Writers young and old know it's hard to create a story of one's own, here's a simple, elegant picture book that might help them find the key. Hint: It involves persistence. Writers young and old know it's hard to create a story of one's own, here's a simple, elegant picture book ...
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Trim looks for a way to help his crewmates without much success, but when he discovers a big problem on the ship, it is all hands on deck.
As Trim's first storm starts to rage, his fellow shipmates teach him how to prepare the ship.
This fresh, hilarious retelling of Cinderella - told by the mouse who will become Cinderella's coach horse - has a girl-power ending, illustrations by a Caldecott Medalist, and even an explanation of how fairy tale pumpkins got their name!
A letter from someone who was once an exasperating second-grader reveals her experiences with a teacher who brought out the best in her.
Chronicles the women's rights movement in the United States, from the beginning of the movement in the nineteenth century and the fight for equal rights in the 1960s to such present-day events as the Women's March in 2017.
"This picture book showcases the unique beauty of our one-and-only universe--its galaxies, stars, and planets--as well as our one-and-only Earth, and the precious life it contains."--Provided by publisher.
On a hot summer night a little girl wakes up, and wonders what has woken her, and the rest of the nighttime world.
An immigrant girl explains how she learned English by reading about Monarch butterflies, and how, troubled by their decline, she got her classmates and neighbors together to build a butterfly garden.
When Trim gets off to a bumpy start as ship's cat, new friends, human and animal, help him settle in.
This picture book biography of one of the most beloved writers of all time pays tribute to an independent thinker who turned ordinary life into extraordinary stories and created a body of work that has delighted and inspired readers for generations.
On his first morning at sea, ship's cat Trim looks for ways to help out, and makes a new friend along the way.
A young slave stitches a quilt with a map pattern which guides her to freedom in the North.
Fannie Farmer is a mother's helper in the Shaw house, where the daughter gives her the idea of writing down precise instructions for measuring and cooking, which eventually became one of the first modern cookbooks.
The story of how the prince Siddhartha eventually became the Buddha.
"The deadly outbreak of plague known as the Great Mortality, which struck Europe in the mid 1300s and raged for four centuries, wiped out more than 25 million people in the course of just two years. With its vicious onslaught, life changed for millions of people almost instantane...
"The incredible true story of the doctor who traced London's cholera outbreak to a single water pump, and went on to save countless lives through his groundbreaking research!" - Provided by publisher.
"A book about loggerhead sea turtles, and a girl's attempts to help save their babies from man-made light."-- Provided by publisher.