Synopsis: While worrying about the class gift exchange, Hubie discovers the true meaning of Christmas.

Synopsis: Suzy Ducken and her friend, Emily Marmot, love autumn because they like to jump into piles of dry leaves. But the leaves aren't falling from the trees, so the two girls try everything they can think of to encourage the leaves to fall.

Synopsis: The various letters of the alphabet are illustrated by descriptions of farm animals and discussions of life on a farm.

Synopsis: An easy-to-read beginner's story combines beautiful watercolor illustrations with consciousness-raising information, in an introduction to such endangered animals as pandas, gorillas, and blue whales. Original.

Synopsis: BEWARE OF CRANKENSTEIN! Who is Crankenstein?HE IS A MONSTER OF GRUMPINESS THAT NO ONE CAN DESTROY! MEHHRRRR!!! HE'S ALIVE!He may look like any ordinary boy, but when faced with a rainy day, a melting popsicle, or an early bedtime, one little boy transforms into a mumbling, grumbling Crankenstein. When Crankenstein meets his match in a fellow Crankenstein, the results could be catastrophic--or they could be just what he needs to brighten his day!

Synopsis: Dear axolotl: Why do you have feathers growing out of your head? Axolotl: They aren't feathers--they're gills! They let me breathe underwater. Let's face it. Even as babies, we humans pay close attention to faces. Observing another person's features and expressions tells us whether they are happy, angry, excited, or sad. And when we look at an animal, it's hard not to imagine that its face is communicating human feelings. This isn't true, of…

Synopsis: "Curious George would love to play in the freshly fallen snow. But what can he do when the snow is monkey-deep?"--Page 4 de la couverture.