Природа и животные
4082 кн.
There are no other children's books available about this iconic Southwestern bird or its life history. Takes the reader through the first year of life of a Steller's jay living in the ponderosa pine forests of the Southwest. The various life strategies of Steller's jays are explored through the four seasons. Edited/vetted by Grand Canyon Association. Author and illustrator are respected, well-connected, and active marketers. Author routinely does speaking engagements. Includes...
| Автор | Sylvester Allred |
Little Wolf, pup of Gray Wolf and White Wolf, bounds into the world and through the seasons in this new children’s picture book. Inside the safety of the den, through fields of wildflowers, and in birch shimmering in an autumn moon’s glow, Van Zyle’s paintings depict Little Wolf’s adventures through a variety of perspectives from close-up portraits to sweeping action scenes. Jonathan London’s lyrical prose imparts a wisdom to the text, endearing the reader to the pup and creating a suspenseful...
| Автор | Jonathan London |
In many Native American stories of creation, Coyote proudly takes his place as the ultimate trickster, the mischievous hero whose lessons may even include painful lessons for the unwary. Mindy Dwyer's retelling of a Northwest coyote legend allows readers young and old to meet that same colorful and wily creature, but this time made vulnerable himself by love. Coyote in Love is a tale of love and the way things came to be. Children will be entranced as they hear of the antics of Coyote...
| Автор | Mindy Dwyer |
Mom’s Choice Award Winner I can do anything I believe I can do. I can be anything I believe I can be. I can achieve anything I want to achieve. I am Haibu. In the small, northern village Montooka, Haibu always knew she can do anything she wants if she just set her mind to it. One day she tries to prove it and goes fishing all by herself, but a harrowing experience finds her stranded on a drifting piece of ice. Before she knows it, she arrives lost in a completely new land she’s never seen...
| Автор | Blake Freeman |
Supports Common Core Includes Spanish vocabulary Reading Group Questions in back The third book in the growing Range Riders adventure series for middle readers Fleming continues to portray animal rescue in a non-preachy, heartwarming, empowering way Also portrays numerous positive character traits like loyalty, dealing with financial difficulties, respect for parents, courage, compassion, forgiveness, and empathy for animals Lots of content involving horses and riding of interest to horse...
| Автор | Bryn Fleming |
Award-winning, marketing savvy, popular author known for science books. Clever science picture book blends fascinating science facts with humor. Introduces readers to horned mountains, racing stripes, boulder lifting and incredible creatures. Packaging will be fun and attractive, making it a good choice for nature/gift stores and trade in regions with glaciers: AK, CA, CO, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY (and Internationally) and historic iceburg flow zones where moraines are source of tourism: IL, IN, MN,...
| Автор | Elizabeth Rusch |
Follow precious Little Puffin through his first year of life as his parents protect and prepare him for life on his own. From the safety of the little chick’s nest to his clumsy attempts at flight, Van Zyle’s paintings depict Little Puffin’s adventures through a variety of perspectives, from close-up portraits to sweeping action scenes. Jonathan London’s lyrical prose imparts a reverence for wildlife, endearing the puffin chick—Sea Parrot, Underwater Acrobat, Clown of the Ocean—to the reader...
| Автор | Jonathan London |
It's Only the Wind is set in the foothills of the mountains. It is that time of night when young kids have a hard time transitioning to sleep and call out to mom from bed with one request after another. This story playfully hops back and forth between real and imagined, fact and fantasy, from soft, shadowy quiet to bright and colorful action. The story celebrates children's heightened imagination with imagery that takes the children from their cozy beds into the sky, away from their...
| Автор | Mindy Dwyer |
Pam Flowers is an inspiring role-model for young girls Pam is respected author of six books published by Alaska Northwest Books and regularly receives positive reviews in trade publications and quotes from niche VIPs like Temple Grandin This is the first book about author/Arctic explorer Pam Flowers’s dog Sojo and is a fictionalized true story from Sojo’s point of view Sojo was a member of the eight-dog team that crossed the Arctic with Pam Flowers’s as chronicled in Alone across the Arctic Sojo...
| Автор | Pam Flowers |
"Told in Rhyme with hilarious illustrations, this book wonders how different animals would react when they try new foods." —I'm Not the Nanny Did you ever wonder why we eat what we do?And why we turn up our nose at something new?Why some people like what others don't?Why some people eat what others won't? Do you think that's true of other creatures too? Do Mice Eat Rice? is a witty, rhyming story by author Al Wight, with humorous and imaginative illustrations...
| Автор | Al Wight |
Beautifully illustrated with watercolor paintings, The Magic Gem is a much-loved Korean folk tale that tells the story of why cats and dogs don't get along.A poor fisherman wins a fabulous magic gem that grants his every wish before it's lost to a conniving neighbor. His cat and dog manage to recover the gem, but on the way home the dog loses it in the river. The clever cat gets it back and becomes the favored house pet, while the jealous dog gets nothing, which is why dogs and cats...
| Автор | Kim So-Un |
The Chinese Wonder Book contains some of the most beloved Chinese folktales. These stories include:The Golden Beetle or Why the Dog Hates the CatThe Great BellThe Strange Tale of Doctor DogThe Talking FishAnd many other classics Originally published in 1919, this book has thrilled and amused children and adults for generations, and served as an accessible introduction to Chinese folklore for countless readers.Included with these fifteen magical Chinese fairy tales are Li Chu Tang's...
| Автор | Norman Hinsdale Pitman |
This Chinese children's book tells an ancient Chinese zen koan and is great for parents who want to expose their kids to Taoist thinking.The stories of the Taoist teacher and storyteller Chuang-Tzu have long been revered for their whimsical simplicity and childlike sense of wonder. Admired by poets, artists, and philosophers, his stories ask us to see the world from new and unique perspectives.This imaginative book is based on one of Chuang-Tzu's most famous stories, in which the...
| Автор | Ippo Keido |
This popular Korean folktale tells children the story of why the rooster looks skyward and crows loudly at dawn.Long ago, deep in the Kumgang Mountains of Korea, a handsome woodcutter saves a deer from a certain death. In return he deer helps the young woodcutter marry a beautiful fairy. After a series of delightful adventures the woodcutter is transformed into a rooster and every day calls to his loved ones in Heaven. So whenever a crowing rooster is heard in Korea, this story is told.Tuttle...
| Автор | Kim So-Un |
Nele Neuhaus Charlottes Traumpferd – 1. Teil gelesen von Hannah Schepmann Als Charlottes Pflegepferd Gento verkauft wird, ist sie am Boden zerstört. Nie wieder will sie reiten – bis sie auf der französischen Insel Noirmoutier ihr Pferdeparadies findet. So hat Charlotte sich die Ferien gewünscht: Den Strand entlanggaloppieren mit dem Wind in den Haaren. Und dann begegnet sie ihrem Traumpferd. Nur leider ist Won Da Pie völlig verängstigt. Ob Charlotte sein Vertrauen gewinnen kann, um mit ihm...
| Автор | Nele Neuhaus |
2018 Red Maple Award – Shortlisted • 2017 Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award – Winner, Young Adult Category • CCBC’s Best Books for Kids & Teens (Fall 2016) When a First Nations teen rescues a fish-hawk from a tailings pond in Alberta’s oil sands, he has no idea that soon they will both be fighting for their lives. As a cross-country runner, Adam aims to win gold in the upcoming provincial championship. But when he is diagnosed with leukemia, he finds himself in a different race, one...
| Автор | Jennifer Dance |
In Hate Cell , thirteen-year-old Casey Templeton has recently moved to the southeastern Alberta town of Richford. One night Casey seeks refuge from a snowstorm in an abandoned farmhouse and stumbles upon his nearly frozen, unconscious science teacher, Mr. Deverell. Casey attempts to revive his teacher and searches the house for something to make a fire. In the attic he makes a frightening discovery – an office filled with computers, a printer, and racist posters and flyers! Soon the RCMP and...
| Автор | Gwen Molnar |
Do ist die Tochter von Joe und Ria Delfin. Sie wohnen in der Nähe von Caraçao, einer Inselgruppe vor der Küste von Venezuela. In dieser Geschichte wird Do geboren. Es ist eine schwere Geburt. Nicht weil Mama Delfin Probleme mit ihrer Gesundheit hat, sondern weil sie sich bei der Geburt in den Netzen von Kapitän Nada, einem illegalen Fischer, verheddert. Mit knapper Not und der Hilfe des legendären Otto Pan, einer uralten Meeresschildkröte, kommt Do doch noch so gesund wie ein Fisch ins Wasser....
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
The Monkey King: A Classic Chinese Tale for Children is inspired by Chinese folktales and legends about Monkey, King of the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit, Great Sage Equal to Heaven. But his friends just call him Monkey! Hilariously mischievous and full of energy, Monkey has uniquely amazing magical powers. Long ago, the Jade Emperor, the ruler of the Heavens, was so unhappy that China was in great turmoil that he even considered destroying its people. The Goddess of Mercy, Guan Yin, suggested...
| Автор | David Seow |
Hirschkäfer Lucius, der beste Freund von Petronella Apfelmus, hat Geburtstag. Ein Fest muss her, findet die kleine Hexe, und plant eine Überraschungsparty für den Käfer. Petronella schreibt Einladungen, damit die Apfelmännchen, die Zwillinge Lea und Luis und allerhand andere Freunde zum Feiern in ihren Garten kommen. Alles läuft nach Plan. Doch gerade als Petronella ein Geschenk für Lucius zaubern möchte, geschieht das Unglaubliche: Sie verhaspelt sich beim Zauberspruch – und ist auf einmal ein...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
Hi. Ich bin Schwein. Das ist mein Tagebuch. Es ist super STRENG GEHEIM, aber Ente und ich sind uns einig, du musst es lesen, damit du uns helfen kannst. Weil, wir stecken nämlich ein bisschen in der Klemme … Zusammen mit der Kuh, den gemeinen Hühnern und seinem besten Freund, der Ente, lebt das kleine Schwein auf einem Bauernhof und kann sich kein schöneres Leben vorstellen. Von allen Tieren, da ist sich das kleine Schwein sicher, liebt der Bauer es am meisten. Denn er gibt ihm immer extra viel...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
Ricardo Cortés is the illustrator of our #1 New York Times best-selling Go the F**k to Sleep (and of the children's version, Seriously, Just Go to Sleep )Cortés has been featured widely on national TV, radio, and print due to success of Go the F**k to Sleep .This book will be part of our ever-expanding Black Sheep imprint for young readers.Cortés will be very active in helping us to promote via bookstore, school, and library appearances, and on social media.
| Автор | Ricardo Cortes |
Will Franny ever prove to her dad that crows and kids can be friends? Franny has a new friend—a crow who brings her presents in its beak. Like a red button! And a silver heart! Franny’s dad doesn’t believe her. He says crows and kids can’t be friends. But Franny knows better. How will Franny prove her new playmate is real? And what will the crafty crow bring next? Award-winning author Candace Savage, whose crow expertise is lauded in popular books such...
| Автор | Candace Savage |
"Irresistible…playfully existential."– O, The Oprah Magazine"Bear's search for himself doesn't matter so much as the charm of Lavie's storytelling voice as he narrates it…Erlbruch gives the bear big, puzzled-looking eyes and a lovable grin. He lives in a forest made of ornate trees seemingly lifted from vintage engravings, whose delicate lines play off Bear's dumpy figure. Bear's encounters with various characters–the Turtle Taxi, the Penultimate Penguin–feature...
| Автор | Oren Lavie |