juvenile sound recordings

Anansi the Spider uses a strange moss-covered rock in the forest to trick all the other animals, until Little Bush Deer decides to teach the spider a lesson.

Combines historical facts, amusing anecdotes, and bits of gossip in brief profiles of twenty classic novelists and poets, including Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe, Jane Austen, Mark Twain, and Emily Dickinson.

"Using a wide variety of stunning photographs, author Kevin Kurtz poses thought-provoking questions to help readers determine if things are living or nonliving. For example, if most (but not all) living things can move, can any nonliving things move? As part of the Compare and Contrast series, this is a unique look at determining whether something is living or nonliving."--Provided by publisher.

Presents a narrative description of the life of President Barack Obama, beginning with his childhood in Hawaii, his family, his education, and professional achievements.

Presents a reading of Sims Taback's Caldecott Medal book in which the accidental ingestion of a fly leads an old lady to swallow larger and larger animals, ending with a horse.

Describes the reemergence of the buffalo from near extinction in the United States and traces their history in connection with cowboys, Teddy Roosevelt, and the Native Americans of the plains.

Looks at the life of African-American gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, discussing her early years in New Orleans, her move to Chicago, and her work on behalf of civil rights.

A brief introduction to farmers and how they help their community.

A brief introduction to chefs and how they help their community.

"Using a wide variety of . . . photographs, author Kevin Kurtz poses thought-provoking questions to help readers determine if things are living or nonliving"--Provided by publisher.