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Books discussed in this guide include: How artists see families, How artists see work, How artists see play, and How artists see cities.

Each volume in this innovative series is devoted to a subject that every child already knows from personal experience. The works of art chosen for each book show the many different ways great artists have perceived and expressed that very subject. Author Colleen Carroll's engaging, conversational text is filled with thought-provoking questions and imaginative activities that spark children's natural curiosity both about the subject of the artw...

Intrigued by the mysterious, vast continent at the bottom of the world, Sir Ernest Shackleton fearlessly led 27 men to explore Antarctica -- but on their way to its shore, their ship Endurance was crushed by the relentless ice! The shipwrecked team braved many months stranded on an ice floe (through an Antarctic winter), facing extreme hunger, frostbite, illness, and exhaustion. But through Shackleton's heroic effort to sail in an open wooden ...

Run, run, as fast as you can! You can't catch me - I'm the Gingerbread Man! is the infectious refrain that this legendary character taunts at his hungry pursuers through this classic, playful romp. In the end it is the sly fox who knows a better way to get a bite of this runaway afternoon snack.

A lavishly illustrated anthology of 12 traditional stories from all over the world, this captivating new book focuses on girls whose mothers teach them to face life with a marvelous spirit of adventure. Familiar stories like Demeter and Persephone are included, along with a host of international tales that will be new to most readers. Full-color illustrations throughout.

The book tells the tale of a young male dolphin who is woken from his dreams by the cries of a female in distress. He discovers that she is caught in coral and is being menaced by a white shark. With the help of the other dolphins, a blue whale, and a school of hungry parrot-fish, the female is rescued. Leaving the furious shark, the dolphins celebrate her escape.Throughout the story and following it are fascinating facts about the lives of do...