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Snore! begins as all is quiet on the farm and the animals are drifting off to sleep . . . until Dog starts to snore! One by one, all the other animals try to stop him: Sheep says "Boo", the piglets giggle and Cat even tries to sing—will they finally get some peace on a noisy night? Oww! features Piggy Piglet, who has a prickly problem with whatever he has sat on and needs help from his farmyard friends. But when his brothers and sisters try to remove it, it prickles them too—OWW! OINK! OINK! It doesn't seem as though anyone will be able to help Piggy Piglet, until the most unhelpful animal on the farm appears looking for a tasty breakfast! Shoo! takes place during a hot day at the farm as all the animals are cooling down in the shady barn. But Cat doesn't want to share the barn with the others, so he sneaks up ever so quietly behind Pig and all the Piglets . . . and suddenly shouts SHOO! to frighten them away. However, when he sees that all the other animals are having fun outside while he is left all alone in the barn, he realizes that maybe his plan wasn't such a good idea after all. ...
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- Endorsed by all major vendors (Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, and SAP), SOA has quickly become the industry standard for building next-generation software; this practical guide shows readers how to achieve the many benefits of SOA
- Begins with a look at the architectural principles needed to create successful applications and then goes on to examine the process for designing services and SOA implementations
- Each stage of the design process has an accompanying chapter that walks readers through the details and provides helpful tips, techniques, and examples
- The author team of SOA practitioners also provides two unique, comprehensive, end-to-end case studies illustrating the architectural and design techniques presented in the book
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Bear usually spends his days singing to himself and wading playfully through the water in his cave by the sea. But then, one day, he hears the noises of the city traveling on the wind, and he decides to give city life a try. At first, the sights and smells are new and exciting. But when the hustle and bustle of the people, the markets, and the traffic all become too much for Bear, it will take a little bit of kindness from some helpful young strangers to get him back home again.
Bestselling author Michael Rosen’s rhythmic text and Adrian Reynolds’ adorable, lively illustrations make this a perfect read-aloud for story time. ...
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An award-winning classic--now available in a 20th anniversary keepsake edition! We're going on a bear hunt. We're going to catch a big one. Will you come too? For twenty years, readers have been swishy swashing and splash sploshing through this award-winning favorite. Now fans of this classic story from Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury can celebrate with this special edition anniversary board book featuring a padded voer with refreshed cover art and gold foil page edges....
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THE AWARD-WINNING CLASSIC IN POP-UP We're going on a bear hunt. We're going to catch a big one. Will you come too? For years readers have been swishy swashing and splash sploshing through this award-winning favorite. Now fans of the original classic can join in all the fun of the bear hunt with this incredible collectible editionfeaturing pop-ups, flaps to lift, tabs to pull, and sound effects!...
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Young readers will love this collection of rib-tickling tales with hilarious cartoon illustrations on every page. These very short stories feature crazy characters such as a rogue elephant, a nearsighted dentist, and killer germs. ...
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An adorable bear joins a classic read-aloud for an adventure little hunters will love!
Imagine the fun of going on a bear hunt-through tall, wavy grass (SWISHY SWISHY!); swampy mud (SQUELCH SQUELCH!); and a swirling whirling snowstorm (HOOOO WOOOO!) - only to find a "real" bear waiting at the end of the trail! For brave hunters and bear lovers, the classic chant-aloud by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury is now accompanied by a cuddly, six-inch bear just waiting to be found....
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Bear’s life by the sea was quiet and peaceful. But the sounds of the nearby city call to him, and he must go exploring. Buying the ticket and traveling on a train (chuffy chuff chuffy chuff, chuffy chuffity chuff) is all very exciting, but eventually, Bear just wants to go home. Luckily, four friends are there to show him the way. Rosen’s spare lyrical text lends itself to board-book format, just right for reading aloud with the littlest members of the family. Like Bear, they’re beginning to explore—but feel most comfortable snug at home. ...
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Michael Rosen’s seven-year-old son Ripton one day decided to join a pick-up game of baseball with some older kids in the park. At the end of the game Ripton asked his new friends if they wanted to come back to his house for snacks and Nintendo. Over time, five of the boys—all black and Hispanic, from the impoverished neighborhood across the park—became a fixture in the Rosens’ home and eventually started referring to Michael and his wife Leslie as their parents. The boys began to see the Rosens as more than just an arcade of middle-class creature comforts; the Rosens began to learn the full stories of the boys’ fractured lives. Soon Michael and Leslie decided that their responsibility, like that of parents everywhere, was to help all their boys get a start in life. So began a turbulent learning experience all round, beautifully and movingly depicted in What Else But Home. It’s a quest to escape the previously inevitable, a test of the resilience of a newly assembled family, a love story unlike any other, and a celebration of the fact that, whatever our differences, baseball and commitment can help us bridge them. ...
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The bestselling picture book We're Going on a Bear Hunt is now available as a board book. Sure to win new fans among the very youngest readers, this tale of a brave family's joyous romp through sweeping landscapes is the perfect addition to this classic board book series. Full color....
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What child doesn’t imagine being able to fly? Well, Bear is no different. When he sees seagulls at the beach whirling and diving, he must learn how. Luckily, there are four children who know exactly how to make that happen: Take a trip to an amusement park and play on all the rides. Swoopy swoopy swoopitty swoop! An exhilarating story that showcases Rosen’s signature lyrical style, Bear Flies High is another perfect read-aloud with a familiar and lovable character. ...
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"Playground dynamics become testy as a willful child attempts to exclude everyone else in this simple, humorous lesson in human relations. . . . Deft and funny." —THE HORN BOOK
George has a house made from a big cardboard box, and he says that no one else at the playground can come in. Not Lindy, because George's house "isn't for girls," nor Freddie, because it "isn't for small people." Sophie can't come in because, George says, "This house isn't for people with glasses." But when George leaves his house for a moment, everyone piles in, and on his return, George gets a taste of his own medicine. Aided by Bob Graham's striking illustrations of an urban playground, Michael Rosen tells the tale of a little boy who makes a big discovery — that letting everyone into his playhouse is a lot more fun than keeping them out....
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From a rajah with big ears to an orphan with enormous feet, all sorts of hilarious characters populate the pages of this humorous anthology. Michael Rosen has selected thirty-nine zany tales from around the
world. With stories by a stellar ensemble of classic and contemporary writers such as Roald Dahl, Margaret Mahy, and James Thurber, this hilarious introduction to the finest in comic writing will make readers laugh until their sides ache! ...
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What the Dickens is all the fuss? Take a lively look at an author whose indelible characters live on in our language and culture – and whose legacy shapes our literature to this day....
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Who is sad? Sad is anyone. It comes along and finds you. We all have sad stuff. What makes Michael Rosen sad is thinking about his son, Eddie, who died. In this book he writes about his sadness, how it affects him, and some of the things he does to try to cope with it....
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With unmitigated honesty, a touch of humor, and sensitive illustrations by Quentin Blake, Michael Rosen explores the experience of sadness in a way that resonates with us all.
Sometimes I'm sad and I don’t know why.
It's just a cloud that comes along and covers me up.
Sad things happen to everyone, and sometimes people feel sad for no reason at all. What makes Michael Rosen sad is thinking about his son, Eddie, who died suddenly at the age of eighteen. In this book the author writes about his sadness, how it affects him, and some of the things he does to cope with it—like telling himself that everyone has sad stuff (not just him) and trying every day to do something he can be proud of. Expressively illustrated by the extraordinary Quentin Blake, this is a very personal story that speaks to everyone, from children to parents to grandparents, teachers to grief counselors. Whether or not you have known what it's like to feel deeply sad, the truth of this book will surely touch you....
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Humorously illustrated by Greenaway award-winner Bob Graham, this collection of more than 100 poems provides an excellent, accessible introduction to poetry, with contributions from many cultures. Skillfully selected by Michael Rosen to catch the ears of young listeners, this collection includes short nonsense verses such as "Today I Saw a Little Worm" and traditional schoolyard rhymes such as "Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling" and "Mary Mack," as well as works by such poets as Shel Silverstein, Eve Merriam, John Agard, Afua Cooper, and Langston Hughes....
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Have you ever gone on a bear hunt? Come along on this one with a brave young family -- four children (including the baby) and their father. They're not scared. With them you will cross a field of tall, wavy grass ("Swishy swashy!"), wade through a deep, cold river ("Splash splosh!"), struggle through swampy mud ("Squelch squerch!"), find your way through a big, dark forest ("Stumble trip!"), fight through a whirling snowstorm ("Hoooo woooo!"), and enter a narrow, gloomy cave. WHAT'S THAT? You'll soon learn just what to do to escape from a big, furry bear! With tremendous pace, humor, and verve, Michael Rosen has retold a favorite tractional story. The pictures by Helen Oxenbury, one of the most widely loved contemporary artists, are full of masterly characterizations, delightful comedy, and high drama, set in lovely sweeping landscapes. This is a book not to be missed, one to be chanted aloud and acted out, to be enjoyed over and over again. It is a picture book on the grand scale....
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You Can’t Catch Me and You Can’t Put Mustard in the Custard were first published 25 years ago and were groundbreaking collections of poems for children. You Can’t Catch Me won the Signal Poetry Award in 1982, and both books went on to become bestsellers. Combined here for the first time, the conversational and fun poetry from both these collections is fantastically matched by silly but perfectly detailed full-color illustrations. An audio CD is also provided so that children can listen to their favorite poems. ...
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How do you deal with a bully? A stellar author-illustrator team shows that a touch of playfulness can go a long way.
Little wind-up soldier A-One is in charge. At least that’s what he tells the other toys: Sally, Maddy, and Sid. When he tells them to turn his key, they do it. When he tells them they’re no good, they feel bad. He calls them all kinds of things: no good, hopeless, the worst. Or was that hope-use, good-no, and less-less? Somehow, stringing all those mean words together makes them start to sound, well, silly — and even though A-One doesn’t mean to, he finds himself smiling too. From the incomparable Michael Rosen and Bob Graham comes an insightful, child-friendly tale about learning how to be one of the gang....
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What the Dickens is all the fuss? Take a lively look at an author whose indelible characters live on in our language and culture — and whose legacy shapes our literature to this day.
Join award-winning author, critic, and anthologist Michael Rosen for a spirited tour of the life and work of one of our greatest novelists. With stunning illustrations by Robert Ingpen, this accessible, child-friendly book vividly re-creates the world of Charles Dickens, from the author's childhood in London to his early career, his performances, and, of course, the great social and political upheavals of the time, which inspired so much of his work. Michael Rosen's vibrant discussion covers some of the best-known novels by Dickens, describing OLIVER TWIST, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, and DAVID COPPERFIELD, and providing a fascinating detailed analysis of GREAT EXPECTATIONS....
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What child doesn’t imagine being able to fly? Well, Bear is no different. When he sees seagulls at the beach whirling and diving, he must learn how. Luckily, there are four children who know exactly how to make that happen: Take a trip to an amusement park and play on all the rides. Swoopy swoopy swoopitty swoop! An exhilarating story that showcases Rosen’s signature lyrical style, Bear Flies High is another perfect read-aloud with a familiar and lovable character. ...
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