![Schoolyard Rhymes](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/9780307983176.jpeg?itok=xWG-gnGZ)
Rhymes, games and even insults have been part of an oral tradition as long as there have been children, outdoor activities and playgrounds (remember “Liar, liar, pants on fire…”or “I’m rubber, you’re glue….”?). These lively ditties combine with humorous illustrations for a contemporary and playful look at a shared childhood tradition.
Schoolyard Rhymes
![School](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0066238560.jpg?itok=lvq8-RIN)
Bitty, the smallest mouse in the family is sure that her mother won’t miss her when she follows the big kids to school. Of course Bitty’s mom misses her but Bitty is taken into school and becomes the teacher’s helper until her worried mom comes to pick her up. The author/illustrator has newly added a minimal text to this once wordless but still winning tale of the younger sibling left behind.
School
![Ready, Set, Preschool: Stories, Poems and Picture Games](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375925198.jpg?itok=QfBirdrM)
Children and their parents are encouraged to get ready for preschool in stories, poem and games that deal with a range of skills and topics: basic shapes, friends, the alphabet, body parts, and more. Activities and information are vivified with cartoon-like illustrations that create movement and show the action. A note for parents completes this attractive package.
Ready, Set, Preschool: Stories, Poems and Picture Games
![Panda Math: Learning about Subtraction from Hua Mei & Mei Sheng](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805076441.jpg?itok=jfhxOtBS)
In 2003, two giant pandas gave birth to Hua Mei at the San Diego Zoo. Hua Mei’s growth is chronicled using basic addition and subtraction while life with her parents at the zoo is presented on opposing pages. Clear photographs and straightforward text provide a fascinating portrait of these engaging animals while introducing math functions..
Panda Math: Learning about Subtraction from Hua Mei & Mei Sheng
![In the Leaves](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805067647.jpg?itok=E2M5_hZq)
On a beautiful autumn morning, Xiao Ming, his mom and his friends visit a farm. As they explore the season and the location, Xiao Ming introduces his friends to several Chinese characters. Textured cut paper collage extend the story and the learning.
In the Leaves
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Hunter learns that even though he and Stripe are best friends, he can still be true to his feelings. The gentle text and humorous illustrations demonstrate the difficulty presented by peer pressure. Hunter and Stripe become rivals but resolve it in Hunter & Stripe and the Soccer Showdown. (opens in a new window)
Hunter’s Best Friend at School
![First 100 Words (Bright Baby)](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0312495412.jpg?itok=Ymb2ckWR)
Everyday objects drawn from a baby’s world are presented in crisp, brightly colored boxes clearly labeled in black typeface. Photographs and words show feelings, home, mealtime and more for a total of 100 things to point to and talk about with the very young.
First 100 Words (Bright Baby)
![Danitra Brown, Class Clown](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688172903.jpg?itok=NChqAT2e)
Zuri and Danitra are best friends, but have very different responses to school from first day jitters all the way to the halfway mark of the school year. Poems combine with luminous watercolors to chronicle the girls’ range of experiences and concerns.
Danitra Brown, Class Clown
![Brand-New Pencils, Brand-New Books](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/006072613X.jpg?itok=31Ers68K)
With support from a wise teacher, Gilbert discovers that everyone can do different things well, including making new friends, on the day he begins first grade and his little sister starts preschool.
Brand-New Pencils, Brand-New Books
![10 Minutes Till Bedtime](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/039923103X.jpg?itok=31M230Vh)
At One Hoppin’ Place, the countdown to bedtime is about to begin when a family of hamsters — a mother and father with nine kids and a baby all wearing numbered striped jerseys — arrives at the front door.
10 Minutes Till Bedtime
![Aardvarks Disembark!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688072070.jpg?itok=-FL3pOCj)
Aardvarks Disembark!
![Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689711735.jpg?itok=Qk6C_bIE)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
![Alligator Tales: (And Crocodiles Too!)](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1565548477.jpg?itok=SLT_GRuh)
Alligator Tales: (And Crocodiles Too!)
![America’s Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152019693.jpg?itok=PVG1WNyz)
Trudy Ederle loved to swim and was determined to be the best. Through hard work and determination she became the first woman to swim the English Channel.
America’s Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle
![Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805003118.jpg?itok=AHkzBcd8)
Have you ever wondered how the Moon was placed in the sky? According to this Ashanti tale, Nyame, the god of all things, put it there when Anansi could not decide which of his sons deserved it. Brilliant illustrations accompany this classic retelling of a traditional tale.
Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti
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Evocative text and soothing pictures illuminate interior and exterior nighttime scenes in this beautiful book, which shows readers what the moon might share with them — if it could talk.
And If the Moon Could Talk
![And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0698113519.jpg?itok=6szJrWFl)
And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?
![Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689205929.jpg?itok=LUJVgCMG)
Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing
![Anna Banana and Me](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/068971114X.jpg?itok=ThFfHU_V)
Anna Banana and Me
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Archaeologists on a dig work very much like detectives at a crime scene. Every chipped rock, charred seed, or fossilized bone could be a clue to how people lived in the past. In this information-packed Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science book, Kate Duke explains what scientists are looking for, how they find it, and what their finds reveal.
Archaeologists Dig for Clues
![Arlene Alda's 1 2 3: What Do You See?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1883672716.jpg?itok=rzadIANs)
Arlene Alda’s 1 2 3: What Do You See?
![Astronauts Today](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0679881948.jpg?itok=QxwqXlKW)
3…2…1…lift off! Take a journey into space exploration. With fun facts like what astronauts eat and how they sleep, kids will learn about today’s space adventures and how people from all over the world work to continue space exploration.
Astronauts Today
![Aunt Isabel Makes Trouble](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0140562559.jpg?itok=r0PiJ1aH)
Aunt Isabel Makes Trouble
![Aunt Isabel Tells a Good One](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0140505342.jpg?itok=N3Vaw2cz)