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Treasured Classics

By Book Importer | Published: January 11, 2012

Acclaimed illustrator Michael Hague brings his hallmark artistry to 15 classic stories that have delighted children for generations. From Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty to The Gingerbread Man and The Three Billy Goats Gruff, each story is lush with detail and loaded with magic. A wealth of fable and fantasy, truly to be treasured.

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Baby Animals in the Jungle

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

All the familiar tropical babies are here for their adorable close-ups: Elephant, Tiger, Orangutan, and Gorilla are happy to show off their best sides. Also included are some appealling but less familiar friends like Lemur, Tapir, and the cute green Froglets. Each page includes one fascinating fact to help young children learn more about each [...]

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Baby Animals in Grasslands

By Book Importer | Published: December 12, 2011

Young zoologists will recognize some familiar grassland friends like Giraffe, Cheetah, Kangaroo, and Antelope, but have they ever seen an Anteater look so cute on its mama’s back? Not to mention the fluffy Ostrich chick and the ever-alert Meerkat. With huggable pictures and appealing facts, this series is a great way to expand animal knowledge.

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A Full Moon Is Rising

By Book Importer | Published: December 5, 2011

A collection of original poems about full moon events, phenomena, celebrations, and beliefs from around the world.

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Mary Engelbreit’s Nursery Tales: A Treasury of Children’s Classics

By Book Importer | Published: December 5, 2011

Jack and the Beanstalk, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, the Little Red Hen, and nine other tales are brought to life in this superb treasury. The delightful characters will become storyland friends for life for children who meet them here. Just wait until your child sees the Giant’s expression as he cries, “Fee, fi, fo, [...]

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Crocodile! Crocodile! Stories Told Around the World

By Book Importer | Published: December 5, 2011

Engaging characters are brought to life in cheery cut-paper illustrations. This international collection of folk tales bring together six of Barbara Baumgartner’s most successful performances on one volume. For the first time ever, this well-loved storyteller has written down her stories for school-age children to enjoy at home. Engaging characters-from the clever monkey who outwits [...]

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Light Up The Night

By Book Importer | Published: November 21, 2011

In this cumulative, rhyming story, a young boy takes a nighttime ride from the distant stars in the Milky Way galaxy to his cozy bed, as his blanket becomes a rocket, a plane, and a skateboard.

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North

By Book Importer | Published: November 21, 2011

Come along on an extraordinary wildlife adventure!
Every spring, millions of animals, including gray whales, white cranes, wolves, and caribou, set off from around the world on a long journey north.  Follow them as they fly, swim, or walk hundreds, even thousands, of miles to the Arctic, where they’ll feed and breed all summer.
Combining powerful, poetic [...]

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The White Ballets

By Book Importer | Published: November 7, 2011

The term Ballet Blancs, or white ballets refers to the identical white costumes worn by the dancers in the corps de ballet.  There are several white ballets, but the most significant among them are Swan Lake, Giselle, and La bayadere.  Lucky indeed, is the yong dancer who performs in some of them during her career.
Rajka [...]

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Around The World

By Book Importer | Published: November 3, 2011

As the nineteenth century wound down, a public inspired by Jules Verne’s novel Around the world in Eighty Days clamored for intrepid adventure.  The challenge of circumnavigating the globe as no one ever had before attracted toe fearless in droves.  Three hardy spirits stayed the course.  In 1884, former miner Thomas Stevens made the journey [...]

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