First performed at the Children's Theatre in Moscow in 1936, this orchestral tale has become a favorite of children around the world. Selina Hastings retells the story simply and directly--just right for young children. Full-color illustrations.
The chipmunk is not alone: two spotted fawns play in the grass, three furry foxes drink from the pond, and who is that coming out of the cave? Children are invited to count up to ten and back again with the animals of the deep, dark woods. Full-color illustrations.
The "Canterbury Tales" were originally planned to include over 100 stories, but Chaucer completed only 22. The device of using a pilgrimage as a setting for the telling of tales was not uncommon--medieval pilgrims traditionally told stories to liven up the long trek--but Chaucer's version is infinitely more sophisticated, matching the teller and ...
With her father away looking for work and her mother weighed down by the troubles of the depression of the 1930s, Mary wants to help her family and sees her father's racing pigeon Speedwell as her best hope of doing so.
Kaspar, wisest of all the Sultan's wise men, has books on everything from ants to zebras, and from asteroids to zodiacs - but there is one thing that books cannot tell him: why is there a universe? When he dreams a strange dream and sees a bright moving star in the sky, he sets out to follow.
I am a crocodile and I live in a swamp...Tiger, crocodile, camel...the humble mole. Each creature introduces itself and tells us where it lives. The joy of this first picture book is the artwork. Reg Cartwright's stunning, bold paintings introduce a host of wonderful creatures who tell us where they live - very simply and in their own words.
A shy, lonely boy finds a jackdaw's nest and, on impulse, steals an egg. When the egg hatches, the boy nurtures the baby jackdaw and soon they are inseperable. One day the baby bird is stolen and the boy realises how the mother bird must have felt. The author/illustrator also wrote "The Last Dodo".
Cartwright, an award-winning artist, combines stunning oil paintings with a simple text to make this interactive picture book for toddlers, which teaches them about all sorts of animals, their natural habitats, and their activities. Full color.
This is a retelling of seven of Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales", which aims to capture the spirit of the originals while making them accessible to the young reader.
Edward James and Mr Manders can hear a band playing in the distance, and Mr Manders remembers he has some old uniforms and instruments in the attic. Ten minutes later, two very smart bears march from the house - Edward with his trumpet, and Mr Manders with his big bass drum.
A young girl is given a dog that she thinks is "beautiful". A day of play and mischief follows as her pet goes about his doggy activities. At the end of the day he falls asleep and dreams about everything that has happened to him. Full-color illustrations.
A collection of poetry celebrating creatures of all shapes and sizes, colours and character, written by poets as diverse as Aesop, Coleridge and Ted Hughes.
Part of the "Pelican Big Books" series, this story has as its teaching focus the moral and underlying theme of the story, discussing how and why characters change over time and their signifiance. This series has been specifically written for the shared reading part of the literacy hour and supports the genre requirements of the National Literacy ...
Kaspar, wisest of all the Sultan's wise men, has books on everything from ants to zebras and from asteroids to zodiacs, but there is one thing books cannot tell him: why is there a universe? In a dream, he sees a bright moving star in the sky and sets out in hot pursuit.
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