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Children's Story Time
When
- Thursday
- Feb. 23, 2012
- 10:30 AM
Description
Featured Book of the Month:
Are Trees Alive
This is an introduction to trees in which Miller makes a poetical comparison between the parts of a tree and parts of the human body. Miller conveys in simple language how trees "breathe," how they absorb nutrients, and how they provide shelter for animals. Beautiful gouache-and-acrylic illustrations feature regions and peoples from around the world, drawing the reader in and bringing the text alive.
Fletcher and the Falling Leaves. Rawlinson, Julia. New York : Greenwillow Books, c2006.
Summary: When his favorite tree begins to lose its leaves, Fletcher the fox worries that it is sick, but instead a magical sight is in store for him.
(j)SB454 .C17sa R199 2006
Around the Year: A Picture Book. Beskow, Elsa Maartman, 1874-1953. Edinburgh, [Scotand]: Floris, c2000.
Summary: Poems celebrate the change of seasons through the months of the year.
(j)QH81 .B463 2000
Once When the World was Green. Wahl, Jan. Berkeley, Calif.: Tricycle Press, c1996.
Summary: When his vanity and greed cause him to needlessly kill animals, Corn Grower almost loses his precious life with his wife, Moon-Sun, and their son, Small Ears.
(j)QH75 .W125 1996
The Forest Has Eyes. Doolittle, Bev. Shelton, Conn.: Greenwich Workshop Press, c1998.
Summary: This collection of paintings of the western wilderness and the accompanying text invite the reader to see the natural world through the eyes of Native Americans.
(j)QH331 .D72 1998
Leaf Man. Ehlert, Lois. Orlando, Fla.: Harcourt, c2005.
Summary: A man made of leaves blows away, traveling wherever the wind may take him. On die-cut pages. Illustrations include a wide variety of multi-colored leaves, some identified, some mysterious.
(j)QK649 .Eh56 2005
Suzette and Nicholas in the Garden. Ichikawa, Satomi. New York: St. Martin's Press, c1986.
Summary: Two children and their baby brother explore the plant and animal life that flourishes in their lovely garden.
(j)QL59 .Ic3 1986
Sori's Harvest Moon Day: a Story of Korea. Yi, Ok-pae. Norwalk, Conn.: Soundprints, c1999.
Summary: As she travels from the city to her grandmother's village, a young girl looks forward to her family's celebration of Chu-Suk, the harvest moon festival.
(j)SB454 .C17sa Y5 1999
The Tree. Lyons, Dana. Bellevue, Wash.: Illumination Arts Publishing, 2003, c2002.
Summary: An 800-year-old Douglas fir in the Pacific-Northwest forest ponders the many things it has seen in the natural world as it hears the bulldozers coming, and then some people arrive to save it from destruction.
(j)QH541.5.R27na L995 2002
What Do Roots Do? Kudlinski, Kathleen V. Minnetonka, Minn.: NorthWord Books, c2005.
Summary: The structure and function of roots are described in rhyme and illustrations. Reading Level: Age code 2--Early readers.
(j)QK644 .K953 2005
Are Trees Alive
This is an introduction to trees in which Miller makes a poetical comparison between the parts of a tree and parts of the human body. Miller conveys in simple language how trees "breathe," how they absorb nutrients, and how they provide shelter for animals. Beautiful gouache-and-acrylic illustrations feature regions and peoples from around the world, drawing the reader in and bringing the text alive.
Fletcher and the Falling Leaves. Rawlinson, Julia. New York : Greenwillow Books, c2006.
Summary: When his favorite tree begins to lose its leaves, Fletcher the fox worries that it is sick, but instead a magical sight is in store for him.
(j)SB454 .C17sa R199 2006
Around the Year: A Picture Book. Beskow, Elsa Maartman, 1874-1953. Edinburgh, [Scotand]: Floris, c2000.
Summary: Poems celebrate the change of seasons through the months of the year.
(j)QH81 .B463 2000
Once When the World was Green. Wahl, Jan. Berkeley, Calif.: Tricycle Press, c1996.
Summary: When his vanity and greed cause him to needlessly kill animals, Corn Grower almost loses his precious life with his wife, Moon-Sun, and their son, Small Ears.
(j)QH75 .W125 1996
The Forest Has Eyes. Doolittle, Bev. Shelton, Conn.: Greenwich Workshop Press, c1998.
Summary: This collection of paintings of the western wilderness and the accompanying text invite the reader to see the natural world through the eyes of Native Americans.
(j)QH331 .D72 1998
Leaf Man. Ehlert, Lois. Orlando, Fla.: Harcourt, c2005.
Summary: A man made of leaves blows away, traveling wherever the wind may take him. On die-cut pages. Illustrations include a wide variety of multi-colored leaves, some identified, some mysterious.
(j)QK649 .Eh56 2005
Suzette and Nicholas in the Garden. Ichikawa, Satomi. New York: St. Martin's Press, c1986.
Summary: Two children and their baby brother explore the plant and animal life that flourishes in their lovely garden.
(j)QL59 .Ic3 1986
Sori's Harvest Moon Day: a Story of Korea. Yi, Ok-pae. Norwalk, Conn.: Soundprints, c1999.
Summary: As she travels from the city to her grandmother's village, a young girl looks forward to her family's celebration of Chu-Suk, the harvest moon festival.
(j)SB454 .C17sa Y5 1999
The Tree. Lyons, Dana. Bellevue, Wash.: Illumination Arts Publishing, 2003, c2002.
Summary: An 800-year-old Douglas fir in the Pacific-Northwest forest ponders the many things it has seen in the natural world as it hears the bulldozers coming, and then some people arrive to save it from destruction.
(j)QH541.5.R27na L995 2002
What Do Roots Do? Kudlinski, Kathleen V. Minnetonka, Minn.: NorthWord Books, c2005.
Summary: The structure and function of roots are described in rhyme and illustrations. Reading Level: Age code 2--Early readers.
(j)QK644 .K953 2005
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