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Science teachers and ecologically minded parents: this book is a delightful introduction to the habitat in and around old trees. As AAAS Science Books & Films says, "The science is accurate and the book painlessly teaches important ecological lessons." From lowly fungi to majestic...

When Mom becomes a beast, many things change. This is the story of a little / Muchas cosas cambian cuando mamá «se convierte» en una bestia. Esta es la historia de un niño y su mamá-bestia, su triste bestia monstruosa, enorme y tremendamente necesitada...

Meet Beatrice Bottomwell: a nine-year-old girl who has never (not once!) made a mistake. She never forgets her math homework, she never wears mismatched socks, and she ALWAYS wins the yearly talent show at school. Life for Beatrice is sailing along pretty smoothly until...

Our favourite princess returns—hiking boots and all—this time loaded with questions for her daddy. Everyone knows a princess. As this princess and her daddy wander through the woods, all kinds of wonders reveal themselves. She discovers that no matter who you are, a princess...

Every inquisitive little girl wonders what it is really like to be a genuine princess. In this book an energetic, spirited, and contemporary child has lots of important questions for her mom. Do princesses ride tricycles, climb trees, do chores, or have to eat...

Your favorite princess has met her match! Join in the fun as two little girls celebrate their friendship by playing dress up, making forts, stomping in the mud, and generally doing all the things that best friends do. Together they learn that being a...

This engaging story tells not just of an active girl, but one who regular falls and comes back. Fun drawings illustrate the problems with sports and how they can still be fun despite the falls! The moral of the story is good. Keep trying...

At the edge of town lives a clever girl with a spooky problem: Her house is haunted! Luckily, she’s a witch and knows a little something about taking care of ghosts. She catches them, puts them in the washing machine, airs them out to...

A little dragon and his favorite book make for a combustible combination in this clever picture book with a surprise ending. Cedric’s mom understands that the best stories are ripe for repetition, and she tries very hard to be patient. But sometimes dragons will...

What happens when one little girl refuses to brush her long, beautiful hair? Well, one day a mouse comes to live in a particularly tangled lock. Soon after, more mice move in, and the girl's unruly mop is transformed into a marvellous mouse palace...

In a vast ocean, a single grain of sand seems hopelessly small and unimportant. But over time, the sand begins to change. Layer by layer, it grows and transforms. Its beauty starts to shine. Exquisitely crafted by an award-winning author-illustrator team, this luminous, uplifting...

Everybody knows that crocodiles love water, but this little crocodile is different. He doesn’t like water at all. In fact, he prefers climbing trees! But it can be lonely when you’re the odd one out, so the little crocodile tries his best to change....

Andres is upset because he can’t play another soccer game. He must go with his parents to a near town. When he meets Miguel, a renowned writer, he senses immediately that Andres is upset. Don Miguel talks to him and shares a secret to...

Climbing trees, playing with wool... Matilda is sure her cat will love these things, but he doesn't seem very enthusiastic. She thinks up new ways to amuse her reluctant playmate. Tea parties? Dressing up? Or what about a nice bike ride? Matilda gets more...

One cold morning a lonely boy wishes for something to do. His animal friends are hibernating, and he has nobody to play with—even all the birds have flown south. When he meets Jack Frost, the last thing he expects is to make a new...

Horns, Tails, Spikes, and Claws is a mix-and-match board book of monstrous proportions! Building off of the well-known song "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes," this book explores all sorts of different monsters from top to bottom (and horns and claws and fangs and wings)....

Imagine a town where dinosaurs never went extinct. What would you do? Would you frantically run away and hide under your bed? Or would you have a hamburger-eating contest with a Tyrannosaurus rex; go fishing with a Rhamphorhynchus; or travel through space with a...

Other collections of monster stories are full of strange creatures. In this collection you'll find funny stories full of adventures and misadventures starring vampires, a sea snake, a witch teacher, a werewolf, a giant, some ghosts, a vegetarian dragon, a caring gargoyle and many...

Other collections of monster stories are full of strange creatures. In this collection you'll find funny stories full of adventures and misadventures starring vampires, a sea snake, a witch teacher, a werewolf, a giant, some ghosts, a vegetarian dragon, a caring gargoyle and many...

With clever text and whimsical illustrations, How to Outwit Witches will help kids banish their fears—and have fun doing it! They have crooked fingers, humped backs, dark dresses, and pointy hats. Luckily, thanks to this book filled with unbeatable tricks, from now on you possess all...