Synopsis: Little Pig climbs on the fire truck to watch the pig parade. But what's that he sees? It's a fire . . . at Wolf's house! Can Little Pig help save the day?

Synopsis: When a little boy plants a carrot seed, everyone tells him it won't grow. But when you are very young, there are some things that you just know, and the little boy knows that one day a carrot will come up. So he waters his seed, and pulls the weeds, and he waits ... First published in 1945 and never out of print, this timeless combination of Ruth Krauss's simple text and Crockett Johnson's eloquent illustrations creates a triumphant and deeply…

Synopsis: Jill learns to tie her shoes.

Synopsis: The biography of this star hitter tells of his youth in Puerto Rico and his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Synopsis: Rags, a scarecrow, tries hard to be scary to fool the smart crows, but is not successful until he creates a blue monster mask.

Synopsis: Max is sent to bed without supper and imagines sailing away to the land of Wild Things,where he is made king.

Synopsis: Illustrations and simple text explain what rain is, how it is used by plants, birds, and people, and the importance of clean water.

Synopsis: From Eric Carle, the New York Times bestselling author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Grouchy Ladybug, comes a reassuring tale of a mother’s love for her child.Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too? answers curious kids who wonder whether lions, bears, and monkeys have mothers, too. Bright collage illustrations and simple text reinforce the theme that everyone has a mother, and every mother loves her child.Meet the little joey bouncing in…

Synopsis: Key Features Description A boy takes on a community art project in order to make his neighborhood more beautiful in this empowering and inspiring picture book. A boy takes on a community art project in order to make his neighborhood more beautiful in this empowering and inspiring picture book. Standards RL.2.7. Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters,…

Synopsis: If you take a mouse to school, he'll ask you for your lunch box. When you give him your lunch box, he'll want a sandwich to go in it. Then he'll need a notebook and some pencils. He'll probably want to share your backpack, too . . . The famous mouse from the New York Times #1 best-seller If You Take a Mouse to the Movies and If You give a Mouse a Cookie is back for his first day of school. Only Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond could make school…

Synopsis: "Simple text and photographs present flies, how they look, and what they do"--Provided by publisher.