"Getz explains the incredible story of the Iceman clearly and concisely, simply enough for a child to understand but in enough depth to satisfy a curious lay adult." --Kirkus Reviews
The story of thirteen African American women who followed their hearts and changed America, now in paperback. Joyce Hansen's brief, well-crafted biographies, and the striking black-and-white photographs that accompany them, reveal the remarkable strength of thirteen African American women. Spanning over a century, these women, including Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Marian Wright Edelman, Toni Morri…
Profiles the founders of the ice cream company, and describes how they developed a successful business while remaining true to their principles
The word game, the Minister's Cat, inspires a series of verses about cats and mice, from anxious Albert and artful Arthur to zany Zebedee and zealous Zeno. Poems for each letter of the alphabet present humorous descriptions of cats and mice, from anxious Albert the cat to Zeno the zealous mouse.
In an endearing lullaby, a mother asks a lizard, a monkey, and a water buffalo to be quiet and not disturb her sleeping baby.
Holey cheese! Join Geronimo as he returns to the Kingdom of Fantasy for a third amazing adventure! In this 320-page, full-color hardcover adventure, Geronimo returns to the Kingdom of Fantasy when he learns that the Kingdom has fallen under an endless, freezing winter and the Queen of the Fairies is in danger. Once there, Geronimo explores fantastical new lands and travels on a magical talki…
This delightful new series, by one of today's most talented writers on natural history, sensitively portrays the lives of four animals commonly found in towns and cities. Each book tells the story of one animal's daily battle for survival - what it eats, who its enemies are, and where it makes its home. It explains why the animal originally left its rural surroundings, and how it has adapted t…
Here is an original new series of natural history books for the very young. Superb photographs and colourful artwork borders chart the early stages of a mouse's life. The simple, imaginative text is in a charming story form for parent and child to share.
On a tiny island off the coast of Iceland, Halla and her friends wait with anticipation. Every spring, millions of puffins, the clowns of the sea, return to nest, lay eggs, and raise their chicks to pufflings. That means Halla and her friends will be busy in August when the pufflings venture out at night to take their first flight. Then, all of the children stay out all night, too. During the n…
When my sister Thea told me a ghost was haunting New Mouse City's subway tunnels, I knew I had to get the scoop for The Rodents Gazette! So I set off with Thea, Trap, and my assistant editor Pinky Pick. We soon discovered that Sally Ratmousen, the editor of The Daily Rat, was also on the trail of the mysterious ghost. But we were all in for the fright of our wee mouse lives... because the ghost…