"Tasha Tudor counts sweet animals, lovely flowers, and charming children all the way up to 20!"--Page 4 of cover.

What's in a name? For one little girl, her very long name tells the vibrant story of where she came from - and who she may one day be. Spanish language edition! If you ask her, Alma Sofia Esperanza Jose Pura Candela has way too many names: six! Just think of how hard it is to fit them all on the back of a little photograph How did such a small person wind up with such a large name? Alma turns to Daddy for an answer and learns of Sofia, the grandmother...

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.

A girl draws a magic door on her bedroom wall and sets out on an extraordinary journey.

A cumulative folk song in which seven soldiers build a magnificent cannon, but Drummer Hoff fires it off.

A biography of the man whose fascination with flying machines produced the Bleriot XI, which in 1909 became the first heavier-than-air machine to fly the English Channel.

When the aroma of Omu's homemade stew fills the air, her neighbors arrive, one by one, for a taste until all is gone except for her generous spirit.

A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather's journey to America which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries.

"Explores the life of one lighthouse as it beams its message out to sea through shifting seasons, changeable weather, and the tenure of its final keeper."--

"Rose and her parents have been going to Awago Beach since she was a little girl. It's her summer getaway, her refuge. Her friend Windy is always there, too, like the little sister she never had, completing her summer family. But this summer is different. Rose's mom and dad won't stop fighting, and Rose and Windy have gotten tangled up in a tragedy-in-the-making in the small town of Awago Beach. It's a summer of secrets and heartache, and it's a good...