{"title":"Spring Stories","description":"Celebrate the end of winter with science, poetry, and surprise!","products":[{"product_id":"baby-animals-spots-stripes","title":"Baby Animals Spots \u0026 Stripes","description":"\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca title=\"Author\/Illustrator Phyllis Limbacher Tildes\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/phyllis-limbacher-tildes\"\u003ePhyllis Limbacher Tildes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA rabbit, a raccoon, and a box turtle! Oh my!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBaby animals come in many different shapes and sizes, and many of those shapes and sizes are covered in spots or stripes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBaby Animals Spots \u0026amp; Stripes\u003c\/i\u003e each turn of the page reveals a pair of adorable baby animals—one spotted and one striped. On the back cover of the book is a list of the animals featured (mammals, reptiles, birds, and fish). The book closes with a full-color illustration of babies playing with toy versions of each animal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBaby Animals Spots \u0026amp; Stripes\u003c\/i\u003e is a companion to the best-selling\u003ci\u003e Baby Animals Black and White\u003c\/i\u003e. The bold black-and-white patterns stimulate eyesight and brain development in infants. The recognition and naming of familiar animals promotes speech development in older babies and infants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"Baby Animals Black and White\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/products\/baby-animals-and-white\"\u003eBaby Animals Black and White\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/baby-animals-day-night\"\u003eBaby Animals Day \u0026amp; Night\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"My First Book of Baby Animals\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/my-first-book-of-baby-animals\"\u003eMy First Book of Baby Animals\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/baby-animals-spots-and-stripes-spread.jpg?10322621580219938388\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e\u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhyllis Limbacher Tildes, author and illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhyllis Limbacher Tildes is the author and illustrator of many books for children, including \u003ci\u003eBaby Animals Spots \u0026amp; Stripes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnimals in Camouflage\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAnimals Black and White\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Author\/Illustrator Phyllis Limbacher Tildes\" href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/phyllis-limbacher-tildes\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Phyllis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarnegie Library of Pittsburgh Best Books for Babies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhotorealistic, black-and-white images of baby animals dominate this infant-oriented offering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNewborn and infant eyes will appreciate the high contrast. Black-and-white images of a bunny, raccoon, turtle, snake, owl, duck and two kinds of fish appear against alternating black and white backgrounds. While in many such efforts images tend to appear flat and lifeless, the baby animals shown here are rendered in considerable detail. Appearing textured and lifelike, each exudes charm of its own. The baby owl and duck, in particular, look downright cuddly. The final double-page spread-rendered, surprisingly, in full color-features an African-American girl and a Caucasian boy contentedly playing with a box full of toys. Notably, most of these toys resemble the very animals that have appeared on prior pages. Adults can prompt little ones to connect the black-and-white animal images they have seen previously to the toys that appear in the final, colorful spread.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis slim volume is a lovely introduction to books for the tiniest babes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Baby Animals Spots \u0026amp; Stripes book cover\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/baby-animals-spots-stripes-cvr.jpg?4708003455296186864\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/baby-animals-spots-stripes-hires.zip?4708003455296186864\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoard Book\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-58089-608-5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 0-3\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 10\u003cbr\u003e6 x 6\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Board Book","offer_id":1208047533,"sku":"96085","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/products\/baby-animals-spots-stripes-cover.jpg?v=1586783981"},{"product_id":"the-ugly-vegetables","title":"The Ugly Vegetables","description":"\u003ch6\u003eCelebrating the 20th Anniversary of \u003ci\u003eThe Ugly Vegetables \u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/grace-lin\" title=\"Grace Lin bio\"\u003eGrace Lin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's easy to appreciate a garden exploding with colorful flowers and fragrances, but what do you do with a patch of ugly vegetables? Author\/illustrator Grace Lin recalls such a garden in this charming and eloquent story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe neighbors' gardens look so much prettier and so much more inviting to the young gardener than the garden of \"black-purple-green vines, fuzzy wrinkled leaves, prickly stems, and a few little yellow flowers\" that she and her mother grow. Nevertheless, mother assures her that \"these are better than flowers.\" Come harvest time, everyone agrees as those ugly Chinese vegetables become the tastiest, most aromatic soup they have ever known. As the neighborhood comes together to share flowers and ugly vegetable soup, the young gardener learns that regardless of appearances, everything has its own beauty and purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ugly Vegetables\u003c\/em\u003e springs forth with the bright and cheerful colors of blooming flowers and bumpy, ugly vegetables. Grace Lin's colorful, playful illustrations pour forth with abundant treasures. Complete with a guide to the Chinese pronunciation of the vegetables and the recipe for ugly vegetable soup! Try it . . . you'll love it, too!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/our-seasons\" title=\"Our Seasons\"\u003eOur Seasons\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/our-food\"\u003eOur Food\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/the-vegetable-alphabet-book\" title=\"The Vegetable Alphabet Book\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/one-little-lot\"\u003eOne Little Lot\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/the-ugly-vegetables-spread.jpg?v=1584472316\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrace Lin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrace Lin grew up in Upstate New York with her parents and two sisters. While the other sisters became scientists, Grace became an artist. Surprisingly enough, being an artist was not Grace's first choice. She first dreamed of being a champion ice skater, and drew many pictures of herself twirling and dancing on the ice. Unfortunately, Grace had neither the talent nor coordination to make it to skating stardom. However, the pictures she drew of herself held much promise and quickly became Grace's career focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/grace-lin\" title=\"Grace Lin bio\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Grace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eABA Kids' Pick of the Lists\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNCSS\/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChildren's Books Mean Business\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAustin Young Engineer's Award\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/star-fade.gif?18127980511287865543\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA savory storytime companion to Helena Clare Pittman and Victoria Raymond's Still-Life Stew(1998). In a bright landscape of small houses and backyards, a girl and her mother dig a garden, as do their neighbors. The green shoots come up and grow, and the daughter notices that while the neighbors are cultivating flowers that fill the air with sweetness, her mother is growing ugly dark green leafy things. They are labeled not with pretty seed packets but with Chinese characters. At the end of the season, her mother picks the vegetables, and makes them into a soup that smells so good it brings all the neighbors to their porches looking as if \"they were trying to eat the smell.\" They come to the girl's house bearing gifts of flowers, and mother and daughter invite them all in to share the soup. The next year, mother and daughter grow a few flowers alongside their vegetables, and the neighbors have small plots of vegetables next to their flowerbeds. The gouache paintings emphasize pattern: florals, grasses, stripes, and dots on clothing and rooftops. The colors are of a sunny world, with an emphasis on rose, purple, brown, and a multitude of greens. Pictures of all of the vegetables with their Chinese and English names along with the soup recipe are included. Lin tells her charming story simply, and the pictures reflect its many joys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Publishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this debut children's book, a girl and her mother chart their own course in spring planting--and reap the benefits. The girl narrator is clearly disappointed when, unlike her neighbors who prepare flower gardens, she and her mother plant Chinese vegetables that, her mother insists, are \u0026amp;qout;better than flowers.\" While the other backyards yield colorful blooms, her garden becomes crowded with \"ugly vegetables,\" lumpy, bumpy and \"icky yellow.\" But when the girl's mother uses them to make a soup, its \"magical aroma\" attracts neighbors to their door--carrying bouquets of flowers from their gardens. Though the pacing of the text is a bit uneven, the mother's confidence in the garden's success and Lin's message of community togetherness buoy up the narrative. A charming, childlike quality infuses the artwork; boldly hued gouache pictures feature skies and lawns as patterned as the girl's kitchen wallpaper and curtains. For ambitious young gardeners and would-be-chefs, an illustrated glossary of the vegetables and their Chinese characters along with a soup recipe conclude the volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Chinese-American girl and her mother grow a vegetable garden in a neighborhood where everyone else grows flowers. The girl thinks their plants are ugly compared to flowers, but soon learns that vegetables can make a very delicious soup--one that the whole neighborhood wants to try. Soon everyone is growing Chinese vegetables as well as flowers. A recipe for \"Ugly Vegetable Soup\" is included. Lin's brightly colored gouache illustrations perfectly match her story, creating a patchwork-quilt effect as the neighbors' backyards all converge. Families of all kinds engage in all sorts of activities while children play happily together. Each double-page spread is a different color with a different pattern scattered lightly across it, serving as a frame for the illustrations and as background for the text. A lovely, well-formatted book with an enjoyable multicultural story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the neighbors' gardens burgeon with bloom, a troubled child sees nothing but wrinkled leaves and dark vines growing in hers. She doubts her mother's claim that what she is growing is actually better than flowers--until the harvested sheau hwang gua, torng hau, and other Chinese vegetables have been chopped into the soup pot, and neighbors, drawn by the delicious smell, appear at the door with armloads of flowers and big appetites. Filling spaces with curlicues and dabs of color, Lin places her characters in a tidy suburban setting replete with happy families playing on unfenced, wildflower-dotted lawns. Closing with a recipe and glossary, this brief consciousness raiser makes a mouth watering companion for Rosemary Wells' Yoko (1998) or books like Nora Dooley's multicultural standby, Everybody Cooks Rice (1991).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the gardens in her suburban community look like \"rainbows of flowers,\" and \"the wind always smelled sweet,\" the unnamed narrator is disappointed with her family's Chinese vegetable garden. All she sees are \"lumpy,\" \"icky yellow,\" \"thin and green\" vegetables, and she wonders why her family doesn't grow flowers instead. Her mother patiently reassures her that the ugly vegetables are better than flowers, telling her \"wait and see.\" As the plants grow and finally produce vegetables, readers experience vicariously the simple pleasures of gardening. The simply told first-person text is well matched with the lively, color-saturated paintings. With slightly distorted, flattened perspectives and rounded, comforting shapes, Lin's style borders on the naive with a fresh folklike quality. Each page bristles with movement enhanced by pattern: swirls of blue in the sky; variegated brown and green hues of the trees; imaginative designs on fabric; even the washes of background color on which many of the paintings are set are lightly decorated with such motifs as vine, seed, leaf, or flower shapes, adding energy to the design and the illustrations. Most readers will identify with the narrator's feeling of mild discontent about her family's differences, and some will be introduced to another culture and cuisine. After the vegetables have been harvested, there's a new scent in the air: ugly vegetable soup, which, the young girl says, \"seemed to dance in my mouth and laugh all the way down to my stomach.\" A final page features a glossary\/pronounciation guide for the vegetable's names in Chinese as well as a soup recipe. Grace Lin's debut picture book serves up the savory delights of the harvest in a satisfying story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChina Sprout\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrace Lin is one of our family's favorite authors. We started out with Round is a Mooncake, graduated to The Seven Chinese Sisters, and for the past year, WeiWei has picked up and re-read The Year of the Dog and The Year of the Rat more times than I can remember. I finally signed WeiWei up for Grace's monthly email newsletter so that she would stop asking ME when Grace was going to release a follow up to her favorite books (like I know).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile reading Grace's March newsletter, I discovered that The Ugly Vegetables turns 10 today. I know that there are many families who have enjoyed this award-winning book together over the past decade. If your copy is as worn as ours, you'll be glad to know that the publisher is releasing a special anniversary edition that includes a new cover design and an updated pinyin glossary to make pronouncing the book's vegetables much easier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven better, Grace has created Ugly Vegetable activities that include a coloring page, a scripted play by FCC-Portland Maine, audio pronunciations of the vegetables, and a lesson plan and recipe for Ugly Vegetable soup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur Girl Scout troop, which is made up primarily of girls adopted from China, is planning to use Grace's lesson plan as an activity next month. I look forward to sharing how the girls react to bringing this book to life. In the meantime, be sure to check out Grace's website where you can find out more about her first book The Ugly Vegetables, as well as many others that will undoubtedly be enjoyed for generations to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJama Rattigan's Alphabet Soup\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMmmmmm!! What's that tantalizing aroma?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCould it be a delicious soup made with Chinese spinach and bitter melon?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's so intoxicating that I have a sudden urge to close my eyes, take a deep breath, and smell the sky. AH! It's simply magical -- I definitely want to eat that smell!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLast week, when I posted a list of my favorite gardening picture books, I purposely left one title out, because I wanted to feature it in a post of its own. It's such a timeless, savory story that its nourishing goodness has already been enjoyed by millions of hungry readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou may know that the 10th Anniversary Commemorative Edition of Grace Lin's The Ugly Vegetables was released this past spring. This was Grace's first published picture book -- a charming gem that never loses its freshness and appeal with its enduring themes of diversity, acceptance and community. The Anniversary Edition has new cover art and an updated glossary that makes it easier to pronounce the names of all the Chinese vegetables used in the famous Ugly Vegetable Soup recipe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal \"Food-Fixing Stories to Share\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the growing season, a Chinese-America girl prfers her neighbors' beautiful flower gardens to her family's patch of Chinese vegetables--until harvest time, when her mother cooks up a pot of scrumptious soup. Childlike storytelling and folksy, vividly hued paintings delineate nature's bounty and a special mother-daughter relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVegbooks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn The Ugly Vegetables, author and illustrator Grace Lin's narrator is excited about planting a garden with her mother, but her joy quickly turns to concern as she notices all of the things that her mom is doing differently from their neighbors. Why, she wonders, does it seem that everyone else is doing it differently? Her mama patiently reassures her that they are growing something better than the flowers everyone else is growing--their garden is dedicated to growing Chinese vegetables!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the summer progresses and it comes time to harvest the garden, the narrator learns that her mom's garden does indeed yield something more special than flowers. When the lumpy, bumpy vegetables are cooked together in a soup, the neighbors come knocking, entranced by the smell. And, importantly, they bring an abundance of flowers from their own gardens to share. Ms. Lin's bright illustrations depict a lively communal meal in which even the dog gets her own bowl of Ugly Vegetable Soup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are several reasons that this book is a great choice. The unique-to-us vegetables are fun to think about (and pronounce, even if you do not have fluency in any of the Chinese languages). Ms. Lin has skillfully reproduced the nuances of the child's perspective, from the initial crabiness at doing things differently to the eventual pride that she feels in the fact that the smell of the soup, which wafts throughout the neighborhood, is coming from her house. The celebration of the neighborhood and illustrations of the sharing that occurs in their community are also compelling components of this tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe end of the book contains a guide to the vegetables described in the story and a decidedly non-vegetarian soup recipe, (although if you are lucky enough to obtain all of the vegetables, it wouldn't be difficult to veg up the soup by swapping vegetable broth for chicken broth and seitan, tofu or Gardein for the chicken\/seafood if you feel inclined).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParents may enjoy reading Ms. Lin's blog, which is aimed at the grown-up demographic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is a great treat for ages 3 and up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/ugly-vegetables-cvr.jpg?5126551950367384441\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/ugly-vegetables-hires.zip?5126551950367384441\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/ugly-vegetables-20th-anniversary-activity-kit.pdf?731\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Activity Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-0-88106-336-3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-57091-491-1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-60734-070-6 PDF\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 4-7\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 32\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":3239152769,"sku":"63363","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":3239762049,"sku":"14911","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/products\/ugly-vegetables-cover.jpg?v=1586805814"},{"product_id":"all-you-need-is-a-pencil-the-rainy-day-activity-book","title":"All You Need Is a Pencil","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\" style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eAll You Need Is a Pencil\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eThe Rainy Day Activity Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/joe-rhatigan\" title=\"Joe Rhatigan bio\"\u003eJoe Rhatigan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eJUST ONE PENCIL...is the key to worlds of fun!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRain, rain, go away . . . actually, after seeing this activity book, kids will say: Rain, rain, please STAY! 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There are very few words, lightly rhymed and slightly chunky: \"I love our Earth \/ when summer stars flicker, \/ and autumn leaves flame, \/ when winter flakes blow, \/ and spring blossoms show.\" The photographs, however, show several strengths. Each spread comprises a nature photo occupying a page plus half the facing page: mountain, sunset, ocean, snow. The other half-page contains the text and a small photo of a child, alone or with an adult. Each one of the pictures featuring a child invokes a color or a tone from the facing nature image, as when a ruddy moppet's green t-shirt picks up the great green of a meadow. Ecology for the very young.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Patchwork of Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat better book to choose during Earth Week than one telling us all the different ways in which to love our planet. 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We should really love our Earth for everything it gives us, big or small.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA great choice for libraries!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/i-love-our-earth-cvr.jpg?15680612384121297602\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/i-love-our-earth-hires.zip?15680612384121297602\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-58089-106-6\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-58089-107-3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book PDF\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-60734-041-6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 3-7\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 32\u003cbr\u003e10 x 7\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":5675865217,"sku":"91073","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/products\/i-love-our-earth-cover.jpg?v=1586796482"},{"product_id":"i-love-our-earth-amo-nuestra-tierra","title":"I Love Our Earth \/ Amo nuestra Tierra","description":"\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/bill-martin-jr\" title=\"Bill Martin, Jr.\"\u003eBill Martin Jr.\u003c\/a\u003e \u0026amp; \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/michael-sampson\" title=\"Michael Sampson\"\u003eMichael Sampson\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Photographs by: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/dan-lipow\" title=\"Dan Lipow\"\u003eDan Lipow\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe bilingual edition of a photographic celebration of Earth!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCelebrate our home in this joyous, poetic tribute to the Earth's colors, climates, and seasons. 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Tying all these wonders together are the faces of children from around the globe, reflecting our shared connection to the planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/this-is-our-earth\" title=\"This Is Our Earth\"\u003eThis Is Our Earth\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/many-biomes-one-earth\" title=\"Many Biomes, One Earth\"\u003eMany Biomes, One Earth\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/i-love-our-earth-spread.jpg?10744255843948443104\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e\u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBill Martin Jr., author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe late Bill Martin Jr. wrote more than 200 children's books, including the beloved classics \u003ci\u003eChicka Chicka Boom Boom\u003c\/i\u003e (Simon \u0026amp; Schuster) and \u003ci\u003eBrown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?\u003c\/i\u003e (Henry Holt).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/bill-martin-jr\" title=\"Bill Martin, Jr.\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Bill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Sampson, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor and former educator Michael Sampson has written 25 picture books, including the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eI Pledge Allegiance\u003c\/i\u003e (Candlewick), which he co-authored with Bill Martin Jr. He lives in Commerce, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/michael-sampson\" title=\"Michael Sampson\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Michael.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDan Lipow, photographer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDan Lipow's photographs have been featured in diverse media including advertising, magazines, and international humanitarian aid campaigns. Dan lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/dan-lipow\" title=\"Dan Lipow\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Dan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlease Touch Museum Book Award\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wee paean to the glories of nature, in an accessible format. There are very few words, lightly rhymed and slightly chunky: \"I love our Earth \/ when summer stars flicker, \/ and autumn leaves flame, \/ when winter flakes blow, \/ and spring blossoms show.\" The photographs, however, show several strengths. Each spread comprises a nature photo occupying a page plus half the facing page: mountain, sunset, ocean, snow. The other half-page contains the text and a small photo of a child, alone or with an adult. Each one of the pictures featuring a child invokes a color or a tone from the facing nature image, as when a ruddy moppet's green t-shirt picks up the great green of a meadow. Ecology for the very young.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Patchwork of Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat better book to choose during Earth Week than one telling us all the different ways in which to love our planet. A beautiful poem and fabulous photographs, along with a great message have made this book a true winner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI Love Our Earth, written by the wonderful Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson with photographs by Dan Lipow. A very simple concept makes a huge impact in this perfect Earth Day title. Photographs of wondrous places on our planet, along with a snapshot of a child from those places accompany a poem as to why we love the Earth as we do. Some reasons are very simple (warm sunsets), some very grand (gray mountains rising).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe photography is beautiful (and what child doesn't like looking at photos of other kids?) and the text is so simple, yet puts across a great message. We should really love our Earth for everything it gives us, big or small.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA great choice for libraries!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/i-love-our-earth-bilingual-cvr.jpg?16882135317783826900\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/i-love-our-earth-bilingual-hires.zip?3144605672837869955\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-58089-106-6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaperback\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-58089-107-3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book PDF\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-60734-041-6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 3-7\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 32\u003cbr\u003e10 x 7\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":5676571777,"sku":"95576","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/products\/i-love-our-earth-bilingual-cover.jpg?v=1586796496"},{"product_id":"spring-blossoms","title":"Spring Blossoms","description":"\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/carole-gerber\" title=\"Carole Gerber bio\"\u003eCarole Gerber\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/leslie-evans\" title=\"Leslie Evans bio\"\u003eLeslie Evans\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpring is in the air—and in the trees!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpring is here, and with the new season come trees full of life, color. . .and blossoms! From the creators of \u003ci\u003eLeaf Jumpers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWinter Trees\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpring Blossoms\u003c\/i\u003e introduces readers to a variety of different flowering trees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring a stroll through the forest, two children come across the small and white flowers on a crab apple tree, the rich, red buds on a red maple, and many more. Along the way, readers learn that some trees have both male and female flowers—each with a distinctive appearance. 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It's warm. Let's go! \/\/ Trees, so bare and plain in winter, \/ are dressed up for their yearly show.\" Gerber's gentle and informative text moves gracefully through the pages, providing descriptions of flowering trees. The dogwood and crab-apple flowers are easily recognized. Less familiar are the white oak and magnolia tree blossoms. Four of the examples show the difference between the male and female flowers (white oak, white pine, balsam fir and beech). Children unaware of the distinction might become distracted from the rhythm of the book and ask questions. Unfortunately, there are few answers in the poetic text. The ending pages show all the blossoms on one page, followed by a description of the transformation of trees in the spring, which includes a paragraph on male and female flowers. Evan's block-print-and-watercolor artwork provides clean and colorful images of the blossoms, although the medium seems to work better with the snow scenes and evergreens of the duo's \u003ci\u003eWinter Trees\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn artistic seasonal book, best appreciated by flower lovers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis homage to spring trees packs a good deal of information into lightly rhymed verse, but it's the lush art that will attract children immediately. 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Information is embedded in the poetry, such as the fact that some trees contain both male and female flowers: \"White pine's male flowers, small and yellow,\/grow in clusters near branch tips.\/Female flowers bloom weeks later.\/They're tinged with red, like slender lips.\" Back matter and clearly labeled illustrations help to make this a unique contribution to informational literature. Given the new Common Core priorities, this book is real plus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Spring Blossoms book cover\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/spring-blossoms-cvr.jpg?17105030433064911966\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/spring-blossoms-hires.zip?17105030433064911966\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-58089-412-8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaperback\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-58089-413-5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-60734-575-6 EPUB\u003cbr\u003e ISBN: 978-1-60734-594-7 PDF\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 4-8\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 32\u003cbr\u003e7 x 10\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":6309077953,"sku":"94135","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/products\/spring-blossoms-cover.jpg?v=1586803209"},{"product_id":"our-seasons","title":"Our Seasons","description":"\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/grace-lin\" title=\"Grace Lin bio\"\u003eGrace Lin\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/ranida-t-mckneally\" title=\"Ranida McKneally bio\"\u003eRanida McKneally\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/grace-lin\" title=\"Grace Lin\"\u003eGrace Lin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePunching the blue sky,\u003cbr\u003e The wind shows off its power.\u003cbr\u003e Ki-Ki almost flies.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor and illustrator Grace Lin joins science writer and editor Ranida McKneally in a celebration of the seasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrace Lin’s bright, bold illustrations and accompanying haikus, revel in the beauties and joys the four seasons offer. 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While the other sisters became scientists, Grace became an artist. Surprisingly enough, being an artist was not Grace's first choice. She first dreamed of being a champion ice skater, and drew many pictures of herself twirling and dancing on the ice. Unfortunately, Grace had neither the talent nor coordination to make it to skating stardom. However, the pictures she drew of herself held much promise and quickly became Grace's career focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/grace-lin\" title=\"Grace Lin bio\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Grace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRanida T. McKneally, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRanida T. McKneally is an educational writer and editor. She lives in Arlington, Massachusetts. This is her first book for children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/ranida-t-mckneally\" title=\"Ranida McKneally bio\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Ranida McKneally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eABC Best Books for Children\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCCBC Choices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this intriguing combination of poetry and nonfiction, each season is given three double-spreads, containing a haiku and a science question-and-answer. In Spring, for example, \"Lily hears thunder.\/ 'You don't have to yell' she calls.\/ Still, the sky grumbles.\" The sidebar asks, \"What makes a thunderstorm?\" and explains how hot air rising quickly causes the electrical buildup that results in thunder and lightning. The questions are relevant to children (\"Why do I sneeze?\") and the answers clear and thorough. Lin's vivid gouache illustrations and multi-ethnic characters Lily, Owen, Ki-ki and Kevin are terrifically appealing. If the haikus aren't quite to the level of Jack Prelutsky's \u003ci\u003eIf Not For the Cat\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) or George Shannon's \u003ci\u003eSpring\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), that's a small quibble given that this has the potential to interest children in both poetry and science.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLess workmanlike than Gail Gibbons' \u003ci\u003eThe Reasons for the Seasons\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), this attractive picture book demystifies seasonal changes in a question-and-answer format. Each spread's boldfaced head-scratcher (\"Why do my cheeks turn red in the cold?\"; \"What makes a thunderstorm?\") receives two smoothly written paragraphs of explanation; an energetic, arrestingly patterned painting featuring on of the book's four child characters; and an interpretive haiku (\"Lily hears thunder\/ 'You don't have to yell!' she calls.\/ Still, the sky grumbles\"). An excellent opening and closing entry connects the earth's tilt with seasonal conditions around the world. The organization is a bit awkward. Although questions are grouped by seasons, they often apply more broadly, and some entries would have benefited from diagrams. Even so, children won't escape learning a thing or two about the processes described, and many teachers will find inspiration for language-arts projects in the haiku component.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing a brief explanation of the science behind the seasons, Lin takes readers from autumn to summer, pairing haiku verses on one page with explanations of seasonal changes on the other. For autumn, for example, the text answers the questions, \"What makes the wind?\"; \"Why do leaves change color?\"; and \"Why do I see my breath?\" Further pairings address frost, suntans, thunderstorms, and pollination, among others. The simple haiku provide an accessible foray into poetry for the youngest readers and, for the most part, the scientific explanations follow suit. While the initial explanation of the Earth's revolution around the sun might have benefited from a more illustrative diagram, the title ultimately delivers. The gouache illustrations have plenty of child appeal and effectively tie together the poetry and the facts. 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Wispy, naturalistic images with the look of scratchboard art show a chipmunk eating an acorn as the book opens; opposite, it curls up in a thatch of grass. Baby bobcats, otters, and skunks follow, and black backgrounds for the bobcat and skunk's \"awake\" scenes hint at their nocturnal habits. A full-color closing spread of a human child almost seems like it belongs to another book, visually speaking, but should help youngest readers draw connections between their own habits and those of the pictured animals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs she did in \u003cem\u003eBaby Animals Spots \u0026amp; Stripes\u003c\/em\u003e (2014) and \u003cem\u003eBaby Animals Black \u0026amp; White\u003c\/em\u003e (1998), Tildes uses detailed black-and-white illustrations to catch infants' eyes, here highlighting four unusual animals.At the same time she subtly and wordlessly imparts some pretty sophisticated scientific concepts. Tildes' illustrations alternate between the diurnal chipmunk and otter and the nocturnal bobcat and skunk. Each animal is shown twice, awake and asleep on opposite pages, with only the black or white background hinting at the time of day when that animal is active. Although each animal is named, the more complex concepts are left for adult reading partners, or perhaps older siblings, to point out or ignore depending on the interest, age, and attention of their babies. This is an age-appropriate choice, but it relies on adults to supply the scientific vocabulary. A toy chipmunk and otter-, bobcat- and skunk-decorated clothing reprise the same animals in the final, full-color pair of images of a charming human baby. The purple-clad child is appropriately androgynous and also ethnically ambiguous, though this curly-haired darling is very pale.A simple book with interesting possibilities for repeated reading, especially likely to hold the attention of both babies and their preschool-age siblings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Baby Animals Day \u0026amp; Night book cover\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/baby-animals-day-and-night-cvr.jpg?14952336271264078699\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/baby-animals-day-and-night-hires.zip?14952336271264078699\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoard Book\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-58089-609-2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-60734-819-1 EPUB\u003cbr\u003e ISBN: 978-1-60734-820-7 PDF\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 0-3\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 10\u003cbr\u003e6 x 6\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Board Book","offer_id":14632434631,"sku":"96092","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/products\/baby-animals-day-and-night-cover.jpg?v=1586783967"},{"product_id":"one-big-rain","title":"One Big Rain","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan size=\"4\" style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003eOne Big Rain\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003ePoems for Rainy Days\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/rita-gray\" title=\"Rita Gray\"\u003eRita Gray\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/ryan-orourke\" title=\"Ryan O'Rourke\"\u003eRyan O'Rourke\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRain, rain . . . don't go away!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRita Gray has compiled twenty poems about precipitation, each written by well-known poets such as Kyoshi, Eve Merriam, Lilian Moore, and Carl Sandburg. Divided into poems written about rain within each of the four seasons, this compilation offers the reader a chance to revel in the beauty of precipitation and the poetry it inspires. The variety of poems opens the door for discussion of poetic styles, while Ryan O'Rourke's playful yet sophisticated illustrations will appeal to readers of all ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/our-seasons\" title=\"Our Seasons\"\u003eOur Seasons\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/because-i-could-not-stop-my-bike\" title=\"Because I Could Not Stop My Bike\"\u003eBecause I Could Not Stop My Bike\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/one-big-rain-spread.jpg?14426977686993355399\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRita Gray, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver the years, Rita Gray's background in psychology and social work has given her the opportunity to work with children and their families, and this has allowed her to see the positive experience books present for kids. Rita spends her free time reading and writing poetry. She's the author of several children's books, including \u003cem\u003eMama Mine, Mama Mine\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eEasy Street\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eThe Wild Little Horse\u003c\/em\u003e. She and her family live in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/rita-gray\" title=\"Rita Gray\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Rita.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRyan O'Rourke, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor many years Ryan O'Rourke's illustrations have appeared in galleries, newspapers, and magazines, including a weekly illustration for the \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe Sunday Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eOne Big Rain\u003c\/em\u003e marks Ryan's foray into children's picture books. He makes his home in Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/ryan-orourke\" title=\"Ryan O'Rourke\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Ryan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe images in this compact collection are appropriately misty-colors and shapes seen through rain. The brief poems cover many styles, including a number of translated haiku, but they are all evocative and easily grasped. Arranged by season, they follow the rain through autumn, winter, spring and summer. The compiler's own poem, \"Black Cat\" - \"Black cat\/ at a white\/ window-pane\/ watches a rose\/ run red\/ in the rain\" - sits on a stark white page, the black cat curling in the lower-right corner, the window with rose in the upper left. The swirls, swoops and geometric shapes are all softened by rain. Other poets included run from Robert Frost to Issa, Hilda Conkling to Lilian Moore, R. Olivares Figueroa (translated from Spanish) to Sigbjørn Obstfelder (translated from Norwegian). Frogs and watermelons, children and shadows, owls and plum blossoms appear in these pages. Soft and refreshing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith five short poems for each season of the year, this unassuming anthology offers a sampling of poems about rain. Following the anthologist's introduction to the moods and sounds of rain at different times of the year is a short commentary on haiku and its translation adapted from a book by poet, translator, and haiku aficionado, William J. Higginson, whose approach has less to do with counting syllables than with capturing the spirit of the form. Gray's collection of poems, nicely balanced in tone, style, and origin, includes eight Japanese haiku in translation and short works by a number of American poets, some renowned and others little known. Understated in color and somewhat stylized in form, the oil-on-paper illustrations capture the seasons of the year as well as the moods of the verse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Horn Book Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with an appropriate palette of grays, blues, and olive greens, this anthology of twenty poems quietly celebrates what is probably poetry's favorite kind of weather: rain. Most selections are a handful of lines, from the opening haiku (\"the falling leaves\/ fall in layers...the rain\/ beats on the rain\") to Sandburg's \"Summer Grass\" (\"...The rain hears; the rain answers; the rain is slowly coming;\/ the rain wets the face of the grass\"). On the whole, the poems favor imagery over bouncy rhyme (although there is Sigbjørn Obstfelder's onomatopoetic \"Rain,\" with its lively sound effects), with the pictures adding just enough snap to keep things from becoming too sleepy. The book design is invitingly small, and the placement of the poems on the pages is clean and pleasing to the eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection artfully evokes the types of precipitation throughout the seasons. Twenty poems trace the yearly cycle through the leaf-clearing rains of autumn, the forceful squalls of winter, spring's gentle promise, and welcome summer showers. There's a poem by Robert Frost (\"To the Thawing Wind\") and one by Carl Sandburg (\"Summer Grass\"), along with selections by Eve Merriam, Richard Lewis, and Issa's delightful \"a bush warbler...\/ muddy feet wiped\/ on the plum blossoms.\" The short poems are distinctive and well chosen, as in Lilian Moore's \"Weather Report,\" which imagines a wintry crystalline orchard. The delightful oil-on-paper illustrations in muted colors wrap around the text and add whimsical details such as sparrows in knitted caps and scarves. This attractive collection offers a delightful introduction to nature poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis playful group of 20 rain-themed poems includes the works of Robert Frost, Carl Sandburg, and Hilda Conkling, among others, as well as several haiku in translation. Although rhymes (such as Dixie Wilson's \"I like the gray\/ November day,\/ And bare, dead boughs\/ That coldly sway\") are outnumbered by free verse poems and haiku (\"stars on the pond-\/ again, a pitter-patter of winter rain\"), every poem is short, quietly illustrated, and organized by season. 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Pig is happy. She loves to dance. She loves to eat. But she cannot fly. And she cannot swim. Goose can fly like a bird. Goose can glide across the water beautifully. But he cannot tell stories or host a party like Pig can. Pig and Goose are very different. But what they do have in common is that they like each other. And they love springtime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimple text and charming illustrations guide beginning readers throughout the story and encourage independent reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"Aggie and Ben\" href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/aggie-and-ben\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAggie and Ben\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"Grin and Bear It\" href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/grin-and-bear-it\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGrin and Bear It\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"Pinch and Dash Make Soup\" href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/pinch-and-dash-make-soup\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePinch and Dash Make Soup\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"Poodle and Hound\" href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/poodle-and-hound\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePoodle and Hound\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"Wiggle and Waggle\" href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/wiggle-and-waggle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWiggle and Waggle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/pig-_-goose-spread.jpg?6297828959603409458\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e\u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRebecca Bond, author and illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRebecca Bond is a children's book author and illustrator. Some of her illustrated titles include \u003ci\u003eThe House That George Built\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Mysterious Woods of Whistle Root\u003c\/i\u003e (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). She is both the author and illustrator of \u003ci\u003eEscape from Baxter's Barn\u003c\/i\u003e (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), \u003ci\u003eOut of the Woods: A True Story of an Unforgettable Event\u003c\/i\u003e (Macmillan), and several others. Rebecca lives in Boston, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2018 Cooperative Children's Book Center choice, Books for Newly Independent Readers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/star-fade.gif?18127980511287865543\"\u003e \u003cb\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis delightful transitional reader, dedicated to Arnold Lobel, celebrates the joy of new friendship. In the first chapter, Pig fixes herself a picnic on a beautiful day. The small white dot she spies turns out to be Goose, who lands right beside her. When Pig admires her new acquaintance’s flying skills, Goose offers to teach her. But try as Pig might—and she is quite determined—she cannot leave the ground. “Pig put her head back and laughed loudly. Goose held his belly and laughed, too. They rolled in the road and snorted and honked. They laughed until they cried.” In the second chapter, the new friends share Pig’s picnic by the pond. Afterward, they rest, and Pig dreams she is flying. When she awakens, Goose is gone. The porker again notices a dot—this time in the water—getting larger and larger. “ ‘Wow!’ exclaimed Pig. ‘You can swim, too!’ Goose blushed. ‘Gosh,’ he said, ‘it is nothing. All geese can swim.’ ” Pig asserts that swimming is elegant, graceful, and quiet but laments that she herself is none of these things. The modest bird assures his friend that she has other talents. Brightening, Pig invites Goose to a “First-Day-of-Spring Party.” In the final chapter, Pig hosts her party, which features many friends, delicious food, stories, and dancing. “ ‘Pig,’ whispered Goose, ‘you are wonderful.’ ‘Really?’ Pig said, blushing. ‘Me?’ ‘Yes,’ said Goose, ‘you.’ ” Late that night, they tell each other how happy they are to be friends and make plans for another outing. The delicate watercolor and ink illustrations are as pleasing as the heartwarming text, which will appeal to children and their grown-ups. VERDICT A lovely story to share with preschoolers and young independent readers. An excellent selection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn unlikely friendship between a portly pig and a graceful goose blooms in a springtime story infused with compassion and gentle humor. When Pig observes Goose's grace in flight, she asks the fowl to teach her. Pig's attempts at flying are laugh-out-loud funny, but it's a shared laugh, not at either character's expense. Despite their considerable differences, the two charmingly anthropomorphic animals become friends. \"Goody gumdrops!\" sums up Pig's perennially positive attitude, so her disappointment when she cannot learn to fly like Goose is palpable. Her amazement at Goose's ability to swim is equally believable, causing her to rue that she is not \"elegant,\" \"graceful,\" or \"quiet,\" like Goose. Goose graciously points out that Pig is \"other things.\" Goose is gratifyingly appreciative of Pig's delicious cooking, her skills as a hostess and raconteur, and her infectious enthusiasm for picnics and parties. Bond breaks the fairly extensive text into three chapters, making the story feel approachable while giving new readers a sense of accomplishment. Simple, repetitive vocabulary and no more than eight lines of text per page help make the story accessible. With 48 pages and an on-the-large-side 7-by-9-inch trim size, the book leaves plenty of space for Bond's expressive watercolor illustrations on every page. Find Pig and Goose a place on the friendship shelf with the likes of Frog and Toad, Elephant and Piggie, and Houndsley and Catina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the first chapter of this beginning reader, Pig sets off for a picnic on the first day of spring and meets Goose. \"How well you fly!\" she comments, and Goose suggests that he teach her; alas, pigs famously do not fly, but rather than feeling disappointed, Pig sees the humor in the situation and the two friends enjoy a lovely—grounded—picnic. Still, Pig is feeling a bit useless, but then she remembers she's a good event planner, and the first day of spring (and the book) ends with a dinner and dance party. Charming and goofy Pig and Goose are surely kin to Frog and Toad, and there's gentle humor and whimsy threading through the story. The repetition of words, short sentences, and the three-chapter set up make this an ideal choice for older listeners transitioning to young readers, but the playful dialogue also lends itself to reading aloud. Bond's watercolor art creates a quiet, dreamy world with softly dappled textures and a subdued palette against a creamy background until a full page spread of brighter blues and greens captures the night sky of the waning spring day. Fans of Pooh and Co. and \u003cem\u003eThe Wind in the Willows\u003c\/em\u003e will want to make pals with Pig and Goose and hope for another seasonal outing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLimited vocabulary doesn't mean early readers can't be lyrical. Bond (\u003cem\u003eOut of the Woods\u003c\/em\u003e) demonstrates as much in a passage about spring: \"They watched the wind play in the new leaves. Everything whispered and waved and danced.\" Three linked stories accompanied by fanciful pen-and-wash drawings explore the theme of identifying gifts. In the first, Pig tries to learn how to fly like her new friend Goose, but fails (\"I have never seen a pig fly,\" Pig admits). Next, she admires Goose's ability to swim (\"Swimming is so elegant. So graceful. So quiet. I am none of those things\"). When Pig throws a marvelous party, though, it's Goose who's impressed: \"'Pig,' whispered Goose, 'you are \u003cem\u003ewonderful\u003c\/em\u003e.'\" Innocent exclamations abound (\"Goody gumdrops!\"), and so do sincere and generous sentiments. Pig is rosy cheeked and ample waisted, and wears rather dumpy clothing, while Goose is sleek and handsome. Yet it's Pig who keeps her guests enthralled and who pays attention to beauty. It's a quiet but effective reminder that an individual's appearance and skills are not the source of his or her worth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePig decides to embrace the first day of spring with a picnic by the pond. As she skips in that direction, a white dot in the sky catches her attention. \"The dot got bigger and bigger. The dot came to land right by Pig! The dot was not a dot at all. It was a goose!\" Thus begins a special friendship reminiscent of many classic pairs in the beginning reader canon. In three short chapters spanning less then twenty-four hours, readers join these two as they get to know each other better. In the first chapter, Goose tries to teach Pig to fly, with comical results. In the second chapter, Pig comes to terms with the fact that she cannot swim, either, and will never be graceful like her new friend, Goose. \"'But,' said Goose, 'you are other things.'\" While the chosen vocabulary consciously supports newer readers, the text remains smooth and expressive. The comfortable line-and-watercolor illustrations capture both the season and the spirit of the story while providing some visual cues to help readers along. In the final chapter, Pig throws a party that evening at her house. She prepares delicious food, tells great stories, laughs and dances. \"'Pig,' whispered Goose, 'you are \u003cem\u003ewonderful\u003c\/em\u003e.'\" These two have already noted their mutual appreciation for all the seasons—perhaps they will experience them together in future adventures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/pig-and-goose-cvr.jpg?1334986572637247391\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/pig-and-goose-hires.zip?10181614341424834566\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-58089-594-1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-60734-715-6 EPUB\u003cbr\u003e ISBN: 978-1-60734-846-7 PDF\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 5-8\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 48\u003cbr\u003e6 \u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\/\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e x 8 \u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\/\u003csub\u003e4\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCorrelated to Common Core State Standards:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnglish Language Arts-Literacy. Reading Literature. Grade 2. Standards 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10\u003cbr\u003eEnglish Language Arts-Literacy. Reading Literature. Grade 3. 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Found.\u003c\/i\u003e (Roaring Brook) and \u003ci\u003eHeart of a Tiger\u003c\/i\u003e (Dial Books for Young Readers). She lives in Alva, Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhyllis Tildes, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhyllis Tildes is the author and illustrator of \u003ci\u003eBaby Animals Black and White\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnimals in Camouflage\u003c\/i\u003e. 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Recent titles include \u003ci\u003eLiving Fossils: Clues to the Past\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eToo Hot? Too Cold? Keeping Body Temperature Just Right\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Warmer World\u003c\/i\u003e. Caroline lives in Los Angeles, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/caroline-arnold\" title=\"Caroline Arnold\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Caroline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCybils Award for Elementary Nonfiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's a lucky kindergartner who gets to witness the miracle of life through the incubation of eggs. White kindergarten teacher Mrs. Best raises chickens at home and is teaching her diverse group of students about chickens and eggs. In brilliant close-up photographs, readers see the students' wide-eyed faces as they learn about incubation, the parts of the egg, the egg tooth, and everything else about the 21-day cycle from egg to chick. The easy-to-read narrative follows the days to hatching and the first weeks of life in the classroom. On many pages, the classroom story is supplemented by scientific information set in faux handwritten type in egg-shaped callouts. Teachers who are contemplating bringing eggs (and their eventual chicks) into the classroom will learn much here. Ample backmatter will help to answer any additional chicken questions for the especially interested teacher or student, including some tricky ones. For example, she broaches the truth that only 50 to 80 percent of incubated eggs hatch, and she makes it clear that chicks are not good house pets. Arnold captures the joy and mystery of this familiar unit of study.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough photographs and direct, unadorned writing, Arnold \u003cem\u003e(Living Fossils\u003c\/em\u003e) takes readers to a (real-life) kindergarten class in Los Angeles, where the teacher, Mrs. Best, brings in eggs from the chickens she keeps at home. As the children tend to the eggs, keeping track of the 21-day incubation cycle on a calendar, readers learn about the parts of an egg and how chick develops inside. Finally, the eggs begin to hatch: \"Little by little, the shell begins to crack. It is like unzipping a zipper.\" Arnold's photographs clearly show the children observing, feeding, and learning how to hold the chicks, which eventually return to Mrs. Best's house. A glossary and answers to common questions (\"When you eat an egg, are you eating a baby chick?\" \"Do chickens make good pets?\") conclude this up-close look at where chickens—and their eggs—come from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReaders are in for a treat as they join Mrs. Best and her kindergarten class for their egg-hatching project, aka the most adorable class project ever. Mrs. best has brought a variety of chicken eggs—brown, white, speckled—from her backyard coop to an incubator in her classroom in order to teach her students about how chicks grow. The informative text is augmented by copious photo illustrations, including a diagram of the different parts of an egg, a demonstration of candling (placing a fertilized egg over a light to see inside it), and eventually the fluffy chicks themselves. The book documents how Mrs. Best's diverse class counts down the 21 days until the eggs hatch, the hatching process, and the first month of the chicks' lives, detailing their care and growth, and nesting quick facts in egg-shaped ovals throughout. Readers will come away with a good understanding of chickens' origins and will likely want to rush off to hatch an egg of their own, but Arnold wisely cautions that chickens do not make good pets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBCCB Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis photoessay follows Los Angeles kindergarten teacher Jennifer Best as she shares her enthusiasm for raising chickens with her young students. Best brings in the fertilized eggs and an incubator, and over the next two months the kids (and, by extension, Arnold's audience) learn about and observe first hand the development of the embryos, the exhausting work of hatching, and the first weeks of the chicks' lives. The chronological narration keeps readers invested, while egg-shaped insets add information or context as needed. It's close-up photographs, though, that will make this a class pleaser, with views of hardware, cages and feed, eggs cracking open, and of course bedraggles little hatchlings and the adorable little fluffballs they become. A Q\u0026amp;A on all things chicken, a glossary, and lists of kid-friendly print and online resources are included. Forward-thinking carnivores in the audience may wonder what will happen to these chicks, but Arnold simply concludes, \"In about five months the roosters will be able to crow. The hens will start laying eggs. Perhaps next year some of their eggs will come back to school and hatch into new chicks.\" Fair enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSLJ's Classroom Bookshelf blog\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWho can resist the sweet yellow fuzziness of a tiny chick? Caroline Arnold’s photo essay lets readers share the experiences of a lucky Kindergarten class whose teacher has provided them with sixteen chicken eggs and an incubator. The primary text offers a narrative of the incubation and hatching processes, from the time the eggs arrive in the classroom through to the departure of the month old chicks. A secondary text provides readers with additional information about eggs, embryonic development, and chicken behavior. Engaging photographs vary in size and placement and depict Mrs. Best’s diverse class of children as they observe and care for the eggs and hatchlings. Key questions that young readers may have, including the oh so critical question: “When you eat an egg are you eating a baby chick?,” are addressed in helpful back matter (rest assured, the answer to the question is no). Also included are a glossary, online resources and suggestions for further reading. This versatile title is an excellent addition to studies of animals, life cycles, or agriculture, as well as an excellent mentor text for the genre of photo essay and stories of classroom life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/hatching-chicks-in-room-6-cvr.jpg?8329633315470798279\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/hatching-chicks-in-room-6-hires.zip?8329633315470798279\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-58089-735-8\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-268-9\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-60734-991-4 EPUB\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-60734-992-1 PDF\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 3-7\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 40\u003cbr\u003e9 \u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\/\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e x 8 \u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\/\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication date: January 10, 2017 [\/TABS]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":27809047751,"sku":"97358","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44242779373805,"sku":"42689","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/products\/hatching-chicks-room-6-cover.jpg?v=1586795658"},{"product_id":"fresh-picked-poetry","title":"Fresh-Picked Poetry","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFresh-Picked Poetry\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Day at the Farmers' Market\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/michelle-schaub\" title=\"Michelle Schaub\"\u003eMichelle Schaub\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/amy-huntington\" title=\"Amy Huntington\"\u003eAmy Huntington\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIt's market day. Hooray, hooray!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection of poems takes young readers to a day at an urban farmers' market. Who to see, what to eat, and how produce is grown--it's all so exciting, fresh, and delicious. Readers are invited to peruse the stands and inspect vendors' wares with poems like \"Farmer Greg's Free-Range Eggs,\" \"Summer Checklist,\" and \"Necessary Mess.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBright and vibrant, this is the perfect guide for little ones to take with them on marketing day to inspire literacy and healthy eating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"Our Food\" href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/our-food-a-healthy-serving-of-science-and-poems\"\u003eOur Food\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"Our Seasons\" href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/our-seasons\"\u003eOur Seasons\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"Old Manhattan Has Some Farms\" href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/old-manhattan-has-some-farms\"\u003eOld Manhattan Has Some Farms\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/fresh-picked-poetry-spread.jpg?10018996013220768931\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichelle Schaub, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichelle Schaub's poems have appeared in several anthologies and magazines. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThis or That Sports Debate: A Rip-Roaring Game of Either\/Or Questions\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVehicles of World War I\u003c\/i\u003e (Capstone Press). Michelle lives in Downers Grove, Illinois.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/michelle-schaub\" title=\"Michelle Schaub\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Michelle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmy Huntington, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmy Huntington illustrated \u003ci\u003eGrandma Drove the Garbage Truck\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGrandma Drove the Snowplow\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGrandma Drove the Lobsterboat\u003c\/i\u003e (Down East Books) among others. Amy lives in Williston, Vermont.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/amy-huntington\" title=\"Amy Huntington\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Amy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/star-fade.gif?18127980511287865543\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA multiethnic crowd of people saunter through a farmers’ market, investigating produce, accompanied by cheerful poetry. Does the “smell of a melon give clues you can use”? Are free-range eggs truly “eggs-traordinary,” and is honey really “liquid-gold alchemy”? Along with this delectable sampling of sweet corn and the search for gooseberries are a list of reasons to shop at such a market, from “Tempting Your Taste Buds” to “Befriending a Farmer.” Huntington’s light watercolor brushstrokes provide a pleasing window into the world of the farmers’ market, from the early morning unloading of the truck to packing up in the late afternoon. Pair this delightful visit with Grace Lin’s mix of science and haiku in \u003cem\u003eOur Food: A Healthy Serving of Science and Poems\u003c\/em\u003e and Gail Gibbons’s exuberant \u003cem\u003eThe Vegetables We Eat\u003c\/em\u003e for a nicely balanced diet. VERDICT When “a line wraps around the corner for fresh-squeezed lemonade” and the “farmers mist the Swiss chard and themselves,” you know you’re in the right place. Yes!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA collection of poems celebrates farmers markets. Beginning with \"Market Day Today,\" Schaub encourages readers to \"spy the wonders \/ on display\" where \"farmers chat\" and \"musicians play.\" In \"Early Risers,\" farmers \"harvest, sort, \/ wash, and load\" produce at dawn, and in \"Transformed,\" they convert city spaces into \"tasty transformations.\" \"Pile Up\" describes brown-skinned Farmer Rick meticulously stacking cauliflowers, peppers, beets, and peas in \"perfect symmetry,\" while \"Is It Ripe\" offers clues on testing cherries, peaches, melons, and apricots. Other poems extol the scrumptious scent of freshly baked goods, the twang and rattle of market music, the \"ear to ear\" joy of sweet corn, honey's \"liquid-gold alchemy,\" and \"eggs-traordinary\" free-range eggs. Empty produce crates and brimming cupboards offer closure in \"Day's End.\" Humorous, detail-rich, fresh-toned water-color, graphite, ink, and Photoshop illustrations introduce a brown-skinned farm boy, a white city girl, and their respective dogs, who provide a diverting visual subtext as they explore the market while chasing their rambunctious pets across double-page spreads. \"Fresh-Picked Reasons to Spend a Day at the Market\" offers useful data on farmers markets. Sprightly illustrations and engaging rhymes will leave readers eager to sample market bounty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn her first picture book, poet Schaub celebrates farmers' markets in 18 buoyant, mostly rhymed poems; readers can follow two children and their respective dogs through one such market in Huntington's (Grandma Drove the Lobsterboat) airy watercolors. The poems sing praises of the edibles on sale at the market, as well its sights and entertainment. \"Get your roasted sweet corn here!\/can't beat this time-of-year!\" reads \"Sally's Sweet Corn,\" while \"Delightful Bites\" highlights the market's delicious smells: \"Alluring aromas float over tent-tops—a whiff of vanilla, a whisper of spice.\" Occasional moments of excitement (one of the dogs makes a beeline for a table of free fruit samples) capture the bustling energy of an outdoor market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreating a casual, summery vibe, this attractive book presents a chronological series of short poems describing a farmers’ market. Before dawn, farmers load their trucks and drive toward town. At daybreak, they set up their tents and tables. Soon the market buzzes with people talking and dogs chasing around the stands. Besides the usual produce, shoppers find honey, eggs, baked goods, a knife sharpener, a face painter, and dress-up costumes for kids. Schaub handles rhythm and rhyme with a light, sure touch. Individual poems feature topics such as the selling of sweet corn, the music of fiddle and banjo, and the need for dirt. Created with watercolor, graphite, ink, and digital elements, the illustrations suggest the happy chaos of a busy marketplace in a racially diverse community. Recurring characters, both people and dogs, can be found in many scenes as they observe and interact with one another. As fully illustrated as a picture book, this cheerful collection of verse offers an enticing introduction to farmers’ markets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/fresh-picked-poetry-cvr.jpg?7715911125647041449\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/fresh-picked-poetry-hires.zip?10801835734055143822\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-58089-547-7\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-63289-573-8 EPUB\u003cbr\u003e ISBN: 978-1-63289-574-5 PDF\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 4-8\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 32\u003cbr\u003e8 x 10\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCorrelated to Common Core State Standards:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnglish Language Arts-Literacy. 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Turtles, birds, fish, beavers, and kangaroos are just like people—they need homes, and take up residence in unusual places. Sidebars offer more detail and a unique glimpse at the similarities between animal and human homes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobbin Gourley's stylish, scientifically accurate illustrations put the final polish on this stunning collection. Back matter includes more information about each animal—their habits and their habitats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/charlesbridge.blogspot.com\/2018\/05\/charlesbridge-unplugged-5-steve-jenkins.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eListen\u003c\/a\u003e to author Steve Jenkins talk about \u003cem\u003eA House in the Sky\u003c\/em\u003e on Charlesbridge Unplugged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/charlesbridge.com\/products\/a-place-to-start-a-family\" title=\"A Place to Start a Family\"\u003eA Place to Start a Family\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/at-home-in-the-coral-reef\" title=\"At Home in the Coral Reef\"\u003eAt Home in the Coral Reef\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/house-in-the-sky-spread.jpg?10896473996986799309\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteve Jenkins, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteve Jenkins, recipient of a Caldecott Honor, has written or co-written more than thirty books about the natural world for young readers, inlcuding \u003ci\u003eDown, Down, Down: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhat Do You Do With a Tail Like This?\u003c\/i\u003e (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/steve-jenkins\" title=\"Author Steve Jenkins\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Steve here, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/charlesbridge.blogspot.com\/2018\/05\/charlesbridge-unplugged-5-steve-jenkins.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003elisten\u003c\/a\u003e to our podcast interview with Steve here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobbin Gourley, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobin Gourley is the author\/illustrator of several children's books, including \u003ci\u003eBring Me Some Apples and I'll Make You a Pie: A Story About Edna Lewis\u003c\/i\u003e (Clarion).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/robbin-gourley\" title=\"Illustrator Robbin Gourley\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Robbin here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComing Soon!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwenty animals and their sometimes-unusual ways of sheltering themselves are presented in full-color watercolor illustrations. Though only one creature, the common swift, really makes a home in the sky (and \"eats, drinks, and sleeps on the wing\"), the animal homes in this collection are varied and occasionally surprising. Jenkins' brief text describes the houses and shelters of mammals (tree kangaroo, badger, beaver, house mouse, and raccoon), birds (reed warbler, red ovenbird, burrowing owl, common swift, satin bowerbird), Siamese fighting fish, other water dwellers (rock-boring urchin, veined octopus, hermit crab, Venus comb, whale barnacle), insects (caddis fly, termite, Mexican book beetle), and a reptile (the box turtle). Animals that construct their own shelters are interspersed with animals that find shelters prefabricated for them—and of course the box turtle carries its shelter along with it. Gourley's full-page illustrations convey the general look of each shelter, though the environments they're found in aren't always made clear. The Venus comb, for instance, looks fascinating, but is it underwater? Or not? In general, though, these simple introductions are fine beginnings and may lead curious readers to find out more. Alas, they won't find a bibliography or source suggestions. The variety of animals is a definite plus, however. Separate brief paragraphs on each creature appear in the back pages, addressing general geographic location, animal size, and diet. A pretty, introductory survey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA thoughtful picture book about where we live and why we live there. What are houses used for—to shelter, to impress, to protect? The text raises there and other questions, and each spread includes a whimsical watercolor illustration of an animal’s home. Gourley balances muted tones with bright swipes of color to direct readers’ attentions to specific elements of the structure. The examinations of creatures going about daily life are striking. Ants work, adult birds guard babies in the nest, whales bear barnacle colonies on their backs, the tree-kangaroo sleeps, the badger burrows; houses in the sky, houses on land, and houses underwater—each scene is depicted with care and includes more detailed information in a smaller font beneath the main text. Young ones can playfully enjoy Jenkins’s warm prose and Gourley’s delicate art, while older readers can engage in exploratory learning. More robust explanations of the different species at the end of the book make it an excellent STEM offering. \u003cstrong\u003eVERDICT\u003c\/strong\u003e: Purchase for its jeu d’esprit, its attention to detail, and its respect for the intelligence of its young audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpening with the idea that “animals, like people, often need a cozy place to sleep, a hideaway for escaping danger, or a safe place to raise a family,” this informative picture book introduces a series of animals and their homes. From tree kangaroos to burrowing owls to barnacles on gray whales, Jenkins writes succinctly about these animals and their surprisingly varied dwellings. Each full-page or double-page entry presents a type of home and how it serves its occupant. Well suited to younger children, the main large-print text might include several animals in the one sentence that extends over multiple pages. A sentence or two in small type relates directly to the illustration. The book’s conclusion turns the opening sentence around in a satisfying way. An appended section offers additional facts about each animal, such as its size, location, migration, and diet. Gourley’s graceful, appealing watercolor illustrations support the text beautifully. Showing a broad range of animal homes and explaining related behaviors, this book is an effective read-aloud choice in the classroom or at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"A House in the Sky book cover\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/house-in-the-sky-cvr.jpg?10896473996986799309\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/house-in-the-sky-hires.zip?4902598842805067619\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-58089-780-8\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-63289-603-2 EPUB\u003cbr\u003e ISBN: 978-1-63289-604-9 PDF\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 3-7\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 32\u003cbr\u003e 9 x 9\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCorrelated to Common Core State Standards:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnglish Language Arts-Literacy. 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Based on information garnered through twenty years of research by the author, \u003ci\u003eBelle's Journey\u003c\/i\u003e will soar into reader's hearts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eListen to an interview with author Rob Bierregaard on Radio-Canada:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"\/\/www.cbc.ca\/i\/caffeine\/syndicate\/?mediaId=2694132471\" width=\"504\" height=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/charlesbridge.com\/products\/a-mothers-journey\" title=\"A Mother's Journey\"\u003eA Mother's Journey\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/charlesbridge.com\/products\/spit-sticks-a-chimney-full-of-swifts\" title=\"Spit \u0026amp; Sticks\"\u003eSpit \u0026amp; Sticks\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/charlesbridge.com\/products\/the-barn-owls\"\u003eThe Barn Owls\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eBelle's Journey\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GSGYzhrALUk\" height=\"315\" width=\"420\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER SPREAD BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/belles-journey-spread.jpg?324815985862036028\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRob Bierregaard, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRob Bierregaard has studied ospreys in New England since 1971. Beginning in 2000, he started tagging ospreys with satellite transmitters that enable us to follow their migration to South America and back. \u003ci\u003eBelle's Journey\u003c\/i\u003e is Rob's first children's book. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/charlesbridge.com\/pages\/rob-bierregaard\" title=\"Author Rob Bierregaard\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Rob here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKate Garchinsky, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKate Garchinsky is the illustrator of Belle's Journey and The Secret Life of Red Fox. Prior to creating children's books, Kate designed toys, birdbaths, and trail maps. She lives with her husband, Brian, in Pennsylvania. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/charlesbridge.com\/pages\/kate-garchinksy\" title=\"Illustrator Kate Garchinsky\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Kate here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCCBC Choices 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA young osprey named Belle completes her first 4,000-mile solo migration from Massachusetts to South America and back. One spring, Dr. B., a scientist on Martha's Vineyard who studies ospreys, selects Belle, a large, young female, to be equipped with a satellite transmitter dispatching messages tracking her movements every three days. By September, Belle has become an expert fish catcher and a strong flier, and she is poised for her migration south. Launching from Martha's Vineyard, Belle flies nonstop for two days over the open Atlantic before resting on a cargo ship. Resuming her journey, Belle traverses a Bahamian island, Cuba, and the Caribbean Sea. A hurricane blows her into Colombia, and she eventually arrives in Brazil. A year and a half later, Belle returns to Martha's Vineyard, taking an inland route to begin the next phase of her life. In this \"mostly true story,\" Bierregaard (the real Dr. B.) uses the real-life Belle, whose migration he tracked, to convey this lively, personalized look at migrating ospreys. Rendered in watercolor pencil, ink, and aqua crayon, the realistic, atmospheric illustrations rely on line and color to capture the drama of Belle's amazing adventure. An engaging, informative introduction to ospreys for budding birders\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e School Library Journal \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in an easy-to-follow and authoritative style, this narrative nonfiction tale recounts the story of a young osprey from her early days in Martha’s Vineyard, MA, to her first migration to South America and back. Bierregaard, who has studied the birds for more than 40 years, explains that this is mostly a true story, but that he has imagined some of the details. He caught Belle as a young chick and fastened a radio transmitter to her (worn like a backpack), which sends an account of Belle’s travels to the scientist every three days. He knows where she’s been, how long it took her to reach certain places, and the weather she encounters along the way. Belle’s flight is an instinctual one, readers are told, but that doesn’t make it any less exciting. She travels many miles each day, survives a hurricane, visits the Japurá river in Brazil, and avoids threats from humans and other animals. Students will be easily caught up in Belle’s story, especially when she encounters dangers for the first time in her young life. Garchinsky’s illustrations—done in watercolor pencil, ink, and aqua crayons—are not only lovely to look at but match the book’s lively tone. There are also two photographs of the real-life Belle included at the end. \u003cb\u003eVERDICT\u003c\/b\u003e: A page-turner for animal lovers, this book is a good choice for libraries in need of engrossing nonfiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/belles-journey-cvr.jpg?324815985862036028\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/belles-journey-hires.zip?11878482188538369474\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-58089-792-1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-63289-615-5 EPUB\u003cbr\u003e ISBN: 978-1-63289-616-2 PDF\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 7-10\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 112\u003cbr\u003e7\u003csup\u003e3\u003c\/sup\u003e\/\u003csub\u003e8 \u003c\/sub\u003ex 9\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCorrelated to Common Core State Standards:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnglish Language Arts-Literacy. 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Beginning in the fall with the new year and ending in summer, follow a full Cherokee year of celebrations and experiences. Appended with a glossary and the complete Cherokee syllabary, originally created by Sequoyah.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere is how to pronounce the Cherokee words that appear in the book. Click on each to hear the official pronunciation from Emilee Chavez, a Cherokee Nation citizen and language speaker:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/WAG-we-are-grateful.mp3?9074468045167122758\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eotsaliheliga\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e(oh-jah-LEE-hay-lee-gah) \"we are grateful\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/WAG-autumn.mp3?9074468045167122758\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003euligohvsdi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (oo-lee-GO-huhs-dee) \"fall\/autumn\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/WAG-grandmother.mp3?9074468045167122758\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eelisi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (eh-LEE-see) \"grandma\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/WAG-winter.mp3?9074468045167122758\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003egola\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (GO-lah) \"winter\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/WAG-cherokee.mp3?9074468045167122758\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003etsalagi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (JAH-lah-geeh) \"Cherokee\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/WAG_spring.mp3?9074468045167122758\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003egogeyi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (go-GEH-yee) \"spring\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/WAG-strawberries.mp3?9074468045167122758\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eani\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (AH-nee) \"strawberries\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/WAG-summer.mp3?9074468045167122758\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003egogi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (go-GEEH) \"summer\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/WAG-history.mp3?9074468045167122758\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003enulistanidolv\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (new-lees-tah-NEE-doe-luh) \"history\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/WAG-the-one-who-provides-all.mp3?9074468045167122758\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eunelanvhi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (oo-NEH-la-nuh-hee) \"the one who provides all\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/traci-meet-frane-ala-19.mp3?584\"\u003eListen\u003c\/a\u003e to Traci Sorell and Frané Lessac interview each other from the exhibit floor at ALA 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/charlesbridge.blogspot.com\/2018\/09\/charlesbridge-unplugged-11-traci-sorell.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eListen\u003c\/a\u003e to Traci talk about \u003cem\u003eWe Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga\u003c\/em\u003e on Charlesbridge Unplugged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teachingbooks.net\/qlr5f95\"\u003eListen\u003c\/a\u003e to author Traci Sorell discuss the book on TeachingBooks.net.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teachingbooks.net\/qlajtjm\"\u003eListen\u003c\/a\u003e to illustrator Frané Lessac discuss the book on TeachingBooks.net.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWatch the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kidlit.tv\/2019\/11\/storymakers-with-traci-sorell\/?utm_content=buffer31602\u0026amp;utm_medium=social\u0026amp;utm_source=twitter.com\u0026amp;utm_campaign=buffer\"\u003eKidLitTV\u003c\/a\u003e episode!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/charlesbridge.com\/products\/itse-selu-cherokee-harvest-festival\" title=\"Itse Selu\"\u003eItse Selu: Cherokee Harvest Festival\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/charlesbridge.com\/products\/first-laugh-welcome-baby\" title=\"First Laugh — Welcome, Baby!\"\u003eFirst Laugh—Welcome, Baby!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/we-are-still-here\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"\/products\/we-are-still-here\"\u003eWe Are Still Here! 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This is her first picture book. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/traci-sorell\" title=\"Author Traci Sorell\"\u003eLearn more\u003c\/a\u003e about Traci here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.teachingbooks.net\/qlgamo5\"\u003eCheck out\u003c\/a\u003e Traci Sorell's name pronunciation at TeachingBooks.net.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrané Lessac, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrané Lessac is the illustrator of more than forty books for children including \u003ci\u003eCaribbean Canvas\u003c\/i\u003e (Boyds Mills), \u003ci\u003eDrummer Boy of John John\u003c\/i\u003e (Lee \u0026amp; Low), and \u003ci\u003eA is for Australia\u003c\/i\u003e (Walker Books). She lives in West Australia. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/frane-lessac\" title=\"Illustrator Frané Lessac\"\u003eLearn more\u003c\/a\u003e about Frané here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2020 Odyssey Honor (recognizing excellence in audiobooks)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2020 American Indian Youth Literature Award Honor Book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2019 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Honor Book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2019 Sibert Honor Book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2019 Orbis Pictus Honor Book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2019 Notable Books for a Global Society\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNPR's Guide To 2018’s Great Reads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/em\u003eBest Books of 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/em\u003eBest Books of 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2018 Book Launch Award (SCBWI)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2018 JLG selection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReading the West Book Award Winner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCCBC Choices 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNautilus Gold Award - Children's Illustrated Nonfiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Margaret Wise Brown Best Board Book of 2023\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/star-fade.gif?4673889858015672850\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to storyteller Sorell, the Cherokee people always express gratitude for the little things they are given by saying the phrase, \"Otsaliheliga,\" or \"we are grateful.\" Raised in the Cherokee Nation, Sorell intentionally crafts a narrative that simultaneously embraces modernity and a traditional presentation of Cherokee community and way of life. Throughout, the measured text reminds readers that in all things \"we say otsaliheliga.\" Colorful, folk art-style illustrations show Cherokee people during ceremonies, in family gatherings large and small, and outdoors enjoying each of the four seasons, always expressing gratitude. The scenes are contemporary; one shows a father taking care of his children, engaging in a positive parenting role, while another depicts a family seeing off a relative who is leaving for deployment in the military, underscoring that Cherokee people serve their country. Children participate in rites and in family outings with adults, and they also play traditional games such as stickball and plant strawberries, a practice that reminds their people to embrace peace with one another. The variety of skin tones represented in the illustrations likewise depicts a present-day reflection of the diversity that exists within the Cherokee people. Occasional Cherokee words are written in Romanized form, phonetically, in Cherokee characters, and in English—a lovely grace note. A gracious, warm, and loving celebration of community and gratitude.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/star-fade.gif?4673889858015672850\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCherokee people say otsaliheliga to express gratitude. It is a reminder to celebrate our blessings and reflect on struggles — daily, throughout the year, and across the seasons.” An extended family engages with activities and traditions that express gratitude and carry on Cherokee history and culture, such as stomp dancing at the Great New Moon Ceremony, basket weaving, making corn-husk dolls, and playing stickball. The book underscores the importance of traditions and carrying on a Cherokee way of life while simultaneously incorporating modernity and challenging dated media images of Indigenous people. Here, a father sporting an earring and a topknot minds the children; a family bids goodbye to a clan relative who deploys with the U.S. military. Skin colors range from light to dark, visually underscoring the book’s message of diversity and inclusion. Staying firmly upbeat and idyllic, the cheerful, richly detailed gouache illustrations in bright, saturated colors cycle through the seasons, beginning with the Cherokee New Year in autumn. The text includes several Cherokee words; a line of text in a smaller font along the bottom of the page provides each word as written in the English alphabet, its phonetic pronunciation, the word as written in the Cherokee alphabet, and its definition. A glossary, an author’s note on Cherokee culture, and a complete Cherokee syllabary conclude this attractive and informative book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/star-fade.gif?4673889858015672850\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSorell, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, offers readers a look at contemporary Cherokee life as she follows a family through the seasons of the year as they take part in ceremonies and festivals. The book opens, “Cherokee people say otsaliheliga to express gratitude. It is a reminder to celebrate our blessings and reflect on struggles—daily, throughout the year….” Beginning in the fall (uligohvsdi) with the Cherokee New Year, a variety of rituals and cultural symbols are introduced, all in spare, lyrical, accessible language. Traditional foods, crafts, and songs are part of the engaging narrative, as is the refrain, “we say otsaliheliga.” Once through the calendar, Sorell circles back to the Cherokee National Holiday (Labor Day weekend), “when we recall the ancestors’ sacrifices to preserve our way of life…. to celebrate nulistanidolv, history, and listen to our tribal leaders speak.” Cherokee words are presented both phonetically and written in the Cherokee syllabary. Lessac’s lovely gouache folk-art style paintings bring the scenes to life. Back matter includes a description of the various ceremonies, notes, and a page devoted to the Cherokee ­syllabary. \u003cb\u003eVERDICT\u003c\/b\u003e This informative and authentic introduction to a thriving ancestral and ceremonial way of life is perfect for holiday and family sharing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/star-fade.gif?4673889858015672850\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCherokee poet Traci Sorell makes her picture book debut with \u003cem\u003eWe Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga\u003c\/em\u003e, illustrated by the prolific Frané Lessac. \"Cherokee people say otsaliheliga to express gratitude. It is a reminder to celebrate our blessings and reflect on struggles--daily, throughout the year, and across the seasons.\" With seasonal chapter headings in both English and Tsalagi, Cherokee, Sorell takes the reader through a year in the life of contemporary citizens of the Cherokee Nation. Using the refrain \"we say otsaliheliga\" (pronounced oh-jah-LEE-hay-lee-gah), each season is given special joys, sorrows and celebrations both specific and generic, personal and communal. In autumn (uligohvsdi), gratitude is voiced as shell shakers dance around the fire during the Great New Moon Ceremony; it is expressed as citizens of the Cherokee Nation clean their homes, don new clothes and feast to welcome the Cherokee New Year; it is communicated through acts of remembrance for \"ancestors who suffered hardship and loss on the Trail of Tears.\" In winter (gola), \"[a]s bears sleep deep and snow blankets the ground,\" the large, tightly knit community is thankful for the stories of elders and for traditional lullabies. Lessac's folk art-style gouache illustrations depict the diversity of contemporary life experiences described in Sorell's text. On one spread, the family hugs a \"clan relative\" dressed in fatigues as he heads off \"to serve our country\"; on another, children play in a cornfield as \"the crops mature and the sun scorches.\" In Sorell's author note, she says \"Cherokee culture places a strong emphasis on expressing gratitude to \u003cem\u003eunelanvhi\u003c\/em\u003e... literally 'the one who provides all,' \" as well as for \"one another.\" An elegant representation of this concept, We Are Grateful has the ability to resonate with any reader: \"Otsaliheliga for all who came before us, those here now, and those yet to come.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Cherokee culture, Sorell shares, the expression of gratitude is part of daily life and extends from elaborate celebrations to struggles to ordinary life moments. She organizes her debut picture book by seasons, beginning with the fall, which is a time for collecting foliage for basket making and remembering those who suffered on the Trail of Tears. It also contains the Cherokee New Year and the Great New Moon Ceremony, a celebration of renewal and coming together. Each season section starts with the name of the season in Cherokee, an expression of gratitude for the change in nature, and subsequent pages describing community activities pertinent to that season. Lessac's folkloric illustration in bright gouache colors stands in pleasing contrast to the book’s contemporary feel and setting. The text reads like poetry but has a gentle instructional dimension to it. On many pages, Cherokee words are accompanied by English translations, pronunciation guides, and Cherokee syllabary. Back matter contains relevant explanations and provides good context, and the author's note sets past misrepresentations right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrightly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe word otsaliheliga (oh-jah-LEE-hay-lee-gah) is used by members of the Cherokee Nation to express gratitude. This is an amazing story that describes a journey through the seasons with a modern-day Cherokee family. Readers learn about Cherokee culture, celebrations, and language. Cherokee history and traditions are also seamlessly woven into the story in a very kid-friendly way. I love that this is an #OwnVoices picture book that helps expose children to Native American perspectives and culture. 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Each clever equation is a tiny, perfect poem that prompts readers to look at the ordinary and see the miraculous. Can you look at an egg in a nest and see a jewelry box? How are sunlight and heat like an alarm clock? Engaging sidebars reveal the science behind the signs of spring. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlow them away with beauty, math, poetry, and the interconnectedness of all things.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/one-big-rain\"\u003eOne Big Rain: Poems for Every Season\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/our-seasons\"\u003eOur Seasons\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/spring-blossoms\"\u003eSpring Blossoms\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[TABS]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eWatch the Trailer\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3c_wWqaYK-Q\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER SPREAD BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/snowman-cold-puddle-spread.jpg?v=1604326548\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaura Purdie Salas, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLaura Purdie Salas is the award-winning author of more than one hundred books, including \u003cem\u003eIf You Were the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Rock Can Be\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWater Can Be\u003c\/em\u003e (Millbrook Press). She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMicha Archer, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMicha Archer is the author and illustrator of \u003cem\u003eDaniel Finds a Poem\u003c\/em\u003e (Nancy Paulson Books), as well as the illustrator of \u003cem\u003eThe Wise Fool, Lola's Fandango\u003c\/em\u003e (Barefoot Books), and \u003cem\u003eAround The World in a Bathtub.\u003c\/em\u003e She lives in western Massachusetts. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2020 NCTE Notable Poetry Book\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Equation poems\" explore the science and poetry behind the processes of nature. \"I am in awe of the scientific processes that make sunsets, storms, and, of course, spring,\" states Salas. Her volume begins with late-winter scenes in New England as \"spring tiptoes in.\" Each page is a pleasing mix of colorful tissue-paper collage art, equation poems, and a bit of lively exposition discussing the science behind the equations. \"Riverbank + otters = playground\" features otters at play and text stating that \"In spring, otters slip and slide in the dirty, slushy snow. No mittens. No hats. Just messy, muddy, mucky fun.\" A pair of brown-skinned siblings initially decked out in colorful winter garb are on hand in some scenes, their clothes changing with the seasons. The children's sense of fun and wonder enhances each scene they are in. One particularly beautiful page offers \"1 dandelion x 1 breath = 100 parachutes.\" It appears opposite the \"dusk + skunks = parade\" equation, but happily, skunks are nocturnal, as the text informs readers. Not every equation adds up, though. Is \"stampede\" the best word in \"stream + snowmelt = stampede!\"? All in all, though, beautifully original art complements the fun of the playful poetry. Poetry + art = beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Salas’ point of view, “science + poetry = surprise!” Celebrating the natural world as winter turns to spring, this unusual volume offers a poetic equation on each page, accompanied by a vivid illustration and several short sentences of related text. A snowy scene depicting a downy woodpecker on a maple tree illustrates the statement “bark + beak = drum,” while a short paragraph comments that this bird is hammering at the tree to find bugs, though it might use faster drumming in the spring to assert its territory or attract a mate. Sometimes the writing takes a more lyrical tone, as in the “frogs + night = symphony” page, where the text likens a chorus of different frog species to an orchestra and ends with “Bullfrogs honk low and loud on their watery trombones.” Created with a variety of traditional media and digitally arranged, Archer’s detailed, vibrant collages reflect a sense of wonder, while clarifying the literal meaning of each equation and its commentary. A handsome, original book for reading aloud each spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSalas posits that fully experiencing the seasons means looking through the lenses of both scientific study and art: “science + poetry = surprise!\/ Science is why and how a\/ flower grows. Poetry is\/ looking at that flower and\/ seeing a firework. 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Nature, the book suggests, offers abundant surprises to those who take the time to notice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis whimsical celebration of springtime features a playful equation poem on every page. Take the titular \"snowman - cold = puddle.\" It's a subtraction sentence—minus the usual numbers—and a brainteaser, too. To help flesh out the \"math,\" a brief paragraph explains that \"when spring temperatures rise above freezing, snow melts into water. Sad news for snowmen!\" On each new double-page spread, equations are again paired with a few sentences that are always informative and often lyrical: \"Lilac blooms are spring's perfume\"; \"Raindrops bend sunlight.\" For the equation \"hive + bees - bees + bees = airport,\" Salas describes the behavior of scout honeybees: \"Bees fly out. In. Out. In. Out. In. You could get dizzy watching busy bees!\" It's lively language that begs to be read aloud. Tracing the season's changes from early to mid to late spring, Archer's collage illustrations are rich with texture and detail. In a rain-streaked scene, a girl's hair beads peek out from under her yellow rain hat, offering a glimpse of a rainbow. To—ahem—sum things up, this picture-book blend of math, science, and poetry welcomes—and explains—the hallmarks of spring with effortless ebullience. Author and illustrator notes, a description of different ways to define the start of spring, and further reading suggestions are appended. 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Recent titles include \u003cem\u003eLiving Fossils: Clues to the Past, Too Hot? Too Cold? Keeping Body Temperature Just Right,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Warmer World.\u003c\/em\u003e Caroline lives in Los Angeles, California. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArnold revisits Mrs. Best's elementary classroom (Hatching Chicks in Room 6, 2017) for this look at the life cycle of the painted lady butterfly. Arnold uses the class's study of butterflies to present readers with solid facts about these insects in both the main text and leaf-shaped fact boxes. Mrs. Best's butterfly eggs come in a tube (she must have purchased them, though this is not addressed). The entire life cycle is both pictured and described in the next spread. The close-ups of the eggs in their different stages of hatching are sure to fascinate. On release day, each child gets to hold a butterfly that has crawled onto their hand. Though this book focuses on butterflies in a classroom, families could easily use this information to safely raise butterflies at home (several tips are given about keeping the insects alive and free from injury). The backmatter includes a page of answered questions about butterflies, a glossary, and a list of both online and text resources for finding further information. Arnold's photos are a highlight, combining candid shots of the diverse students and their white teacher with pics of the insects, both in captivity and in nature. Labeled close-ups bring readers into the classroom and teach butterfly anatomy. A solid look at the butterfly life cycle that will have students asking their own teachers to host caterpillars in their classrooms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this attractive science book, writer and photographer Arnold presents the life cycle of a butterfly as observed in a Los Angeles kindergarten classroom. The teacher brings tiny painted lady butterfly eggs to school and places them in a box with food. As the eggs hatch, the caterpillars crawl, eat, and climb to the top of their containers, where they enter the pupal stage within chrysalises. Transferred to a large netwalled enclosure, they begin to emerge eight days later as butterflies. Outdoors, each one crawls onto a child’s finger, rests, and then flies away. Arnold comments on each step of caring for the animals, as well as each stage of their life cycle. Along the way, she provides just enough information and detail for young children who want to know more. It’s enlightening to observe the butterflies' stages of life in the clear, color photos, but it’s also a pleasure to see the children’s reactions: curiosity, caution, rapt attention, surprise, excitement, and joy. An appended page answers pertinent questions. An amiable, eye-opening introduction to metamorphosis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArnold returns to the same classroom she observed in \u003ci\u003eHatching Chicks in Room 6\u003c\/i\u003e. This time she joins Mrs. Best and her kindergarten students as they follow the progress of painted lady butterflies from small blue eggs to adult insects. Photos document the steps required to care for the creatures during their journey from egg to larva to pupa to adult. The intent expression on the children's faces reveal their engagement with the process and their delight as they watch the butterflies prepare to fly away. The close-up photos, including the sequence of a butterfly's emergence from the chrysalis, draw readers into the transformation. The clear, straightforward text is supplemented by facts supplied in small text boxes. A vocabulary list plus suggested books and websites enhance the information. 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She is a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/charlesbridge.myshopify.com\/pages\/phyllis-limbacher-tildes\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA bunny boy finds a large egg to decorate for Easter, with an astonishing revelation when the egg hatches.In his light blue sweater, the charming bunny looks like a distant relative of Peter Rabbit. He is outside by himself, collecting eggs in his Easter basket for painting later. When Bunny finds a single, large egg near the edge of a lake, he unsuccessfully tries to find the creature that laid the egg. He questions a goose, a heron, and an osprey, finally taking the huge egg home to paint as an Easter egg. When the decorated egg hatches, a surprise emerges—a baby alligator, although the little rabbit isn't sure what sort of critter this might be. Bunny returns the baby to the lake where he found the egg, and a page turn reveals a mother alligator with four babies swimming nearby. The lost baby alligator jumps in the lake to rejoin its family, and the mother swims away, carrying the five babies in her mouth. The simple text includes repeated elements and a winning sense of dramatic pacing as the alligator angle of the plot is revealed. Appealing watercolor illustrations strike a satisfying balance between the cuddly bunny and the slightly scary mother alligator with yellow eyes and a mouthful of pointed teeth.A fresh and entertaining take on the bunny-and-Easter egg theme.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Bunny discovers a large egg “at the water’s edge,” he places it into his Easter basket and attempts to reunite it with its parent. But after Goose, Heron, and Osprey all deny ownership of the egg, Bunny takes it home and paints it for Easter, dreaming of holiday chicks hatching—he’s in for a scaly shock when the egg’s inhabitant finally reveals itself. Naturalistic watercolor illustrations set the stage for the expressive Bunny, whose eyebrows and blue sweatshirt set him apart from his unclothed compatriots. 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When it's time to symbolically open the family's front door for the prophet Elijah, both the boy and the cat are in for a remarkable surprise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCelebrated author Lesléa Newman unites a young boy and a stray kitten in a warm, lyrical story about Passover, family, and friendship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of \u003cb\u003eTh Best Jewish Children's Books of 2020\u003c\/b\u003e by Tablet Magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/rabbi-benjamins-buttons\"\u003eRabbi Benjamin's Buttons\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/a-moon-for-moe-and-mo\"\u003eA Moon for Moe and Mo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/welcoming-elijah-spread.jpg?2454\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLesléa Newman, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLesléa Newman has written more than seventy books and anthologies, including the groundbreaking picture book \u003ci\u003eHeather Has Two Mommies\u003c\/i\u003e. 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Inside, the house is filled with light and laughter as a young boy fills the ceremonial cup of wine for the Prophet Elijah, dips parsley in salt water, breaks the middle matzo, hears the story of the Jews’ exodus from Egypt, and enjoys the holiday meal. Meanwhile, a small stray kitten waits alone in the dark for the moon to rise. When the time comes for the boy to open the door for the Prophet Elijah, the kitten has scampered up the walk and is waiting to be invited inside. The text concludes: “And that’s how Elijah [the kitten] found a home.” The luminous detailed illustrations—done in ink, charcoal, and digital collage—use deep gold, black, and blue tones to beautifully depict the contrast between the loving, festive atmosphere inside the house and the dark, still night outside. Readers will delight in finding the adorable white kitten on each spread and will notice how the kitten’s actions outside mimic the boy’s actions inside. A large, intergenerational and racially diverse family is warmly depicted. An extensive author’s note is appended, providing background information about the history and customs of the Passover holiday along with a listing of some of the traditional rituals of the Passover Seder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVERDICT: Anybody who has ever opened the door for Elijah during the Passover Seder will relish this charming, magical, and heartwarming story.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePassover nights are different, happily so for a boy and a kitten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s a Seder night, and a boy and his large family welcome guests to the festive holiday celebration. There are many rituals in the evening, including filling a cup of wine for the prophet Elisha, but his favorite is opening the door to welcome Elijah in. Writing in contrasting couplets, Newman relates the many elements of the holiday as “inside” activities. There are also “outside” goings-on. A fluffy white cat in the yard does feline things that seem to mimic what the family and their guests are doing except in one respect. The family enjoys plenty of good food while the kitten “swishe[s] his skinny tail.” Finally it is time to hold open the door, and who should be standing there but that irresistibly appealing fluffy white kitten. Boy and kitten, to be named Elijah of course, embrace as the others look on in joy. Gal’s softly smudged illustrations, rendered in ink, charcoal, and digital collage, warmly reflect the text’s contrasts, with bright yellows illuminating the household and iridescent blues bathing the outdoor scenes. The family and friends are racially diverse, with both black- and white-presenting group members. The boy himself presents white; the men wear kippot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile not the traditional holiday outcome, it should please celebrants and cat lovers all. (author’s note, list of Seder rituals) (Picture book. 4-7)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForeword\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs night falls, a boy and his family gather together for a traditional Passover Seder. With wide eyes and an infectious smile, the boy shares all of his favorite activities and stories, illustrated in warm, candlelit scenes. Meanwhile, outside in the shadowy moonlight, something lurks. The night is full of contrasts—dark and light, joy and sadness—that build until the boy reaches his most cherished ritual of all: opening the door for Elijah the Prophet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/star-fade.gif?4673889858015672850\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust as Jewish families open their doors for the prophet Elijah, Welcoming Elijah opens the Seder ritual and invites readers into the festivities. This heartwarming tale of a young boy and a tiny, stray kitten plays out entirely during the traditional meal as the story of the Exodus is retold and celebrated. Lesléa Newman's (Gittel's Journey) poetic text alternates between the boy's perspective and that of the feline: \"Inside, the boy drank grape juice.\/ Outside, the kitten lapped at a puddle.\" Inside, readers are engaged with the customs of a Jewish Seder, like filling Elijah's cup, dipping parsley into salt water and singing (the activities are discussed further in an author's note). Outside, the kitten mewls and swings its \"skinny tail.\" Susan Gal's (Bella's Fall Coat illustrator) atmospheric illustrations reinforce the contrasting viewpoints: the child bathed in light and surrounded by family, the cat alone in the dark. This variance, paired with foreshadowing in the early pages--\"Tonight would be different\/ from all other nights.\/ The boy knew this.\/ The kitten did, too\"--develops an intriguingly suspenseful tone. Gal's digital collage, charcoal and ink illustrations switch between hot and cool palettes, creating a sense of emotional warmth. Her superb use of line gives a fluidity to the art as well as a tactile impression of texture--readers will likely want to cuddle the furry white kitten with the silky pink ears. Meanwhile, anticipation builds for the moment the parallel paths of boy and kitten veer to intersect.Together Newman and Gal immerse their audience in the beauty and joy of the Jewish service. This delightful, captivating Passover narrative can be appreciated by readers of any faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Jewish Book Council\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePassover arrives in this charm­ing pic­ture book. Author Lesléa New­man writes about select­ed parts of the Seder, espe­cial­ly the excite­ment of open­ing the door for Eli­jah the Prophet, using rep­e­ti­tion and oppo­sites, strong tech­niques for young read­ers. The oppo­sites con­sist of an unnamed boy and a cat; the boy is inside and the cat is out­side. The boy belongs, par­tic­i­pates in the hol­i­day with extend­ed fam­i­ly, and is warm, cared for, and hap­py. The cat does not belong; it is lone­ly, hun­gry, cold, and sad. As the dif­fer­ences between boy and ani­mal build, the tale chrono­log­i­cal­ly recounts the Seder in a suc­cinct way, designed main­ly for read­ers famil­iar with Passover and its mean­ing. The boy and the cat have one thing in com­mon: they are both wait­ing. While they wait, they know tonight will be dif­fer­ent, a key line in Seder litur­gy. When it comes time to open the door for Eli­jah, the boy goes to the door alone. He opens it, finds the cat, and names it Eli­jah. The cat finds a home. Read­ers review cus­toms with the sto­ry: Elijah’s cup on the table, drink­ing wine (or grape juice), wash­ing hands, dip­ping pars­ley into salt water, break­ing the mid­dle matzah, hear­ing the sto­ry of the Exo­dus, the Passover meal, songs, and final­ly, the time to open the door.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is warm and full of Jew­ish iden­ti­ty. The illus­tra­tions in rich jew­el tones are pleas­ant, calm­ing, and sup­port the text well. The skin tones in the pic­tures show a non­white fam­i­ly, an impor­tant inclu­sive fea­ture. An end­ing author’s note adds infor­ma­tion that does not appear in the sto­ry itself. This includes the Israelites’ his­to­ry in Egypt, God’s choice of Moses, the plagues, the hasty depar­ture, and the impor­tance of free­dom. Read­ers absorb the dif­fer­ence between in and out in more ways than one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn Passover, inside his warm and cozy house, a boy waits expectantly for his family’s Seder. Outdoors, a kitten waits alone for the moon to appear. Inside, the Seder begins. The boy fills the Cup of Elijah, a ritual that welcomes the prophet into the home. The child listens to the Passover story and enjoys a traditional meal, while outside the cat listens to whispering leaves and “ate nothing at all.” Readers recognize or learn about nearly all the steps of the Seder while getting to know the roaming feline, its roughly parallel activities shown, split-screen-style, on every spread. The cat’s rambles lead to the boy’s doorstep at the same moment he opens the door for the prophet: “And that’s how Elijah found a home.” Gal’s warmhearted illustrations, in ink, charcoal, and digital collage, show a diverse, loving extended Jewish family. The art is suffused with light, including golden hues, warm browns, and midnight blues along with textured brushstrokes, subtle patterns, dark outlines, and the whitish-gray cat. Passover-themed details in the text (“Tonight would be different from all other nights,” think boy and cat—a nod to the Four Questions), the illustrations (gefilte fish advertised in a market window), and the story’s message—let all who are hungry come and eat—will resonate with readers; for those unfamiliar with the holiday, Newman’s informative and personal appended author’s note provides more detail. Waiting is a feeling with which young Seder-goers will likely be familiar. The protagonist’s wait ends not as he expected, but satisfyingly nonetheless.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Tablet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Best Jewish Children's Books of 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eWelcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale with a Tail\u003c\/i\u003e by Lesléa Newman, illustrated by Susan Gal, there are two Elijahs (or are there?)—one is the prophet; the other is a lonely, hungry kitten prowling around outside a house during a Seder. Guess how the book ends. If there was ever a doubt that Newman (winner of the Cat Writers’ Association Litter-ary Award, which I did not know existed but am delighted about) is a true cat person, this book sets it to rest. One of her earlier picture books, \u003ci\u003eKetzel, the Cat Who Composed\u003c\/i\u003e, was on Tablet’s best books list in 2015, and it’s a toss-up whether Ketzel or Elijah is more adorable. (Fuzzy little all-white Elijah has giant anime eyes and tiny pink ears; sassy black and white Ketzel struts across the keyboard with saucy, ultra-kitty body language. It’s a tie.) Newman, the author of over 70 books for kids and adults (including the groundbreaking \u003ci\u003eHeather Has Two Mommies\u003c\/i\u003e) and the winner of last year’s Sydney Taylor Award for lifetime achievement, is also a poet, and it shows. The book doesn’t rhyme, but feels like a meditation or a song, with suspense and lovely rhythms. 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Step by step, the group installs raised beds “in a straight, lovely line,” plants “six plentiful seed packets,” and harvests “nine prized plants,” including bok choy, cucumbers, and kittley. “One little lot is full of delicious!” reads the penultimate spread, which portrays a bustling community dinner. Webcomic-style characters appear diverse, and Vidal’s intricate digital and mixed-media backdrops and aerial shots, representing the honeybees’ point of view, offer the small garden a warmly expansive feel. 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Her many books for curious kids include \u003ci\u003eCat Science Unleashed\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Dog Science Unleashed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEdible Science\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Recycled Science\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Our Amazing Senses series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/jodi-wheeler-toppen\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Jodi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMargaret McCartney, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMargaret McCartney studied illustration at Rhode Island School of Design. Her design work has appeared on everything from garden gloves to comics to her own line of children's wear, Winter Water Factory. \u003ci\u003eThis Is a Book to Read With a Worm\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/margaret-mccartney\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Margaret.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReaders are encouraged to find a worm and to employ careful observation techniques.Immediately after the title page, a bespectacled worm wearing a blue scarf—it acts as commentator throughout—reminds readers to be gentle when picking up worms and to return them safely to their places of origin after studying them. (Environmentally conscious endnotes both suggest acquiring a worm from a bait shop if one is not available outside and caution against introducing these worms into the natural environment.) Two children, one black and one white, look out toward readers as if hearing the words printed above them: \"Stop! To read this book you are going to need a worm.\" Indeed, without a worm in hand, half of the text becomes moot. Readers—along with the two children—are urged to run a finger along the worm's body; to stare into the worm's \"face\"; to carefully observe worm sensitivities to alcohol fumes and light beams; to listen for the bristles called setae by holding up a paper-wrapped worm to an ear; to create a one-night, dirt-filled worm hotel in a clear plastic bottle. For a book that seems otherwise eco-conscious, it is a surprise that a glass jar used with care is not recommended over plastic. As the gently humorous text gives directions and nature facts, the whimsical worm's speech bubbles offer vocabulary pronunciations and tips about keeping worms healthy while they are under surveillance. The graphic art is lively and colorful, well matched with the text. For exciting, optimal use, expect brown-edged pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Stop! To read this book you are going to need a worm,” this succinct guide instructs readers. After being advised to be gentle with their wriggly subject, readers follow along as two friends, an African American boy and a white girl, find a worm and learn about its body and habits. While Wheeler-Toppen’s (\u003ci\u003eRecycled Science\u003c\/i\u003e) book takes the form of a story, each double-page spread imparts one main idea and accompanying instructions and facts. Large-scale diagrams show the parts of a worm, and insets offer extra facts, worm-anatomy terms with pronunciation, and tips about how to care for the creatures (a cartoon worm appears occasionally to offer advice and thanks). A closing spread takes a more traditional approach, offering information about how worms reproduce and how to distinguish among worm species. The clear, pleasing illustrations throughout are done in muted primary colors and earth tones, complementing the book’s message to be kind when dealing with nature. A classroom study of worms could benefit from this book, alongside Vivian French’s \u003ci\u003eYucky Worms\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust in time for spring, Wheeler-Toppen (Cat Science Unleashed) invites young scientists to head outside for an up-close-and-personal earthworm encounter. Her interactive activity guide uses a conversational narrative to speak directly to readers. “Run your fingers across your worm’s back. Feel the bump-bump-bump as you slide across the rings.” McCartney’s picture book debut employs digitally colored ink and pencil cartoons featuring a pair of curious children who carefully observe and enact the suggested mini-experiments. Materials such as a wet paper towel, flashlight, plastic bag, and cotton swab are used to learn about a worm’s sensory reactions and locomotion, culminating in the final project: making an overnight “worm hotel” from a plastic bottle. Speech-bubble asides from a worm in fashionable John Lennon glasses and scarf provide additional facts and occasional humor. Though prefaced with a note reminding experimenters to “Treat me gently and... put me back where you found me,” these hands-on observations of a living creature are likely most appropriate alongside a monitoring grown-up. 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The opening pages, for example, show children on the hunt for a patch of lupine, where they find Karner blue butterflies, which have been largely squeezed out of their habitats by human development. Next, it’s off to an oasis pond where, readers are told, Quitobaquito pupfish live —they’re now found in just one pond in the U.S., though they were once much more common. Covered in a similar way (i.e., habitat description followed by endangerment details) are the cerulean warbler, eastern indigo snake, bluestem prairie grass, blue bear, and blue whale, with extra facts about each, a general glossary, and an explanation of words related to endangerment closing the work. The short but pithy details about each species will be enough to pique children’s interest to learn more, and the dreamy watercolor images of beaches, ponds, and animals—the blue whale illustrations are especially striking—make this a gorgeous read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe color blue can be found all throughout nature, including birds, lobsters, prairie grass, and the Earth itself. This picture book examines familiar creatures and their many shades of blue. The narrative takes readers on a journey, starting with a field of Karner blue butterflies and ending in space with an aerial view of Earth. Each spread uses simple prose and spotlights a new animal or aspect of nature. A paragraph of text provides facts, such as an animal’s scientific name, details about its habitat, or its classification as an endangered species in the wild. The artwork complements the text well, adding detail to the animals, wildlife, and outdoor settings as if readers were looking at realistic scenes recreated from photographs. The humans that are depicted throughout are mostly seen from a distance but are both white and non-white. The back matter includes categories of species, a glossary, additional facts, and a selected bibliography. 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In this case it’s math. Each entry homes in on a specific mathematical concept, while together providing a tour through the seasons — and a slice-of-life portrait of three friends, Olivia, Mei, and Manny. In the springtime-set Knees, Mei observes measurement and comparison as she cultivates a sunflower. Circle! Sphere! proves the mind-stretching fact that the children’s three different-shaped bubble wands produce the same-shaped bubble. Fit’s setting is a fall farmers’ market and illustrates Olivia’s spatial sense (and taste in ­produce). Wintry Marshmallow touches on division, both ­mathematical (how to split three marshmallows between two girls…) and behavioral (…without ruining the friendship). The illustrations are signature Lin — think The Ugly Vegetables (rev. 9\/99) and the Ling and Ting books — with bold, saturated hues; thick black outlines; judicious use of frames; eye-pleasingly tidy details; and nothing extraneous. 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Lily’s in the backseat next to her purple backpack and a box marked “STUFF”; more belongings are strapped to the car roof. Readers aren’t told why Lily is headed to live with her grandmother, but as she looks around with anxious eyes, Griffin (Rhoda’s Rock Hunt) beautifully articulates her sense of displacement: “Gram’s car tires hummed against the pavement. Lily felt the vibration in her hollow chest.” Then Gram comes up with the game of finding 10 beautiful things along the way, and as their list grows—a rural sunrise, a wind farm churning under pink clouds, a thunderstorm breaking across the plains (“Cloud banks traded lightning back and forth, showing off”)—LeChuga’s (Seaside Stroll) digital drawings feel almost cinematic, alternating between dramatic vistas and intense moments of introspection and connection. 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It’s a long day, and even the crackers Lily eats don’t fill the hollow place inside her. Still, she and Gram call out each new beauty: a wind farm, a red-winged blackbird, and flashes of lightning. When they reach Gram’s farmhouse, she hugs Lily and whispers, “We’re ten.” And Lily relaxes, knowing she belongs with Gram for now. While the child is clearly carrying a burden, her grandmother’s game gives her a technique for looking outside herself and connecting with the world. The looming question, why Lily needs to live with her grandmother, goes unanswered, allowing space for children to create their own answers. But for many, the fact that Lily has Gram will be enough. Griffin’s narrative is both plainspoken and pitch-perfect. From close-ups of characters to rural landscapes with shifting light, colors, and weather, Lechuga’s handsome digital pictures illustrate the story expressively. An emotionally resonant picture book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/star-fade.gif?4673889858015672850\"\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTen Beautiful Things\u003c\/i\u003e is a gentle, affecting story about a young girl coming to terms with leaving her home behind to move in with her Gram.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e All Lily knows about where she will live with Gram is the \"X\" marked on \"an empty patch of land\" on her map. Gram, knowing change is hard, suggests the pair work together to find 10 beautiful things along the way to Iowa. Lily doubts they will find beauty, but when dawn breaks, she's awed by a magnificent sunrise--she's found \"number one!\" They drive on and, just as Lily feels \"the complaints starting in her belly again,\" Gram points to number two: \"spinning windmill blades\" that gleam in the morning sun. Lily quickly finds number three, \"a red-winged blackbird perched on a swaying stalk of last year's corn,\" and the two travelers continue their search for all 10 things, finding a \"falling-apart barn,\" the rich smell of mud and a swan-shaped cloud.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Molly Beth Griffin (Rhoda's Rock Hunt) never explains the reason Lily must make her home with Gram. Instead, she packs her eloquent text with sensory details that masterfully link Lily's inner and outer journeys. Likewise, Maribel Lechuga's deftly colored and textured mix-media illustrations feature grand vistas as well as intimate closeups of the grandmother and granddaughter, evoking the unfolding wonders of this difficult trip. Ten Beautiful Things is a deeply touching, ultimately uplifting story. By the end of the drive, readers will know without a doubt, just as Lily does, that she now belongs here, with Gram.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Discover: In this deeply touching story, Lily must move to Iowa to live with Gram, who suggests they find 10 beautiful things along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/star-fade.gif?4673889858015672850\"\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this gorgeous story about claiming home where we are loved, Lily’s grandma proposes a game to ease the pain of moving: they’ll find ten beautiful sights to celebrate along the way. Though at first Lily’s vision is obscured by grief, she is soon able to note: a brilliant sunrise. A cawing bird. The earthy smell of mud. Her heart opens as their ride reaches its end, resulting in triumph. Its attentive, bright illustrations help to make this a perfect picture book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe simple act of looking for beautiful things can help make life itself beautiful again. Change isn’t easy, especially for a young girl named Lily who must move—without parents—from the city across Iowa to Gram’s farmhouse in the middle of nowhere. The reason for Lily’s move is not explained, but all her things are packed in Gram’s car for the daylong journey. When Gram first suggests finding “ten beautiful things along the way,” Lily sees “nothing beautiful.” But soon Lily gasps at the “very moment…the sun [breaks] over the long horizon.” Beautiful thing No. 1. Lechuga’s emotion-laden cameos of Lily in the back seat capture the child’s grief and anxiety, described as “complaints starting in her belly again, coming up her throat, and nearly out her mouth.” Luckily, beautiful things change Lily’s mood. Lily breathes in the smell of mud at a rest area, and the smell “pour[s] itself into some of the empty spaces in her.” Other beautiful things help: a wind farm with white vanes whirling against a violet sky, a red-winged blackbird “perched on a swaying stalk of last year’s corn,” and even a “falling-apart barn” that may be beautiful even if it’s not pretty. Two consecutive spreads capture the force and drama of an Iowa thunderstorm exploding on the plain, which is beautiful thing No. 9. Arriving at Gram’s house, Lily understands that change will not be easy, but she belongs with Gram now: No. 10. Both Lily and Gram present as White. 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A swarm of thirteen flies buzzes along, losing one member to each predator along the way. Whether the unfortunate insects are zapped or wrapped, liquefied or zombified, the science is real—thrillingly chilling and laugh-out-loud gross. Includes a guide to eating bugs, complete with nutritional information for a single serving of flies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/whats-for-dinner\"\u003eWhat's for Dinner?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/bugs-for-lunch\"\u003e Bugs for Lunch\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/behold-the-beautiful-dung-beetle\"\u003eBehold the Beautiful Dung Beetle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/13-ways-to-eat-a-fly-spread.jpg?v=1610470642\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" class=\"cvr-border-gray\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/13-ways-to-eat-a-fly-cvr.jpg?v=1610470642\" alt=\"13 Ways to Eat a Fly cover image\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/13-ways-to-eat-a-fly-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1610470659\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/13-ways-to-eat-a-fly-activity-kit.pdf?v=1652459309\"\u003eDownload the Activity Kit\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSue Heavenrich, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSue Heavenrich has eaten flies—small ones, and mostly by accident. She has also done research on ants, bees, and spiders and taught cockroaches how to run mazes. After earning her MS in biology and teaching high-school science, Sue began writing about science and nature in magazines, newspapers, and blogs. She is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eDiet for a Changing Planet: Food for Thought\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a book for teens about how to save the world by eating bugs, weeds, and invasive species.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/sue-heavenrich\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Sue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Clark, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Clark is the illustrator of many books for children, including \u003ci\u003eNever Insult a Killer Zucchini\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e What's for Dinner? Quirky, Squirmy Poems from the Animal World\u003c\/i\u003e and the Just Like Us! series. He is also the illustrator and co-creator of the syndicated comic strip Barney \u0026amp; Clyde.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/david-clark\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about David.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBank Street College of Education Best Books of the Year 2022\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/star-fade.gif?4673889858015672850\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist, starred review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGuess who’s coming to dinner? Well stocked with easy-to-digest facts, from nature notes (“The frog closes its eyes and swallows, using its eyeballs to push the fly down its throat”) to the taxonomic names of the 13 different kinds of flies that Clark renders with distinguishing details (and deservedly anxious expressions) in his cartoon illustrations, this disquisition on flies as food will draw swarms of young readers. Following a countdown entrée in which the said baker’s dozen are, one by one, gobbled up by predators ranging from birds, bats, and a fly-eating fungus to an unwary skateboarder (gross but, claims Heavenrich, “harmless”), subsequent courses dish up observations on the insect’s importance as a food source, its real potential as a food additive, its nutritional content (with a table modeled after the one printed on cereal boxes), and a labeled chart of fly body parts, from the “soft and chewy” abdomen to antennae (“high in fiber”). Budding STEM-winders especially will relish meaty closing lists of print and web resources. Amplify the buzz by pairing this biological bounty with Brigit Heos’ introduction to another segment of the life cycle, \u003ci\u003eWhat to Expect When You’re Expecting Larvae\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Stéphane Jorisch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nThirteen short, rhyming answers are given to this question: How do birds, fish, mammals, and insects capture and eat flies? Some of these feeding methods are described as “zapped,” “wrapped,” and “underground.” Each of these tactics is explained in a descriptive paragraph of two or three sentences that centers on a specific animal and how it eats flies. For example, a garden spider captures a fly in its web, injects its prey with poison, and then wraps it in silk so that it resembles a burrito. Each paragraph is accompanied by a large illustration or two. These colorful illustrations are clear, but often humorously exaggerated. The text concludes that flies are a major food source for many animals. Educators could use this book for multiple lessons. The rhyming “ways” to eat a fly could be adopted for choral reading, with some of the factual information also included. Children could discuss how different animals capture and eat flies as food. VERDICT A lighthearted nonfiction picture book that could easily be used with young children in different ways.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCounting insect corpses has never been so much fun. Thirteen species of flies and gnats meet their untimely demises as they’re devoured by amphibians, fish, birds, plants, other insects, and more. The structure of the book is deceptively simple: Each doomed insect is described by a single participle (which rhymes with the participle that describes the next) along with a comical cartoon of each fly’s passing. As each fly bites the dust, a small note identifies the species by its common and scientific names. The plot becomes more sophisticated with a brief paragraph that explains how and why each fly was eaten. As there are 13 flies, the final death doesn’t have a rhyme, but it discusses flies as food for humans (with the assumption that readers do not belong to cultures that currently include insects in their diets) and how food scientists may be looking toward the insect world for alternate protein sources. The format allows readers across different age ranges to enjoy the book either for the simple rhymes (and visual zest) or for the intriguing study of the food web. A select bibliography includes books, websites, and news stories that will entice curious readers looking to learn more. Fans of \u003ci\u003eAnts Don’t Wear Pants!\u003c\/i\u003e and Kevin McCloskey’s other graphic novels will appreciate the illustrations and humor of this unusual counting book. Fly out and buy it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are 120,000 different kinds of flies, all of which have predators ready to devour them. But before the flies go down the hatch, they have to be caught, and that's the focus of this humorous and informative look at food preparation on the fly. The book does a countdown of thirteen different methods: frogs use their tongues to zap them; crab spiders snatch them with their long front legs; garden spiders employ a two-step process, first killing flies with venom and then wrapping them up \"like a burrito.\" Trout wait until baby flies, or midges, hatch just above the water's surface and then simply leap and gulp. Clark's bright, digitally colored creatures, with exaggerated facial expressions, set the tone; visual humor abounds, including the recurring lineup of different species of fly that decreases by one as the countdown progresses. A witty text culminates with equally amusing back matter, from a food label listing nutritional information (one serving: 65-80 flies, \"depending on species\") that accompanies a tongue-in-cheek guide to fine fly dining, to a diagram labeling the edible parts of a fly. Appended with further reading and websites for children and a bibliography of sources. 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These plants have places to go.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen you think of a plant, you don't think of how it moves. But the feathery seeds of the dandelion fly to other gardens, strawberry tendrils creep, and maple seeds spin! 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After studying art and photography at the ESAD in Reims, she turned to drawing. Inspired by the graphic arts of the past and a nature lover, she produces stylized plants and animals that are faithful to reality. She is the author\/illustrator of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom Mother to Mother\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFather to Father\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/author-link\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Émilie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTen ways that plants move are described with detailed silhouette art and a moderate amount of text. The graphic art stands out beautifully within thin black frames against stark white pages. Bold green lettering and an appropriate plant image decorate each single-page chapter heading. The short chapters begin with a plant introducing itself by its common name. Sometimes a plant also addresses readers directly, as with the strawberry: “You know me well, and you love to eat my sweet, red fruit.” However, most of the plants’ supposed narrations move quickly into scientific explanations, including simple definitions of terms such as calyx, pollination, and samara. (Further definitions occur in the backmatter.) There is enough information contained here that the book will benefit from reading over multiple sittings. It excels as a reference book, especially since the graphic art is so clearly detailed that reluctant or beginning readers will be able to learn a great deal from the illustrations alone. The sequence about plant seeds traveling by animal excrement is amazingly graceful, informative, and subtle—in both words and art. Similarly, clear sequences of frames show such things as a winsome fox carrying and dropping a burr and a water lily’s fruit developing and decomposing. Groupings of 24 cultivated plants by place of origin—albeit stated as incomplete—jar with the omissions of Africa, North America, and Oceania. The few examples of human skin are light-complexioned. Leaf and learn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven young children understand that seeds grow into new plants, but how do seeds reach the soil they need? Accompanied by crisp, stylized artwork set against a contrasting white background, this informational picture book, originally from France, introduces several ways that seeds disperse. The succinct, descriptive text is divided into sections according to the seed movement (e.g., flying, clinging, or being eaten). Each section, in turn, opens with a single or a few representative plants that explain the physical characteristics of themselves and their seeds in a first-person narrative before explaining the benefits of their seed dispersal process. A maple tree, for example, describes the “light, delicate wings” of its seeds that dry up in the fall into “little helicopters,” detach, and spiral down to the ground. A double-page spread at the end of each section offers a beautiful, visual summary of other plants that rely on the same method for their seeds. 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Montgomery, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeather L. Montgomery is passionate about nature, discovery, and the scientific process. An author and master teacher, she uses curiosity and yuck-appeal to engage young minds. Her many science books include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBugs Don't Hug: Six-Legged Parents and Their Kids\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSomething Rotten: A Fresh Look at Roadkill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Heather has a BS in biology and an MS in environmental education. When she's not writing, she can be found climbing a tree, wading knee-deep in a creek, or collecting natural treasures with kids in beautiful Alabama.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/heather-l-montgomery\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Heather.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaribel Lechuga, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs a child, Maribel Lechuga spent every quiet hour of the day drawing. She studied illustration in art school in Madrid and is now the illustrator of many children's books, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTen Beautiful Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeaside Stroll\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. 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This cleverly conceived and appealingly executed title addresses young readers directly, connecting their noticing and collecting habits to those of others who continued to observe, collect, and organize in adulthood. Montgomery introduces a grandly diverse array of nine naturalists, researchers, and explorers from Maria Sibylla Merian, who studied butterflies in the 17th century, to Bonnie Lei, whose present-day research focuses on sea-life conservation. Three are people of color, and the majority are female. The young George Washington Carver collected seed pods; deep-sea explorer William Beebe collected birds’ eggs; and young Jane Goodall put worms under her pillow! Other profiles include Charles Darwin, tree-canopy explorer Margaret Lowman, herpetologist Diego Cisneros-Heredia, and fossil hunter Mary Anning. The vignettes from childhood are engaging, well paced, and smoothly told. Short introductions to the adult scientists follow, in a smaller font. In her author’s note, the writer introduces the concept of naturalist intelligence. Lechuga’s friendly illustrations feature the brown-skinned girl with Afro puffs and overflowing pockets shown on the cover as well as the scientists as children, then as adults, in appropriate times and places. The backmatter includes more about the grown-up scientists and the author’s own sensible “rules for collecting,” which involve respect for nature, the people she lives with, and herself (safety). The illustrator reminds readers that habits of observation are something she also shares with scientists. 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Plenty of lesser-known names are included, too, from different time periods and varied backgrounds: in the seventeenth century, Maria Sibylla Merian discovers that butterflies grow from caterpillars, while a modern-day Bonnie Lei continues work on sea animals. In Lechuga’s appealing illustrations, which vividly capture the wonder of childhood explorations and the beauty of the natural world, kids poke around in tide pools, spy on slugs, and stuff their pockets full of seeds. It’s an altogether charming concept, convincingly demonstrating how childhood enthusiasms can be much more than passing fancies. Helpful back matter expands on each featured scientist and suggests additional reading, recommends field guides, and offers important guidelines for responsible collecting in the wild. 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The back of the book includes more information about the life cycle of the humble, incredible dandelion.\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":16385,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"17\":1}'\u003eThe inspiring story of a dandelion that survives against all odds, ingeniously told through shape poems (also called \"concrete poems\") full of visual surprises. When it rains, letters fall from the sky; and when seeds scatter, words FLY!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach playful page will have readers looking twice. The back of the book includes more information about the life cycle of the humble, incredible dandelion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/we-laugh-alike\"\u003eWe Laugh Alike\/Juntos nos reímos\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/beware\"\u003eBeware!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/fresh-picked-poetry\"\u003eFresh-Picked Poetry\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[TABS]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/moving-words-about-a-flower-spread.jpg?v=1627409148\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/moving-words-about-a-flower-cover.jpg?v=1627409148\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/moving-words-about-a-flower-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1627409148\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/moving-words-about-a-flower-activity-kit.pdf?v=1645110875\" class=\"product-btn\"\u003eDownload the Activity Kit\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eK. C. Hayes, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"K. C. Hayes has been a guitarist in a rock band, the inventor of a patented kid’s playhouse, a writer and designer of greeting cards, and the creative director of an advertising agency, but these days he’s venturing into new creative fields. This is his first picture book. \\n \\n Barbara Chotiner combines traditional techniques with modern approaches to create organized chaos. She loves making people smile with her sophisticated yet whimsical illustrations. This is her sixth illustrated book.\\n www.barbchotiner.com\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":1049089,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"12\":0,\"23\":1}' data-sheets-textstyleruns='{\"1\":0}{\"1\":496,\"2\":{\"2\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":1136076},\"9\":1}}' data-sheets-hyperlinkruns='{\"1\":496,\"2\":\"http:\/\/www.barbchotiner.com\/\"}{\"1\":516}' data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eK. C. Hayes has been a guitarist in a rock band, the inventor of a patented kid’s playhouse, a writer and designer of greeting cards, and the creative director of an advertising agency, but these days he’s venturing into new creative fields. This is his first picture book. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/author-link\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout K. C. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarbara Chotiner, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-hyperlinkruns='{\"1\":496,\"2\":\"http:\/\/www.barbchotiner.com\/\"}{\"1\":516}' data-sheets-textstyleruns='{\"1\":0}{\"1\":496,\"2\":{\"2\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":1136076},\"9\":1}}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":1049089,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"12\":0,\"23\":1}' data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"K. C. Hayes has been a guitarist in a rock band, the inventor of a patented kid’s playhouse, a writer and designer of greeting cards, and the creative director of an advertising agency, but these days he’s venturing into new creative fields. This is his first picture book. \\n \\n Barbara Chotiner combines traditional techniques with modern approaches to create organized chaos. She loves making people smile with her sophisticated yet whimsical illustrations. This is her sixth illustrated book.\\n www.barbchotiner.com\"}' data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarbara Chotiner combines traditional techniques with modern approaches to create organized chaos. She loves making people smile with her sophisticated yet whimsical illustrations. This is her sixth illustrated book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/illustrator-link\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Barbara. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBayViews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe life cycle of a resilient dandelion that sprouts in a crack of a busy city sidewalk is written as a concrete poem. The dandelion’s seeds blow far from the city, landing in a field where they sprout. The story takes place over the four seasons, describing how the dandelion survives: “At last the child found it, plucked it, and took a mighty breath…and whoosh!” The full-color gouache artwork begins in a gray city and moves to the green field with a blue sky. The text is placed on the pages to mirror the movement of rain, wind, and snow. People are shown with different skintones, and the little girl at the end has brown skin and long black hair. The book ends with four pages of facts on dandelions, making this a nice informational book for young children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrowing in the crack of a sidewalk, a little dandelion sets seeds sailing to a new meadow home. Following the seeds’ journey from the concrete jungle to a lush summer field, readers will learn all about the little plant’s life cycle and versatile habits. The clever integration of text, color, and imagery has the words dancing across the pages in the style of shape or concrete poetry. When a rainbow appears, the multi-hued words arc across the scene. As the dandelion seeds lie dormant through the winter, stolid lines of chunky text evoke the oppressive weight of heavily falling snow. Deer nibbling the tasty flower petals leave the letters looking decidedly worse for wear. Readers will enjoy following the frolicking text, excited to see where it goes at the next turn of the page, culminating in the familiar pleasure of blowing on a dandelion puff. The city scenes depict a diverse and vibrant urban community, creating a pleasurable contrast to the green, animal-filled meadow. Back matter includes additional information about a dandelion’s life cycle, enhancing the book’s potential for integration into lessons of plants, life cycles, and seasons. VERDICT Perfect for spring, this lively celebration of the humble dandelion adds flair to all collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMirrors and Windows, The Ohio State University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoving Words About a Flower brings the life cycle of a dandelion to vivid motion through a concrete poem, the words visually capturing the journey of three seeds through the four seasons. The title page sets the stage beautifully, with the author’s and illustrator’s names serving as the stem of a dandelion, grounding the reader in nature’s rhythms. On the opening spread, phrases such as “a million silver raindrops” and “falling falling falling” cascade like an active rainstorm, with the word “splash” mimicking drops bouncing off the sidewalk. Fonts shift in size and color, growing “bigger and bigger” as the dandelion reaches full bloom, and the letters in “nibbled” appearing nibbled, just like a deer’s bite. Beyond its visual playfulness, the typography also skillfully conveys scientific concepts. For instance, text lines form root shapes underground, illustrating the dandelion’s connection to the soil. Later, a bee is drawn to the dandelion’s bright yellow petals, with text appearing as stripes on the bee’s body—a delightful touch that highlights the flower’s allure to pollinators. The picturebook’s typographical creativity transforms the text into a visual and semiotic experience, inviting young readers to appreciate the beauty and resilience in even the smallest of seeds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: \u003cspan data-sheets-value='{\"1\":3,\"3\":9781623541651}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":1,\"3\":{\"1\":0}}' data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e978-1-62354-165-1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value='{\"1\":3,\"3\":9781623541651}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":1,\"3\":{\"1\":0}}' data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-592-5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e978-1-63289-961-3\u003c\/span\u003e EPUB\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 4-7\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 40\u003cbr\u003e10 x 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[\/TABS]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39511119560783,"sku":"41651","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46697570468077,"sku":"45925","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/products\/moving-words-about-a-flower-cover.jpg?v=1627489441"},{"product_id":"planting-a-garden-in-room-6","title":"Planting a Garden in Room 6","description":"\u003ch6\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-size: medium;\"\u003ePlanting a Garden in Room 6\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-size: small;\"\u003eFrom Seeds to Salad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy:\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/caroline-arnold\"\u003e Caroline Arnold\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eJoin Mrs. Best's kindergarteners as they learn the joys of gardening from planting seeds to harvesting in this close-up look at how plants grow\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA visit to Mrs. Best's classroom is always inspiring! 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Each of her books draws heavily on both her passion for nature and her experience as a working scientist. She is the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou're Invited to a Moth Ball\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLife on Surtsey: Iceland's Upstart Island, Citizen Scientist: Be a Part of Scientific Discovery in Your Own Back Yard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeetle Busters: A Rogue Insect and the People Who Track It\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/loree-griffin-burns\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Loree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEllen Harasimowicz, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEllen Harasimowicz has been a professional photographer since 2003. 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Mr. Nelson uses it to gently remove some 35,000 honeybees from the wax comb they’ve built in Mr. Connery’s garage and keep them safe while the two White men reconstitute the bees’ comb in a new hive for Mr. Connery’s garden. Burns, a beekeeper herself, describes the action in vivid, economical prose: “Vacuuming bees requires both patience and stamina.” She interlaces contextual information into her narrative, so readers learn why bees swarm, how they build their hives, and how Mr. Nelson’s bee-vac works even as they follow the riveting story. Harasimowicz’s crisp photos document the process clearly (that it plays out on a gorgeous summer day helps); occasional superimposed arrows with labels orient readers visually. Readers in beekeeping households will note some oversimplification that allows Burns to dive right in to the adventure, but her information is scrupulously accurate after that. They will also observe that Mr. Nelson works without a veil, a fact addressed in a closing Q\u0026amp;A. A glossary, sources, further reading, and acknowledgments round out the backmatter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth an excellent nonfiction adventure and a novel addition to honeybee lit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cimg src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/star-fade.gif?4673889858015672850\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a photographic essay, readers learn what happens when a man finds bees in a place where they just don’t belong. Mr. Connery keeps bees, and one day he discovers some of them have set up a new hive in a barn on his property. Mr. Connery calls a friend, Mr. Nelson, to help him solve this problem. Harasimowicz’s very interesting photographs show the whole process, from discovery to relocation. In beautiful full color, these perfectly show off the bees and their hives—both their own work, and the human-made hives. These images also show the specialized tools the men use to both capture and keep the bees, including a device that Mr. Nelson constructed that works like a vacuum cleaner. The text is simple but very engaging, describing the process clearly. A book like this could be an excellent opportunity to show young readers steps in a process and that even though bees can sting, they are also useful and pleasant creatures to be protected and not feared.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVERDICT:\u003c\/b\u003e This excellent piece of reporting would be a great addition to any library serving elementary readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren's Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA colony of bees have taken residence in a corner of Mr. Connery’s old shack. The bees in his hives were crowded and they began a new colony. Unfortunately, the corner of the shack is not a suitable location for the newly built hive; therefore, Mr. Connery calls Mr. Nelson who knows how to relocate bees to a better and safer location. Mr. Nelson brings tools and a special vacuum cleaner to work on the relocation. Readers will be astounded to see that he does not suit up in protective gear; on the other hand, Mr. Connery does wear protective gear when working with the bees. Follow the story about the bee rescue; color photographs illustrate and document the move. There are light green sections in the book that provide further information on swarming, hive structure, and bee vacuum cleaner. At the back of the book readers will find a glossary and a list of resources. An interview with Mr. Nelson provides additional details about the rescue. The author includes how her bee rescue interest initiated. She also acknowledges people she consulted in researching for this book. This title would be a great addition for a science unit on insects or a social studies unit on professions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmerican Biology Teacher\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eThis surprising nonfiction picture book uses full-color photographs and clear, compelling writing to hook young readers, grades K–3, into following with anticipation the story of how a honeybee rescuer relocates 35,000 swarming honeybees (spoiler: with a vacuum! And patience!). Apparently, it’s been on repeat at bedtime, by kid request, at another house of married ABT reviewers: Stephen Traphagen and Julie Minbiole report that the explanations of “how” and “why” about the biology and problem-solving procedure are great. 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This mindful meditation encourages children to see the world differently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNothing is really something! What might be hidden in the space around things, and how is that space important? In art, this is known as negative space, but “nothing” can be thought of more broadly—as free time during the day or the space between people. 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Her picture book \u003ci\u003eMy Way West: Real Kids Traveling the Oregon and California Trails\u003c\/i\u003e won the Paterson Prize for Books for Young People. A proud member of the Guild of American Papercutters, Elizabeth teaches art workshops across the Pacific Northwest and loves welcoming students of all ages into the world of papercutting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/elizabeth-goss\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Elizabeth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRusch’s thought-provoking text begins: “Nothing is the space around and between everything.” The presence of nothing, cued by plain white areas in the cut-paper illustrations, appears first as physical space: the gap where a tooth once sat, the expanse between stars in the sky, the space for a missing puzzle piece. Important, too, is nothing as temporal space: the moment before a leap of faith or a bit of spare time in one’s day. Even in music, room for nothing fosters beauty: “For what is a song without some silence?” There can be, of course, too much or too little of nothing. On these spreads in particular, Goss’s use of color and space makes a strong emotional impact: a queasy-green child sandwiched between tightly packed adults in a crowd finds “too little” of nothing, while a blue-hued child sulks surrounded by “too much” of nothing amid a stark white double-page spread. Wherever nothing is found, there is space for something to unfurl. Goss’s intricate illustrations visually articulate the importance of nothing, or negative space, as discussed in the back matter. A striking call for young children and aspiring artists alike, the story sets out to prove that “nothing” matters, after all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren's Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is nothing? What does the absence of everything mean? It is in the emptiness that surrounds everything that is, and it is the space between. Just like its name suggests, outer space sure has a lot of nothing. This space is what creates life. Nothing can help us read, notice, and see new things. It’s not just the absence of what we can see, though. It can be a feeling, such as anticipation or rest. Sometimes we feel so overcrowded because there is not enough nothing, but other times we are lonely because there is too much nothing. Sometimes there is the perfect balance! When we use nothing thoughtfully, we can create beauty. The main text is followed by a spread about the artistic use of negative space, from relatable examples like jack-o’-lanterns to how designers think. The reader is encouraged to try cutting paper and making use of taking away, of creating space, in the same manner as the illustrations in the book were made by cutting paper. The illustrations throughout are both simple and powerful, making use of positive and negative space while also conveying the feelings that coincide. Just like the concept of zero is hard for children to grasp at first, so is the concept of nothing. This book doesn’t just talk about nothing; it captures and shows it off expertly. Some children may not be ready to understand nothing, but this is great read for those who are. 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A young child holding on to a dandelion seed drifts along (“A seed, a seed blowing in the wind…”). The next page shows the kid wearing the same yellow dress but now older, firmly grasping a flower that “took root in the wild and bloomed as a dandelion.” The book continues similarly; each tot is compared to a different seed and eventually blooms in their unique way, much like their comparative blossom. Another youngster sits in a star-shaped pod, staring uncertainly (“A seed, a seed crouching down low…”). The next page shows the child, older and confidently smiling (“raised its head proudly and bloomed as a peony”). A forlorn little one described as “delicate to the touch” develops into a “balsam that never gave way to scorching sun or pouring rain.” Eventually readers are told that they, too, are seeds; Choi asks them what kind of bloom they will be. The lyrical text pairs well with the realistic portrayals of flowers and the charming cartoon depictions of the kids. 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She lives with her family in Rhode Island.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/jamie-michalak\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Jamie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJenna Nahyun Chung, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJenna Nahyun Chung is a children’s illustrator based in Georgia. She enjoys incorporating both Korean and American culture in her artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/jenna-nahyun-chung\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Jenna.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eChildren's Literature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoin a group of friends called the Sunshine Squad as they beautify a garden space for a neighbor in need. This picture book features a diverse group of six children who have varying skin colors, backgrounds, and interests as they help Mia with a special job. Mia's neighbor, Mr. Angelo, is sick and cannot take care of his garden. Mia's friends offer to help but Mia thinks she can clean it up all on her own. Mia learns an important lesson about teamwork when she feels overwhelmed by doing the job all on her own. Mia's friends come to the rescue! They all pretend to be superheroes taking care of the garden. The sunshine squad work together to clean up Mr. Angelo's garden! This book is part of the Chicken Soup for the Soul KIDS series of books with the same Sunshine Squad characters. An excerpt from a 2012 publication of Chicken Soup for the Soul is included along with a section about other ways to work as a team. The illustrations are created digitally and are very detailed. 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She is married to author\/illustrator Matt Faulkner. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eGroundhog's Dilemma.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/kristen-remenar\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Kristen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatt Faulkner, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAward-winning children's book author and illustrator Matt Faulkner has illustrated twenty-nine books and written and illustrated seven more since he began his career back in 1985, including \u003cem\u003eGroundhog's Dilemma, Thank You, Sarah, Gaijin: An American Prisoner of War, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Because I Could Not Stop My Bike\u003c\/em\u003e. Matt is married to author and librarian Kristen Remenar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/matt-faulkner\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Matt. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChildren's Literature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey say it takes a village to raise a child or children, but in this story it takes a forest. Squirrel emerges from his home in a tree worn out from an extra six weeks spent with his three kits waiting for the arrival of spring. HIs friends, sparrow, groundhog, hare, and owl notice that Squirrel is tired and grumpy, and in need of a parenting break. They devise a plan in which one of them does a social activity with Squirrel while another friend looks after the kits. Hare learns that kits are enthusiastic but messy cooks. Sparrow learns that it is hard to give three kits a calming bath. Owl learns that kits do not like to engage in meditation, and Groundhog loses the three kits when distracted. While Squirrel's friends are learning the challenges of single parenting, Squirrel goes to breakfast, the spa, a yoga class and a ballgame. At first he is completely content kit free, but as the day goes on he begins to miss his children. The animals are skillfully drawn with faces full of human emotions which children will recognize. Young readers will recognize themselves in the joyful antics of the kits who are not being naughty, but are just being children full of enthusiastic curiosity which may often leave messy results. Squirrel is thankful for his brief time off and the help of his friends who remind him that they are like family members and are there to help him raise the kits. This book will make a nice read-aloud both at home or school. There is much in this story for both children and adults to connect with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-370-9\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 4–7\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 32\u003cbr\u003e11 x 8\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication date: May 7, 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[\/TABS]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44461266010349,"sku":"43709","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/squirrel-needs-a-break-cover_f4f827d2-acdd-4e25-8613-6fcabb3cc584.jpg?v=1700492613"},{"product_id":"we-are-grateful-otsaliheliga-seasons-boxed-set","title":"We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga Seasons Boxed Set","description":"\u003ch6\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/traci-sorell\"\u003eTraci Sorell\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/frane-lessac\"\u003eFrané Lessac\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe are grateful every day, every season.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe word otsaliheliga (oh-jah-LEE-hay-lee-gah) is used by members of the Cherokee Nation to express gratitude. 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Pre-order today!\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/sarah-lynne-reul\"\u003eSarah Lynne Reul\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat happens when you do everything right and it just doesn't work out?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's seed-planting time in Ms. Greene's classroom! One of the kids has big predictions for their mystery seed and does everything just so to make sure it grows. But as all the other seeds start to sprout, theirs . . . doesn't. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo they proclaim they'll never try to grow another seed again! 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She wrote \u0026amp; illustrated \u003cem\u003eThe Breaking News, Allie All Along, Pet the Pets, Farm the Farm, NERP!, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eBubbie \u0026amp; Rivka’s Best Ever Challah (So Far!)\u003c\/em\u003e. Sarah lives with her husband, two kids, two cats, and one dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/sarah-lynne-reul\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Sarah.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eA Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA child learns to overcome disappointment and try again. Ben’s class is planting mystery seeds. Each student picks one unidentified seed from a grab bag of possibilities, uses observation to hypothesize what it will grow into, then plants it to test their predictions. Ben picks out a seed and names it Bean. Enchanted by the seed, Ben speculates that Bean might be magic and grow to an enormous size. But even though Ben does everything right, Bean never grows at all. As the other students’ plants sprout, Ben navigates feelings of jealousy, blame, and sadness. Classroom teacher Ms. Greene reassures Ben, “Sometimes things don’t grow, and we don’t know the reason why.” Determined never to grow anything again, Ben has a change of heart upon spotting the bag of leftover mystery seeds. To save them from being thrown away, Ben relies on the scientific method and the support of classmates to grow a new garden in Bean’s honor. The illustrations feature cutout characters pasted onto abstract watercolor backgrounds, their colors shifting to reflect the mood. The narrative arc and STEM concepts are integrated effectively, with scientific thinking and problem-solving helping to propel the story. Backmatter provides more information about how seeds grow. Ben and Ms. Greene are brown-skinned; the class is diverse. This layered story plants seeds of learning about nature, the scientific method, and emotional resilience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNarrated by a grade school student, this story by Reul starts at the moment a teacher pours out a bag of 100 mixed seeds—“teeny-tiny dots, long thin sticks,” and many more. Before planting, the children draw their seeds and come up with a hypothesis about what each will yield. Covering many sheets of paper, the narrator hypothesizes that their seed will grow luxuriously. But while the other pupils’ seeds grow, the narrator’s bean doesn’t sprout, though they believe “I DID EVERYTHING JUST RIGHT!” Then they notice the rest of the unplanted seeds and pivot to a group project. Cut-out paper figures, portrayed with various abilities and skin tones, are placed against brightly colored backgrounds that give the pages a handmade, childlike feel in a story whose narrative pivot leaves room for readers to make hypotheses of their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-475-1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-901-5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 4–7\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 40\u003cbr\u003e10 x 8\u003csup\u003e7\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csub\u003e10\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication date: March 11, 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[\/TABS]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46712981061869,"sku":"44751","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50538673864941,"sku":"49015","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/beansprout-cover.jpg?v=1721057829"},{"product_id":"ten-beautiful-things-board-book","title":"Ten Beautiful Things Board Book","description":"\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/molly-beth-griffin\"\u003eMolly Beth Griffin\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/maribel-lechuga\"\u003eMaribel Lechuga\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eNow as a board book! 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From the time she was a little girl, she would color and draw on anything she could. She later majored in communications design at Augsburg University of Applied Sciences. Daniela has pursued her passions for writing and illustrating books ever since. 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The wetland nursery helps all sorts of water babies grow big.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis science-rich picture book introduces vernal pools, showing how temporary spring wetlands support frogs, salamanders, and insect life cycles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/night-owl-night\"\u003eNight Owl Night\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/not-a-monster\"\u003eNot a Monster\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/pop-up-pond-spread.jpg?v=1787767853\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" alt=\"Illustration of children in a forest with text about the forest watching over water babies.\" class=\"cvr-border-gray\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"medium-cover\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/pop-up-pond-cover.jpg?v=1787767854\" alt=\"Book cover of 'Pop-Up Pond' with a scoop and pond illustration.\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/pop-up-pond-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1787767858\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaunya English, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaunya English is a volunteer naturalist who loves sloshing through wetlands. On her nature adventures, sometimes she’s the leader. Lots of times she’s the learner. Before becoming a picture-book author, Taunya honed her story telling craft as a radio reporter, a career that teaches you to write for the ear. From the \u003ci\u003eplink plink\u003c\/i\u003e of rain to the \u003ci\u003eack ack\u003c\/i\u003e of wood frogs, sound is her favorite nature souvenir. Taunya lives outside of Washington, DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/taunya-english\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Taunya.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJennifer Ball-Cordero, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJennifer Ball-Cordero is a children’s book illustrator\/designer living and working in the New York City area who holds a BFA in visual communication design from Hartford Art School. She has spent more than fifteen years as an award-winning print and packaging designer. Jen has two mixed-race daughters, and she knows firsthand the challenges of finding every child represented in children’ books, so she jumped at the chance to illustrate this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/jennifer-ball-cordero\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Jennifer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-727-1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 4–8\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 32\u003cbr\u003e8 x 10\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication date: March 9, 2027\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":50561005486317,"sku":"47271","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/pop-up-pond-cover.jpg?v=1787767854"},{"product_id":"talking-to-worms","title":"Talking to Worms","description":"\u003ch6\u003eComing February 9, 2027. 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Through observation and note-taking, the siblings \"talk\" to their worms and learn how to make the optimal habitat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExtend the learning beyond the story with expertly crafted back matter, including additional information about experimental design and animal behavior and fun STEAM activities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSTEAMWORKS features children of all backgrounds and abilities using scientific and mathematical thinking to solve everyday problems and answer questions that matter to them. 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Her picture books include \u003ci\u003eThe Animals Would Not Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e, which received the Mathical Book Award; \u003ci\u003eFlower Talk; Fossil by Fossil; Tooth by Tooth\u003c\/i\u003e, which received the AAAS\/Subaru SB\u0026amp;F Prize for Excellence in Science Books and was recognized by Bank Street College as a Best Children's Book of the Year; and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/sara-levine\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Sara Levine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDuc Huy An, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuc Huy An, also known as Jayden, is a Vietnamese illustrator and storyteller based in Florida. After graduating from the game art program at George Brown College in Toronto, Huy started his freelance career as an illustrator, beginning with traditional watercolor custom portraits and progressing to illustrating children’s books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/duc-huy-an\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Duc Huy An.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp\u003eTwo children employ the scientific method to find out what their wriggly new pets are trying to tell them. \u003cbr\u003e\nNoting that the 10 earthworms the kids have collected in a cardboard box have crawled to the corners, Niko wonders if they’re trying to say that they want out. “That’s one hypothesis,” says older sib Jane. “Let’s ask.” The “asking” involves a series of experiments—covering half the box to see if the worms like shade, adding dirt to part of the bottom to see if they prefer dirt, and taping drawings to the sides to see if they’re drawn to art—and then observing and discussing the results. One final trial, cutting holes along the bottom edge with help from their mom, provides a definitive result: The next morning, the worms have all vanished. The children are disappointed, but “Now we know.” Leaving the two to conduct further dialogues with a pill bug they’re cheered to find in their box, Levine concludes her clearly laid out text with simple guidelines for young scientists eager to design safe, methodical animal studies of their own—plus nods to the iconic zoologists after whom she named her duo, Jane Goodall and Niko Tinbergen. An’s light-skinned figures all sport big, dewy eyes that lend sweet overtones to the illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e\nAn artfully simple introduction to science’s most valuable research tool. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnglish Hardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-691-5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnglish Paperback\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-692-2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpanish Hardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-693-9\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpanish Paperback\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-694-6\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 4–7 \u003cbr\u003ePage count: 40\u003cbr\u003e9\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e x 8\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication date: February 9, 2027\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"English Hardcover","offer_id":50668471222509,"sku":"46915","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"English Paperback","offer_id":50668531679469,"sku":"46922","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Spanish Hardcover","offer_id":50668535349485,"sku":"46939","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Spanish Paperback","offer_id":50668533416173,"sku":"46946","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/talking-to-worms-cover-hires.jpg?v=1787851224"},{"product_id":"hablando-con-gusanos","title":"Hablando con gusanos","description":"\u003ch6\u003eComing February 9, 2027. 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Through observation and note-taking, the siblings \"talk\" to their worms and learn how to make the optimal habitat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExtend the learning beyond the story with expertly crafted back matter, including additional information about experimental design and animal behavior and fun STEAM activities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSTEAMWORKS features children of all backgrounds and abilities using scientific and mathematical thinking to solve everyday problems and answer questions that matter to them. 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The cover shows two children smiling outdoors above a dirt layer with illustrated worms, and the title appears in large letters across the bottom.\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/hablando-con-gusanos-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1789147921\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/talking-with-worms-book-buddy.pdf?v=1787966157\"\u003eDownload the Book Buddy (English)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/talking-to-worms-book-guide.pdf?v=1789674589\"\u003eDownload the Book Guide (English)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/talking-to-worms-book-guide-spanish.pdf?v=1789674589\"\u003eDownload the Book Guide (Español)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/talking-to-worms-ant-watch-activity.pdf?v=1789674586\"\u003eDownload the Ant Watch Activity (English)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/talking-to-worms-ant-watch-activity-spanish.pdf?v=1789674586\"\u003eDownload the Ant Watch Activity (Español)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/talking-to-worms-animal-sketches-activity.pdf?v=1789674585\"\u003eDownload the Animal Sketches Activity (English)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"product-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/talking-to-worms-ant-watch-activity-spanish.pdf?v=1789674586\"\u003eDownload the Animal Sketches Activity (Español)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSara Levine, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSara Levine es una médico veterinaria, autora y educadora a quien le encantan los animales, los libros y los libros de animales. Entre sus álbumes ilustrados se encuentran \u003ci\u003e¡Los animales no se dormían! \/ The Animals Would Not Sleep!\u003c\/i\u003e, ganador del Mathical Book Award; \u003ci\u003eFlower Talk; Fossil by Fossil;\u003c\/i\u003e y \u003ci\u003eTooth by Tooth\u003c\/i\u003e, galardonado con el AAAS\/Subaru SB\u0026amp;F Prize for Excellence in Science Books y reconocido por Bank Street College como uno de los Mejores Libros Infantiles del Año.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/sara-levine\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Sara Levine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDuc Huy An, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuc Huy An, también conocido como Jayden, es un ilustrador y cuentista vietnamita con sede en Florida. Después de graduarse del programa de arte para video juegos de George Brown College en Toronto, Huy comenzó su carrera como ilustrador autónomo elaborando retratos tradicionales personalizados con acuarela hasta llegar a ilustrar libros infantiles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/duc-huy-an\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Duc Huy An.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComing soon!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnglish Hardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-691-5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnglish Paperback\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-692-2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpanish Hardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-693-9\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpanish Paperback\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-694-6\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 4–7 \u003cbr\u003ePage count: 40\u003cbr\u003e9\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e x 8\u003csup\u003e1\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication date: February 9, 2027\u003c\/p\u003e\n[\/TABS]","brand":"Charlesbridge","offers":[{"title":"Spanish Hardcover","offer_id":50668538855661,"sku":"46939","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Spanish Paperback","offer_id":50668538888429,"sku":"46946","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"English Hardcover","offer_id":50668538790125,"sku":"46915","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"English Paperback","offer_id":50668538822893,"sku":"46922","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/hablando-con-gusanos-cover-hires.jpg?v=1787851224"},{"product_id":"chloes-community-garden","title":"Chloe's Community Garden","description":"\u003ch6\u003eComing February 9, 2027. 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Con la ayuda de otros miembros de su comunidad, Chloe aprende que las plantas necesitan luz solar, alimento, agua, tiempo y mucho más para crecer: ¡igualito que ella!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmplía lo aprendido más allá de la historia con el material de apoyo elaborado por expertos que incluye información adicional sobre la botánica y divertidas actividades STEAM.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSTEAMWORKS presenta a niños de diversos trasfondos y habilidades que utilizan el pensamiento científico-matemático para solucionar problemas cotidianos y responder a preguntas que les interesan. Estas historias lúdicas y las actividades de extensión despiertan el entusiasmo por la ciencia, la tecnología, la ingeniería, las artes y las matemáticas (STEAM) y empoderan a los niños para pensar, solucionar problemas e innovar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlant and pluck. Weed and water. Chloe likes to help Daddy in the community garden, but she wonders What do plants need to help them grow? With the help of other members of her community, Chloe learns that plants need sunlight, food, water, time, and more to grow―just like her!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExtend the learning beyond the story with expertly crafted back matter, including additional information about plant science and fun STEAM activities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSTEAMWORKS features children of all backgrounds and abilities using scientific and mathematical thinking to solve everyday problems and answer questions that matter to them. 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Entre sus álbumes ilustrados se encuentran \u003ci\u003eA Flea for Justice, I See Color, Let's Dance, Together We Ride, Together We Swim\u003c\/i\u003e (finalista del Kirkus Prize), \u003ci\u003eRide, Roll, Run: Time for Fun!\u003c\/i\u003e y \u003ci\u003eBing, Bop, Bam: Time to Jam!\u003c\/i\u003e Valerie también es la autora de la serie Rainbow Days para primeros lectores. Le apasiona crear historias con las que todos los peques se puedan identificar y sentirse que los ven, escuchan, valoran y validan. Valerie vive en Connecticut con su esposo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/valerie-bolling\"\u003eRead more \u003c\/a\u003eabout Valerie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFelicia Whaley, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFelicia Whaley completó un Bachillerato en Bellas Artes en Ilustración y Diseño en 2017 del Instituto de Arte de Chicago. Allí encontró su pasión por ilustrar para niños. Le inspira crear personajes que le hubiera encantado ver cuando era niña. Cuando no está creando ilustraciones, corre patines, se ejercita, cocina platos veganos y pasa el tiempo con su hija. 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