Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Science & Nature - Environment

It never stops raining in the Land of Rain. The sky is gray and the people are sad and gloomy, including the Little Princess. The Princess decides to have a "Pretty-up the Palace" party and invites everyone in the hopes of cheering them up. Each guest must bring something to pretty-up the palace, and the Princess offers a special prize for the most colorful gift. Bilingual children's story in Spanish and English. Contains interesting information about how rainbows are formed.

If you were a fuzzy caterpillar crawling through the tall, tall grass on a sunny afternoon, what would you see?

To find out, just follow the tiny tour guide as he inches his way through the pages of this book. You'll see ants and bees and birds--hip-hopping bunnies too. You'll even hear the sounds some of them make.

Crunch, munch,
caterpillars lunch...
Crack, snap, wings flap...

Beginning as the sun is high in the sky and ending as fireflies blink and the moon rises above, this backyard tour is one no child will want to miss.

In the...

New big books to share with a group
Big books are ideal for use with a large group--they are oversized at 14-1/2 x 18 inches. A perfect way to enjoy Holt favorites with many children at once

A collection of endangered animals appear in Bill Martin Jr's rhythmic text with Eric Carle's vibrant images, and all are watched over by our best hope for the future--a dreaming child.

Also available in big book format:

The Colors of Us
By Karen Katz

Here are My Hands
By Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault, illustrated by Ted...

Poor Sid has outgrown his shell, so he sets off on an adventure to find a new home. However, instead of shells, he discovers that the ocean floor is covered in garbage Sid tries on everything from a bottle, to a milk carton, to a tin can, but before he can make a decision, he comes across the strangest shell of all: someone's foot His worry soon turns to surprise when a hand comes down and begins to pick up the trash that is littering his ocean floor. Soon, he can see all the wonderful shells he's used to, and goes about searching for the perfect one to call home

As your...

Tashi is worried about his friend, the Moon. He seems thinner than usual. Maybe the Moon's Amma-ley isn't giving him enough to eat? Tashi decides to help his friend. And what does the Moon have to say? Well, he just smiles his special smile--eyes closed and no teeth showing.

Set in the remote mountains of Ladakh in India, Milky Way is a sweet tale of friendship between a boy and the moon. The story highlights the importance of the moon in Tibetan Buddhism and showcases elements of Himalayan cultures, including their delectable cuisine.