Radius searches for the magic number known as pi which will restore him to his former shape

Uses the numbers from one to twenty to introduce various aspects of the game of baseball

Expanded verses of a familiar song tell how a teapot dreams of visiting China, Mexico, the opera, a jungle, and other places while waiting to be used to serve tea

An updated version of this classic children's song of a mischievous little dog is now available for another generation to enjoy.After being scolded by his young owner, the little dog with his ears cut

An expanded version of the nineteenth-century poem in which a small girl accompanies a star on a journey through the night sky, examining both heavenly bodies and the earth below

In this expanded version of a popular song, the itsy-bitsy spider's climbing is interrupted by a fan, a mouse, a cat, and some dew before she makes her way to the top of a tree to spin her web.

Traces James's journey during the Middle Ages in England from inexperienced page at the age of seven to knighthood at the age of twenty-one

This captivating board book features the striking black-and-white faces of eight adorable baby animals. Research has shown that infants respond more readily to black and white images, making this book

Describes the lives and interaction of animals and plants that inhabit the many worlds of water

An expanded version of the traditional rhyme, in which the little dog runs away and explores the desert, mountains, and oceans before deciding that home is best, with the music on the last page

Presents the various customs and traditions practiced around the world when a child loses a tooth, from putting a tooth under a pillow for the Tooth Fairy to throwing one in a fire or hiding it under

Takes the reader on an imaginary trip through California while offering information about the history and geography of this varied region with its numerous historic sites

Explains basic addition through the use of dominoes

Explains basic addition through the use of dominoes

Simple text and illustrations explore some of the similarities and differences that a child recognizes after moving to the United States from a Spanish-speaking country.

This expanded version of the traditional rhyme shows what happens to the old man in all kinds of weather; includes music on the last page

As a cat patiently waits, birds from one to twenty land at a feeder, in a book that includes information about the various species and the seeds they eat

Discusses the physical characteristics, habits, natural habitat, and protection of many endangered species in North America

The itsy-bitsy spider encounters a fan, a mouse, a cat, and a rocking chair as she makes her way to the top of a tree to spin her web.

An expanded version of the nineteenth-century poem in which a small girl accompanies a star on a journey through the night sky, examining both heavenly bodies and the earth below

Introduces various ecosystems and encourages environmental awareness and care for the Earth

Describes the behavior of thirteen different animals, including caribou, arctic foxes, lemmings, and owls, during one full year on the arctic tundra

While one page presents specific information which serves as a clue to the identity of a particular black and white animal, the next page reveals the name of the animal

Describes many of the different foods found at a Mexican market