Nancy Elizabeth Wallace continues to explore difficult topics while making them more accessible to young readers with her signature cut-paper illustrations and, in this book, photographs from NASA.
Minna is a stargazer. She looks at the nighttime sky and wonders, What are stars? Minna's friends wonder about stars too. How far away are they? Are they really shaped like stars? Is the sun a star? At the Children's Museum, Minna and her friends visit STAR SPACE. The children learn . . . and wonder . . . learn . . . and wonder. Then they go outside and stargaze! Recipes for star-shaped food and an activity page are included....

What was good about today? Thus begins this lyrical invitation to reflect on a day well spent. In gloriously simple fashion, Rabbit's Bedtime illustrates the satisfying balance of creating, sharing, thinking, and learning that sustains every child. Above all, it reveals the power of love. A sweet enticement to reflect on the events of the day before nodding off to sleep...

Sunny is planning a surprise birthday party for her brother, Earl, and she needs a little help from their friends. She asks Gloria to phone other bunnies and tell them what to bring. Gloria calls Libby and Libby calls Mugsey and Mugsey calls Baxter and so on until everyone has heard. But as the message travels, it changes just a bit each time it's retold. And by the time Earl's birthday rolls around, the party is as big a surprise to Sunny as it is to Earl!...

Pumpkin Day! is a Marshall Cavendish publication.
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Buddy likes looking at and collecting rocks. Mama suggests they
visit the local nature center. They hike the Blue Diamond Trail to
five rock stops. They meet Roxie, a Rock Ridge Ranger. Buddy
learns lots about bedrock, erosion, and how rocks are formed. He finds out
many surprising things about rocks, rocks, rocks! Nancy Elizabeth Wallace
does it again, using her signature cut-paper illustrations to make a complex
topic even more accessible to a younger audience....

Recycle Every Day! is a Marshall Cavendish publication.
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A look at leaves and how they change through all four seasons....

What makes shells? How do shells grow? Why are some shells bumpy? Buddy and his mother spend a delightful day at teh beach. They collect shells, and Buddy's mother explains how they are made. She answers Buddy's many questions about whelks, mussles, clams, and the rest of their discoveries. With her signature artwork using recycled paper, markers, crayons, actual shells, and colored pencils, Nancy Elizabeth Wallace takes a closer look at everything a child will enjoy seeing. This book is a perfect introduction to environmental science and biology, but will also be useful to all enthusiastic beachcombers. A bookmark craft activity and a page of shell facts are included....

Pumpkin Day! is a Marshall Cavendish publication.
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Join Minna, Pip, Mom, and Dad on a visit to Butterfly Place as they meet Bert the Butterfly Man. They hunt for monarch butterfly eggs and caterpillars, and see the amazing change from pupa to adult monarch butterfly. They learn all about monarchs, metamorphosis, and monarch migration. Nancy Elizabeth Wallace's sunny cut-paper artwork and lively text entertain as they teach about one of nature's most remarkable creatures. A make-a-butterfly magnet craft and additional monarch facts and resources are included.
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