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The Stuff of Summer
What does thunder and lightning have to do with ants and birthday cakes? How are gardens like boats? Why are baths similar to green peppers? And what do any of these have to do with an adventure inside a digestive track? Each can be explored now! Gardens grow; ants visit picnics (and gardens); there is indoor and outdoor water play and more. So find a cool place, pick up a book, and discover the stuff of summer!
Ants
Clear photographs in a colorful format combine with brief information to provide an introduction to ants. A photo-glossary, index and an age-appropriate website for more information extends the use and appeal of this book (and the series).
Green Is a Chile Pepper
Colors introduce foods and more Mexico and other Spanish-speaking counties. Naïve style illustrations accompany bouncy rhymes that incorporate Spanish words; all colors appear in both Spanish and English.
How Does My Garden Grow?
Sophie lives in a big city but eagerly anticipates summer at her grandparents. There, she learns about growing vegetables and gardens as she prepares, plants, observes and harvests. Realistic illustrations show an entire scene as well as close-ups on each double page spread.
Milo and Millie
Before Milo and his teddy go to bed, they have an imaginative bath time adventure in a boat, sailing past a busy city, through a storm and more. Soft illustrations communicate the gentle nature of their jaunt. Easy instructions for Milo’s folded paper boat are sure to inspire bathtub explorations and experiments.
Survive! Inside the Human Body Volume 1: The Digestive System
Geo along with Dr. Brain and a couple of friends explore the digestive system from within in their nano-ship. The last chapter sets up the team’s next adventure. First published in South Korea and translated into English, the comic book format provides adventure and information.
The Legend of Lightning and Thunder
Orphaned siblings could travel no farther without food and so while camp folk were distracted, the children grabbed meat to eat and a caribou skin and flint with which to play. To avoid punishment, they hid in the sky where they play to this day. And so it is that there is thunder and lightning. The Arctic and its residents are evoked in swirling illustrations and a straightforward telling of an appealing traditional tale.
The Open Ocean
Guess whose silhouette? Find out with a lift of a flap. Examine a close-up, lift the tab and up pops a small ocean-dwelling creature. Put pages together to see an entire fish. The large format and sturdy pages with meticulous illustrations engage, surprise, and hold lots of information for readers.
Tyler Makes a Birthday Cake
When Tyler forgets his dog’s birthday, he goes to Mr. Baker to learn how to bake a cake. There the boy learns about where the ingredients for a carrot cake originate. Childlike illustrations provide information and humorous asides from Tofu, the dog. Tyler’s DOG carrot cake recipe is included.
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