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Jane Yolen has been a recipient of almost every award for children’s literature including a Caldecott medal for picture books. Children and adults alike fall in love with Jane Yolen’s…
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Jane Yolen, Kathryn Brown
Curious Eeny Mole emerges from her dark hole home to discover the world up above. There were once three sisters who lived at the bottom of a deep, dark hole…
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Jane Yolen
Eeny Mole encourages her sisters to face their fears as she has done and venture into the world Up Above.
More than anything, Rochel-Leah wanted to learn to read. But in her small Jewish village in 19th century Russia, only boys were taught. That didn't stop Rochel-Leah in this story…
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Five year-old Becca refuses to try any new foods, until her family persuades her that Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is the perfect time to try something new.
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The popular HOW DO DINOSAURS… series continues with a hilarious look at dinosaurs at dinner time!
Jane Yolen and Mark Teague’s phenomenally best-selling dinosaurs are back, and this time they’re going to school!
The largest single anthology of Jane Yolen's poetry, containing more than one hundred poems for all occasions - with fun black-and-white art throughout.
After learning of President Lincoln's assassination, everyone at Rebecca's synagogue spontaneously rises to recite the Kaddish, the traditional Jewish prayer of mourning.
It's trick or treat time for our bestselling dinosaurs! Roar with laughter in a Halloween adventure you will never forget!
How does a dinosaur say "trick or treat"
When walking…
When a young child loses a special Purim toy he worries that he won't be able to be brave or mighty without it. After series of animals discover its noise-making…
This final book in Jane Yolen's "What to Do with a ..." trio celebrates the remarkable joys of a stick that can anchor a daydream, fend off the monsters, and…
"In the Garden of Eden, God buried the vegetables and put the fruits where they could be seen. Wanting easy picking, the caretakers of the Garden listen to the snake…
Struggling with his Hebrew lessons, Abi takes an old scroll to help him practice and accidentally summons ten golems--who agree to come once a week to help him with his…
A sweet poem about being an introvert in a big loud world.
"Giants Dazzle, Grizzle, Grub, Grab, and Dab are in for a giant surprise when their Grandma Draggle comes for a visit!"--
The Giants have an unexpected guest in the third book about the huge-hearted family from the bestselling and beloved team Jane Yolen and Tomie dePaola in this series for Aladdin…
Laugh out loud as the loveable and mischievous dinosaurs learn to show good manners-- from the award-winning team of Jane Yolen and Mark Teague, now in board book format!
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From acclaimed, prolific author Jane Yolen comes the sixth hilarious Level 2 Ready-to-Read in the Interrupting Cow series following the cow as she meets a real wise quacker! Interrupting Cow…
Illustrates the characteristics and possible functions of a dot.
Cengage Learning Gale
A Study Guide for Jane Yolen’s Briar Rose, excerpted from Gale’s acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context…
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A Study Guide for Jane Yolen’s Suzy and Leah, excerpted from Gale’s acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions…
J. Patrick Lewis,Jane Yolen
This collection pairs poems and pictures in a salute to the many twins among us.
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…
The bestselling, award-winning team of Yolen and Teague are back with another dinosaur tale–a fourth full-length picture book about how dinosaurs behave at school.
Get up close and personal with alligators in all their tooth-filled glory in this poetry collection by Jane Yolen. Rhymes and rhythms reflect on how alligators hunt, keep warm, care…
Hannah thinks Passover Seder will be the same as always. Little does she know that this year she will be mysteriously transported into the past where only she knows the…
A lyrical kid-friendly telling of the famous Bible story of baby Moses in his basket being set on the River Nile by big sister Miriam, who continues to watch over…
In this nature-inspired poetry picture book, contemplative poems and photos about water combine allowing young readers to see the world in new ways.
Three children discover a map that leads them into magical adventure in this first book of Jane Yolen’s thrilling Tartan Magic series
For use in schools and libraries only. When beautiful Princess Miserella, Plain Jane, and a fairy fall under a sleeping spell, a prince undoes the spell in a surprising way.
The essays in Touch Magic, Jane Yolen’s classic call-to-arms advocates the use of fantasy and folklore in children’s literature. Yolen argues persuasively that fantasy, folklore, and the realm of story…
When the Emperor is imprisoned in a high tower, only Princess Djeow Seow can save the day, by flying her kite high up into the sky to rescue her father…
Originally published: New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1982.
For use in schools and libraries only. Relates Sally Jane’s experience of changing times in rural America, as she lives through the drowning of the Swift River towns in western…
Jane Yolen’s spirited poems of political protest are an impassioned call for social justice, equality, peace in a troubled world.
Ganador del Premio Nacional del Libro Judio
Hannah esta cansada de las fiestas religiosas; su familia solo habla del pasado. De hecho, le parece que eso es lo que hacen…
Commander Toad leads the lean green space machine Star Warts to find new worlds but runs into trouble when he sets course for home.
Wake up with a pair of sleepy dragons and the knight who must get them ready for school! A joyful collaboration between two bestselling talents, author Yolen and illustrator Anderson…
In her new poetry collection, Jane Yolen, master storyteller and prolific author of 400 books, gives us her unflinching, feminist view of Jewish history, one that includes poems about the…
The best-selling, award-winning team of Yolen and Teague are back with another playful dinosaur tale–this time about a sick dinosaur child who catches the flu and must go to the…
In humorous verse Plymouth Rock tells the story of itself, from glacial erratic to national icon–with historical asides and corrections by the fact checker.
A powerful celebration of libraries from master storyteller Jane Yolen. Benjamin Franklin introduces his son Billy to the Leather Apron Club, where it’s love at first page.
When Billy’s father…
Hannah is tired of hearing about the Nazis during the Holocaust, but when she opens the door for Elijah at the Passover Seder, she is transported in time to 1940s…
A new middle-grade fiction by bestselling author Jane Yolen, Plague of Unicorns reminds us that even heroes come in small sizes.
