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A modern classic that no child should miss. Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel has delighted generations of children. Mike and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne, dig deep canals for boats to travel through, cut mountain passes for trains, and hollow out cellars for city skyscrapers -- the very symbol of industrial America. But with progress come new machines, and soon the inseparable duo are out of work. Mike believes that Mary Anne can dig as much in a day as one hundred men can dig in a week, and the two have one last chance to prove it and save Mary Anne from the scrap heap. What happens next in the small town of Popperville is a testament to their friendship, and to old-fashioned hard work and ingenuity.
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"Ehlert's eye-catching alphabet book splashes exuberant colors across each page."--Booklist (starred review)and#160;"Illustrations . . . seem to grow off the page in bursts of health and freshness."--The Horn Book
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"Will fill your heart with joy and light . . . [A] lovely story."--
Boston Herald"Kids will respond to . . . the warm feeling this generates and the sheer sense of wonder that the narrator so innocently exudes."--Booklist
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"Construction worker wannabes won't be able to pull themselves away!"--
Instructor"A great choice for individual and group sharing."--School Library Journal
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"Celebrates both the delights of storytelling and the special relationship between grandparent and grandchild." --ALA Booklist Booklist, ALA
"readers will be rooting for [the boy and his grandfather's] safe delivery" School Library Journal
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"Brimming with tantalizing motor sounds and ... rhyming text, this will get young ones' mornings off to a zippy start." Kirkus Reviews
"The short, rhyming text reads aloud well, with just enough words ... and plenty of sounds for children to enjoy." Booklist, ALA
"The bright acrylic paints are appropriate for a story about waking up and the illustrations are satisfying." School Library Journal
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"a little girl's triumphant trek...lively and exciting...thrilling tiptoe travels...storytime and preschool audiences will enjoy this amusing adventure." SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL School Library Journal
"...inventive story..illustrations successfully turn...soft quilt into a craggy mountain...swirling blankets into...rushing stream...tribute to...child's imagination" KIRKUS REVIEWS Kirkus Reviews
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An exhilarating alphabet board book filled with trucks, bulldozers, forklifts . . .and even a roller coaster!
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Get ready for a ride through the alphabet at a busy construction site. There's a big yellow Bulldozer, a tall shiny Crane, and a rusty red Dump truck--and the construction crew is hard at work. But what are they building? Melissa Iwai's bright, bold illustrations are a perfect match to June Sobel's irresistible rhyming text. Join the excitement as the workers build, scoop, and dig their way from A to Z in this sturdy board book.
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Get ready for a ride through the alphabet at a busy construction site. There's a big yellow Bulldozer, a tall shiny Crane, and a rusty red Dump truckand#8212;and the construction crew is hard at work. But what are they building? and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Melissa Iwai's bright, bold illustrations are a perfect match to June Sobel's irresistible rhyming text. Join the excitement as the workers build, scoop, and dig their way from A to Z in this sturdy board book.
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Plunder the alphabet with a hilarious cast of pirates!
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The captain of this brave and bumbling pirate crew has ordered them to capture the entire alphabet--and they'll walk the plank if they're missing a single letter! Now these swashbuckling mateys are embarking on an alphabet adventure unlike any other, and they won't (ahem,
can't) rest until they've found an
A, a
Z, and everything in between.
June Sobel's hilarious text and Henry Cole's adventurous animal pirates harmonize in an irresistible book for alphabet-learning, pirate-loving kids everywhere.
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Curious George explores the amazing world of colors in this bright book with a rainbow surprise at the end!
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All aboard! In a perfect for bedtime board book edition, The Goodnight Train is on a gentle but lively journey to Dreamland.
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All aboard! The Goodnight Train is full of coal and leaving town. Rhythmic prose and
playful illustrations create a gentle, whizzing journey where animals and little ones
fluff their pillows and settle in for a clickety-clackity, rock-and-roll ride to Dreamland.
A remarkable rhyming bedtime treat!
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One crescent moon glows in the sky. Two headlights shine through the window. . . . On each magical night of Chanukah, a young boy and his sister count more lights shining all around them! Join them as they discover what it means to celebrate Chanukah in a world filled with so many other lights. And look carefully at each of Melissa Iwai's delightfully playful illustrations, in which an ever-growing number of cats and cleverly hidden objects serve as reminders of each day's joyous Chanukah celebration!
This gentle and fun-filled exploration of the meaning of Chanukah reminds families everywhere that the warmth of the holiday extends far beyond the menorah.
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An exhilarating alphabet book about the creation of an amusement park, filled with trucks, bulldozers, forklifts... and finally a roller coaster!
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A backlist favorite from Lois Ehlert is now available in a lap-sized board book edition
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While teaching upper- and lowercase letters to preschoolers, Ehlert introduces fruits and vegetables from around the world. A glossary at the end provides interesting facts about each food.
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Chanukah shines brightly for a young boy and his sister.
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Get ready for a ride through the alphabet at a busy construction site. There's a big yellow
Bulldozer, a tall shiny
Crane, a rusty red
Dump truck--and the construction crew is hard at work. But
what are they building?
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An out-of-this-world journey to bedtime!
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All aboard for Dreamland!and#160;Hold on to your pillow becauseand#160;the Goodnight Train is taking off. Roll that corner, rock thatand#160;curve, and soarand#160;past mermaids, leaping sheep, and even ice-cream clouds. You won't want to miss a thing, so whatever you do, don't . . . close . . . your . . . eyes!and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;With soothing, lyrical words and magical illustrations, June Sobel and Laura Huliska-Beith have created a nighttime fantasy that's guaranteed to make even the most resistant sleeper snuggle up tight.
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A young boy and his grandfather sit by a blazing fire, looking for pictures in the flames. They see an old twisted apple tree, a flower garden, a castle . . . and a fire dragon! Suddenly, the fire dragon roars and comes to life, and Jesse and Gramps find themselves being pursued through a wondrous imaginary land. Time after time, they barely manage to escape the clumsy fire dragon, until Jesse finds a way to get rid of it for good. Bright, fun-filled illustrations accompany this spirited fantasy adventure for the very young.
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From the creators of the luminous GOOD NIGHT ENGINES comes an energetic good-morning book filled with short, rhyming text that fairly bounces off the page, lots of onomatopoeia, and bright, vibrant close-ups of all kinds of vehicles and aircraft. School buses, garbage trucks, street sweepers, helicopters, and more crank up their noisy motors as a little boy climbs out of bed and starts his day. No little engine lover should be without a copy of this winsome book, as dynamic and peppy as its companion was soothing and sleepy.
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Its morning, and Emma wants pancakes. But the two-headed giant who lives on Snuggle Mountain has forgotten all about breakfast. So lump by bump, Emma begins her climb up the shaking, quaking mountain to reach the giants snuggly cave. How can Emma wake the giant without getting caught in the Sleeping Spell?
Filled with imagination and humor, Snuggle Mountain perfectly captures a quintessential childhood experience.
About the Author
Virginia Lee Burton (1909-1968) was the talented author and illustrator of some of the most enduring books ever written for children. The winner of the 1942 Caldecott Medal for THE LITTLE HOUSE, Burton's books include heroes and happy endings, lively illustrations, and a dash of nostalgia. She lived with her two sons, Aristides and Michael, and her husband George Demetrios, the sculptor, in a section of Gloucester, Massachusetts, called Folly Cove. Here she taught a class in design and from it emerged the Folly Cove designers, a group of internationally known professional artisans. She is the author of many classic children's picture books, including MIKE MULLIGAN AND HIS STEAM SHOVEL and KATY AND THE BIG SNOW.