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Hanukkah is here! There are so many fun things to do-light candles in the menorah, open presents, eat latkes and chocolate coins, play the dreidel game, and more. With the turn of each page, another candle is added to the menorah and another fun element of Hanukkah is depicted. Children can lift the flaps and see all the special ways there are to celebrate this joyful holiday....
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There are many different kinds of dogs and so much to find out about them. Why do dogs bark, howl, and bury bones? Why do they like to lick and sniff people? Children can find the answers to these questions and many more in this fun-to-read, informative book illustrated with big, colorful canine photographs and humorous drawings. ...
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It's fun to plant a garden! First the children plant seeds, then they water them. Soon the leaves and flowers start to grow, and before long, tiny pumpkins appear. After a few months they are ready to be picked. Then the children scoop out the pumpkins' insides and make pumpkin pie, pumpkin cookies, and jack-o-lanterns. The charmingly illustrated, simple, rhyming text is perfect for beginning readers-who may just feel inspired to plant pumpkin patches of their own! ...
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It's Saint Patrick's Day, and time to join in the celebration. Children can lift the flaps for interactive fun as they see the children in this book make holiday crafts, taste traditional Irish food, perform a play about Saint Patrick, and even march in a Saint Patrick's Day parade. As an added bonus, they can search for the hidden leprechaun on each spread. A great way for young readers to learn about and enjoy the holiday....
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Many children love cats, and there is so much to know about America's most popular pet. Why do they meow, hiss, and purr? Why do they have whiskers, tails, and claws? Beginning readers can find out the answers to those questions and many more in this fun, fact-packed book filled with colorful feline photos and drawings....
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It's Halloween, and the Ant Hill kids are all dressed in costume and visiting a spooky fun house! They see and hear all sorts of creepy things, but once they switch on their flashlight, the house turns out to be not so scary at all!...
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Field trip today - to the apple farm! Count 20 name tags, 19 kids on the bus, 18 miles to the farm. There are 14 cows and 13 ducks (10 white and 3 black), and 12 rows of apple trees. Count the apples in your sack, count 3 pies to eat (divided into 20 pieces), and all too soon it's 2 o'clock, time to go! But wait - Lee has a number 1 surprise. Joan Holub’s creative countdown, from 20 to 1, includes grouping and simple addition. Her multicultural students enjoy all that the apple farm has to offer, from counting the cows and ducks to picking different varieties of apples. The endpapers of this cheerful book are filled with apple facts....
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April showers bring May flowers! That is what the Ant Hill kids learn when they plant a garden of their very own and watch it grow!...
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Suzanne, Max, and Jake are making a pizza. First they mix the ingredients together, then it's time to knead the dough and toss it in the air. Next they add the toppings and cheese and put the pizza in the oven. Soon it's ready. Now it's time to eat. Yum . . . Making pizza is so much fun-almost as much fun as eating it! This energetic, adorably illustrated Easy-to-Read includes a simple pizza recipe so readers can throw a pizza party of their own!...
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Summer is the perfect time for a picnic -- and everyone knows that ants love a good picnic! Watermelon and corn on the cob -- yum! But when the sun starts to set, the ants must find their way home after a long afternoon in the park....
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Do you love birds? If you do, you’re not alone! Birds are fun to watch and they make great pets. There is so much to know about birds. Why do they have feathers? Can parrots really talk? Why do birds build nests? Do birds like toys? Beginning readers will find the answers to these questions—and many more—in this lively, fact-filled book. Filled with colorful illustrations and photographs of wild and domestic birds, this is a perfect selection for any young bird-watcher or bird lover....
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Young Princess Lydia has always loved her Hawaiian customs. But asAmerican influences begin to take over, she realizes that her family's old ways are disappearing. She wants to help -- but how? Lydia commits the grand old stories of her culture to paper so they will always be remembered. And she realizes the comfort they bring in a time of change....
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It is wintertime and the Ant Hill kids are enjoying a snow day! They count snowflakes, throw snowballs -- and make snow ants! But most exciting of all, they plan to go sledding! How many ants can they fit on a sled? And just how fast will they go?...
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Invites young children to guess the answers to each rhyming riddle about a jack-o'-lantern, bat, ghost, and other Halloween tricksters that hide behind sturdy interactive flaps."...
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Do you love horses? If you do, you're not alone. There's so much to know about these amazing animals. Why do horses neigh? What are baby and adult horses called? How do horses communicate? Beginning readers can find out the answers to these questions-and many more-in this lively, fact-filled introduction to these popular animals. Filled with colorful illustrations and dynamic color photos of real horses, this is a perfect selection for any young horse lover.
Illustrated by Anna DiVito....
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Fang, a bat, is having a tough time getting to sleep. His brother Fink decides he needs a story - a scary story. Now Fan really can't get to sleep. Next, brother Batrick thinks he has the answer - an adventurous pirate story! Fang is so excited that he is even more wide awak. Then sister Batsy offers a dramatic romance story about Cleobatra. That's even worse! How will Fang finally get to sleep? There's one story yet to hear . . . will it be the one that works?...
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Reading with help
It's picture day at the dog park. But before the first photo can be taken, an exuberant pack of pups needs a bit of grooming. So they’re off to Shampoodle, the local pet salon, where the eager dogs simply cannot sit still. And when some curious cats stop by, things go from messy to mayhem. Shampoodle is perfect for animal lovers and children who are just starting to read on their own, taking their cues from lively art and bubbly, rhymed text....
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Reading with help
It's picture day at the dog park. But before the first photo can be taken, an exuberant pack of pups needs a bit of grooming. So they’re off to Shampoodle, the local pet salon, where the eager dogs simply cannot sit still. And when some curious cats stop by, things go from messy to mayhem. Shampoodle is perfect for animal lovers and children who are just starting to read on their own, taking their cues from lively art and bubbly, rhymed text.
From the Trade Paperback edition....
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It's Halloween and time for trick-or-treating. But this is one little girl who's afraid to go near her neighbor's house. "The lady who lives there just loves Halloween./So that's why I call her the Halloween Queen./Each year in October her flowers turn black./A ghost haunts her front yard, and bats hang out back." But the Halloween Queen has the best candy on the whole block, and before she knows it, the little girl is shouting, "Trick-or-treat!" The Halloween Queen opens the front door and scoops her inside to the best Halloween party ever!...
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From Handsel and Gretel nibbling on a house made of finger food to Handerella trying to win over the handsome Finger Prints Knuckleheads is hands down fun! Earburt and Toeper give it two thumbs up! The combination of Joan Holub's pun-filled humor and Michael Slack's on-the-nose pictures make this a must-read for all ages....
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Many people love rabbits, hamsters, gerbils, and guinea pigs. These small animals make great pets. And there's so much to know about all of them! Which rabbits have the longest ears? How are hamsters and gerbils different? Are guinea pigs pigs? Find out all the answers to these questions-and more-in this lively, kid-friendly introduction to these fun, furry creatures. Filled with colorful illustrations and photographs, this is just right for any child curious about these very appealing small pets....
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THIS EDITION IS INTENDED FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. An entertaining guide provides young readers with the history, characteristics, and exploits of man's best friend, and includes facts, tips, photographs, and more detailing the wonderful cani...
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Young Isabel loves her peaceful life. But when the king summons her and her brother, Alfonso, to live with him, Isabel knows they have no choice but to go. She is worried because the king's way of life is very different -- what if she and her brother don't fit in? Then the king's men accuse Alfonso of treason, and Isabel knows she must step up and do what's right -- for her brother and for Spain....
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The ants are hard at work in their classroom on a big Valentine's Daycard! They will add lace and glue and stars. But who will they send it to? The Ant Hill kids list all of the possibilities before settling onone lucky person: their teacher!...
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Many people like snakes, lizards, and turtles, and there’s so much to find out about all of these scaly-skinned animals. Are all snakes poisonous? Why do snakes shed their skin? What unusual things can lizards do? Do lizards ever lose their tails? Why do turtles have shells? Kids will find the answers—and much more—in this fun, fact-filled introduction to reptiles. Filled with colorful photographs and illustrations, this is just right for any reptile lover....
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Marco Polo was seventeen when he set out for China . . . and forty-one when he came back! More than seven hundred years ago, Marco Polo traveled from the medieval city of Venice to the fabled kingdom of the great Kublai Khan, seeing new sights and riches that no Westerner had ever before witnessed. But did Marco Polo experience the things he wrote about . . . or was it all made-up? Young readers are presented with the facts in this entertaining, highly readable Who Was . . . ? biography with black-and-white artwork by John O’Brien....
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The perfect biography to "bite into" at the start of a new school year! Children are sure to be fascinated by the eccentric and legendary Johnny Appleseed, a man who is best known for bringing apple trees to the midwest. Over John Chapman’s lifetime, he saw the country grow and start to spread westward. Traveling alone— in bare feet and sporting a pot on his head!—Johnny left his own special mark planting orchards that helped nourish new communities. His journeys and adventures are illustrated in a hundred black-and-white illustrations....
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The ants are hard at work in their classroom on a big Valentine's Daycard! They will add lace and glue and stars. But who will they send it to? The Ant Hill kids list all of the possibilities before settling onone lucky person: their teacher!...
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It's fun to plant a garden! First the children plant seeds, then they water them. Soon the leaves and flowers start to grow, and before long, tiny pumpkins appear. After a few months they are ready to be picked. Then the children scoop out the pumpkins' insides and make pumpkin pie, pumpkin cookies, and jack-o-lanterns. The charmingly illustrated, simple, rhyming text is perfect for beginning readers-who may just feel inspired to plant pumpkin patches of their own! ...
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