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When Dad takes Leo to visit the doctor, Leo learns to wait his turn, sit quietly while his eyes and ears are checked, and be brave during a shot. And, of course, Leo gets a book before he leaves in the third book of this spin-off of the bestselling Lola Reads series. Full color.

Olive the sheep is having trouble falling asleep because she'd rather stay upand play. Backed up by sleep science, this gentle story shares practical tipsfor how to make bedtime go smoothly as Olive falls asleep. Full color.

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Everyone loves chocolate, right? But how many people actually know where chocolate comes from? How it's made? Or that monkeys do their part to help this delicious sweet exist?This delectable dessert comes from cocoa beans, which grow on cocoa trees in tropical rain forests. But those trees couldn't survive without the help of a menagerie of rain forest critters: a pollen-sucking midge, an aphid-munching anole lizard, brain-eating coffin fly ma...

A cool idea with a big splash You know the Super Soaker. It's one of top twenty toys of all time. And it was invented entirely by accident. Trying to create a new cooling system for refrigerators and air conditioners, impressive inventor Lonnie Johnson instead created the mechanics for the iconic toy. A love for rockets, robots, inventions, and a mind for creativity began early in Lonnie Johnson's life. Growing up in a house full of brothers a...

For beginners and green-thumbed foodies, this unusually all-inclusive garden-to-kitchen cookbook is part lesson in gardening and part collection of healthy, delicious, kid-friendly recipes. Full color.

Discover the daily life of this iconic prehistoric predator, simply written and beautifully illustrated for beginning readers. California, sixteen thousand years ago. A saber-toothed cat lies in wait for the day's meal, foot-long fangs at the ready. Rooted in archaeological evidence, clear and succinct text explains how we think saber-toothed cats lived, hunted, and became extinct. Back matter explores other large-toothed feline predators, inc...

Join the butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker as they sail away to snag a big catch for dinner. This rhyming narrative pays homage to and continues the story of the classic Mother Goose poem.Includes a CD with a song recording and book narration.

With an elephant on one end of a teeter-totter, it takes a lot of animals on the other side--and one child--before the teeter-totter will start to move up and down. Full color.or.

Adapted from the popular nursery rhyme, this book follows an adorable mouse as he tries in vain to escape from a delightfully determined fly

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The course of true love never did run smooth."("A Midsummer Night's Dream" — William Shakespeare)Stand aside, Mr. Darcy. Keep walking, Rhett Butler. There's a new romantic hero in town. And, though he may not have all the ladies in the valley swooning with desire, he sure knows how to pitch the woo.Iza Trapani does it once again in this favorite song about a lovesick frog and his search for the perfect missus with her exquisitely charming and ...

With evocative black-and-white illustrations and moving prose, this stunning picture book biography of jazz-music legend Nina Simone recounts her career, the trials she faced as an African-American woman, and the stand she took during the civil rights movement. 8 1/2 x 11.

In this nonfiction joyride, Bertha Benz and her sons drive across Germany in the world's first automobile.It's 1888 and Bertha Benz's husband, Karl, has invented the prototype Benz motorwagen. But the German government declares the vehicle illegal, and the church calls it the devil's work. Unbeknownst to her husband, Bertha steals away with her two sons and drives nearly one hundred miles to prove just how amazing the motorwagen is. Bertha's m...

Learn your ABCs in this aquatic exploration of everything under the sea. Best-selling author Jerry Pallotta delivers a fun first concepts book that covers sea creatures from A to Z. From speckled cod to jellyfish to the shiny shells of scallops, readers will be introduced to over twenty-six species that live in the North Atlantic Ocean. Jerry Pallotta's signature witty while scientifically accurate text paired with fun and detailed illustratio...

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WINNER: Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor Book 2012"A wonderful read-aloud, filled with merriment and conviviality" - Kirkus Reviews, STARRED review"The artistry of this book makes it a must buy for all libraries" - School Library Journal, STARRED reviewThis is the story of how the farm maiden and all the farm animals worked together to make the rice pudding that they serve at the fiesta. With the familiarity of "The House That Jack Built, "...

Join Sir Cumference and the gang for more wordplay, puns, and problem solving in the clever math adventure that introduces readers to charts and graphs through an annual bake-off. Sir Cumference and Lady Di need a baker to prepare a special dessert for the annual Harvest Faire. Two bakers compete to see whose dessert is most popular. When Pia of Chartres and Bart Graf have trouble keeping track of the votes their desserts receive, they each de...

When a young pig watches monster movies before bed, he's in for some tail-curling nightmares! From the Phantom Hog of the Opera to the Porker from the Black Lagoon, seventeen poems put a pigmarish spin on creepy classics. Cushman's illustrations evoke retro movie posters with hog-wild humor. A perfect read for young fans of horror, budding movie buffs, and anyone who simply can't stop singing "The Monster Mash"! "Movie Credits" at the end cata...

A celebration of clothing in bright, beautiful photographs of exuberant and diverse children from around the world, WHAT WE WEAR: DRESSING UP AROUND THE WORLD inspires young readers to explore the way clothing makes them feel and how it tells the world who they are. What we wear can identify who we are: what team we play for or what team we root for, where we go to school, how we worship, or how we represent our heritage. What we wear expresse...