Michael Rosen
Author
Publisher
Counterpoint Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
xv, 431 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"How on Earth did we fix upon our twenty-six letters, what do they really mean, and how did we come to write them down in the first place? Michael Rosen takes you on an unforgettable adventure through the history of the alphabet in twenty-six vivid chapters, fizzing with personal anecdotes and fascinating facts. Starting with the mysterious Phoenicians and how sounds first came to be written down, he races on to show how nonsense poems work, pins...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Worried that they will not have enough dreams for their upocming witer hibernation, Little Bear journeys into the woods and collects dreams of happiness, homecoming, and hope from the different animals in the forest.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c1993
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
During a terrible drought in which there is nothing to eat, Man prepares a magic herb that results in Giraffe's long neck so he can reach the high leaves on the trees and a grumpy Rhino, who arrives too late for the magic.
Author
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
72 pages : illustrations, color ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Leaping from the Eiffel Tower in a wingsuit. Scaling Shanghai Tower, one of the world's tallest buildings. Camping on the roof of Philadelphia's abandoned Eastern State Penitentiary. These scenarios are real examples of explorations, adventures, and infiltrations of the built environment. Thousands of people around the globe engage in the recreational activity of place hacking: climbing, wading, jumping, or even ironing their way into prohibited or...
Author
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
96 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A fish that walks on land, a frog that makes its own sunscreen, and an insect that can become invisible? These are just a few examples of how Earth's creatures have evolved some outrageous features and tricks to ensure survival.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"Michael Rosen invites children to joyfully celebrate sounds and the infinite possibilities of language with these nine clever poems adapted from A Great Big Cuddle. Nonsense verses with the feel of classic nursery rhymes tickle the ear and set feet tapping while expressive illustrations by Chris Riddell illuminate the larger-than-life characters. With subject matter that runs the gamut of a child's emotional range from hungry and angry to wiggly...
11) Tiny Little Fly
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
With a tramp and a roll and a swat, Great Big Elephant, Great Big Hippo, and Great Big Tiger try to capture Tiny Little Fly as he teases each one in turn.
13) Bear flies high
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 x 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
Bear usually spends his days on the beach, singing and watching birds, but when he leaves to visit a carnival, his dream of flying may just come true.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. 24 x 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Molly's day turns from totally wonderful to totally horrible when her classmates are not interested in the special crystal she has brought to school, until Miss Plumberry steps in to help.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
In rhyming text, an exuberant cast of kids express their travel preferences while ultimately agreeing that the bus is the best ride of all because it's designed for everyone to share.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
A father reads his children a bedtime story about two villains whose plot to steal money and cover everything in slime is unsuccessfully countered by every superhero until Extremely Boring Man comes along with the power to put everyone to sleep.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
103 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
A family--a mother, a father, and their ten-year-old son--have come all the way from Florida to the Appalachian foothills to experience the wonder of a snowy weekend. At a nearby farm, a cattle dog is working, as she does every day, driving her forty head of cattle from pasture to corral and back again. And then, suddenly, a blizzard descends. The family is trapped outside, disoriented in the whiteout. They are panicked, exhausted, freezing, and stranded...
Author
Publisher
Mantra
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
[34] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 x 29 cm.
Language
Portuguese
Description
Brave bear hunters go through grass, a river, mud, and other obstacles before the inevitable encounter with the bear forces a headlong retreat. Presented in English and Portuguese.