Popcorn, corn on the cob, cornbread, tacos, tamales, and tortillas—all of these and many other good things come from one amazing plant. With simple prose and beautiful illustrations, award-winning author-illustrator Aliki tells the story of how Native American farmers thousands of years ago found and nourished a wild grass plant and made corn an important part of their lives. This is a Sta…
opsy and Tim are always finding fun adventures in the real world, and this story is reassuring for young children having first experiences of their own. It's Topsy and Tim's birthday and that means a party! Follow their adventures as they hang the decorations, open their presents and share the fun with all their friends. A trusted and well-loved pair who can help guide parents and children thro…
A charming collection of traditional nursery rhymes, with full colour
t times, Harry might be faced with some sticky situations. What is the best way to get a present for his mom? Help Harry decide what choices to make-are they the honest ones?
When the Cat in the Hat eats Nick's last piece of chocolate, the gang visits the Forest of Coco-a-licious to learn to make their own. There they discover that chocolate is made from cocoa beans which grow on trees--and that the raw beans actually taste pretty awful! Undeterred, the gang help harvest, dry, and roast the beans, separate the cocoa butter and liquids, and cook the mixture with su…
There was once a Nanny Goat who wanted kids more than anything in the world, but she couldn't have any of her own. Adopting seems like the perfect solution, but the kid she adopts is different to the others—in fact, he's a tiger cub! But the Nanny Goat doesn't care. When her mistrustful sisters kick her kid out of the herd, she resolutely stands by him, and her trust in him is repaid when he …
When a boy finds a young pigeon, half starved, in a derelict warehouse in Glasgow, he names the pigeon Percy and takes him home. He looks after him and even teaches him to fly. Da says that Percy should be set free, but the boy wants him to stay for ever. This atmospheric book tells the story of an unusual friendship.
More Journeys with Dinosaurs presents even higher levels of difficulty and is as exciting and fun as the others in the series. The Dinos of this books are active and daring! They challenge the white waters of the rivers, go rock-climbing with vultures hovering around, and they even go hang-gliding in the skies! Joneta and Nadia have really gone to extreme when making this books, creating throro…
An ordinary day becomes extraordinary when Alice follows the white rabbit down a rabbit hole and finds herself in wonderland. Join her as she meets one incredible character after another.