Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Family - Parents

Gert loves dirt. She rolls in it, digs in it, even tastes it. Then one day while making mud pies in the rain, Gert becomes reorganized: she grows branches, leaves and roots. Gert is delighted . . . until camera crews televise her, botanists analyze her, and Hollywood tries to immortalize her. The child is traumatized But Mom and Dad know what to do to protect their offbeat plant-child. They shoo away the intruders. Told in rhythm and rhyme and illustrated with Tedd Arnold's offbeat yet endearing characters, this story is a humorous testament to individuality and unconditional love.

A world without war: this is the vision that Douglas Roche has pursued for decades. A long-time Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament, Canadian ambassador for disarmament, and later a senator, Roche has been in the thick of international affairs for more than forty years.

Though few of us realize it, today the world is more peaceful than in past centuries. Death and destruction due to war have diminished dramatically in the past two decades. This is no accident -- it is the cumulative result of the work of the world's peacemakers. Sometimes in public, often behind the...

Join Mercer Mayer's classic and loveable character, Little Critter(R), as he sets out on a new adventure in this brand-new My First I Can Read storybook When Mom and Little Sister go to town, Dad treats Little Critter to a special day. Together they ride bikes, play football, and catch a baseball game. Little Critter even has a special surprise for Dad when they get home With fun illustrations and simple text, Mercer Mayer's Little Critter stories are perfect for developing readers.

Little Critter: Just A Special Day is a My First I Can Read book, which means it's perfect...

When Mama goes to work,

She wears her working clothes.

She combs her hair,

She packs a lunch,

She takes her special bag.

When Mama goes to work,

I wear my playing clothes.

I comb my hair,

I pack a lunch,

I take my special bag.

When Mama Goes to Work follows several children and their working mothers as they move through their day. From morning to night, through the daily activities of work and play, children and parents keep each other in their thoughts even when they are apart.