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Drawings show an alphabet of young victims and how they died.

A man starts to chop down a great kapok tree in the rainforest. Exhausted from his labours, he puts down his axe and rests, but as he sleeps the animals who live in the tree come and plead with him not to destroy their world. Illustrated in full colour. In LARGE FORMAT.

In brilliant rhymed couplets, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Richard Wilbur renders two of seventeenth-century French playwright Moliere's comic masterpieces into English, capturing not only the form and spirit of the language but also its substance.The Misanthrope is a searching comic study of falsity, shallowness, and self-righteousness through the character of Alceste, a man whose conscience and sincerity are too rigorous for his time. In Tartuffe, a wily, opportunistic swindler manipulates a wealthy prude and bigot through his claims of piety. This latter translation earned Wilbur a share of the Bollingen Translation Prize for his critically-acclaimed work of this satiric take on religious hypocrisy. "Mr. Wilbur has given us a sound, modern, conversational poetry and has made Moliere's The Misanthrope brilliantly our own."-The New York Times Book Review

They perch high above gardens and fields, with borrowed coats and button eyes and pie pan hands that glint in the sun. What else is there to know about scarecrows? Perhaps more than we realize. Illustrations.

Willie Meadow lives with his mother, father, and brother in Blue Hill, Virginia. It's peaceful there - a perfect place for growing up. For the Meadow family, each season of the year holds something special, like puppies born to their beloved dog one summer, a fishing trip on a crisp October day, or the thrill of a rare winter blizzard.

From the familiar roadrunner and common crow to the exotic quetzal and Andean cock-of-the-rock, this unusual aviary of 21 colorful creatures soars with feathery frivolity. Full color. (Baby/Preschool)

A touch and feel book introducing words which name textures associated with various animals such as scratchy cat, velvety cow, and rubbery fish.

When an armadillo named Sasparillo wants to know where on Earth he is, he leaves his home in San Antonio and travels north through the canyons and prairies of Texas. "An easy geography lesson".--"Southern Living". Full color.

A collection of short, memorable rhymes about different creatures, such as the armadillo, the kangaroo, the barracuda, the walrus, the boa constrictor, the chameleon, the camel and the ant. Illustrated with full colour artwork.

In a lyrical tribute to the Mexican farm worker, award-winning author Gary Paulsen pays homage to a cycle of life--from seed to plant to tortilla. With Ruth Wright Paulsen's expressive paintings, the story brings forth the poetry and beauty of a simple way of life. Full color.

An award-winning illustrator's warm, evocative illustrations will enchant young children in this board book classic. Full color.

A young girl discovers that growing up brings challenges and surprises. Full-color illustrations.

Follow the progress of a little girl and her father as they purchase a garden and board the bus to carry it home. Full-color illustrations.

A young child goes for a walk and discovers a colorful parade of animals along the way.

Kamanya believes in the shaman's wisdom about the healing properties of plants found in the Amazon rain forest and hopes one day to be a healer for his people.

One of the great classics of American fiction is now available in this restored edition that presents it as it was originally written. The winner of the 1947 Pulitzer Prize traces the rise and fall of Southern politician Willie Talos, an idealistic man of the people who is corrupted by success and lust for power. This edition is restored by Noel Polk.

A mother and child plant a rainbow of flowers in the family garden.

A journey around the Earth, from the frozen polar ice caps to the steamy tropical rainforests, taking in dark caves, sandy deserts and deep canyons en route. Also introduces simple earth science concepts. Illustrated in colour.

Includes material on John D. Rockefeller, J. Pierpoint Morgan, Cornelius Vanderbilt, William H. Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, E. H. Harriman, Jay Gould, Jim Fisk, Jay Cooke, Daniel Drew, Henry C. Frick, James J. Hill, Charles M. Schwab, Henry Villard, Standard Oil Company, trusts.

An examination of Cities of the Western world tracing their development from Egypt through the Middle Ages to the present.

A collection of short stories by the singer-songwriter introduces a cast of quirky characters, from a cowboy named Tully Mars to the residents of Heatwave, Alabama.

Newly imported from the US, a large format version of a story which shows how vegetable soup is made, from preparing the tools and planting the seeds to mixing the produce together and eating it. Illustrated in full colour.

Three white mice discover jars of red, blue, and yellow paint and explore the world of color.

A handful of Minnipins, a sober and sedate people, rise up against the Periods, the leading family of an isolated mountain valley, and are exiled to a mountain where they discover that the ancient enemies of their people are preparing to attack.

Mole loves her safe and cozy burrow near the pond, but she is devastated when Fox says Mole will have to move her home in order to make way for a new path. Mole will need some quick thinking - and some quick digging - to save it. Illustrated in full colour.

While out searching for food, fruit bat Stellaluna and her mother are attacked by a vicious owl. Stellaluna is separated from Mother Bat and taken in by a family of birds where she must put aside her bat habits to fit in with her new family. But one fateful flight when she is separated from her adoptive siblings, Stellaluna is reunited with her bat family and learns that even though we're different, we're very much the same.

Dance a jig with a silly pig. Play leapfrog with a silly dog. And that's just the beginning of all the fun!"Silly Sally went to town, walking backward and upside down!" Come along and join Silly Sally and her funny friends as they parade into town in a most unusual way.This silly picture book will spark giggles whether read at circle time or at home."Exploding with whimsy, humor, and zest. Be prepared to read this one a thousand times!" ?Booklist (starred review)