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The Things That I Love About Trees

By Chris Butterworth

Journey through the seasons and discover how much there is to love about trees! From brand-new buds in spring to the sound of the wind whooshing through the leaves in summer, from the fall colors to the feel of winter's rough bark and the promise of spring returning again-no matter what time of year, there's always something extraordinary to notice about the trees around your neighborhood.

• ISBN : 9781338622836

• LIST PRICE : $34.95

• GENRE : Realistic Fiction

• GRADE LEVELS : Pre K - 2

La aventura más grande

By Tony Piedra

Eliot se imagina navegando por ríos salvajes y descubriendo bestias gigantes, ¡justo allí, en su cuadra! Pero desea que sus aventuras fueran reales. El abuelo de Eliot, El Capitán, una vez dirigió su propio barco a través de mares peligrosos, hacia tierras lejanas. Pero ya no puede hacerlo. ¿Podrán Eliot y El Capitán descubrir una verdadera aventura... juntos?¡Ven a descubrirlo! ¡Todos a bordo de La Gran Aventura!

• ISBN : 9781338642360

• LIST PRICE : $31.95

• GENRE : Adventure

• GRADE LEVELS : Pre-K - 1

Yo quiero crecer

By Ged Adamson

Un dinosaurio llamado Herb ha notado algo en su amiga Muriel: ella está creciendo, pero Herb no. Desesperado por alcanzar a Muriel, Herb prueba todos los métodos que se le ocurren para crecer. Se planta en la tierra como una flor, pero eso solo lo deja embarrado. Hace que Muriel lo estire como si fuera arcilla, pero eso solo lo marea. Usa zapatos de plataforma y un sombrero de copa, pero simplemente se cae. ¡Nada de lo que intenta Herb funciona!

• ISBN : 9781338611373

• LIST PRICE : $34.95

• GENRE :

• GRADE LEVELS : Pre-K - 2

National Geographic Kids: Apples for Everyone

By Jill Esbaum

Apples! The word alone makes us think of the fall - red ripe apples falling off the tree as the leaves begin to change. This book shows that apples aren't just fruit, they're iconic of everything Autumn. This book presents photographs and discussions of apples and shares information about their history and uses.

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• LIST PRICE : $46.48
• GENRE : Informational Text

• GRADES : K - 2

Rabbit Moon

By Jean Kim

Bedtime wishes take flight on paper airplanes, traveling all the way to the moon. There Rabbit gathers the night's haul, grinds the wishes into stardust, and fills the sky with their starlight. It is a beautiful sight to behold, but lonely work. So one night, Rabbit takes a wish and makes it float down to earth; when it comes true, he makes new friends and the star work takes a back seat to some well-earned fun. But as each day fades, so do the night stars.

• ISBN : 9781338642377

• LIST PRICE : $34.95

• GENRE : Fantasy

• GRADES : Pre K - K

The Little Red Hen

By Lucinda McQueen

A classic folktale about the hardworking hen and her freeloading friends, retold for beginning readersIn this easy-to-read rendition, even the youngest listeners will enjoy the classic folktale about hard work and its tasty reward. The Little Red Hen works hard - all alone! - to turn her wheat seed into flour, while the goose gossips, the dog naps, and the cat preens. But when her lazy friends smell the fresh bread baking, they're eager to help her eat it!

• ISBN : 9780590717182

• LIST PRICE : $46.48

• GENRE : Classics, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Fables

• GRADES : K - 2

My River

By Shari Halpern

Learn from creatures like turtles, eels, dragonflies, ducks, and many others who live in and by a river, about why rivers are important and why we must care for them.

• ISBN : 9780590728140

• LIST PRICE : $46.48

• GENRE : Informational Text

• GRADES : Pre-K - 1

It Begins with an A

By Stephanie Calmenson

• ISBN : 9780590729086

• LIST PRICE : $46.48

• GENRE : Jokes and Riddles

• GRADE LEVELS : K - 1

This starts with an "N." You know it quite well. It's right on your face. You use it to smell. In this appealing alphabet book, clever rhyming riddles challenge youngsters to guess the names of familiar objects such as a ball, a hammer, the moon, an umbrella, and a yo-yo. Four rectangular paintings per letter give clues leading up to the riddle's solution.

Growing Vegetable Soup

By Lois Ehlert

Caldecott Artist Lois Ehlert uses her bold, distinctive collage art to demonstrate the many steps that go into preparing vegetable soup-literally from the ground up. The first step is planting, one of the many adventures which the loving father and child in this story share. Next they water, take care, and watch: what joy to see bean seeds become beans, and tomato plants tomatoes! This simple introduction to a natural process will fascinate young readers and encourage them to grow their own gardens-and the hungry will be glad to find the soup recipe included.

• ISBN : 9780590223553
• LIST PRICE : $34.95

• GENRE : Classics

• GRADES : Pre-K - 1

Lo que más me gusta de los árboles

By Chris Butterworth

Viaja a través de las estaciones y descubre cuánto hay de bueno en los árboles. Desde los brotes nuevos en primavera hasta el sonido del viento que agita las hojas en verano, desde los colores del otoño hasta la sensación de la corteza áspera del invierno y la promesa del regreso de la primavera, sin importar la época del año, siempre hay algo extraordinario que notar en los árboles de tu vecindario.

• ISBN : 9781338623031

• LIST PRICE : $34.95

• GENRE : Realistic Fiction

• GRADE LEVELS : Pre-K - 2

I Am an Apple

By Jean Marzollo

Depicts a bud on an apple tree as it grows into an apple, ripens, is harvested, and provides seeds as a promise for the future.

• ISBN : 9780439239455

• LIST PRICE : $46.48

• GENRE : Informational Text

• GRADES : Pre-K - 1

El libro de colores de Coneja Blanca

By Alan Baker

Con un salto y un chapoteo curiosos, el Conejo Blanco cae en un balde de pintura amarilla. Pronto, el conejito salta de balde en balde y aprende todo sobre cómo se mezclan los colores. Los niños pequeños se divertirán y aprenderán con los "Libros del Conejito", ilustrados con gran cariño y meticulosidad por Alan Baker.

• ISBN : 9780545230643

• LIST PRICE : $34.95

• GENRE : Informational Text

• GRADE LEVELS : Pre-K - 1

Everybunny Dance!

By Ellie Sandall

Bunnies dance, play, sing, and make a new friend in this delightful picture book from the author of Follow Me!, which School Library Journal called “a winsome selection suitable for storytime.” Thus begins a whimsical celebration of movement, which will have children jumping out of their seats to dance, play, and sing with these cheerful bunnies—and one not-so-scary fox. Everybunny is invited to join together in this joyous display of playful creativity.

• ISBN : 9781338646085

• LIST PRICE : $29.95

• GENRE : Hobbies, Family & Friendship

• GRADES : Pre K - 3

What Do Insects Do?

By Susan Canizares, Pamela Chanko

What Do Insects Do? takes you on an unforgettable tour of the insect world, presenting these amazing creatures as you have never seen them before. Photographs and simple text describe the many things that insects do.

• ISBN : 9780439408752
• LIST PRICE : $46.48

• GENRE : Informational Text

• GRADES : Pre-K - 1

UN AMIGO COMO TÚ

By Andrea Schomburg

Un hermoso cuento bellamente ilustrado sobre una amistad poco corriente que transmitirá a los más pequeños conceptos tan importantes para la convivencia como el amor, la diversidad y la tolerancia.

• ISBN : 9781338629460

• LIST PRICE : $34.95

• GENRE : Inclusivity, Family & Friendship

• GRADE LEVELS : Pre-K - 2

Oso no para de roncar

By Karma Wilson

Mouse se arrastra hasta la acogedora guarida de Bear, que está hibernando, en busca de alivio de la fría noche, y pronto se le unen Hare, Badger, Mole, Wren y Raven. Bear sigue roncando mientras la animada fiesta comienza. Los animales hacen palomitas de maíz, preparan té, gorjean y charlan, ¡hasta que Bear se despierta con un estornudo gigante!

• ISBN : 9781338303087

• LIST PRICE : $46.48

• GENRE : Poetry, Songs, Verse

• GRADE LEVELS : Pre-K - K

Are Trees Alive?

By Debbie S. Miller

A conversation between mother and daughter leads to a remarkable discovery: trees are like children in so many ways! Readers learn how trees take in nutrients, grow and survive changes in their environment in this delightful picture book that includes facts about trees from all over the world.

• ISBN : 9781338299045

• LIST PRICE : $46.48

• GENRE : Informational Text

• GRADES : K

Chicken Little

By Rebecca Emberley

BONK! An award-winning father-daughter team make the sky fall an entirely new way. You may already know the tale of a not-quite-so-bright little chicken whose encounter with an acorn and gravity convinces him the sky is falling, but you've never seen the story told this way. A brilliant collaboration brings us a bold and colorful retelling of the classic tale, as crazy-eyed Chicken and all his panicked friends run away from the sky and right into an eye-catching gatefold surprise.

• ISBN : 9781338299007

• LIST PRICE : $46.48

• GENRE : Classics, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Fables

• GRADES : Pre K - 1

You and Me Together

By Barbara Kerley

Award-winning author Barbara Kerley has written a charming, heartwarming book about parent and child togetherness worldwide. You and Me Together is ideal for reading aloud with children to explain and reinforce the bond between moms, dads, and kids everywhere. The text takes a themed look at cultures around the world.

• ISBN : 9781338299106

• LIST PRICE : $46.48

• GENRE : Informational Text,

Poetry, Songs, Verse

• GRADES : Pre-K - 2

My Daddy Snores

By Nancy Rothstein

Each night when daddy snores, the walls rattle, the floor shakes, and no one gets any rest! How will this family ever get a good night's sleep? Also included is helpful information about snoring and sleep apnea.

• ISBN : 9780545039727

• LIST PRICE : $39.83

• GENRE : Comedy and Humor

• GRADE LEVELS : K - 1

White Rabbit's Color Book

By Alan Baker

One inquisitive hop and splash goes White Rabbit into a bucket of yellow paint. Soon, the little rabbit is jumping from bucket to bucket and learning all about how colors mix. Toddlers will have fun and learn with "Little Rabbit Books, " warmly illustrated in meticulous detail by Alan Baker.

• ISBN : 9780545230650

• LIST PRICE : $46.48

• GENRE : Informational Text

• GRADE LEVELS : Pre-K - 1

Hello Goodbye Dog

By Maria Gianferrari, Patrice Barton

Moose loves nothing more than to help his girl Zara. Unfortunately, dogs aren't allowed at her school, and Moose's escape acts from his house, his crate, and the backyard aren't helping his cause. How can Zara get her lovable pooch a free pass to the classroom?

• ISBN : 9781338619218

• LIST PRICE : $34.95

• GENRE : Inclusivity, Family & Friendship

• GRADES : K - 1

A Birthday Basket for Tía

By Pat Mora

Today is a special day: Tía Rosa's 90th birthday! Cecilia wants to give Tía Rosa a very special present, one that shows her how much she loves her. When her great-aunt, her Tía, turns ninety, little Cecilia lovingly gathers together a basket full of memories.

• ISBN : 9781338360080

• LIST PRICE : $34.95

• GENRE : Realistic Fiction

• GRADES : K - 2

A House Is a House for Me

By Mary Ann Hoberman

This book lists in rhyme the dwellings of various animals and inanimate objects.

• ISBN : 9780590726283

• LIST PRICE : $42.48

• GENRE : Informational Text

Poetry, Songs, Verse

• GRADE LEVELS : K - 2

Bear: Bear Snores On

By Karma Wilson

Mouse creeps into hibernating Bear's cozy lair, looking for relief from the cold night, and soon is joined by Hare, Badger, Mole, Wren and Raven. Bear snores on as the high-spirited party gets going. The critters pop corn, make tea, twitter and chatter, until Bear wakes up with a giant sneeze! See what happens when he finally wakes up and finds his cave full of uninvited guests-all of them having a party without him!

• ISBN : 9781338299113

• LIST PRICE : $46.48

• GENRE : Poetry, Songs, Verse

• GRADES : Pre-K - K

The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!

By Carmen Agra Deedy

La Paz is a happy, but noisy village. A little peace and quiet would make it just right. So the villagers elect the bossy Don Pepe as their mayor. Before long, singing of any kind is outlawed. Even the teakettle is afraid to whistle! But there is one noisy rooster who doesn't give two mangos about this mayor's silly rules. Instead, he does what roosters were born to do. He sings: "Kee-kee-ree-KEE!"

• ISBN : 9781338641684

• LIST PRICE : $34.95

• GENRE : Comedy and Humor, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Fables

• GRADES : K - 2

The Itsy Bitsy Spider

By Iza Trapani

In this charming expansion of the children's song, young readers will delight in the spider's adventures up the waterspout-and beyond! Big Books feature exceptional illustrations or photographs supporting the text. Includes an activity-packed Teacher's Guide to aid in exploring learning opportunities.

• ISBN : 9780590068314

• LIST PRICE : $46.48

• GENRE : Adventure

• GRADES : K - 1

Miss Mary Mack

By Mary Ann Hoberman

Every child knows some version of this popular hand-clapping rhyme, in which Miss Mary Mack borrows 50 cents from her mother to watch an elephant jump so high over a fence that he reaches the sky and doesn't come back until the Fourth of July. But who has stopped to think what might happen when the ultimately gravitationally controlled elephant lands?

• ISBN : 9780439060844

• LIST PRICE : $46.48

• GENRE : Comedy and Humor,

Poetry, Songs, Verse

• GRADES : Pre-K - 1

IS YOUR MAMA A LLAMA?

By Deborah Guarino

Lloyd the llama is looking for his mama. "Is your mama a llama?" he asks a bat, a swan, a cow, a seal, and a kangaroo. Young children will share Lloyd's delight when the answer to his question is finally, "Yes!" With rhyme and riddle, and the perfect narration by Amy Madigan, this charming story has become a favorite.

• ISBN : 9780590725255
• LIST PRICE : $46.48

• GENRE : Classics

• GRADES : Pre-K - 1

This Is the Way We Go to School

By Edith Baer

Enthusiastic children around the world are on their way to school. But how do they get there? The answers are as varied as the landscapes, which range from Egypt's sandy desert to Switzerland's snowy peaks. Jaunty rhymes - in Venice, "Bianca, Beppo, Benedetto, ride aboard the vaporetto" - and exuberant watercolors celebrate the individuality of each locale, and there are plenty of humorous details to please eagle-eyed readers as they join their fellow students to travel by ferry, trolley car, helicopter, and more.

• ISBN : 9780590726009

• LIST PRICE : $46.48

• GENRE : Informational Text

• GRADE LEVELS : K - 2

Caps, Hats, Socks, and Mittens

By Louise W. Borden

Each of these succinct and familiar images helps young readers understand nature's eternally changing seasons. Louise Borden's descriptions of seasonal clothing and activities are just right for kids and never forget to show the world through their eyes. As depicted by Lillian Hoban, the illustrator of the beloved Frances book series, the children of this book make the most of every season.

• ISBN : 9780590724296

• LIST PRICE : $46.48
• GENRE : Nonfiction, Weather

• GRADES : Pre-K - 2

Lola: Lola at the Library

By Anna McQuinn

Lola has a big smile on her face. Why? Because it's Tuesday-and on Tuesdays, Lola and her mommy go to the library. Join Lola in this cozy celebration of books and the people who love them.

• ISBN : 9781338299021

• LIST PRICE : $46.48
• GENRE : Family & Friendship

• GRADES : Pre-K - 1

Lola: Lola en la biblioteca

By Anna McQuinn

Lola tiene una gran sonrisa en su rostro. ¿Por qué? Porque es martes y los martes, Lola y su mamá van a la biblioteca. Únase a Lola en esta acogedora celebración de los libros y las personas que los aman.

• ISBN : 9781338300031

• LIST PRICE : $46.48
• GENRE : Inclusivity, Family & Friendship

• GRADE LEVELS : Pre-K - 1

The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear

By Don Wood

Who likes strawberries? The mouse does. The bear does. And Little Mouse worries that the big, hungry bear will take his freshly picked, ripe, red strawberry for himself. But the reader plays a vital role in this story. A Don and Audrey Wood favorite, remarkably illustrated in full color.

• ISBN : 9780590729062

• LIST PRICE : $46.48

• GENRE : Comedy and Humor

• GRADES : Pre-K - 1

Rosie's Walk

By Pat Hutchins

Rosie the hen leaves the chicken coop and sets out for a little walk. Right behind her is the fox, slyly trying to catch up with her. Rosie's walk is quiet, uneventful, and eventually leads her back to the coop, blissfully unaware of the fox's struggles as he tries, unsuccessfully, to navigate the obstacle course that Rosie has led him through!

• ISBN : 9780590718097

• LIST PRICE : $46.48

• GENRE : Classics, Comedy and Humor

• GRADES : Pre K - 1

Alphabet Rescue

By Audrey Wood

The Woods bring lowercase letters to life in a fun adventure that is sure to have children learning their alphabet without even realizing they are studying. In this action-packed adventure, we witness the lowercase letters as they save the day and the uppercase letters. Riding in a fire truck they fixed themselves, these lowercase letters become heroes with firehoses!

• ISBN : 9780545039741
• LIST PRICE : $46.48

• GENRE : Adventure

• GRADES : Pre-K - 1