There Once Was a Cowpoke Who Swallowed an Ant

There Once Was a Cowpoke Who Swallowed an Ant PDF Author: Helen Ketteman
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
ISBN: 0807578517
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35

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Book Description
"There once was a cowpoke who swallowed an ant— A fiery thing with a Texas-sized sting. The cowpoke panted, and his voice got higher. 'Yippie-ti-yay! My stomach's on fire!!'" In this Texas-styled reworking of There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, a cowboy downs a variety of native Southwest creatures—a spider, a roadrunner, a lizard, an armadillo, a snake, a boar, and more—all to catch that ant! Another hilarious and vividly illustrated tale from the team behind Senorita Gordita and The Three Little Gators.

There Once Was a Cowpoke Who Swallowed an Ant

There Once Was a Cowpoke Who Swallowed an Ant PDF Author: Helen Ketteman
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
ISBN: 0807578517
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35

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Book Description
"There once was a cowpoke who swallowed an ant— A fiery thing with a Texas-sized sting. The cowpoke panted, and his voice got higher. 'Yippie-ti-yay! My stomach's on fire!!'" In this Texas-styled reworking of There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, a cowboy downs a variety of native Southwest creatures—a spider, a roadrunner, a lizard, an armadillo, a snake, a boar, and more—all to catch that ant! Another hilarious and vividly illustrated tale from the team behind Senorita Gordita and The Three Little Gators.

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed the Sea

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed the Sea PDF Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781846433634
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 16

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Book Description
Tells the story of Old Lady who returns to swallow a number of sea creatures increasing in size.

There Was a Coyote Who Swallowed a Flea

There Was a Coyote Who Swallowed a Flea PDF Author: Jennifer Ward
Publisher: Cooper Square Pub
ISBN: 9780873588980
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
Set in the desert southwest, this variation on the traditional, cumulative rhyme looks at the consequences of a coyote's strange diet.

The Star Festival

The Star Festival PDF Author: Moni Ritchie Hadley
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
ISBN: 080757600X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35

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Book Description
2021 Freeman Book Awards Honorable Mention - Children's Literature The Best Children's Books of the Year 2022, Bank Street College STARRED REVIEW! "Hadley has created a remarkable debut that flows elegantly, interweaving the two tales in a way that is readable and fun...An exquisite choice for all collections."—School Library Journal starred review A multigenerational retelling of a Japanese legend. Tanabata Matsuri, the Star Festival, celebrates a popular folktale: The Emperor of the Heavens separates his daughter, Orihime, from her love, Hikoboshi, all year—but on this day the two stars finally reunite on a bridge across the Milky Way. For Keiko, her mama, and her grandmother, Tanabata is about making tanzaku wishes, taking in the colorful decorations, and eating delicious food like nagashi somen and shaved ice. But when Obasaan gets lost in the crowd, Keiko and Mama must make their own bridge to find her again—and see if their tanzaku comes true.

Utterly Otterly Day

Utterly Otterly Day PDF Author: Mary Casanova
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416908684
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42

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Book Description
After a day out on his own, Little Otter realizes that he still needs his family no matter how big he grows.

Have You Ever Zeen a Ziz?

Have You Ever Zeen a Ziz? PDF Author: Linda Elovitz Marshall
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
ISBN: 080753174X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35

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Book Description
Discover a Ziz—and learn what this mythological bird iz! The Ziz is a bird that sings, puts on shows, and has the ability to block out the sun with its wings. This absurd and quirky tale about the mythological Ziz will have readers everywhere searching the skies for one. Told in rhyme, this humorous story is perfect for reading out loud.

The Three Little Gators

The Three Little Gators PDF Author: Helen Ketteman
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
ISBN: 0807593281
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35

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Book Description
Wanda Gag Honor Book 2010 2011 Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award nominee A delightfull retelling of the three little pigs story. Three little gators strike out on their own in an east Texas swamp. Their mother warns them to build strong houses that can protect them from Big-bottomed Boar, who likes to eat tasty, tender gators for his snack. Soon, First Gator builds himself a nice house out of rocks. Second Gator reckons rocks are too much work, so he builds his house with sticks. And Third Gator's house of sand is the easiest one to build! But soon Big-bottomed Boar shows up. With a bump, bump, bump of the fierce boar's rump, he knocks over Third Gator's house of sand. It doesn't take long for that rump to bump Second Gator's house of sticks. But he can't knock over Third Gator's house of stones, so he tries another way in - through the chimney! Guess what happens to the Boar's rump after that?!

Senorita Gordita

Senorita Gordita PDF Author: Helen Ketteman
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
ISBN: 0807573035
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35

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Book Description
2013 IRA-CBC Children's Choices In this Tex-Mex retelling of The Little Gingerbread Man, Senorita Gordita--a little corn cake-- escapes from the frying pan and leads a merry chase. She runs through the desert boasting, "You'll never catch me!" while fleeing from a spider, a rattler, and other hungry creatures "with a flip, and a skip, and a zip-zoom-zip." A fast-paced and wildly illustrated twist on an old favorite.

The Runaway Tortilla

The Runaway Tortilla PDF Author: Eric A. Kimmel
Publisher: Graphic Arts Books
ISBN: 194182188X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Book Description
A sassy tortilla, so light she jumps off the griddle, leads an elaborate game of chase through the desert while taunting a passel of critters—two horned toads, three donkeys, four jackrabbits, five rattlesnakes, and six buckaroos. But has she met her match in Señor Coyote?

Working Cotton

Working Cotton PDF Author: Sherley Anne Williams
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152996246
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42

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Book Description
A young black girl relates the daily events of her family's migrant life in the cotton fields of central California.