Synopsis: Hawthorne Farm is a funny farm, a good-humored farm, a farm that is chock full of fun! Award-winning author/illustrator Mark Teague creates a farm with a sense of humor. Readers will laugh out loud when Cousin Edward arrives from the city to help out on the farm. The cows, pigs, and sheep have been waiting for Cousin Edward to visit Hawthorne Farm. The fun is never ending as Edward tries his best to milk the cows, tend the sheep, feed the pigs,…

Synopsis: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Presents the traditional song with illustrations on die-cut pages that reveal all that the old lady swallows.

Synopsis: children, animals

Synopsis: Illus. in full color. A modern fable of a minnow who wants to follow histadpole friend--who becomes a frog--onto land. "A superior book, simple, buteye-catching."-- "School Library Journal. "

Synopsis: This series introduces children to cycles in nature with clear, friendly texts illustrated with Mike Gordon's humorous artwork.

Synopsis: Features an audio read-along! With a simple, witty story and free-spirited illustrations, Peter H. Reynolds entices even the stubbornly uncreative among us to make a mark -- and follow where it takes us.Her teacher smiled. "Just make a mark and see where it takes you."Art class is over, but Vashti is sitting glued to her chair in front of a blank piece of paper. The words of her teacher are a gentle invitation to express herself. But Vashti can’…

Synopsis: Nature's Miracles titles encourage children to explore the natural world for themselves by observing nature's activities. The books also encourage kids to take part in activities of their own that promote a sense of responsibility toward the Earth's plants, animals, and natural resources. Each book presents a cheerfully illustrated story about children who explore nature's wonders. Notes for parents and teachers that follow each story suggest…

Synopsis: Keith Baker’s beloved alphabet book, LMNO Peas, now comes with a CD narrated by award-winning actor Stanley Tucci! Get ready to roll through the alphabet with a jaunty cast of extremely cute and busy little peas in Keith Baker’s hit concept book. Read along with the enclosed CD as Stanley Tucci narrates this fresh and fun alphabet book. Bright colors, bouncy rhyming text, and silly pea characters highlight the wide variety of interests, hobbies…

Synopsis: New big books to share with a group! Big books are ideal for use with a large group—they are oversized at 14-1/2 x 18 inches. A perfect way to enjoy Holt favorites with many children at once!Here Are My Hands features children of many different backgrounds and invites young readers to respond creatively as they learn the parts of the body.Also available in big book format:The Colors of UsBy Karen KatzIn the Small, Small PondBy Denise…

Synopsis: Learn ways to be a good citizen, including working together, speaking up, caring for the environment, and listening to others.Scholastic News Nonfiction Readers: We the Kids series gives the youngest reader (Ages 6-7) an introduction to being good citizens. Each book includes chapters that help readers identify key details while the photographs, and other text features encourage students to make connections on their own.

Synopsis: Beginning readers can learn 100 different words in this story about a remarkable dog.  Bright and Early Books are perfect for beginning beginner readers! Launched by Dr. Seuss in 1968 with The Foot Book, Bright and Early Books use fewer and easier words than Beginner Books. Readers just starting to recognize words and sound out letters will love these short books with colorful illustrations.

Synopsis: Reginald won't play with the girl next door, so he has no one to play with until he joins the Monster-of-the-Month Club.

Synopsis: The Story Book Farm is a series of books that uses life on the farm as a positive way to teach others about real life issues, such as bullying, acceptance, behaving respectfully, finding happiness in being true to yourself and so on. Each book represents a story inspired by a real-life animal that lives on a small family farm in central Florida.

Synopsis: How does a seed grow into a plant that then forms new seeds? It's one of nature's miracles! This book tells you the life story of a seed through the eyes of a little girl and her green-fingered granddad.

Synopsis: I think the sky is falling! I must run and tell the king! Chicken Little fears the sky is falling, so he runs with his friends to tell the king. But who do they meet along the way? This padded storybook of the classic fairy tale features engaging text and vibrant, colorful illustrations by Nicola Evans.

Synopsis: After Stanley Lambchop goes flat once again, he uses his flatness to help win a sailboat race and to rescue a classmate from a collapsed building.

Synopsis: Heroes come in all shapes and sizes Any Doctor will agree that people are not flat. They are born round and stay that way their whole lives. But not Stanley Lambchop! He has been flat once before, after a bulletin board fell on him. When his brother made him round again by blowing him up with a hose, Stanley thought he was through with flatness forever. And then one ordinary morning, Stanley suddenly goes flat again, and this time, the hose…