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1) The big snow
Author
Language
English
Description
Despite their elaborate preparations for the winter, the animals and birds are delighted by a surprise banquet after a big snow.
Author
Publisher
H. Holt
Pub. Date
c1993
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
(32) p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Reprint: Originally published: New York : H. Holt, c1993. "First Scholastic printing, September 1994"--Verso t.p. Illustrations and rhyming text describe the activities of animals living in and near a small pond as spring progresses to autumn. Caldecott Honor Book.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper & Row
Pub. Date
1989
Edition
1st Harper Trophy ed.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the middle of winter, different forest animals awake and run sniffing through the trees, to discover a single flower growing in the snow.
Caldecott Honor Book, 1950.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want. Farmer Brown thinks it's odd when he hears the sounds of typing coming from the barn, but his troubles really begin when his cows start leaving him notes. First they demand better working conditions, then they stage a strike!
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
A retelling of a traditional West African tale that reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit. A mosquito annoyed the iguana, who frightened the python, who scared the rabbit, and now the whole jungle is in an uproar because the sun won't rise. The animals discuss the situation and decide to punish the mosquito. Even today, whenever we hear a mosquito buzz, we smack it hard!
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c1964
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A well-mannered little boy, frequently invited to visit the king and queen, always asks to bring a friend--and the friends are always wild animals--and always well-behaved.
9) Fables
Author
Publisher
Harper & Row
Pub. Date
c1980
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
40 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
Twenty original fables about an array of animal characters from crocodile to ostrich.
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook
Language
English
Description
"Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl. But one day--'Ah-choo!'--he woke with the sniffles and the sneezes. Though he didn't make it into the zoo that day, he did receive some unexpected guests."--Dust jacket.
11) Tuesday
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
c1991
Physical Desc
1 v. col. ill. 24 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Frogs rise on their lily pads, float through the air, and explore the nearby houses while their inhabitants sleep.
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