All the fruits gather together and enjoy a rhyming party, but poor Orange feels left out because he does not rhyme with anything--until Apple invents a new word.

A young girl who loves fancy things helps her family to be fancy for one special night.

A little boy fills his sound box with familiar words and pictures. Each illustration is accompanied by a single word that identifies it.

Nancy makes the best of not dancing the lead in her ballet school's Deep Sea Dances show, but becomes jealous when her best friend gets a better role than hers.

"Sing along with a colorful skeleton band in this exuberant rendition of a traditional most-loved African-American spiritual, passed down by word of mouth for generations. Today, it's usually sung by children as a way to learn anatomy, rhyme, and language. With its vibrant paper collage illustrations and rollicking read-aloud verse, this perfect introduction to the human body makes a wonderful addition to both home and classroom libraries, and is...

Publisher Annotation: The word otsaliheliga (oh-jah-LEE-hay-lee-gah) is used by members of the Cherokee Nation to express gratitude. Beginning in the fall with the new year and ending in summer, follow a full Cherokee year of celebrations and experiences. Written by a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, this look at one group of Native Americans is appended with a glossary and the complete Cherokee syllabary, originally created by Sequoyah.

Third-grader Nancy tries her hand at fortune-telling but quickly learns it is a bit more complicated than she thought.

Five little penguins flee from a seal, flying through the water, and find themselves in an innocent game of tag.

A child observes the arrival of spring and its effects on plants and animals. Includes suggestions for nature study projects.

A child experiences the colors and textures of fall.