Ernest V Troost
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Presents the story of a boy who writes a letter to an imagined alien, explaining all the things he will need to know about Earth and the people who live here--and adding a postscript asking what the alien might look like. One track of sound disc has page-turn signals.
4) Watercress
Author
Series
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Appears on these lists
DEN - Kids + Teens: Asian / Pacific American Heritage Month
Jason Chin
MCL - Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
MCL - Caldecott Medal
Jason Chin
MCL - Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature
MCL - Caldecott Medal
Description
Driving through Ohio in an old Pontiac, a young girl's parents stop suddenly when they spot something growing in a ditch by the side of the road... watercress! With an old paper bag and some rusty scissors, the whole family wades into the muck to collect as much of the muddy, snail-covered plant as they can. At first, it's embarrassing. Why can't her family get food at the grocery store? But when her mother shares the story of her family's life in...
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Rikki tikki tavi: A courageous mongoose becomes the loyal pet of a small boy named Teddy, and protects him and his family from two evil cobras who live in their garden.
Hiawatha: Hiawatha's boyhood is gracefully brought to life against a background of authentic Native American music in this excerpt from Longfellow's classic poem.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Description
And then it's spring: A young boy and his dog decide they have had enough of winter, so they resolve to plant a garden. Join them as they savor the anticipation of new growth.
First the egg: Which came first? The chicken or the egg? A book about transformations ... from egg to chicken, seed to flower, and caterpillar to butterfly. An entirely fresh and memorable presentation on the concepts of growth and creativity.
My garden: A girl dreams of creating...
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Miss Nelson has a field day: Everyone at the Horace B. Smedley School is down in the dumps - until the arrival of the notorious Viola Swamp who takes it upon herself to whip the football team into shape for the big Thanksgiving Day game.
Miss Nelson is back: When the kids in Room 207 find out that their teacher, Miss Nelson, will be away for a few days, they prepare to act up - despite the likely appearance of Miss Viola Swamp, the meanest substitute...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Good night Gorilla: There is someone at the zoo making hilarious mischief you won't want to miss!
Seven blind mice: One by one, on successive days of the week, six different colored blind mice investigate parts of the strange something near their pond and speculate to the group about its identity. Not until the seventh day, when the seventh mouse examines all of it, do they see what it truly is, proving that wisdom comes only from seeing the whole.
Wallace's...
10) Seven blind mice
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this retelling of the Indian fable, seven blind mice discover different parts of an elephant and argue about its appearance.
11) Chrysanthemum
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2002, 1993.
Language
English
Description
Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Full screen.
Language
English
Description
Is your mama a Llama?: Lloyd the llama is looking for his mama. Happy birthday, moon: Bear decides to give his friend the moon a birthday present. Changes, changes: Two enterprising wooden dolls solve a series of problems by arranging a set of wooden blocks. Cat & canary: Cat's unlikely friend Canary shows him the greatest time when his master is away at work.
Series
Language
English
Description
Good night, gorilla: The zookeeper makes his nightly rounds but never suspects that someone is making mischief along the way. How do dinosaurs say good night: Even dinosaurs make a fuss before bedtime. Happy birthday, moon: Little bear and the moon wish each other happy birthday. Napping house: Granny and all her critters pile on her bed for a nap.
20) Sky color
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Marisol loves to paint. So when her teacher asks her to help make a mural for the school library, she can't wait to begin! But wait--how can Marisol ever make a sky without blue paint? After gazing out the bus window and watching from her porch as day turns into night, she closes her eyes and starts to dream.
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