This exuberant celebration of poetry is an essential book for every young one's library and a gorgeous gift to be both shared and treasured. Sit back and savor a superb collection of more than sixty poems by a wide range of talented writers, from Margaret Wise Brown to Gertrude Stein, Langston Hughes to A. A. Milne. Greeting the morning, enjoying the adventures of the day, cuddling up to a cozy bedtime -- these are poems that highlight the moments of a toddler's world from dawn to dusk. Carefully gathered by Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek Peters and delightfully illustrated by Polly...
This exuberant celebration of poetry is an essential book for every young one's library and a gorgeous gift to be both shared and treasured.
This series of first readers uses several different media - posters, letters, video diary - to tell stories about subjects with strong child appeal, such as football, giants, dragons and highwaymen. They are suitable for use in the classroom or at home, and fit guidelines for the Literacy Strategy.
This series of first readers uses several different media - posters, letters, video diary - to tell stories about subjects with strong child appeal, s...
"Dunbar's winsome mixed-media illustrations carry the day in a story that pulls a few punches on readers." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) A Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year A Cooperative Children's Book Center Choice A Baker's Dozen: Best Children's Books for Family Literacy Selection (Pennsylvania) Ben rips open his present and finds a penguin inside. "Hello, Penguin " he says. "What shall we play?" But Penguin says nothing. Even when Ben tickles its belly, does a dizzy dance, and sticks out his tongue, Penguin makes no response. What will it...
"Dunbar's winsome mixed-media illustrations carry the day in a story that pulls a few punches on readers." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)