T is for Taj Mahal
T is for Taj Mahal
Presents the natural resources, history, and culture of India, using the letters of the alphabet
Presents the natural resources, history, and culture of India, using the letters of the alphabet
Milo, a snow monkey who is fascinated by Central Park's Delacorte Clock, finally gets his chance to join the dancing animals there but then discovers he cannot return to his friends in the zoo
A collection of songs, both familiar and lesser known, illustrated with photographs in a city setting.
In this cumulative story, townspeople work together to build a park and then celebrate their achievement with fireworks and a party.
"A family silently crawls along the ground. They run barefoot through unlit woods, sleep beneath bushes, take shelter in a kind stranger's home. Where are they heading? They are heading for freedom"--Back cover
Before he leaves on his first day of school, Chepito plays outside and encounters many different people in his neighborhood who are all reading, and each person has a different response when Chepito asks them "Why?"
A very simple look at how when it is day in one part of the world, it may be night in another place
Sets the traditional Christmas carol in Africa, using a combination of text and rebuses. Includes author's note about some of the African traditions depicted.
Told in alternating voices, four friends from the same New Orleans neighborhood describe what happens to them and their community when they are separated, then reunited, as a result of Hurricane Katrina
Poems focusing on universal emotions, as expressed by poets from diverse backgrounds, including Joseph Bruchac, Nikki Grimes, Lee Bennett Hopkins, Pat Mora, Janet S. Wong, and many others.--Provided by publisher