specimens

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Color farm

1990
The rooster, dog, sheep, cow, pig, and other animals on a farm are made up of colorful shapes such as square, circle, rectangle, and triangle. Features die-cut pages.

The very busy spider

1984
The farm animals try to divert a busy little spider from spinning her web, but she persists and produces a thing of both beauty and usefulness. The pictures may be felt as well as seen.

Luv, Amelia, luv, Nadia

1999
Ten-year-old Amelia exchanges letters and postcards with her long-distance friend Nadia. Includes actual letters folded and inserted into envelopes.

Reflections

1987
Chronicles a child's busy day by the sea, in a forest, and then home with the hope of going to a carnival or concert. The illustrations change when the book is turned upside down.

The mixed-up chameleon

1984
A bored chameleon wishes it could be more like all the other animals it sees, but soon decides it would rather just be itself. Cutouts along the edges of the pages display various animals and colors.

Corduroy goes to the fire station

2003
A lift-the-flap book in which Corduroy the bear visits a fire station with his class, seeing a fire truck, a rescue truck, and firefighters' equipment up close.

Cookie count

a tasty pop-up
1997
A pop-up book of ten tasty types of cookies, ready to be devoured by a crew of tiny mice.

There are cats in this book

2008
The reader is invited to lift-the-flaps and follow the cats as they play with yarn, boxes, pillows, and fish.

Anno's faces

1989
Depicts familiar fruits and vegetables, including the strawberry, orange, watermelon, and green pea. Moving see-through plastic cards over the illustrations causes each fruit and vegetable to smile and frown.

Wild tracks!

a guide to nature's footprints
2008
Presents detailed illustrations of life-size paw, claw, and hoof prints; and explains how to identify tracks and how fast the animal might be traveling.

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