Author: Elizabeth Zunon
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1681196417
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 39
Book Description
This beautifully illustrated story connects past and present as a girl bakes a chocolate cake with her father and learns about her grandfather harvesting cacao beans in West Africa. Chocolate is the perfect treat, everywhere! As a little girl and her father bake her birthday cake together, Daddy tells the story of her Grandpa Cacao, a farmer from the Ivory Coast in West Africa. In a land where elephants roam and the air is hot and damp, Grandpa Cacao worked in his village to harvest cacao, the most important ingredient in chocolate. "Chocolate is a gift to you from Grandpa Cacao," Daddy says. "We can only enjoy chocolate treats thanks to farmers like him." Once the cake is baked, it's ready to eat, but this isn't her only birthday present. There's a special surprise waiting at the front door . . .
Grandpa Cacao
Author: Elizabeth Zunon
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1681196417
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 39
Book Description
This beautifully illustrated story connects past and present as a girl bakes a chocolate cake with her father and learns about her grandfather harvesting cacao beans in West Africa. Chocolate is the perfect treat, everywhere! As a little girl and her father bake her birthday cake together, Daddy tells the story of her Grandpa Cacao, a farmer from the Ivory Coast in West Africa. In a land where elephants roam and the air is hot and damp, Grandpa Cacao worked in his village to harvest cacao, the most important ingredient in chocolate. "Chocolate is a gift to you from Grandpa Cacao," Daddy says. "We can only enjoy chocolate treats thanks to farmers like him." Once the cake is baked, it's ready to eat, but this isn't her only birthday present. There's a special surprise waiting at the front door . . .
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1681196417
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 39
Book Description
This beautifully illustrated story connects past and present as a girl bakes a chocolate cake with her father and learns about her grandfather harvesting cacao beans in West Africa. Chocolate is the perfect treat, everywhere! As a little girl and her father bake her birthday cake together, Daddy tells the story of her Grandpa Cacao, a farmer from the Ivory Coast in West Africa. In a land where elephants roam and the air is hot and damp, Grandpa Cacao worked in his village to harvest cacao, the most important ingredient in chocolate. "Chocolate is a gift to you from Grandpa Cacao," Daddy says. "We can only enjoy chocolate treats thanks to farmers like him." Once the cake is baked, it's ready to eat, but this isn't her only birthday present. There's a special surprise waiting at the front door . . .
Born and Bred in the Great Depression
Author: Jonah Winter
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade
ISBN: 0375983856
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
East Texas, the 1930s—the Great Depression. Award-winning author Jonah Winter's father grew up with seven siblings in a tiny house on the edge of town. In this picture book, Winter shares his family history in a lyrical text that is clear, honest, and utterly accessible to young readers, accompanied by Kimberly Bulcken Root's rich, gorgeous illustrations. Here is a celebration of family and of making do with what you have—a wonderful classroom book that's also perfect for children and parents to share.
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade
ISBN: 0375983856
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
East Texas, the 1930s—the Great Depression. Award-winning author Jonah Winter's father grew up with seven siblings in a tiny house on the edge of town. In this picture book, Winter shares his family history in a lyrical text that is clear, honest, and utterly accessible to young readers, accompanied by Kimberly Bulcken Root's rich, gorgeous illustrations. Here is a celebration of family and of making do with what you have—a wonderful classroom book that's also perfect for children and parents to share.
Nobody Hugs a Cactus
Author: Carter Goodrich
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Hank, a cactus who is as prickly on the inside as he is on the outside, decides he wants a hug.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Hank, a cactus who is as prickly on the inside as he is on the outside, decides he wants a hug.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0147512956
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Now a Broadway musical! Roald Dahl's iconic story of a little boy, a golden ticket, and a fantastical chocolate factory has been adapted into a wonderful new musical. This edition has a great new cover featuring the musical's poster art and a foreword by Jack O'Brien, Tony Award-winning Director. Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last! But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangster-in-training who is obsessed with television; and Charlie Bucket, Our Hero, a boy who is honest and kind, brave and true, and good and ready for the wildest time of his life!
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0147512956
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Now a Broadway musical! Roald Dahl's iconic story of a little boy, a golden ticket, and a fantastical chocolate factory has been adapted into a wonderful new musical. This edition has a great new cover featuring the musical's poster art and a foreword by Jack O'Brien, Tony Award-winning Director. Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last! But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangster-in-training who is obsessed with television; and Charlie Bucket, Our Hero, a boy who is honest and kind, brave and true, and good and ready for the wildest time of his life!
One Plastic Bag
Author: Miranda Paul
Publisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 1467762997
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
In Njau, Gambia, discarded plastic bags littered the roads. Water pooled in them, bringing mosquitoes and disease. But Isatou Ceesay found a way to recycle the bags and transform her community. An inspirational true story.
Publisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 1467762997
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
In Njau, Gambia, discarded plastic bags littered the roads. Water pooled in them, bringing mosquitoes and disease. But Isatou Ceesay found a way to recycle the bags and transform her community. An inspirational true story.
Bottle Tops
Author: Alison Goldberg
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781620149669
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
"The life story of Ghanaian sculptor El Anatsui, a highly acclaimed African artist, whose tapestries made from repurposed bottle tops have been exhibited throughout the world"--
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781620149669
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
"The life story of Ghanaian sculptor El Anatsui, a highly acclaimed African artist, whose tapestries made from repurposed bottle tops have been exhibited throughout the world"--
Penny, the Incredible Shrinking Girl
Author: Julie Verner
Publisher: Roundtree Books
ISBN: 9781949480016
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A little girl grows smaller and smaller in response to her parents' divorce in this picture book written for children whose parents are breaking up. Penny can't figure out why she is getting smaller and smaller. Her roller skates are too big. Her clothes no longer fit. And, she can no longer reach the kitchen sink or her desk at school! But, when a kind teacher notices something is wrong and shares her own experience of getting smaller, Penny discovers she is not alone, and that her parents' divorce need not be her story.
Publisher: Roundtree Books
ISBN: 9781949480016
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A little girl grows smaller and smaller in response to her parents' divorce in this picture book written for children whose parents are breaking up. Penny can't figure out why she is getting smaller and smaller. Her roller skates are too big. Her clothes no longer fit. And, she can no longer reach the kitchen sink or her desk at school! But, when a kind teacher notices something is wrong and shares her own experience of getting smaller, Penny discovers she is not alone, and that her parents' divorce need not be her story.
Hector
Author: Adrienne Wright
Publisher: Page Street Kids
ISBN: 9781624146916
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
A Junior Library Guild Selection! On June 16, 1976, Hector Pieterson, an ordinary boy, lost his life after getting caught up in what was supposed to be a peaceful protest. Black South African students were marching against a new law requiring that they be taught half of their subjects in Afrikaans, the language of the White government. The story’s events unfold from the perspectives of Hector, his sister, and the photographer who captured their photo in the chaos. This book can serve as a pertinent tool for adults discussing global history and race relations with children. Its graphic novel style and mixed media art portray the vibrancy and grit of Hector’s daily life and untimely death. Heartbreaking yet relevant, this powerful story gives voice to an ordinary boy and sheds light on events that helped lead to the end of apartheid.
Publisher: Page Street Kids
ISBN: 9781624146916
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
A Junior Library Guild Selection! On June 16, 1976, Hector Pieterson, an ordinary boy, lost his life after getting caught up in what was supposed to be a peaceful protest. Black South African students were marching against a new law requiring that they be taught half of their subjects in Afrikaans, the language of the White government. The story’s events unfold from the perspectives of Hector, his sister, and the photographer who captured their photo in the chaos. This book can serve as a pertinent tool for adults discussing global history and race relations with children. Its graphic novel style and mixed media art portray the vibrancy and grit of Hector’s daily life and untimely death. Heartbreaking yet relevant, this powerful story gives voice to an ordinary boy and sheds light on events that helped lead to the end of apartheid.
Roald Dahl's Beastly Brutes and Heroic Human Beans
Author: Stella Caldwell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781783124817
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The fantastic characters from Roald Dahl's books are presented in an entirely new way. Die-cut pages allow you to flip through the colourful book, pressing out the shapes and peeking through to the treats that lie ahead, to create a parade of heroes and villains, from tyrannical monsters to big friendly giants!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781783124817
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The fantastic characters from Roald Dahl's books are presented in an entirely new way. Die-cut pages allow you to flip through the colourful book, pressing out the shapes and peeking through to the treats that lie ahead, to create a parade of heroes and villains, from tyrannical monsters to big friendly giants!
Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance
Author: Nikki Grimes
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1681199459
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
From Children's Literature Legacy Award-winning author Nikki Grimes comes a feminist-forward new collection of poetry celebrating the little-known women poets of the Harlem Renaissance--paired with full-color, original art from today's most talented female African-American illustrators. For centuries, accomplished women--of all races--have fallen out of the historical records. The same is true for gifted, prolific, women poets of the Harlem Renaissance who are little known, especially as compared to their male counterparts. In this poetry collection, bestselling author Nikki Grimes uses "The Golden Shovel" poetic method to create wholly original poems based on the works of these groundbreaking women-and to introduce readers to their work. Each poem is paired with one-of-a-kind art from today's most exciting female African-American illustrators: Vanessa Brantley-Newton, Cozbi A. Cabrera, Nina Crews, Pat Cummings, Laura Freeman, Jan Spivey Gilchrist, Ebony Glenn, April Harrison, Vashti Harrison, Ekua Holmes, Cathy Ann Johnson, Keisha Morris, Daria Peoples-Riley, Andrea Pippins, Erin Robinson, Shadra Strickland, Nicole Tadgell, and Elizabeth Zunon. Legacy also includes a foreword, an introduction to the history of the Harlem Renaissance, author's note, and poet biographies, which make this a wonderful resource and a book to cherish. Acclaim for One Last Word A Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor winner A New York Public Library Best Kids Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year, Middle Grade A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, Nonfiction
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1681199459
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
From Children's Literature Legacy Award-winning author Nikki Grimes comes a feminist-forward new collection of poetry celebrating the little-known women poets of the Harlem Renaissance--paired with full-color, original art from today's most talented female African-American illustrators. For centuries, accomplished women--of all races--have fallen out of the historical records. The same is true for gifted, prolific, women poets of the Harlem Renaissance who are little known, especially as compared to their male counterparts. In this poetry collection, bestselling author Nikki Grimes uses "The Golden Shovel" poetic method to create wholly original poems based on the works of these groundbreaking women-and to introduce readers to their work. Each poem is paired with one-of-a-kind art from today's most exciting female African-American illustrators: Vanessa Brantley-Newton, Cozbi A. Cabrera, Nina Crews, Pat Cummings, Laura Freeman, Jan Spivey Gilchrist, Ebony Glenn, April Harrison, Vashti Harrison, Ekua Holmes, Cathy Ann Johnson, Keisha Morris, Daria Peoples-Riley, Andrea Pippins, Erin Robinson, Shadra Strickland, Nicole Tadgell, and Elizabeth Zunon. Legacy also includes a foreword, an introduction to the history of the Harlem Renaissance, author's note, and poet biographies, which make this a wonderful resource and a book to cherish. Acclaim for One Last Word A Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor winner A New York Public Library Best Kids Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year, Middle Grade A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, Nonfiction