Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Animals - Alligators & Crocodiles

Saxophone-playing Miles and his Swamp Band find a bevy of sharp-toothed, long-tailed alligators who love to listen to their music. But little do Miles and his band know what the alligators plan for them at the close of their jubilant all-night ball Inspired by a traditional song, this vibrant picture book is "ebullient, fast-paced, and funny."

1985 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Illustration
A Reading Rainbow Featured Selection
Children's Books of 1984 (Library of Congress)

From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG, featuring a full-color interior

The Enormous Crocodile is incredibly hungry--and incredibly greedy. His favorite meal is a plump, juicy little child, and he intends to gobble up as many of them as he can His is sure that his "secret plans and clever tricks" cannot be foiled. But when the other animals in the jungle join together to put an end to his wicked schemes, the Enormous Crocodile learns a lesson he won't soon forget.

Mr. Crocodile has big plans for finally catching--and eating--five pesky monkeys, but those little rascals dupe him again and again. By the time the clock strikes six, those mischievous monkeys actually teach Mr. Crocodile a thing or two about friendship . . . and about having fun

A cranky neighbour puts Lyle in the zoo but experiences a change of heart when the crocodile saves him from a fire.

A cranky neighbor puts Lyle in the zoo but experiences a change of heart when the crocodile saves him from a fire.

Alfie loves his mommy's cookies, and he wants one more than anything!. However, grabbing for one, fishing for one, and dressing up as a cookie inspector don't seem to work. His mommy says there is a better way, but what is it? Full color.

It's a new school year, as William Everett Crocodile and his trusty friend and toothbrush, Pete, prepare for a class trip down the Nile.

They're ready for the mysterious Sphinx. They're ready for mummies and pyramids. Their teacher, Ms. Ibis, has even promised them a glimpse of the priceless jewel called "the Sacred Eye of Isis." But are Bill and Pete ready for the Bad Guy, up to his usual no-good tricks?

Come along on this fast-paced and funny adventure with Bill and Pete, and find out.

The There's a Nightmare In My Closet, bringing back that story's imaginative young hero for an even funnier nighttime adventure. Full-color illustrations.

Elisa Kleven's beloved little blue crocodile, Ernst, stars in this story about two brothers. While sensible Sol collects things like feathers and shells, Ernst has a more whimsical approach: He wants to collect puddles and all they reflect--clouds, stripes, colors, and stars. Ernst's imagination soars once he begins his amazing collection.

• Two brothers have very different ideas about what to collect--one likes bottlecaps, the other likes...puddles
• Elisa Kleven's second book featuring Ernst, the inquisitive crocodile.
• Previous editions sold 28,000...

For use in schools and libraries only. After grabbing for one, fishing for one, and dressing up as a cookie inspector to get one, Alfie, a young alligator, learns the best way to ask for a cookie from his mother.

From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG

The Enormous Crocodile is a horrid greedy grumptious brute who loves to guzzle up little boys and girls. But the other animals have had enough of his cunning tricks, so they scheme to get the better of this foul fiend, once and for all

This picture book edition has a beautiful full-color interior and large trim to feature Quentin Blake's iconic art.

Catch The Wind is the extraordinary adventure of two young boys who venture into the heartland of gator country in the Mississippi swamplands. Their exciting and perilous journey by raft down the mighty Mississippi River leaves you with only one thought: What will they do next?

Named a Finalist for the 2014 Bull-Bransom Award for best children's book illustrations with a wildlife or nature focus.

Created in 2010 by the National Museum of Wildlife Art in the tradition of such prestigious children's book illustrator honors as the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King and Hans Christian Andersen awards, the Bull-Bransom Award is named for Charles Livingston Bull and Paul Bransom, among the first American artist-illustrators to specialize in wildlife subjects. Both artists had tremendous impact on younger masters of wildlife art including Bob Kuhn; both created numerous...