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A girl's poetic exploration of the ocean she loves.¿This is my ocean,¿ the young girl begins as she heads over the dunes with her mother. Then, passing the day at the seaside, she lyrically describes her ocean in simple, sensory detail. It is both ¿slimy¿ and ¿sandy,¿ ¿sparkly¿ and ¿dull.¿ It has wonderful sounds, as it ¿splashes and crashes and echoes and squawks.¿ And there are so many colors, from ¿rusted orange¿ to ¿polished green.¿ Though ¿mostly it's blue.¿ Nothing escapes the girl's careful observations. And at day's end, she can't wait to for her next trip to the beach.This enchanting nature companion will awaken the explorer in every child.

A wild, one-of-a-kind wordless picture book.A young girl is walking home from school in a big city. As she gazes up at window after window in the buildings on her route, she imagines the most fantastical goings-on behind them, which readers can see for themselves by opening the gatefold. An indoor jungle. A whale in a bathtub. Vampires playing badminton. Her imagination knows no bounds. Until, behind the last window, she is back in her own room, surrounded by some strangely familiar-looking toys. Kids will open their imaginations wide for the extraordinary happenings behind these windows!

A delightful introduction to one of the most influential figures of twentieth-century art and literature.Here's an insider's tour of the lives of Gertrude Stein and her partner, Alice B. Toklas, amusingly addressed directly to the reader (¿The next time you go to Paris ...¿). It explores Gertrude and Alice's art collection, their famous writer and artist friends and even their dog, Basket. It also describes how Gertrude's book The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas was not about Alice, but more about Gertrude herself! A celebration of creativity and the creative process, this innovative and readable biography champions two women who dared to live unconventional lives.Poems, paintings and Paris come to life in this enchanting book.

Not your typical bullying story.Gertie the elephant says everyone on the playground should stay away from Bunny because she's super mean. But Kitty has questions: How did Bunny become a bully? Was she born that way? Did she catch the bully flu? Wait, does that mean bullying is contagious? Could the other animals catch it? But ... then no one would play would them either, and that doesn't seem fair. Might Bunny be sorry? Should they give her a second chance?Flipping the focus turns ideas about bullies (and those who call them that!) on their heads.

Not your typical book about animal behavior!A fish who deceives her prey with an intriguing light? A bird who leaves her eggs in another bird's nest? A frog who fakes his own death? Meet some of the animal kingdom's most wanted criminals! Slippery Slick, Queenie the Meanie, Lil' Cupid --- they're all here in this hilarious book of animal case files, with rap sheets, mug shots and more for each ¿criminal.¿ They all stand accused of playing dirty, but with Detective X hot on their trail, their criminal days may soon be behind them!It oughta be a crime to have this much fun learning science!

Meet some gigantic prehistoric critters!A bug the size of a small crocodile? Or as large as a basketball player? As scary as it seems, supersized, insect-like creatures such as these roamed Earth long before humans. This peek into prehistory introduces seven of these fascinating megabugs --- the ancestors of modern-day insects, spiders, crabs and other arthropods --- which lived from 480 million to 47 million years ago. It explores when, where and how they each lived, why they grew so big and what caused their eventual extinction.Kids will never look at bugs the same way again!

How much room is enough for a pup?Mia wants a dog more than anything. But according to her mom, there is just NO ROOM in their very small apartment. Then one day, when Mia and her grandma are visiting a friend who is giving away puppies, Mia falls in love with Spot. She has to convince her mom to let her keep him! With help from Grandma's pet-owning friends, can Mia show her mom how much room there really is in their apartment?As kids everywhere know, there's always room for one more!

A lyrical look at numbers, with a philosophical twist!2 is a little. 0 is nothing. 1 is not enough.But, sometimes ... 1 sun is a lot. 1 dog is a lot. 2 can even be too much. And when it comes to rain clouds, 0 is perfect. It's curious, but true. It all depends on what you're counting!How many is enough? In this unique picture book, children will discover a different way to appreciate numbers.

A lyrical celebration of the fascinating ways birds move through the air.This collection of captivating poems celebrates the distinctive movements of twelve birds in flight and the special words associated with those movements, from geese that skein and puffins that wheel, to crows that mob and starlings that murmurate. The evocative language conveys the beauty of these animals and describes how each one makes its own unmistakable way in the world. An informational sidebar complements each poem, describing the reasons behind the bird's unique way of flying.Children will be captivated by the magnificence of these birds in flight.

In this fun, interactive game of hide-and-seek, young children learn all about positional prepositions. Bear, Fox and Owl are playing hide-and-seek in a woodland playground. They each take a turn counting to ten, then shouting ''Ready or not, here I come!'' When Fox finds Bear INSIDE the castle and Owl ON the slide, Bear hugs Fox and Owl. When Owl spots Bear BEHIND the climbing wall and Fox UNDER the bench, Bear hugs Fox and Owl again! But when Fox and Owl are not BETWEEN the swings, AMONG the trees, THROUGH the tunnel or ACROSS the bridge, Bear is the one who needs a hug. Will Fox and Owl come out of hiding to help their friend?

As Momo nervously waits for her first piano recital, she tells herself, ''I''ll be okay... I''ll be okay...'' Then she hears a voice nearby, also saying, ''I''ll be okay... I''ll be okay...'' It''s a mouseling, who''s nervous about her first performance, too. The mouseling invites Momo through a small door backstage, where Momo is amazed to find a miniature theatre filled with an audience of finely dressed mice! When it''s the mouseling''s turn, Momo agrees to accompany her on piano. The mouse audience is so appreciative! But then, as she rises to take her bow, Momo is surprised to discover - it isn''t a mouse audience at all!

Mr. Russet is the first to spot it. It''s right in the middle of the couch. A potato. It doesn''t belong there, yet there it is. And he''s had enough. ''Every day I pick up this, I pick up that, I pick up everything!'' Mr. Russet exclaims. ''I will not pick up that potato!'' And he doesn''t. In fact, he decides to take a stand and not pick up anything else either! But as the days pass, Mrs. Russet and the two Russet children don''t seem to mind the potato in the living room. Or the mess growing all around them. What''s a potato protestor to do?

Adolescents are no strangers to stress. This book explores the science behind that sweaty, heart-racing, under-pressure feeling they sometimes get as they struggle to navigate their changing world. It covers the fight-or-flight reaction to sudden danger, how people cope with chronic stress, how trauma can affect the brain, and the surprising treatments scientists have found for stress in everyday life. The book is divided into chapters and sections that break the information into easily readable chunks, with sidebars and factoids throughout, and simple and often humorous illustrations by Marie-Eve Tremblay.

This riveting narrative told from the astronauts'' points of view offers a unique approach to the story behind Apollo 11''s successful - though nearly disastrous - 1969 moon landing. Readers are brought along on the ride of a lifetime, as they relive every step of the mission, including the nail-biting (and relatively unknown) crucial moments when it came close to failure. And, setting this book apart, each section is linked to the innovations and discoveries from the past four centuries that made each step possible - from Copernicus to the Nazis, the sextant to Velcro.

Inspired in part by her late father, a traditional Japanese landscaper and gardener who taught her "that moss on rocks is a gift of time, not to be washed away," this new story from the author of "Suki's Kimono" explores a deep intergenerational bond and the passing of knowledge from grandparent to grandchild over time. Full color.

Kakapo is crazy about karate. No student at her dojo tries harder or practices more. But no amount of practice can help her conquer the elusive flying kick. Kakapos can't fly. Cunti's adorable Kakapo discovers (with a little help from a kind teacher!) that sometimes seeing a problem from a different perspective can help solve it. Full color.

This book about the science of smells takes a funky subject and makes it fascinating--and hilarious! It starts with the basics, from the reason why things stink to how our sense of smell works. It also offers strong curriculum links in the life sciences, particularly the human body structure and systems, and molecules and organisms. Full color.olor.

Welcome to Hotel Fantastic, a place where every guests needs are fulfilled, and the rumours of impending doom are false.

Using increasingly sophisticated levels of artificial intelligence (AI) and embodied intelligence (EI), a new generation of robots is being designed to look, act, and even think like humans. Hubots, or human-inspired robots, are expanding the boundaries of what robots can do. This book highlights 10 different real-life hubots. Full color.

In this fun informational picture book, children can test their knowledge of birds, one body part at a time.

This book celebrates more than 30 examples of nature's influence on building and bridge designs all over the world. Sidebars profile famous architects who have used nature to spectacular effect in their designs. Includes step-by-step instructions for science experiments and a design-your-own-structure activity. Full color.

A compulsively readable breakout novel that offers abiding friendship and forbidden romance.

A special pair of glasses alters how a little girl sees the world.In this wordless picture book, Rosie wakes up in a monochrome world, with a dark cloud over her head. As she plods through her day, mishaps thwart her, noises assault her --- and the rain makes everything worse. But then Rosie finds a pair of strange glasses. When she puts them on, her world is transformed into vivid color, and her dark cloud disappears. Are the glasses magic? Or could it be that changing how we look at the world can change the way we experience it?Who needs rose-colored glasses? Happiness is in the eye of the kid!

It''s not just astronauts who get to travel into space anymore. Forward-thinking entrepreneurs have now made space flight a reality for adventure-seekers of all kinds. And just in time, here''s a travel guide for kids to plan their own out-of-this-world journeys. Eight potential space vacations are described, one per chapter, complete with information about pre-trip preparations (like training to withstand extreme g-forces), accommodations and dining (hot dogs in zero gravity, anyone?), awesome activities (how about a real moon walk?) and so much more.

As climate change is warming our planet, the ice in Earth's cryosphere is melting. An unexpected result has been the discovery of artifacts that were long preserved in the ice's depths. This one-of-a-kind introduction to glacial archaeology examines some of the fascinating artifacts that have been uncovered and the insights they provide into how our ancestors lived. Full color.