In delightful rhymed verse, Conrad J. Storad tells the story of the tortoise and explains how it has adapted to survive. 2007 Glyph Award – Best Cover Design Children’s Book.
Life In The Slow Lane: A Desert Tortoise Tale
Picture Book
Going to Mecca
We are led on the journey of a lifetime to the city of Mecca – the pilgrimage known to Muslims as the Hajj. The pilgrims walk with heads bare and feet in sandals; they call to Allah; they kiss or point to the Black Stone, as the Prophet did. Arriving at Mecca, they surge round the Ka’aba, shave their heads and travel to Mount Arafat. Finally, though their bodies are tired and aching, their spirits are uplifted, knowing that with thousands of others they have performed the sacred pilgrimage. This is a window on to a sacred journey for Muslims the world over – beautifully described and illustrated for younger children in mixed media and collage.
These Hands
Joseph’s grandpa could do almost anything with his hands. He could play the piano, throw a curveball, and tie a triple bowline knot in three seconds flat. But in the 1950s and 60s, he could not bake bread at the Wonder Bread factory. Factory bosses said white people would not want to eat bread touched by the hands of the African Americans who worked there. In this powerful intergenerational story, Joseph learns that people joined their hands together to fight discrimination so that one day, their hands Joseph’s hands could do anything at all in this whole wide world.
Little Treasures
All over the world, people express their love for their children through endearments, such as sweetie pie or peanut. A child might be called little angel, angelito, in Spanish or precious, bao bei, in Chinese or my sweet little moon, mera chanda, in Hindu. Little Treasures offers a wealth of endearments in fourteen languages to share with your own beloved poppet and petit chou.
Grandma Went to Market
Grandma travels around the world picking up items, from one flying carpet to ten ribbons for a pony’s mane, representative of the places she visits.
How Much?: Visiting Markets Around the World
How much for… fried bananas in Bangkok, a mandolin in New Jersey, llama-wool ponchos in Peru, or a camel in Cairo? With Caldecott Honor artist Ted Lewin’s richly colored and detailed landscapes, how much? takes readers deep into the heart of bustling marketplaces all around the world. So come along with us — you never know what treasures you’ll find!
Itsy-Bitsy Beasties: Poems from around the World
An anthology of short poems about insects and other small animals by authors from around the world.
My Clothes
Simple everyday words are presented in English, Spanish, French and German, translated phonetically and color-coded by language.
My Family and Friends
Simple everyday words are presented in English, Spanish, French and German, translated phonetically and color-coded by language.
My Food
This book introduces young readers to the English, Spanish, French, and German words for favorite foods, with phonetic pronunciations of all the words