Kate McMullan est une auteure américaine de livres pour enfants. Son œuvre aborde souvent des récits d'aventure qui ont captivé l'imagination des jeunes lecteurs. Elle est reconnue pour sa narration captivante et sa capacité à transporter les enfants dans des royaumes de fantaisie. Ses livres se caractérisent par des intrigues passionnantes et des personnages mémorables.
Martyrisé par ses frères et exploité par ses parents, le jeune Wiglaf passe son temps à récurer les gamelles et à nourrir les cochons. Mais une affiche placardée sur l'arbre à messages du village va changer sa vie il va entrer à l'École des Massacreurs de Dragons ! Le problème, c'est que Wiglaf ne supporte pas d'écraser une araignée...
Mordred, le directeur de l'école des massacreurs de dragons, a trouvé un moyen de s'enrichir sur le dos de Wiglaf : la princesse Belcheena ayant passé une annonce pour trouver un mari selon des critères bien précis, Wiglaf semble correspondre aux exigences de la belle, si l'on fait exception de son refus de se marier! Une parodie humoristique dans une atmosphère de légende médiévale.
Inside this book are five stories starring Fluffy, the Classroom Guinea Pig! They are: Fluffy Goes to School, Fluffy's 100th Day at School, Fluffy's Funny Field Trip, Fluffy's Silly Summer and Fluffy Meets the Dinosaurs.Since learning to read is a very important accomplishment in early childhood, Hello Reader! books are designed especially to help children become skilled readers. In fact, this Hello Reader! collection has been designed for: parents to read to children children to read to parents, and children to read to themselves!
This inspiring biography of Harriet Tubman tells how she helped free over 300 slaves as a "conductor" for the Underground Railroad and how she became a nurse, a scout and spy for the Union Forces during the Civil War.
A big city garbage truck makes its rounds, consuming everything from apple cores and banana peels to leftover ziti with zucchini.
After accidentally killing a dragon, Wiglaf hopes his friends at Dragon Slayers' Academy will be able to help him prove himself a hero when he faces that dragon's mother, Seetha, the Beast of the East.
It's the year 999 and the end of the world is coming-at least according to a mysterious prophecy. But then Wiglaf meets a strange boy who claims to have come from the future. It's Zack, star of the best-selling The Zack FilesTM series by Dan Greenburg, and he says he's living proof that there is life after the year 1000!
Discover how different animals go to sleep in this rhyming picture book from a veteran children's author! Follow along as three children learn about the bedtime routines of squirrels, parrots, dolphins, and many more. Meerkats sleep in a stack. Is that how these kids go to sleep? Or do they hibernate in snow all winter long like frogs? Or maybe they sleep the day away like skunks? No, that can't be right! By the book's conclusion, the kids have imitated all kinds of animals who are portrayed sleeping in their natural habitats, thanks to Sydney Hanson's charming illustrations. Readers will recognize the way the human child eventually goes to sleep--with stuffed animals, a bedtime story, and a kiss good night! A Bank Street Best Book of the Year "Punctuated with zaniness, McMullan's litany nevertheless offers a quiet, calming rhythm to help little ones nod off."--Kirkus "A bedtime book that will soothe and please children and caregivers."--SLJ "A nice pairing with Diane Muldrow's How Do Giraffes Take Naps?, Vin Vogel's Bedtime for Yeti, or Cari Best’s I’m Brave! I’m Strong! I’m Five!, particularly for little ones looking for comfort around sleeping in their own beds."--Booklist
He's the coolest truck with the baddest attitude and the sharpest nose for the smelliest trash. His job? Eating your garbage and loving every stinky second of it! The award winning ode to the garbage truck is now the perfect board book for little stinkers everywhere. Ages 2+
Now a streaming animated series! This construction vehicle with an attitude loves every second of his dirty job! For fans of Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site and Steam Train, Dream Train comes a noisy addition to the hilarious read-aloud series from Kate and Jim McMullan, the popular creators of I'm Bad! and I Stink! This board book edition is the perfect size and heft for toddlers who love construction vehicles. Clank! Rattle! Bang! Who's making all that noise? Backhoe Loader, reporting for duty.