Heidi E. Y Stemple
Author
Publisher
Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Birdwatching has never been easier in this delightful novelty board book with lift-the-flaps that reveal which bird belongs in each unique nest. From robins to owls to orioles and more, birdwatchers of all ages can learn about egg colors, nest building, and the joyful quirks of the avian world that takes flight right outside our windows
5) Wren's nest
Author
Publisher
Familius
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"When Wren was born, Grandpa put a wren box just outside the window of her tiny room. When she was a baby, the wrens sang her to sleep. Each spring, Wren and Grandpa watched the birds bringing sticks and grasses to the box and listened when the babies squealed for their dinner. When Wren's family moves to the city, she misses birdwatching in the meadow. Their new home has an extra bedroom, but the only birds she can see are pigeons. Lots of pigeons....
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young boy, seeing that Moon is lonely, sends up a kite to cheer her then, after growing up and learning many things, he becomes the first human to visit her. Dedicated to Neil Armstrong and written in recognition of the fiftieth anniversary of the first U.S. moon landing
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
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 how many species of birds nest, from pigeons on concrete ledges to owls in oak tree boles to swallows above barn doors
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
It is the first day of school at Monster Academy, where all the monsters go, and the lesson for the day involves counting missing teeth, and Vic the vampire is sad because he still has both fangs--until Jo, a troublemaking student who whirls like a dervish but is actually a human, gives him an apple at lunch
13) Tam O'Shanter
Author
Language
English
Description
Three Billy Goats Gruff are trying to cross a bridge to get to the sweet green grass on the other side. But there's a troll under the bridge who wants to eat them up! Read this Norwegian story to see if the Three Billy Goats Gruff can defeat the troll.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
The Little Red Hen finds a grain of wheat. She wants to plant it, but Dab the duck, Tib the cat, and Tod the fox won't help her. They won't help her cut it, or thresh it, or mill it. But what about eating it? This English tale teaches the value of lending a hand.
Author
Language
English
Description
Little Daughter was picking flowers, when she saw a beautiful flower on the far side of the gate. So Little Daughter picks it. In this African-American story, Little Daughter strays farther and farther away, when she meets a wolf. How will she make it back home safely?
Author
Language
English
Description
In this exquisitely illustrated retelling of the classic story by Hans Christian Andersen, an evil troll creates a mirror which reflects the bad and ugly sides of people. When shards of its glass enter a young boy, he rejects his loving family and best friend Gerda. Helped by kind strangers and guided by her warm heart, Gerda makes the perilous journey to rescue her friend from the icy palace of the Snow Queen.
Author
Language
English
Description
In this Russian folk tale, the farmer's wife cannot keep a secret. When the farmer finds a box of gold he knows that by the end of the day, the entire village will know, and by the end of the week, the whole country, including the greedy king. How can the farmer keep the king from taking the gold?