Embark on a captivating journey through the history of life on Earth, tracing our lineage back millions of years. This exploration introduces you to ancient relatives from both land and sea, revealing the remarkable traits and characteristics we've inherited from them. The narrative unfolds like a family album, showcasing the interconnectedness of all living beings and the shared ancestry that binds us together.
Exploring the volcanic process through playful, kid-friendly poems, this book presents five alternating perspectives that highlight the impact on the land, plants, and animals. Characters like lava crickets and ferns share their unique viewpoints, creating a lively narrative. The story unfolds over a single day, capturing the vibrant life on the slopes of a young volcano, building anticipation for its impending eruption from sunrise to moonrise.
A picture book biography about British Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid, who was a pioneer in her field.The city of Baghdad was full of thinkers, artists, and scientists, the littlest among them Zaha Hadid. Zaha knew from a young age that she wanted to be an architect. She set goals for herself and followed them against all odds. A woman in a man's world, and a person of color in a white field, Zaha was met with resistance at every turn. When critics called her a diva and claimed her ideas were unbuildable, she didn't let their judgments stop her from setting goals and achieving them one by one, finding innovative ways to build projects that became famous the world over. She persisted, she followed her dreams, and she succeeded.
Introduce children to physics through play, poetry, and a puppy in this joyous celebration of how physics matters in our everyday lives. This remarkable picture book explores scientific concepts (gravity, magnetism, electricity, friction, etc.) through the story of the relationship between a child and a puppy. Acclaimed author Lisa Westberg Peters’s poems convey concepts in a way that children will remember—often with humor. Who could forget the various phases when they’re presented in the form of a dog—solid when eating dinner, liquid when pouring herself into her basket, and gas when leaping erratically after a fly? Serge Bloch’s whimsical illustrations extend the humor—and the love—in this tale of a child, a dog, and the energy that abounds in their world. Extensive notes at the end of the book define and explain the physics subjects included in the poems.
This lyrical and extremely timely picture book illuminates the many different migrants who have made their homes in North America through the centuries. Long ago a strong wind blew. It blew people, like seeds, to a new land. The wind blew in a girl and her clan, where herds of mammoths still wandered the frozen tundra. It later blew a boy and his family across frigid waters, and they spread across the new land. Over time, the wind continued to disperse newcomers from all directions. It blew in men who hoped to find gold, and slave ships, and immigrant families. And so it continued, for generations and generations. Here is a moving and tender picture book that beautifully examines centuries of North American history and its people.
This lyrical and extremely timely picture book illuminates the many different immigrants who have made their homes in North America through the centuries. Long ago a strong wind blew. It blew people, like seeds, to a new land.The wind blew in a girl and her clan, where herds of mammoths still wandered the frozen tundra. It later blew a boy and his family across frigid waters, and they spread across the new land. Over time, the wind continued to disperse newcomers from all directions. It blew in men who hoped to find gold, and slave ships, and immigrant families. And so it continued, for generations and generations. Here is a moving and tender picture book that beautifully examines centuries of North American history and its immigrants.
A Springtime Book for Kids
The story follows a brave little duck racing against the spring thaw to reach her home pond. Instead of succumbing to the cold, she embraces warm thoughts, awaiting the return of life to her pond. With enchanting rhyme and repetition, this delightful tale by Lisa Westberg Peters and Sam Williams captures the essence of spring through charming illustrations, making it a perfect read-aloud for children.
Set against the backdrop of North Dakota's fracking boom, the story explores the conflict faced by a daughter whose family's newfound wealth from mineral rights raises ethical dilemmas. As the oil rush transforms their lives, she grapples with the environmental impact and the moral implications of exploiting the land, leading to a poignant examination of family loyalty versus ecological responsibility.
Although a young child puts off cleaning the bedroom because all the family's pets are asleep there, the sudden arrival of a zooming fly mysteriously gets the job done.
