Posts by DaNel Hogan
A Ray of Light by Walter Wick
The wonder of light has fascinated readers for ages. Walter Wick’s mesmerizing photographs paired with simple yet fascinating text and scientific observations help readers understand the secrets and complexity of light. You will learn what light is made of and how it fits alongside everything else in the world. Walter introduces readers into the mystery…
Read MoreThe Desert Is My Mother/El Desierto Es Mi Madre by Pat Mora (author) and Daniel Lechon (illustrator)
The first bilingual picture book published under the Pinata Books imprint in 1994, Pat Mora’s ode to the desert is finally available in paperback format. The Desert Is My Mother introduces the partnership of an award-winning poet and a prize-winning painter to create a beautiful poetic and artistic rendition of the relationship between people and…
Read MoreEarth My First 4.54 Billion Years by Stacy McAnulty (author) and David Litchfield (illustrator)
Hi, I’m Earth! But you can call me Planet Awesome. Prepare to learn all about Earth from the point-of-view of Earth herself! In this funny yet informative book, filled to the brim with kid-friendly facts, readers will discover key moments in Earth’s life, from her childhood more than four billion years ago all the way up…
Read MoreI Have an Idea by Hervé Tullet
From one of the true creative geniuses of this generation comes a unique meditation on and celebration of the magic of the birth of a simple idea. Sparkling with visual wit and bubbling with imagination, I Have an Idea! is a richly emotional exploration of the creative process: from an initial tentative inkling, to the frustration…
Read MoreFlood Warning by Katherine Kenah (author) and Amy Schimler Safford (illustrator)
You are lying in bed listening to the soft sound of rain. It has been coming down for hours. Now something is changing. The rain sounds harder and louder, and there is water running down the road, which looks like a small river. What is happening? You are hearing and seeing the start of a…
Read MoreThe Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson (author) and Axel Scheffler (illustrator)
When a tiny snail meets a humpback whale, the two travel together to far-off lands. It’s a dream come true for the snail, who has never left home before. But when the whale swims too close to shore, will the snail be able to save her new friend?
Read MoreLearning About Rocks by Mari Schuh and Gail Sounders
A digital solution for your classroom with features created with teachers and students in mind: – Perpetual license – 24 hour, 7 days a week access – No limit to the number of students accessing one title at a time – Provides a School to Home connection wherever internet is available – Easy to use…
Read MoreIf You Find a Rock by Peggy Christian (author) and Barba Hirsch Lember (illustrator)
Think of all the rocks there are: skipping rocks, splashing rocks, climbing rocks, and wishing rocks. Children can’t help collecting them. With joyful, poetic text and luminous photographs, If You Find a Rock celebrates rocks everywhere–as well as the mysterious and wonderful places they are found.
Read MoreMy Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss (author) and Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher (illustrators)
Illustrated in full color. Accompanying a manuscript Dr. Seuss wrote in 1973, is a letter outlining his hopes of finding “a great color artist who will not be dominated by me.” The late Dr. Seuss saw his original text about feelings and moods as part of the “first book ever to be based on beautiful…
Read MoreChoco Encuentra una mamá por Keiko Kaza
Choco esta buscando desesperadamente una mama, y aunque la busca aqui y alla, parece imposible encontrarla. Solamente cuando ya ha perdido todas las esperanzas, una nueva candidata aparece, y lo hace feliz. Keiko Kasza nacio en el Japon, donde le han publicado muchos titulos en su lengua natal. Ha publicado cinco libros en los Estados…
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