Synopses & Reviews
George is thrilled when he gets an invitation to Allieand#8217;s dance party. But his friend Bill is worried heand#8217;ll be the only one who canand#8217;t dance. The two of them quickly learn the box step with the help of a color-coded mapand#8212;and itand#8217;s a hit at the party! This colorful Spanish-English early readerand#8212;based on the Emmy Awardandlt;Nandgt;winning Curious George PBS TV showand#8212;includes a simple pattern activity and instructions on how to make a dance map. For more monkey fun, investigate www.curiousgeorge.com and discover all the latest on Curious George, books, promotions, games, activities, and more!
Review
Praise for Harcourt's Green Light Readers:
"A must-have for any family with a beginning reader."--Boston Sunday Herald
"You can't go wrong with adding several copies of these terrific books to your beginning-to-read collection."--School Library Journal
"A winner for the beginner."--Booklist
Synopsis
Digger Pig finds the most beautiful turnip in the garden--one that's perfect for baking. Who will help Digger Pig make her turnip pie, and who will help her eat it?
Synopsis
In the bilingual English/Spanish edition of this new Martha Speaks TV tie-in reader, Martha and Skits discover that baking isn't such a piece of cake.and#160; With full-color illustrations throughout and a fun cake recipe including baking term definitions, this book is sure to entertain young readers!
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Bilingual Spanish/English edition. Helen is down in the dumps when her drawing doesnand#8217;t win an art competition, so her mom decides to bake a cake to cheer her up. But when a last-minute order comes in at the flower shop, the family dogs Martha and Skits decide to take over Mom's duties. Do two dogs without thumbs, armed with a how-to cooking DVD have what it takes to bake? This edition features both English and Spanish text set in two different colors for ease of readability. Includes a fun and delicious cheer-up cake recipe, as well as a list of baking term definitions.
Synopsis
In this Spanish/English bilingual book based onand#160;Curious George, theand#160;Emmy-Award winning PBS TV show, George is invited to a dance party, but first he needs to help his friend Bill overcome his fears by learning how to dance!
About the Author
Susan Meddaugh was born and raised in Montclair, New Jersey. She graduated from Wheaton College, where she studied French literature and fine arts. After working briefly with an advertising agency in New York, she moved to Boston and worked at a publishing company for ten years, first as a designer, then art editor, and finally as art director. While there, she did the illustrations for Good Stones (Houghton Mifflin) by Anne Epstein, and then decided to strike out on her own as a freelance illustrator and creator of children's books. Since that time, Susan has written and illustrated many popular books for children, including Martha Speaks, which was chosen as a New York Times Best Illustrated Book for 1992. In 1998 she was awarded the New England Book Award, given by the New England Booksellers Association to recognize a body of work. Her work also was acknowledged with a New York Times Best Illustrated Award. She lives in Sherborn, Massachusetts.