On his first day of school, Crowboy pretends he is a rattlesnake, but then he meets a girl in his class who wants to be a rattlesnake too.
The Rattlesnake Who Went to School
United States
Materials from United States of America
My House/Mi casa
Teaches children the names of common objects in and around the house with pages of delightful illustrations.
Shades of Black
Photographs and poetic text celebrate the beauty and diversity of African American children.
The Seed and the Giant Saguaro
A packrat, carrying fruit from the giant saguaro, is chased by various desert animals and inadvertently helps spread the cactus’s seed. Includes information on saguaros.
Way Out in the Desert
A counting book in rhyme presents various desert animals and their children, from a mother horned toad and her little toadie one to a mom tarantula and her little spiders ten. Numerals are hidden in each illustration.
City Green
Marcy and Miss Rosa start a campaign to clean up an empty lot and turn it into a community garden.
Shades of People
Explores the many different shades of human skin, and points out that skin is just a covering that does not reveal what someone is like inside.
You Can Do Anything, Daddy
After receiving assurances that his father would save him from increasingly dangerous and scary pirates, a boy reassures his father in return.
The White Swan Express: A Story About Adoption
Across North America, people in four different homes prepare for a special trip to China, while four baby girls in China await their new adoptive parents.
See the review at WOW Review, Volume 3, Issue 1
A Step From Heaven
A young Korean girl and her family find it difficult to learn English and adjust to life in America.
See the review at WOW Review, Volume 3, Issue 1
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