Carole Gerber
1) Leaf jumpers
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English
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Illustrations and rhyming text describe different leaves and the trees from which they fall in the autumn.
3) Winter trees
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English
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A boy and his dog walk through a wintry forest and identify seven common trees.
5) Tuck-in time
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English
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At bedtime, a parent carefully checks baby's body from head to toe, encouraging gentle play.
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Español
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Red bats can hibernate or migrate to warmer regions during the winter. Should this solitary little bat stay or should she go? That's the question the little red bat ponders as the leaves fall and the nights get colder! The squirrel tells her to stay. But what about the dangerous creatures that hunt red bats in winter? The sparrow urges her to go. But where? Carole Gerber takes young readers on an educational journey through one bat's seasonal dilemma...
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The gentle beasts of sky and earth
prepare their stable for Christ's birth.
With a beautiful narrative by author and poet Carole Gerber and stunning and intricate art by renowned Japanese artist Yumi Shimokawara comes one of the most anticipated Christmas gift books ever published. The Gift of the Animals shares the miraculous offerings the humble animals in the manger gave to the baby Jesus.
The birds on the roof of the lowly shed
prepare...
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English
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A is for American-the shorthaired, friendly cats
that crossed the sea on sailing ships and kept them free of rats.
B is for each breed of cat. A breed defines the way
a feline looks, the way it sounds, and how it likes to play.
C is for the claws attached to each cat's padded feet.
Cats use their claws to dig and climb and capture mice to eat.
Furry felines fill the pages of this ABC picture book, introducing different species, behaviors,...
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"Parents and teachers ask me for the names of books for their primary school children. I'm honored to recommend Annie Jump Cannon, Astronomer by Carole Gerber, an excellent book about a true astronomical pioneer." -Paul Kohlmiller, editor, San Jose Astronomical Association newsletter
This brilliantly illustrated children's book depicts the achievements of a woman who developed an important system of classifying stars. To this day, Annie Jump Cannon...
11) A Tree for Me
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English
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There are amazing trees that live in our world-yellow poplar, American beech, crape myrtle, and so many more! But how do you know which ones are which? Follow along in this heartwarming tale as a father lovingly teaches his son to identify eight common trees in a park and then surprises him with his own tree to plant and nurture.
With beautiful, realistic illustrations and true facts interwoven throughout the story, A Tree for Me makes learning about...
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Español
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Los animales se adaptan a los cambios estacionales en diferentes formas. Es la única especie de murciélagos que puede emigrar o hibernar para protegerse de los inviernos fríos. Cuando la temperatura comienza a bajar, ella tiene que tomar una decisión. Esta le pregunta a otros animales forestales de cómo es que ellos van a pasar el próximo invierno, antes de decidir si ella tiene quedarse o irse.
13) Firefly night
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Publisher
Whispering Coyote
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
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English
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A young Chippewa girl follows a firefly as it reveals the secrets of the night, the many creatures that share her forest home, on her way to sleep. Inspired by Longfellow's "Song of Hiawatha."
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Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
2013
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; : 27 cm.
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English
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A treasury of two-voice poems starring seeds, bees and other small friendly creatures features unusual animal conversations in rhyming verse and is complemented by sumptuous illustrations of the natural world that convey engaging facts about plant and insect life.
15) A band of babies
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Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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English
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When Benny arrives at day care, where the babies are bored, he finds the instruments and soon they are off on a musical journey to the store for a snack.