From the classrooms of top fashion schools to the studios of talented designers, this book takes kids on an inspiring tour of the dynamic world of fashion design. Replete with colorful photographs an
"So beautiful and so filled with real archetypal patterns that it could easily make quilt lovers, if not quilt makers, of us all."--The New York Times Book Review "Stunning visual patchwork. . . . A
This new series is designed with the beginner in mind. Featuring the original art of celebrated naturalist Roger Tory Peterson; incorporating the Peterson Identification System, the most effective me
This new series is designed with the beginner in mind. Featuring the original art of celebrated naturalist Roger Tory Peterson; incorporating the Peterson Identification System, the most effective me
This new series is designed with the beginner in mind. Featuring the original art of celebrated naturalist Roger Tory Peterson; incorporating the Peterson Identification System, the most effective me
Sutcliffe's masterfully composed photographs evince an eye for color, clarity, and balance as they document Rosie's puppyhood and early training, then capture spontaneous scenes of her at work with d
Everything you ever wanted to know about owls on the North American continent. Features the twenty-one species of owls and all their vital statistics. Includes a detailed, illustrated glossary with m
Over a million Jewish children were killed during the Holocaust. From ten thousand to 100 thousand Jewish children were hidden with strangers and survived. In this powerful and compelling work, 25 pe
In a conversational, interspersed with letters from fictional columnist K.T. ("Knows The") Answers, the authors offer advice on subjects of concern to middle graders.
An introduction to six common figures of speech -- metaphors, similes, onomatopoeia, personification, alliteration, and hyperbole -- with guidelines for their use and numerous illustrative examples.
With courage, wit, and the help of animal friends, Tom shows that despite his size, he is a hero. Richard Jesse Watson’s extraordinary full-color illustrations highlight his retelling of this old Engl
Recreates in accurate detail one of the most popular events in American history, with photographs taken at Plimoth Plantation, the living museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
In this retelling of the old French legend, a juggler offers to the Christ Child the only Christmas gift he has. “The full-color pictures with subtle tonal modulations are an integral part of the desi
An old English cumulative rhyme introduces young children to their favorite farm animals with verses that prompt them to learn the sound that each animal makes.
“The classic tale of the old couple, with no children of their own, who bake a gingerbread boy to keep them company. Just as the little old woman is about to take him from the oven, he slips away and
“A favorite old nursery ballad now appears in resplendent new dress. . . . Illustrator Feodor Rojankovsky somehow manages to combine quaintness with sophistication and his doughty frog, the coy mouse
As he did for frontier children in his enormously popular Children of the Wild West, Russell Freedman illuminates the lives of the American children affected by the economic and social changes of the
Music and the alphabet have always gone together. Don't kids learn their letters by singing the ABCs? But you've never seen--or heard--a musical alphabet like this one. Beloved tunes. Unusual instrume
It is the mid-eighteenth century, and young British subject Anson Granville Staplyton has traveled to Ireland, where his regiment has been sent to keep the king's peace. Anson has waited all his life
Historian Meltzer has compiled a moving collection of Lincoln's speeches, letters, and writings that convey the highest ideals of freedom, democracy, and equality in simple yet eloquent language. Illu
Provides information about the size of different types of dinosaurs, why dinosaurs disappeared, and what the world would be like if dinosaurs returned.
Will Rogers loved people—and adventure—from the time he was a young boy. As a man, he traveledaround the world as a trick roperin a Wild West show andbecame a favorite r
Traces the origins of more than 100 eponymous words--words derived from the names of people or places, in a volume divided into such categories as food, days and months, and transportation.
Rachel Carson was always curious about the world around her. As a girl, she loved being outside, exploring and learning more about the universe. As an adult, Rachel wrote books, including Silent Sprin
A collection of more than one hundred humorous poems by the author of Insectlopedia showcases his outrageously entertaining verse on such topics as ogres, pizza, fear, school, dragons, trees, and hair
Digger Pig finds the most beautiful turnip in the garden--one that's perfect for baking. Who will help Digger Pig make her turnip pie, and who will help her eat it?
A readable, perceptive account of the lives of fourteen gifted innovators who have played important roles in scientific and industrial progress. The achievements of Benjamin Banneker, Granville T. Woo
What can you find in an autumn garden? A harvest of bright colors, and lots to explore! Inviting rhymes and the antics of a boy and his pets promise a full day
Crispus Attucks is known asthe escaped slave whose freedom ended when he died in the Boston Massacre, but thereare many otherlesser-knownblack men and women who made enormous
An experienced Iditarod racer, Gary Paulsen celebrates his lead dog and longtime companion, Cookie, in this intimate essay. Paulsen takes readers inside the kennel as Cookie’s last litter of pups grow
These clever riddle-rhymescover everything from dinosaurs to gravity. The illustrations incorporate clues about the riddles, and the answers themselves are subtly included for anyone who needs
Meet Genny Glubber, who’s fat like blubber, and Mr. Giles, who has seven smiles, and Little-Naughty-Nasty Ned, who glued his brother to a bed. Come along and join the fun--this book has a poem
These eighteen zany rhyming riddles involve addition, subtraction, and simple multiplication to calculate everything from poodle weights to travel time. And for anyone who's stumped, the answers are i
Houston made his first journey to the Canadian Arctic in 1948 in search of a new land to paint. Four of his exciting Inuit folk tales--"Akavak," "Tiktaliktak," "The White Archer," and "Wolf Run"--are
Every day all over the world, children are laughing and crying, playing and learning, eating and sleeping. They may not look the same or speak the same language. Their lives may be quite differen
Every year Don Pedro and his family make papier-mache skeletons, or calaveras, for Mexico's Day of the Dead fiesta. From the Angel and Doctor to the Mariachi and Unicornio, there's a special calavera
