candlewick press ma nov 2024 (32 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Sreenivasan, Archana (illustrator). Neuware - 'V. Malar loves living on a farm with her parents in a small town in India. And Malar's absolute favorite time of year, the harvest festival known as Pongal, is finally here! This year's festival will be different because her aunt, uncle, and cousins from Seattle will be visiting and celebrating with them. Feeling both excited and nervous, Malar promises to be a great host to her cousins. But when Priya and Kamal talk about all the things they have back home, or when they're not interested in the animals on the farm, Malar finds it hard to keep her patience and be the gracious host she promised she'd be. The cousins clearly don't start off on the right foot, but after a few clashes, there are some laughs, and Malar realizes that her cousins might just become friends after all'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Tobia, Lauren (illustrator). Neuware - 'Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa, Amazing Africa, in a country called Nigeria, in a city called Lagos. Anna is going with her family and grandfather on a trip to the village where her grandparents used to live, to stay in a house that has long been in their family. The city travelers ride on a packed, sweaty bus through the rainforest, through dusty scrubland, and through fields of bananas and oranges and sugarcane. When the bus lets them off, the village is still a long walk away through the bush. Anna has never been to the bush before--there is no road, no running water, and no electricity! There is plenty to learn, and friends to make too, as Anna's escapades continue in this charming series from Atinuke and Lauren Tobia.'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Join this photographic celebration of differing physical and neurological abilities from a National Geographic photographer.We have different ways to move around.Celebrating children of different abilities, this photographic book presents large, clear images of children moving around their community, using scooters, wheelchairs, walkers, and more. The text presents their experiences navigating the world, from the park to the beach, in simple relatable language. Every Body celebrates children with varying abilities, covering neurological differences, physical differences, and health challenges.The book includes contributions from internationally-known disabilities activist Judith Heumann whose work is profiled in the oscar-nominated Netflix documentary Crip Camp.Shelley Rotner, a National Geographic photographer and prolific children's author, applies her trained eye for crisp details in this latest book for young readers.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - It can be a little scary to be small in a big city, but this child has some good advice for a very special friend in need.Winner of the Ezra Jack Keats AwardA New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Book of the YearWinner of the CILIP Kate Greenaway MedalIt can be a little scary to be small in a big city, but it helps to know you're not alone.When you're small in the city, people don't see you, and loud sounds can scare you, and knowing what to do is sometimes hard. But this little kid knows what it's like, and knows the neighborhood. And a little friendly advice can go a long way.Alleys can be good shortcuts, but some are too dark.Or, there are lots of good hiding places in the city, like under a mulberry bush or up a walnut tree.And, if the city gets to be too much, you're always welcome home, where it's safe and quiet.Award-winning artist Sydney Smith spins a quiet, contemplative tale about seeing a big world through little eyes. He is the winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international distinction given to authors and illustrators of children's books.Winner of the Governor General's Literary AwardAn ALA Notable Children's BookA New York Times Best Children's BookA Wall Street Journal Best Children's Book of the YearAn NPR Best Kids Book of the Year A Capitol Choices Noteworthy TitleA Washington Post Best Children's Book of the YearA Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Best Picture Book of the YearNamed a Best Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, the Horn Book, Shelf Awareness, and many more!A Booklist Editors' ChoiceA BCCB Blue Ribbon BookWinner of the German Youth Literature Prize.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Includes an excerpt from The boy who met a whale.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Russo, Blythe (illustrator). Neuware - Best friends Drag and Rex could not be more different, but together they find joy and adventure in the simplest places.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Melling, David (illustrator). Neuware - Join in Ruffles's adventures as he faces all the troubles of toddler life in this brightly colored series now available as a board book.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Wren Martin, the asexual student council president, plans to eliminate the school's annual Valentine's Day Dance, until his rival Leo sabotages Wren's plan by securing a sponsorship from a dating app, which leads to unexpected feelings and realizations about Leo's seemingly perfect life.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Russo, Blythe (illustrator). Neuware - 'A dragon and a T. rex share some of the sweet adventures of being friends, from Valentine's Day to cooking dinner together'.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Melling, David (illustrator). Neuware - Ruffles loves many things, but not the snow, still he tags along when the kittens go outside and it's a good thing he does because they get stuck in deep, cold snow and Ruffles must bravely free his friends.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A lovable pug tries his best to get attention from his distracted human family'.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Tobia, Lauren (illustrator). Neuware - 'Anna Hibiscus lives in Africa, Amazing Africa, in a country called Nigeria, in a city called Lagos. Anna is going with her family and grandfather on a trip to the village where her grandparents used to live, to stay in a house that has long been in their family. The city travelers ride on a packed, sweaty bus through the rainforest, through dusty scrubland, and through fields of bananas and oranges and sugarcane. When the bus lets them off, the village is still a long walk away through the bush. Anna has never been to the bush before--there is no road, no running water, and no electricity! There is plenty to learn, and friends to make too.'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'There are over thirty thousand kinds of spiders in the world--small and large, colorful or gray--and they live, hunt, and adapt in different ways. A number of different species and spider behaviors are highlighted in this book, accompanied by clear, labeled illustrations and important Spanish vocabulary'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Olofsdotter, Marie (illustrator). Neuware - Describes the life of Mexican American labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez. Cesar Chavez dedicated his life to helping American farmworkers. As a child growing up in California during the Great Depression, he picked produce with his family. Cesar saw firsthand how unfairly workers were treated. As an adult, he organized farmworkers into unions and argued for better pay and fair working conditions.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Wiseman, Daniel (illustrator). Neuware - 'An LGBTQ+ navy family travels across the globe to reunite'.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Yap, yap, yap! Pug wants to go for a walk! Come on a silly adventure in this barking bilingual board book.An energetic little dog wants to go on an adventure-- and make new friends along the way. Come along with Pug in both English and Spanish in this bilingual board book!Looking out the window, Pug sees Peg taking a walk one snowy morning. He wants to join her! But no matter how much he yap, yap, yaps, no one wants to take him outside. Mom is too comfortable, and Dad is too tired from shoveling. That just leaves Tad, who's still asleep. But Pug knows just how to wake him up-- 'Yap, yap, yap!' Tad doesn't want to get up-- but once they're out on their walk, he has to agree it was a very good idea.Theodor Geisel Award-winner Ethan Long uses his trademark wit and energy to make this simple story for toddlers memorable and hilarious. Very simple text paired with expressive, bright illustrations makes this a perfect book for energetic, dog-loving tots.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Identifica a la Luna como nuestro âunico satâelite natural, describe su movimiento y fases y analiza câomo la hemos observado y explorado a lo largo de los aänos.'--Provided by publisher.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Long, Ethan (illustrator). Neuware - Iguana, Conejo, Tortuga, and Culebra are excited about having a spring party, but only Iguana is willing to do any of the work.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Sreenivasan, Archana (illustrator). Neuware - 'V. Malar loves living on a farm with her parents in a small town in India. And Malar's absolute favorite time of year, the harvest festival known as Pongal, is finally here! This year's festival will be different because her aunt, uncle, and cousins from Seattle will be visiting and celebrating with them. Feeling both excited and nervous, Malar promises to be a great host to her cousins. But when Priya and Kamal talk about all the things they have back home, or when they're not interested in the animals on the farm, Malar finds it hard to keep her patience and be the gracious host she promised she'd be. The cousins clearly don't start off on the right foot, but after a few clashes, there are some laughs, and Malar realizes that her cousins might just become friends after all'.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Mountford, Karl James (illustrator). Neuware - 'The air is heavy, and it seems to Rat that the dark clouds gathering overhead echo the jumble of emotions she's been carrying inside. Running helps, she finds, but when she bumps into a concerned friend, Rat can only run on, deeper into the rain. It's not until the storm becomes wild and fierce and Rat is too tired to keep running that she meets a lumbering new friend who encourages her to listen for the voice in the storm--and find her own'.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. McCarthy, Steve (illustrator). Neuware - 'Banshees are well known to most of us as supernatural Irish harbingers of doom. But not many know that they grow on the prickly gorse bush inside little pods, and that the sole job of a baby banshee, or 'bansheenie,' is to bond with a human and know all there is to know about that person, including when they're destined to breathe their last breath. One bansheenie named Beanie, however, is no ordinary herald of death. When she sees her person, a little girl named Rose, she decides to change both their fates-and instead of delivering bad news, protect Rose and her family. And when her banshee's howl won't work, she must draw power and strength from the ancient secrets and hidden networks of the natural world to create a new sound, a new way of being in the world, that will change everything. Melding Eoin Colfer's welcoming voice and Steve McCarthy's striking Celtic imagery, Beanie the Bansheenie is a gloriously immersive, detailed, and emotional storytelling experience'.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Yankey, Lindsey (illustrator). Neuware - 'With the first rays of the sun, Mina and her father begin a joyful day exploring the city streets of Isfahan, Iran, where Islam and Judaism intertwine and a community thrives. Mina imagines the ancient sites coming to life as her father points out the fascinating history and architecture of the churches, synagogues, and mosques they pass by. The two of them picnic with friends near Si-o-se Pol bridge, then finish the day at Mina's father's beautiful childhood home, savoring a dinner specially prepared by Grandma. In a love letter to a location she can no longer visit, Mina Javaherbin's autobiographical story is a gorgeous, wistful celebration of culture, home, and family, glowing with Lindsey Yankey's soft, intricate illustrations full of pattern and color. Back matter includes a glossary and a note from the author relaying more about Isfahan's history and her personal ties'.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Kheiriyeh, Rashin (illustrator). Neuware - 'Young Eli gets to spend a whole day with his eight adoring uncles-each one bigger and taller than the last, and each with an outsized personality to match, from Aman the dancer to Riz the joke teller. Even better, every one of the uncles sports his own unique set of whiskers! Short or long, curly or straight, bristly or soft, whatever the style or texture, every especially elegant beard is a sight to behold (and a sleepy-time aid for Eli as he says his good-nights one by one). With delightful warmth and whimsy, author Jehan Madhani and award-winning illustrator Rashin Kheiriyeh present a hilarious, hirsute countdown to bedtime that will have young readers and listeners dreaming of woolly beards instead of woolly sheep'.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A giant meteor blasts an enormous crater into Earth's surface, causing the end of what scientists call the Age of Dinosaurs. Gail Gibbons presents the most recent and up-to-date theories about the history of dinosaurs and dinosaur discoveries. She discusses the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods and the dinosaurs that lived during each time. In this new and updated edition, each dinosaur is explored in just the right amount of detail for young paleontologists, as this book brings these magnificent creatures to life again'.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Who discovers dinosaurs What happens to a dinosaur bone when it's found What exactly were dinosaurs, anyway, and how many different kinds were there In this simple-but-thorough book, Gail Gibbons covers the basics of paleontology, dinosaurs, dinosaur families and evolutions, and the K-T extinction. This new and updated edition features the latest information on dinosaurs and how scientists study them'.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Punxsatawney Phil is terrified to perform his duties on Groundhog Day, but with the help of his sister and some delicious pancakes, Phil learns to face his fears.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Tentler-Krylov, Victoria (illustrator). Neuware - 'The story of how a Catholic nun became one of the twentieth century's most significant artists and activists is brought to life in a colorful picture book biography.'--Provided by publisher.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Hope and Gordon Smith navigate the complexities of their extended family, but when Elizabeth Springer goes missing, Hope reveals that she is their grandmother and follows a cryptic letter hinting at more family secrets and an estranged grandfather.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Alam, Nadia (illustrator). Neuware - 'Every Saturday, when Priya's aunties and uncles and cousins come over, the other kids run off to play together, leaving Priya behind. But she doesn't mind, because she gets to have her favorite aunt, Mauntie-short for My Auntie-all to herself. Until, that is, her older cousin Aditi comes to visit and wants to share Mauntie's attention. Priya doesn't want to share-she wants things to go back to the way they were! With Mauntie's help, can she find a way to ease her feelings of jealousy and make room in their family duo for one more Nadia Alam's artwork details a cozy home and a big, loving family in this sweet story by Rajani LaRocca of taming cousin rivalry that will appeal to anyone who has ever felt like the odd one out or struggled to share something precious'.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Riddell, Chris (illustrator). Neuware - The illustrious creators of Arthur, the Always King return with a tale within a tale, focused on a heroic West Saxon king who championed the power of storytelling.When Wulfstan, an intrepid ninth-century sailor, arrives at King Alfred's court, he soon enchants the king with his riveting tale of stormy seas, thrilling races on horseback, and a ruler encased in ice. In this extraordinary collaboration, the award-winning Kevin Crossley-Holland and former British Children's Laureate Chris Riddell reunite to bring Wulfstan's tale, and the world of King Alfred the Great, to life. Told in lyrical prose and richly illustrated, this story of a West Saxon king known for fighting off the Vikings will captivate readers of all ages. An author's note details King Alfred's wish to enable his people to read books in their own language, learning Latin himself so he could translate the written works into English and incorporate tales of northern lands, such as the one retold here, that were recounted to him by travelers.