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Heidi E. Y. Stemple, Emily Paik
"In the early 1800s, Mary Anning was a young girl who collected fossils and shells on the seaside cliffs by her home; and even though she was a most unlikely…
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Heidi E y Stemple
While the ducks and dodos play dodgeball, Chick sits nearby reading her book.
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Penguins compete for the best parade float in this laugh-out-loud Level 1 Ready-to-Read from the author of Chicken Karaoke and Flamingo Bingo! Hip, hip, hooray--it's a penguin parade! Who will…
Jane Yolen, Heidi E. Y. Stemple
A celebration of seven different winter holidays observed in the US and the traditions that unite them all.
Diwali, Solstice, Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Bodhi Day, and Lunar New Year are…
Jane Yolen,Heidi E Y Stemple
Adapted from: Fairy tale feasts. Northampton, Mass.: Crocodile Books, 2006.
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Birds of different feathers play bingo together, and watch the balls spin as they all hope to win.
Jane Yolen,Heidi E y Stemple
The story of a real mystery from history: two girls brought to an orphanage in India by a missionary in 1920 were found in a wolf den. They didn’t know…
Heidi E. Y. Stemple
Children see that people come in many different shapes, and then are asked to pick which shape they are.
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Jane Yolen
Following in the kitchen footsteps of their earlier Fairy Tale Feasts for young readers and eaters, author Jane Yolen retells some fun Jewish folktales and Heidi Stemple writes delicious Jewish…
Birdwatching has never been easier in this delightful novelty board book with lift-the-flaps that reveal which bird belongs in each unique nest.
A cup-shaped nestmade of twigs, grass, and…
A very prepared boy might have to break out his emergency kazoo in this zany Level 2 Ready-to-Read Graphics novel from the author of Flamingo Bingo and Toucan with Two…
Can Toucan juggle two cans? He can! What about three cans? Or four? Can you root for Toucan and his can juggling act? –
"On Chicken Karaoke Night, Duck wants to shine in the spotlight, but she must overcome her stage fright."--
Birds fill the stands to watch a thrilling flag football match between the Eagles and Turkeys--and one chicken.
A creative book, which folds fairy tales into a cookbook of kid-friendly recipes … Yolen retells them with her usual verve and ease … the resulting dishes as well as…
In 1587 John White started a new colony at Roanoke off the Atlantic coast. White went back to England, but when he returned, all of the colonists had vanished. Kids…
In the fourth book of their Unsolved Mystery from History series, the mother-and-daughter duo tackle Puritan New England’s biggest mystery: the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Full color.
Jane Yolen,Heidi E. Y. Stemple
From Delilah to Cleopatra, from Anne Boleyn and (bloody) Queen Mary, to Calamity Jane, Typhoid Mary and more, the 26 notorious women analyzed here all have rotten reputations. But were…
With rhyming text, this soothing bedtime book is an ode to baby birds everywhere and sleepy children home safe in their own beds. As a mother describes to her child…
The phrase you suck is perfectly appropriate when applied to this hilarious poetry collection featuring animals that sip, slurp, and otherwise suck
Celebrate girl power with acclaimed author Jane Yolen and her daughter Heidi Stemple, and mischievous illustrations by Anne-Sophie Lanquetin!
As the climate shifts, families experience weather emergencies, including a tornado, a blizzard, a forest fire, and a hurricane, finding joy in preparedness and resilience.
