Farmer Falgu goes to the Kumbh Mela

This picture book is the third in the much-loved Farmer Falgu series. It follows the kindhearted farmer as he journeys to the Kumbh Mela festival. Farmer Falgu always stops to lend a hand, and this story is a gentle reminder that nice guys don't always finish last. Kanika Nair's striking illustrations capture the colorful chaos and celebration that the Kumbh Mela is, in this charming and thoug…

Dr. Seuss

Theodore Seuss Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss) was an American writer and cartoonist whose iconic works include Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat in the Hat, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and many more.

Jokes, comic tales & proverbs from China

This volume will tickle you with the funny side of everyday life in old China. For instance : A wife beat up her husband, and he crawled under the bed to escape from her. "Come out right now !" she ordered. "A man is a man," he replied. "If he says he won't come out, he won't."

Haven't you grown! : poems about families

Today's children encounter many different types of family: extended families, stepfamilies, single-parent families and children who live apart from their mothers, fathers or siblings. This anthology weaves together the everyday comedy, catastrophes and cuddles that make up modern family life. The very best classic and contemporary poets explore every aspect of families, from sibling squabbles t…

The grasshopper and other animal poems

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9812087265

Collation

32 pages : illustration : 25 cm

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Call Number

811 MAN

Antarctic antics : a book of penguin poems

To keep myself up off the ice, I find my father's feet are nice. I snuggle in his belly fluff, And that's how I stay warm enough. In wild and wacky rhymes, Emperor penguins describe their world--how they hatch, dive, swim, and survive. Antarctic Antics was made in a musical animated short with music by the Mavericks. The American Library Association chose it for the prestigious Andrew Carn…

July is a mad mosquito

A collection of poems, one for each month of the year and a final poem that draws all the months together, explores the special events and characteristics of various times throughout the year.

Don't bump the glump! : and other fantasies

Don't Bump the Glump! turns fifty! A commemorative gold anniversary sticker graces Shel Silverstein's first poetry collection, celebrating fifty years since publication. This, his only book in full color, was published the same year as his famous classic The Giving Tree. Filled with stunning ink and watercolor illustrations, Don't Bump the Glump! is bursting with Shel Silverstein's unique im…

Stopping by woods on a snowy evening

Ever since it was published in 1978, the picture-book presentation of Robert Frost's poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" has been an enduring favorite. For this special edition with a new design, trim size, and three new spreads, Susan Jeffers has added more detail and subtle color to her sweeping backgrounds of frosty New England scenes. There are more animals to find among the trees, …

Anna the goanna and other poems

Cheeky dogs, slippery snakes, and crocodiles with big smiles are only a few of the friends met along the way in this collection of lively illustrated poems. Providing rare insight into the rich textures of contemporary Australian indigenous life, this traditionally styled poetry provides a variety of lessons for children of all backgrounds. Told with a rhythmic and jaunty beat and designed for …