The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast
Written by William Plomer
Illustrated by Alan Aldridge
Format: Hardcover, 96 pages
On Sale: March 24, 2009
Price: $22.99
Renowned illustrator Alan Aldridge introduced the fantastical world of the Butterfly Ball in this breathtaking modern classic. It is now available in a lavish new edition, complete with nature notes by Richard Fitter on each creature and an introduction to the life and work of Alan Aldridge.
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Bradley McGogg, the Very Fine Frog
Written by Tim Beiser
Illustrated by Rachel Berman
Format: Hardcover, 24 pages
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $17.95
“Eww! What is that? Such horrible stew!
Orange-colored roots that were sticky with goo. . . .”
Bradley McGogg makes his home in the bog where there are plenty of yummy bugs for a frog to feed on. Upon finding his pantry bare one day, Bradley decides to meet his neighbors, in the...
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Arabella Miller's Tiny Caterpillar
Written by Clare Jarrett
Illustrated by Clare Jarrett
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: February 26, 2008
Price: $16.99
Keeping watch over a caterpillar leads to amazing surprises in a bright, buoyant read-aloud inspired by a children’s verse.When Arabella Miller finds a tiny caterpillar, she brings him home and feeds him lots and lots of leaves. Soon the not-so-tiny caterpillar sheds his skin and disappears inside his chrysalis. Arabella misses...
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Giorgio and His Star Crane Train
A Mini Bugs Book
Written by Jessica Spanyol
Illustrated by Jessica Spanyol
Format: Hardcover, 24 pages
On Sale: February 12, 2008
Price: $5.99
Meet the MiniBugs — four wild, crazy drivers, each with a book of his own. Giorgio speeds his crane train along until the inevitable CRASH and SPLASH! Frantically paced and chock-full of action words, this infectious book will have readers clamoring to climb aboard for the ride.
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Velma Gratch and the Way Cool Butterfly
Written by Alan Madison
Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $17.99
This School Library Journal Best Book of the Year celebrates everything butterfly, from migration to metamorphosis! It's hard to be Velma entering first grade. That's because everyone has marvelous memories of her two older sisters, who were practically perfect first graders, and no one even notices Velma. But all that changes...
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Butterfly Butterfly
A Book of Colors
Written by Petr Horacek
Illustrated by Petr Horacek
Format: Hardcover, 16 pages
On Sale: March 13, 2007
Price: $14.99
Little ones will hover over this colorful look at insect critters as they peek through die-cuts and enjoy a final pop-up surprise.Lucy sees a beautiful butterfly in the garden, along with a bright green beetle, a brilliant blue dragonfly, some red ladybugs, and many more flying and crawling things. But when...
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The Mysteries of Spider Kane
Written by Mary Pope Osborne
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: March 14, 2006
Price: $6.99
With two books in one—
Spider Kane and the Mystery Under the May-Apple and
Spider Kane and the Mystery at Jumbo Nightcrawler’s—this is a great read-aloud for younger children as well as perfect for kids reading
Magic Tree House books or outgrowing them.
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The Bugliest Bug
Written by Carol Diggory Shields
Illustrated by Scott Nash
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: April 12, 2005
Price: $7.99
"A rollicking, tongue-in-cheek entree to the entomological world." —PUBLISHERS WEEKLYIn this rousing read-aloud from the creators of SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE DINOSAUR STOMP, all of insect land is abuzz with news of a big contest! The demure Damselfly Dilly — "neither clever nor frilly" — has no thoughts of winning, but...
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