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Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375856870
by Dorothee de Monfreid
Felix is walking home through the forest when he hears a howling-a wolf. He seems to be in a tough spot when a tiger scares away the wolf, a crocodile scaresaway the tiger. Will Felix's new friend, a small rabbit be able to help Felix?
Any jitters and quaking will disappear and turn to giggles as the story proceeds. A story of being brave, working together, and somethings that may be scary are really scared of you.
Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375856862
by Barbara Jean Hicks
The waitress in this restaurant just doesn’t have a clue.
Monsters don’t eat broccoli!
How could she think we do?
Enjoy the gobbling antics of seven pastel colored monsters who eat trees, tractors, ships, boulders. But not broccoli. However those little broccoli's do look a lot like trees. A rhyming enticement to eat your vegetables.
Schwartz & Wade
ISBN: 037585813X
by Tad Hills
Go on a pumpkin hunt with the adorable Duck & Goose as they look for the perfect pumpkin. Board book great for placing in your reading areas.
Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375844163
by Timothy Young
A young boy is looking for the perfect monster; not too big, too furry, too scary, or too slimy. Journey through fun novelty popups (pull tabs, flaps, turn wheels) in the hunt to find the perfect monster. The monsters look silly and the young boy never looks scared. Why the search for the perfect monster? To join the other monsters as a new friend. The illustrations are silhouette that stand out against the bold color backgrounds. A book that children will find appealing. Sturdily built to ensuring numerous viewings.
By Maurice Sendak
Max is sent to bed without supper and imagines sailing away to the
land of Wild Things,where he is made king. Age 3 to 7
Story and craft activity to print.
By Steven Kroll
Two mice, each without the other's knowledge, help a pumpkin grow
into "the biggest pumpkin ever"--but for different
purposes. Age 3 to 6
(gr 2-3)
By Chris Peterson
Most people think of autumn as the time of harvest, but in the United
States, the harvesting of food takes place all year long.
From carrots in January to strawberries in April to watermelons in
July, there is a wonderful and constant diversity of crops. Age 5 to 7
By Jeanne Titherington
Jamie plants a pumpkin seed and, after watching it grow, carves it,
and saves some seeds to plant in the spring. Age 4 to 7
By E.L. Konigsburg
Two precocious suburban children run away to New York and make their
home in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. An original story told with a
humorous purposefulness, telling children they are far more
resourceful than they usually imagine. Newbery Medal 1968. Age 9 to 12
This CyberGuide consists of five
Internet activities to deepen students' appreciation and
understanding of E. L.
Konigsburg's The Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.
Join Claudia and Jamie
in the greatest adventure
of their lives!
