Picture Books
Two young girls enjoy playing and exploring in the nearby pond where they discover tadpoles, insects, wildflowers in the summer, and a place to ice skate in the winter
Morning and evening, rain and shine, winter and summer, Sophie and her doll Rosie are always together--when the seam on Rosie'a arm is torn, Sophie nurses her back to health, and when Sophie gets chocolate on Rose, the sweet smell becomes a part of Rose--in a story about a child's bond with her doll.
When Clyde's bean plants suddenly wilt and die, he begins to panic over not having a project for the fair, but when his tooth suddenly falls out of his mouth, a terrific idea for an entirely new project comes to mind. Reprint.
Oh, no! The Science Fair is next week and Clyde's project, a row of wilted bean plants, is a goner. Clyde knows he's in big trouble . . . until his loose tooth gives him a really great idea. The question is, will his science partner be willing to give up her very first loose tooth? And will the Tooth Fairy understand that they did it in the name of science? Kathryn Lasky and Marylin Hafner, creators of Lunch Bunnies and Show and Tell Bunnies, tell another satisfying story about the anxieties and triumphs of life in first grade.
Every child who has ever worried about organized sports will cheer Clyde's innovative solution in a lighthearted story that underscores the true meaning of sportsmanship. The Sports Spectacular is only a week away, and Clyde is worried. He's sure he won't get chosen for any team — not for the races, not for kickball, and not for T-ball. Then his best friend, Rosemary, tells him she's entering the tumbling event, an option that doesn't require any teams! Soon Clyde is practicing his somersaults, hops, and a trick he made up called the twirlyburly. But when something unexpected happens to his friend on the day of the Sports Spectacular, Clyde must find a way to help her — and still go on. Readers who met Clyde in LUNCH BUNNIES, SCIENCE FAIR BUNNIES, and SHOW AND TELL BUNNIES will root for him again through his anxieties and his triumphs in this latest tale from Kathryn Lasky and Marylin Hafner.
"Lasky’s text balances the exuberant artwork with well-organized information, gracefully sprinkling in quotes from Darwin." — School Library Journal (starred review) In a clear, engaging narrative, Kathryn Lasky takes readers along on Darwin’s journey, from his beetle-collecting childhood to his observations of variations in plants and animals, suggesting that all living things are evolving over time. Matthew Trueman’s striking mixed-media illustrations include actual objects found in nature, enhancing this compelling look at the man behind the bold theory that would change the way we think about the world—and ourselves. Back matter includes a bibliography.