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Ancient Rhymes, A Dolphin Lullaby
Retail Price: Hardback with CD • $19.95
Web Special discount available at checkoutHere's a rare, gentle way to share a birth with a child. John Denver's hauntingly beautiful song "Ancient Rhymes" is about the birth of a baby dolphin, and Christopher Canyon's luminous illustrations-including a baby dolphin curled up with an umbilical cord and also a live birth-convey a sense of mystery, awe, and anticipation of things to come.
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Baby on Board: How Animals Carry Their Young
Retail Price: Paperback • $8.95 | Hardback • $16.95
How do animals carry their babies? Not in backpacks or strollers, but tucked in pouches . . . Gripped in teeth . . . Propped on backs . . . Even underneath! Marianne Berkes’ rhyming verses present some of the many ways that animals carry their young. Cathy Morrison’s magical illustrations capture the intimate moments of mother and baby. -
For Baby (For Bobbie)
Retail Price: Paperback • $8.95
Overstock Sale Price: Paperback • $4.48This love song by John Denver adapted as a picture book makes a great a baby gift, but it also will help set a calm sweet mood in a classroom. Sunny, colorful illustrations show families and animals from around the world as the song's lyrics express unconditional love.
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Forest Bright, Forest Night
Retail Price: Paperback • $8.95 | Board • $7.95
Web Special discount available at checkoutSomeone is always awake in the forest ? and someone else is always asleep! Some animals are alert in daytime and sleep at night. Others are alert at night, and are sleepyheads during the day. Plus be sure to count the animals. You FLIP THIS BOOK from day to night and back-a nice hands-on way to show the same view day and night.
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Gobble, Gobble
Retail Price: Paperback • $8.95 | Hardback • $16.95
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Arrow-shaped footprints lead a young backyard naturalist to a flock of funny-looking birds with big strong feet: Wild Turkeys! -
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Grandma’s Feather Bed
Retail Price: Paperback • $8.95 | Hardback with CD • $19.95
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"Upbeat, funny and irresistibly singable," this song was made famous by John Denver and now made "doubly memorable" by Christopher Canyon's delightful illustrations, as the award from Mom's Choice said. Especially if you listen along with Denver-the hardback edition comes with a CD-kids will say, "play it again!" and turn the pages to follow along. -
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If You Were My Baby: A Wildlife Lullaby
Retail Price:Hardback • $16.95 | Board • $7.95
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If you are looking for a terrific snuggle-book and ALSO want to introduce your young one to animals and their offspring, you've found it. Here is a love poem uniquely combined with non-fiction that explores how parents-both human and non-human-guide their young ones. It begins: If you were my baby squirrel,/ I would welcome you to the world/ In a secret nest I made just for you. -
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Jo MacDonald Had a Garden
Retail Price: Paperback • $8.95 | Board Book • $7.95
Web Special discount available at checkoutOld MacDonald had a ... garden? Yes! Sing along with young Jo MacDonald as she grows healthy food for people and wild creatures. E-I-E-I-O! Find out how butterflies, bumblebees, and birds help a garden to thrive - and how you can help them too.
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Jo MacDonald Hiked in the Woods
Retail Price: Paperback • $8.95 | Hardback • $16.95
Web Special discount available at checkoutOld MacDonald had a . . . woods? Yes! Come along with Jo MacDonald and learn about the wild creatures in the woods at her grandfather's farm. Noisy ones, quiet ones, and a few surprises. This delightful variation on "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" playfully introduces youngsters to the woodland habitat while engaging little ones with rhythm and wordplay.
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Jo MacDonald Saw a Pond
Retail Price: Paperback • $8.95 | Hardback • $16.95 | Board Book • $7.95
Web Special discount available at checkoutOld MacDonald had a ... pond? Yes! Come along with Jo MacDonald and learn about the wild creatures at the farm pond. You'll find fish, frogs and ducks - and a few surprises. This delightful riff on "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" playfully introduces youngsters to the concept of ecosystems.
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Moon of My Own
Retail Price: Paperback • $8.95 | Hardback • $16.95
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An adventurous young girl journeys around the world, if only in her dreams. She discovers both natural beauty and man-made wonders. And all along the way she’s accompanied by her faithful companion—the Moon. Always changing, yet always with her, the Moon remains her magical friend and loyal guide. -
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Over in a River
Retail Price: Paperback • $8.95 | Hardback • $16.95
Web Special discount available at checkoutThe great rivers of North America are teeming with life and on the pages of Over in a River—from blue herons in the Hudson to salmon in the Columbia, and from dragonflies in the Rio Grande to mallards in the St. Lawrence. Children will "slither" like water snakes and "slide" like otters while singing to the tune of "Over in a Meadow." And they'll count baby animals in watersheds all over North America! What a delightful way to learn about riparian habitats and geography at the same time!
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Over In Australia
Retail Price: Paperback • $8.95 | Hard • $16.95
Web Special discount available at checkoutMost of the animals in Australia are unique-they live ONLY in Australia. From kangaroos to koalas, they are a fascinating bunch. Once again, Marianne Berkes makes learning fun. Kids will hop, slurp, and munch as they imitate and count the animals.
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Over in the Forest: Come & Take a Peek
Retail Price: Paperback • $8.95
Web Special discount available at checkoutFollow the tracks of ten woodland animals but . . . uh-oh . . . watch out for the skunk! Children learn the ways of forest animals to the rhythm of "Over in the Meadow" as they leap like a squirrel, dunk like a raccoon, and pounce like a fox. They will also count the babies and search for ten hidden forest animals.
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Over in the Grasslands: On an African Savanna
Retail Price: Paperback • $8.95 | Hardback • $16.95
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The African grasslands teem with classic animals. Children will "stalk" like lions, "squirt" like elephants, and "slurp" like giraffes! Plus they will count to ten and sing along to the classic tune of "Over in the Meadow" while learning about the animals of the African grasslands. -
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Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme
Retail Price: Paperback • $8.95 | Hardback • $16.95
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Teachers and parents, here is the easiest, most entertaining way ever to teach about this important habitat. Marianne's special talent is entertaining kids while the adults think it's a lesson about the rainforest. -
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Over in the Ocean, In a Coral Reef
Retail Price: Paperback • $8.95 | Hardback • $16.95 | Board • $7.95
Web Special discount available at checkoutTeachers and parents, take note-this book is already a classic. Two geniuses-the author's and the illustrator's-came into perfect alignment to create this book. Marianne's genius has kids thinking it's entertainment while adults think it's a great lesson about the ocean. Jeanette's genius is, well, obvious.
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Over on the Farm
Retail Price: Paperback • $8.95 | Hardback • $16.95
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Welcome to the farm, where pigs roll, goats nibble, horses gallop, hens peck, and turkeys strut! Count, clap, and sing along to the classic tune of "Over in the Meadow" while learning about life on a classic farm. -
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Sunshine On My Shoulders
Retail Price:Paperback • $8.95 | Hardback • $19.95 | Board • $7.95
Web Special discount available at checkoutThis exuberant adaptation of John Denver's famous song is "sure to make you smile," even on a dark and cuddly evening with your child. It helps if you can sing-the musical score is included-or just pop in the CD that comes with the hardback edition of the book.
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Swim through the Sea
Retail Price: Paperback • $8.95 | Board • $7.95
Web Special discount available at checkoutPraised by Jacques Cousteau, this book, illustrated and written by a 16 year-old, is a classic introduction to the marine habitat. This 1994 alphabet and alliteration book continues to be a favorite of kids, parents, and teachers everywhere-it is truly an exceptional swim through an alphabet of sea creatures.
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Take Me Home, Country Roads
Retail Price: Paperback • $8.95 | Hardback with CD • $19.95
Web Special discount available at checkoutThis brilliant picture book adaptation of John Denver's first hit song is all about roots, family, and country. Set in Appalachia, a humorously diverse bunch of relatives and their in-laws go up, down and around the hills of West Virginia to converge by car, pickup, and motorcycle to a family reunion at Grandma and Grandpa's country home.
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Tall Tall Tree
Retail Price: Paperback • $8.95 | Hardback • $16.95
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There’s a world teeming with life that very few people ever see. Take a peek at some of the animals that make their home in a Tall Tall Tree—a magnificent coast redwood. Count the critters, one through ten—chipmunks chattering, bats roosting, slugs sliding, and many more. Tony Frederick's playful rhyme makes this a book young children will want to look at and listen to again and again, while early readers will enjoy reading it on their own. -
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There’s a Bug on My Book!
Retail Price: Paperback • $8.95
Beetles fly, frogs hop, and slugs slide over the pages of this book, made to be read by a child while lying on the grass. Children interact with the book, with a tip, tap, and turn of the book, moving the critters along. The critters even interact with each other in surprising ways. John Himmelman brings together his expertise as both a naturalist and an artist to encourage children to explore nature in their own backyard. -
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Walk in the Rainforest
Retail Price: Paperback • $8.95 | Hardback • $16.95 | Board • $7.95
Web Special discount available at checkoutWritten and illustrated by a 14 year-old in 1992, this best-selling book has introduced a whole generation to the wonders of a very important habitat.
