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Zoo In The Sky: A Book of Animal Constellations

10 best books like Zoo In The Sky: A Book of Animal Constellations (Jacqueline Mitton): Henry Hikes to Fitchburg, The Curious Little Witch, Corgiville Fair, We Planted a Tree, Lifetime: The Amazing Numbers in Animal Lives, A Dignity of Dragons, Gershon's Monster: A Story For The Jewish New Year, The Monster Who Ate My Peas, Gris Grimly's Wicked Nursery Rhymes II, Don't Slam the Door!

Henry Hikes to Fitchburg
AuthorD.B. Johnson
ISBN0395968674
I thought I was in trouble with this book when I saw Henry David Thoreau depicted as a bear on the cover of the book, but I decided to read it anyway. This book, and the series it’s a part of, was recommended to me because I’m a fan of Thoreau’s.

Oh, I was so wrong to judge a book by its cover. I thought...
The Curious Little Witch
AuthorLieve Baeten
ISBN0735823057
What happens when a little witch gets curious?
An international bestseller comes to the US!  Lizzy is a curious little witch. Late one night she spots an old house all lit up when everyone else is asleep, and she can’t help herself. She just has to investigate. The Little Witch books have been...
Corgiville Fair
AuthorTasha Tudor
ISBN0316853127
A charming, classic animal tale with plenty of heart--and plenty of corgis!

In Corgiville, as in many small towns all over America, the biggest event of the year is the fair. And the most exciting thing at the Corgiville Fair is the goat race! Caleb Corgi has spent months training his goat, Josephine,...
We Planted a Tree
AuthorDiane Muldrow
ISBN0375864326
We planted a tree and it grew up,

While it reached for the sky and the sun. . . .

In this simple poem illustrated by award winner Bob Staake, two young families in two very different parts of the world plant a tree. As the trees flourish, so do the families . . . while trees all over the world...
Lifetime: The Amazing Numbers in Animal Lives
AuthorLola M. Schaefer
ISBN1452107149
In one lifetime, a caribou will shed 10 sets of antlers, a woodpecker will drill 30 roosting holes, a giraffe will wear 200 spots, a seahorse will birth 1,000 babies.

Count each one and many more while learning about the wondrous things that can happen in just one lifetime. This extraordinary...
A Dignity of Dragons
AuthorJacqueline K. Ogburn
ISBN0618862544
To catch a glimpse of one unicorn is lucky;
to see a grace of unicorns is to witness a marvel.
In this book, you will also find . . .

a riddle of sphinx,
a splash of mermaids,
a dignity of dragons,
and more.

With inventive groupings, luminous artwork, and a fact-filled...
Gershon's Monster: A Story For The Jewish New Year
AuthorEric A. Kimmel
Gershon was not always the best person he could be. True, the mistakes he made were common, ordinary things: a broken promise, a temper lost for no reason, a little untruth told here and there. But unlike most people, Gershon never regretted what he did. He never apologized or asked anyone's forgiveness....
The Monster Who Ate My Peas
AuthorDanny Schnitzlein
ISBN1561452165
What do you dread eating the most? For the hero of this story, it's peas, and he thinks he's discovered a solution.
"I closed my eyes tightly and sent out a wish
That the peas would somehow disappear from my dish.
And something quite strange and mysterious occurred, As if somehow... somebody......
Gris Grimly's Wicked Nursery Rhymes II
AuthorGris Grimly
ISBN0972938834
This entertaining collection unveils eight allnew, fiendishly illustrated cautionary tales exploring the dark underbelly of childhood. Childhood standards, including Little Jack Horner, Solomon Grundy and Three Blind Mice, are retold as dark and sinister rhymes about atrociouslymannered...
Don't Slam the Door!
AuthorDori Chaconas
ISBN0763637092
Slamming the screen door sets off a comical chain of cause-and-effect in this rollicking tale of a rambunctious family.

A slamming door may not seem like a big deal, but in this escalating tale, it can have far-reaching (and very funny) consequences — including a limping, yelping Pa; a scared,...
One Giant Leap
AuthorRobert Burleigh
ISBN0399238832
The words are instantly recognizable: ?That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.? Spoken by Neil Armstrong moments after he became the fi rst human being to set foot on the moon, they have come to represent all that is possible when man's determination to achieve the seemingly impossible...
The Boy Who Grew Flowers
AuthorJen Wojtowicz
ISBN1841486868
Think about the title of this book, The Boy Who Grew Flowers. This book is about a boy who is different than other children. How do you think he is different? (children might respond that maybe he liked to grow flowers in his garden) Well actually this boy grew flowers all over his body at certain times! How...
Peter and the Wolf
AuthorChris Raschka
ISBN0689856520
Sergei Prokofiev composed his Peter and the Wolf in 1936 with the hope of introducing children to the instruments of the orchestra. It happens that he also devised a wonderfully dramatic story. The characters - boy, bird, duck, cat, grandfather, wolf, hunters - and their doings have been beloved by...
A Child's Introduction to the Night Sky: The Story of the Stars, Planets, and Constellations--and How You Can Find Them in the Sky
AuthorMichael Driscoll
Children eight and up will enjoy this conversational but information-packed introduction to astronomy and stargazing, which includes the achievements of the great scientists, the history of space exploration, the story of our solar system, the myths behind the constellations, and how to navigate...
The Cinder-Eyed Cats
AuthorEric Rohmann
ISBN0440417430
I couldn't ignore this book given the fabulous cover art; all those big cats staring at me, imploring me to take them home ;-) But, alas, I didn't end up liking the book all that much. Ultimately, I wavered between three and four stars, but finally leaned toward the fabulous illustrations which really...
The Biggest, Best Snowman
AuthorMargery Cuyler
ISBN0545014840
A heartwarming seasonal story with an uplifting message about friendship and having confidence in yourself.

Format: Paperback book and CD


Little Nell's family thinks she's too small to really accomplish anything. But one snowy winter day, while Nell is playing with her forest...
Leonardo Da Vinci
AuthorKathleen Krull
For thirty years, the whole last half of his life, Leonardo da Vinci was obsessed with unlocking the secrets of nature. His notebooks are the mind-boggling evidence of a fifteenth-century scientist standing at the edge of the modern world, basing his ideas on observation and experimentation. Scrupulously...
Over the Rainbow
AuthorJudy Collins
ISBN1936140004
Take a magical journey OVER THE RAINBOW  When all the world is a hopeless jumble and the raindrops tumble all around, Heaven opens a magic lane. When all the clouds darken up the skyway, there's a rainbow highway to be found, Leading from your window pane to a place behind the sun, just a step beyond the...
Buffalo Bill
AuthorIngri d'Aulaire
ISBN0964380374
I've often considered the "Wild West" to be fascinating. Cowboys, buffalo, Indians, wagons and life on the pioneer are tantalizing elements of fiction. Perhaps I read a little too much Little House on the Prairie as a girl.

Of all the famous elements of the west, the person who most embodies...
How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning
AuthorRosalyn Schanzer
ISBN0688169937
Ben Franklin was the most famous American in the entire world during colonial times. No wonder! After all, the man could do just about anything. Why, he was an author and an athlete and a patriot and a scientist and an inventor to boot. He even found a way to steal the lightning right out of the sky.

Is...
The Little Duke
AuthorCharlotte Mary Yonge
ISBN1406955302
On a bright autumn day, as long ago as the year 943, there was a great bustle in the Castle of Bayeux in Normandy. The hall was large and low, the roof arched, and supported on thick short columns, almost like the crypt of a Cathedral; the walls were thick, and the windows, which had no glass, were very small,...
Stand Straight, Ella Kate
AuthorKate Klise
ISBN0803734042
Ella Kate Ewing was born in 1872. She started out small, but she just kept on growing. Soon she was too tall for her desk at school, too tall for her bed at home, too tall to fit anywhere. Ella Kate was a real-life giant, but she refused to hide herself away. Instead, she used her unusual height to achieve her...
Da Wild, Da Crazy, Da Vinci
AuthorJon Scieszka
ISBN0670059269
You probably know that Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa. Did you know that he also invented an early version of a helicopter and a tank, and that he planned to execute the Time Warp Trio for spying on his inventions? Sam's bright idea to look for the inventor of the Book takes the guys to 15th century...
Splat the Cat: The Rain Is a Pain
AuthorRob Scotton
ISBN0062090186
Hsu, L. A., Scotton, R., & Eberz, R. (2012). Splat the Cat: The rain is a pain. New York, NY: Harper.


Splat the cat can't wait to try out his new roller skates. However, while outside, it starts to rain and he is forced to go inside. once he goes inside, Splat has all kinds of adventures including...
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