The One and Only Ivan
The One and Only Ivan
Soon to be a major motion picture!Winner of the Newbery Medal and a #1 New York Times bestsellerThis unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendship. Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, this illustrated book is told from the point of view of Ivan himself. Having spent twenty-seven years behind the glass walls of his enclosure in a shopping mall, Ivan has grown accustomed to humans watching him. He hardly ever thinks about his life in the jungle. Instead, Ivan occupies himself with television, his friends Stella and Bob, and painting. But when he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from the wild, he is forced to see their home, and his art, through new eyes.In the tradition of timeless stories like Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little, Katherine Applegate blends humor and poignancy to create an unforgettable story of friendship, art, and hope.The One and Only Ivan features first-person narrative; author's use of literary devices (personification, imagery); and story elements (plot, character development, perspective).Plus don't miss Katherine Applegate's Endling series!
- ASIN: 0061992275
- ISBN: 0061992275
- Brand: Applegate, Katherine/ Castelao, Patricia (ILT)
- Manufacturer: HarperCollins
The Wonderful Things You Will Be
The Wonderful Things You Will Be
The New York Times bestseller that celebrates the dreams, acceptance, and love that parents have for their children . . . now and forever! From brave and bold to creative and clever, Emily Winfield Martin's rhythmic rhyme expresses all the loving things that parents think of when they look at their children. With beautiful, and sometimes humorous, illustrations, and a clever gatefold with kids in costumes, this is a book grown-ups will love reading over and over to kids-both young and old. A great gift for any occasion, but a special stand-out for baby showers, birthdays, and graduation. The Wonderful Things You Will Be has a loving and truthful message that will endure for lifetimes.
- UPC: 884871130611
- ASIN: 0385376715
- ISBN: 0385376715
- Brand: Random House Books for Young Readers
- Manufacturer: Random House Books for Young Readers
Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings
Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings
- UPC: 201560256672
- ASIN: 0060256672
- ISBN: 0060256672
- Brand: Harper Collins
- Manufacturer: HarperCollins
Walter the Farting Dog
Walter the Farting Dog
- ASIN: 1583940537
- ISBN: 1583940537
- Brand: imusti
- Manufacturer: Frog Children's Books
Mistakes That Worked: 40 Familiar Inventions & How They Came to Be
Mistakes That Worked: 40 Familiar Inventions & How They Came to Be
Popsicles, potato chips, Silly Putty, Velcro, and many other familiar things have fascinating stories behind them. In fact, dozens of products and everyday items had surprisingly haphazard beginnings. Mistakes That Worked offers forty of these unusual tales, along with hilarious cartoons and weird and amazing facts. Readers will be surprised and inspired!
- ASIN: 0385320434
- ISBN: 9780385320436
- Brand: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
- Manufacturer: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
The Pout-Pout Fish
The Pout-Pout Fish
A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLERDeep in the water,Mr. Fish swims aboutWith his fish face stuckIn a permanent pout.Can his pals cheer him up?Will his pout ever end?Is there something he can learnFrom an unexpected friend?Swim along with the pout-pout fish as he discovers that being glum and spreading "dreary wearies" isn't really his destiny. Bright ocean colors and playful rhyme come together in Deborah Diesen's fun fish story that's sure to turn even the poutiest of frowns upside down.
- ASIN: 0374360979
- ISBN: 0374360979
- Brand: Farrar Straus Giroux
- Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!) (National Geographic Kids)
5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!) (National Geographic Kids)
"Filled with photographs, this beautifully designed book is organized into two-page spreads that each focus on a different topic, making it easy and fun to read." --Redding.comPresenting the next must-have, fun-filled gift book from the team that created Ultimate Weird But True, 5,000 Cool Facts About Everything treats kids to brain candy and eye candy all rolled into one treasure trove of high-interest fascinating facts. Lively and information-packed, this book is literally busting its covers with fascinating, fun-tastic facts on super, sensational topics that kids love. Who knew that there were so many sweet things to learn about chocolate or that a dozen delicious details about peanut butter would show up on a page with a few splotches of jelly to whet our appetites? Keep turning and a terrifyingly toothy shark tells you all about himself, while other spreads lay out tons of tips on toys and games, mysteries of history, robots and reptiles, sports and spies, wacky words, and so much more! A visual feast of colorful photographs surrounded by swirling, tipping, expanding, and climbing bits of information in a high-energy design, this book will satisfy both the casual browser and the truly fact obsessed. 1,200 photographs
- ASIN: 1426310498
- ISBN: 9781426310492
- Brand: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
- Manufacturer: National Geographic Children's Books
Dragons Love Tacos
Dragons Love Tacos
Dragons love tacos. They love chicken tacos, beef tacos, great big tacos, and teeny tiny tacos. So if you want to lure a bunch of dragons to your party, you should definitely serve tacos. Buckets and buckets of tacos. Unfortunately, where there are tacos, there is also salsa. And if a dragon accidentally eats spicy salsa...oh, boy. You're in red-hot trouble. The award-winning team behind Those Darn Squirrels! has created an unforgettable, laugh-until-salsa-comes-out-of-your-nose tale of new friends and the perfect snack.
- ASIN: B00CDUTL7S
- Manufacturer: Dial Books
The Snail and the Whale
The Snail and the Whale
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?
- ASIN: 0142405809
- ISBN: 0142405809
- Brand: Puffin
- Manufacturer: Puffin Books
Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
Don’t miss one of America’s top 100 most-loved novels, selected by PBS’s The Great American Read.This beloved book by E. B. White, author of Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan, is a classic of children's literature that is "just about perfect." This paper-over-board edition includes a foreword by two-time Newbery winning author Kate DiCamillo. Some Pig. Humble. Radiant. These are the words in Charlotte's Web, high up in Zuckerman's barn. Charlotte's spiderweb tells of her feelings for a little pig named Wilbur, who simply wants a friend. They also express the love of a girl named Fern, who saved Wilbur's life when he was born the runt of his litter.E. B. White's Newbery Honor Book is a tender novel of friendship, love, life, and death that will continue to be enjoyed by generations to come. It contains illustrations by Garth Williams, the acclaimed illustrator of E. B. White's Stuart Little and Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House series, among many other books.
- ASIN: 0061124958
- ISBN: 0061124958
- Brand: HarperCollins Publishers
- Manufacturer: HarperCollins