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With vibrant cut-paper collages, a Coretta Scott King Award-winner presents an adaptation of a folktale from Zimbabwe that celebrates the importance of appreciating one's own inner beauty. Full color.

The Stock Market Crash of 1929 did not happen in one day. Many events foretold the debacle. Blumenthal, Dallas bureau chief of "The Wall Street Journal, " recounts for young readers the events, foibles, personalities, mistakes, and ignored warning signs that contributed to the mammoth crash of 1929. Includes period photos and memorabilia.

Subject matter in this full-color guide includes more than 75 illustrations culled from top paleontological artist, updated research, phonetic pronunciation of each name, and listing of World Wide Web addresses to the best, most extensive dinosaur sites. Facts about dinosaurs are grouped by size, speed, eating habits, and appearance.

This original Mexican tale about a little girl who wants to learn the trade of glassblowing is sprinkled with Spanish words. Full color.

Told with a sea-chantey lilt and pictures that capture the lure and antic wildness of dreams, this is the story of a cow blown overboard by fortune and rescued by the romantically mysterious Red Angus. Full color.

Determined to be a famous writer like his Uncle Harold ("author" of the Bunnicula series), the clever, brave, sensitive, and perhaps a tad hyperbolic dachshund Howie tries his hand at a tale of terror and triumph. Illustrations.

An ingenious tribute to one master from another. Imagine John Coltrane's classic "Giant Steps" performed by raindrops, a snowflake, a box, and a kitten, respectively the tempo, the bass, the piano, and the saxophone melody. Full color.

Miss Tuttle's class has 25 kids--all named Matthew. So she invents little nicknames based on each boy's quirk to tell them apart. Full-color illustrations.

Stunning, deliciously sly photos taken from the baby sister's-eye view reveal how dazzling and funny and enormous a big brother can be. When he plays music, she sings along. When he can't be found (he's hiding behind his hands), his little sister goes seeking. It's clear she adores him--and that the feeling is mutual. Full-color photos.

Cleverly told and filled with magical illustrations, this sequel to the ALA Notable Book "Kate and the Beanstalk" is sure to delight readers as they cheer on the gutsy heroine who "kills seven with one blow." Full color.

Kidnapped and on an Africa-bound ship, thirteen-year-old Jessie discovers to his horror that he is on a slaver and his job is to play music for the exercise periods of the human cargo.

Manolo Olivar has to make a decision: to follow in his famous father's shadow and become a bullfighter, or to follow his heart and become a doctor.

HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHY the American colors are red, white, and blue? Did you know that our national mascot was almost a turkey rather than a bald eagle? Can you trace your family's ancestry back to the Mayflower Pilgrims, or perhaps to a cowboy of the Old West? Do you think you would like to spend Thanksgiving watching footraces rather than televised football or eating venison and oysters rather than turkey? Many of us have played with Lin...

Bryan takes the words of this familiar and much-loved song, inspired by the genius of Louis Armstrong, to create a picture book that represents all races and demonstrates the wonderful beauty of diversity in the world. Full color.

Baylor tells us about the desert, describing selected flora and fauna, and respectfully paying tribute to the Desert People who know its secrets and would live nowhere else . . . A striking mood piece".--Booklist. Caldecott Honor Book, ALA Notable Children's Book.

A young girl discovers that her impoverished family is rich in things that matter in life, especially being outdoors and experiencing nature.Mountain Girl knows her family doesn't have enough money. But as the family sits around their scratched-up kitchen table and discusses the subject, her parents say they're rich. Don't her parents see her worn-out shoes or the patches on her little brother's pants? They begin to count up the value of the t...

A small blue bead hidden in a clump of dry grass takes the reader back ten thousand years to the hunters and gatherers who once inhabited the desert and to a boy who dreams that others, as yet unseen, may share his world. His dream is realized as he has an encounter with a boy just like himself, and the blue bead comes to symbolize their special bond. Full color.

Describes the qualities to consider in selecting the perfect rock for play and pleasure.

Life is delicious in the town of Chewandswallow where it rains soup and juice, snows mashed potatoes, and blows storms of hamburgers--until the weather takes a turn for the worse.

Pictures of animals wearing clothes show why this would be a ridiculous custom for them to adopt.