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Ubiquitous

Celebrating Nature's Survivors

by Sidman, Joyce

From the creators of the Caldecott Honor Book Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems . . .Ubiquitous (yoo-bik-wi-tuhs): Something that is (or seems to ...

Orangutan Tongs

Poems to Tangle Your Tongue

by Agee, Jon

Have you ever gotten tripped up trying to say a silly succession of similar syllables? Of course--everyone has! It can be sometimes frustrating, but it's alway...

Way Up and Over Everything

by McGill, Alice

In this retelling of a folktale, five Africans escape the horrors of slavery by simply disappearing into thin air.

Cowboy & Octopus

by Scieszka, Jon

Peanut butter and jelly. George and Martha. Frog and Toad. Cowboy and . . . Octopus? Yes, that's right. Meet Cowboy and Octopus—the next great pair to become a...

Another Book about Design

Complicated Doesn't Make It Bad

by Gonyea, Mark

In A Book About Design, Mark Gonyea taught us why a complicated design does not necessarily mean a good design. Now he’s back in super-heroic form to demonst...

Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars

Space Poems and Paintings

by Florian, Douglas

"Twenty whimsical poems about space." amazon.com

The Magic Horse of Han Gan

by Hong, Chen Jiang

This is the story of a young boy who grows up to be a famous painter of horses. His reputation is known throughout China and one day a great warrior comes to h...

Julia Morgan Built a Castle

by Mannis, Celeste Davidson & Hyman, Miles

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Kamishibai Man

by Say, Allen

After many years of retirement, an old Kamishibai man--a Japanese street performer who tells stories and sells candies--decides to make his rounds once more ev...

A Book about Design

Complicated Doesn't Make It Good

by Gonyea, Mark

Introduces young people to the fundamental elements of design using shapes, lines, color and humor.