Mitsumasa Anno

A counting book depicting the growth in a village and surrounding countryside during twelve months.

Simple text and pictures introduce the mathematical concept of factorials.

Records in drawings the author's journey through northern Europe and his impressions of the land, the people at work and play, and their art, architecture, folklore, and fairy tales.

Presents an illustrated collection of Aesop's fables interwoven with Father Fox's own unique interpretations of the stories.

Picture puzzles, games, and simple activities introduce the mathematical concepts of multiplication, sequence and ordinal numbering, measurement, and direction.

In wordless panoramas a lone traveler approaches the New World from the West in the present day and journeys the width of the country backward through time, departing the east coast as the Santa Maria appears over the horizon.

Each letter of the alphabet accompanies a full-page picture puzzle of an object whose name begins with that letter: anvil, bicycle, etc.

Presents two tales from the Brothers Grimm, combined with Mr. Fox's highly unusual interpretations of them.

Explains how the earth's movements around the sun and the resulting movement of shadows have been used to tell time. Includes illustrations that pop up or fold out to demonstrate how sundials work.

A pictorial presentation of rural, town, and city scenes in Italy, which contain hidden images from fine arts, religion, history, and folklore.