One Tiny Turtle
10 best books like One Tiny Turtle (Nicola Davies): 10 Minutes till Bedtime, White Water, Over and Under the Snow, Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau (Books of Discovery for Creative Kids Contruction Fort Books), The Missing Mitten Mystery, Rocks in His Head, On the Farm, Chameleon, Chameleon, You Wouldn't Want To Sail On The Titanic!: One Voyage You'd Rather Not Make, Bones: Skeletons and How They Work
At One Hoppin' Place, the countdown to bedtime is about to begin when a family of hamsters -- a mother and father with nine kids and a baby all wearing numbered striped jerseys -- arrive at the front door."All aboard!" the child's pet hamster, dressed as a tour guide, shouts, directing them to his bus. It's...
| Author | Michael S. Bandy |
| ISBN | 0763636789 |
For a young boy growing up in the segregated south, a town drinking fountain becomes the source of an epiphany.
It's a scorching hot day, and going into town with Grandma is one of Michael's favorite things. When the bus pulls up, they climb in and pay their fare, get out, walk to the back door, and...
| Author | Kate Messner |
| ISBN | 0811867846 |
A cross country skiing outing by dad and daughter becomes the occasion for a consideration of all the critters living (mostly) under the snow during the winter. A companion book with the same level of lovely illustration to Over and Under the Pond, which I may even like a bit more, but they're both great,...
| Author | Jennifer Berne |
| ISBN | 0811860639 |
Last night was a really, really good night for children's books--I read many five-star books--and this one started it off right. It's a beautifully told story of Jacques Cousteau, famous oceanographer, from his first curiosity and infatuation with the sea to his inventions to his movies and exploration...
The Missing Mitten Mystery
| Author | Steven Kellogg |
| ISBN | 0142301922 |
Annie and her dog, Oscar, have had a busy day playing in the snow. Somehow Annie's red mitten has disappeared in all the fun. They look high and low. . . . It's not on the sledding hill, and it's not by the snow castles. Maybe an eagle carried it off to keep its baby's head warm. Or maybe a mouse is using it as a sleeping...
| Author | Carol Otis Hurst |
| ISBN | 0060294035 |
Some people collect stamps. Other people collect coins. Carol Otis Hurst's father collected rocks. Nobody ever thought his obsession would amount to anything. They said, "You've got rocks in your head" and "There's no money in rocks." But year after year he kept on collecting, trading, displaying,...
| Author | David Elliott |
| ISBN | 0763633224 |
A NEW YORK TIMES best-selling author and a Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator evoke life on a farm in a simple, lyrical text and boldly expressive images.
From the bull to the barn cat to the wild bunny, the farmyard bustles with life. The rooster crows, the rams clash, the bees buzz, and over...
| Author | Joy Cowley |
| ISBN | 0439666538 |
This companion to award-winning RED-EYED TREE FROG gives young readers an amazing close-up view of the colorful, quirky chameleon.
Experience close-up the many moods (and colors) of chameleons. One brave chameleon ventures from the safety of his tree in search of a new home. On his journey,...
| Author | David Stewart |
| ISBN | 0531186423 |
A wealth of historical and technical information surrounding the infamous Titanic are presented in an engaging and entertaining format. From the drawing board to the ocean floor, from the captain to the crew, from the wealthiest to the poorest, the Titanic and her history is revealed with humorous...
| Author | Steve Jenkins |
| ISBN | 0545046513 |
Caldecott Honor winner Steve Jenkins presents a fascinating look at the bones of the human body as compared to the bones of animals, and shows them off!
This book is far from skinny -- it's the definitive nonfiction title about human and animal bones, delivered with in-your-face accuracy and intrigue....
| Author | Chris Butterworth |
| ISBN | 0763650056 |
Fresh retro artwork lures little readers on a tasty trip to farms, dairies, and more. Yum!
The best part of a young child’s day is often opening a lunchbox and diving in. But how did all that delicious food get there? Who made the bread for the sandwich? What about the cheese inside? Who plucked...
| Author | Gail Gibbons |
| ISBN | 0152712453 |
This book about nature and the changing seasons focuses on a young boy and a very special apple tree. In Gail Gibbons’s bright illustrations, Arnold collects apple blossoms in spring, builds a tree house in summer, makes apple pie and cider in the fall, and hangs strings of popcorn and berries for the...
| Author | Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld |
| ISBN | 0517709910 |
Perfect for spring planting season--an outstanding book about backyard science the whole family will appreciate.
Alice's family plants a vegetable garden each spring, and this budding naturalist reports all she sees about how the plants grow, what insects come to eat the plants, and what...
| Author | Brenda Z. Guiberson |
| ISBN | 0805029605 |
Brenda Z. Guiberson’s The Cactus Hotel explores the life of a saguaro cactus in the Sonoran Desert. Megan Lloyd’s illustrations show the various types of animals that create the multiple ecosystems surrounding a saguaro throughout its lifetime. The realistic fiction picture book begins with...
| Author | Tomie dePaola |
| ISBN | 0698114485 |
Tom dePaola's classic illustrations accompany his heartwarming story about his relationship with his grandfather as a small boy.
"A delightfully offbeat vignette of boyish mischief reinforcing the bond between generations."--Kirkus Reviews
"DePaola champions the special...
| Author | Jan Brett |
| ISBN | 0399244638 |
The African plains provide a stunning environment for Jan Brett's latest animal adventure. For as long as anyone can remember, the honeyguide bird and the African honey badger have been partners when it comes to honey:Honeyguide finds the honeycomb, Badger breaks it open, and they share the sweetness...
10 Things I Can Do to Help My World
| Author | Melanie Walsh |
| ISBN | 0763641448 |
Even young children are eager to help the environment — and here is a bright, inviting novelty book that offers simple ways to make a difference.
Do you remember to turn off the tap while you brush your teeth? How about using both sides of the paper when writing and drawing? Or planting seeds...
This Is the Way We Go to School: A Book About Children Around the World
| Author | Edith Baer |
| ISBN | 0590431625 |
Although I was intrigued with the idea and the chance to learn about some other ways of getting to school I am not sure if this book hit the mark for me. There were some pages that mentioned the cities or places where the children were while others just mentioned how they got to school while the educated reader...
Ming Lo Moves the Mountain
| Author | Arnold Lobel |
| ISBN | 0688109950 |
Ming Lo's wife is angry. The couple live beside a big mountain which causes them no end of trouble. Shadows fall over their garden. Rocks fall through their roof. And it is always raining. "Husband," says Ming Lo's wife, "you must move the mountain so that we may enjoy our house in peace." But how can a man...
| Author | Ruth Heller |
| ISBN | 0698115597 |
2/16/2011 ** Read this with my students today before we pollinated the flowers of our rapid-cycle Brassica rapa plants. I wanted the kids to understand why we didn't yet have seed pods and why/how we needed to pollinate. The book was an excellent complement to our science lesson today and my students...
| Author | William Steig |
| ISBN | 2070548988 |
Tonight both kids wanted to hear the story. Amos is a mouse and Boris is a whale. They make unlikely friends and yet each is perfectly suited to help the other out of a life threatening situation. I got teary-eyed reading this. It was very touching.
The art work almost looked like water colors and...
