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Jane Yolen
From award-winning and beloved author Jane Yolen, this delightful picture book is a funny and endearing field guide to the unique world of mermaids.
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The largest single anthology of Jane Yolen's poetry, containing more than one hundred poems for all occasions-with fun black-and-white art throughout-is now available in paperback!
The largest single anthology of…
A family of giants band together to build an enormous super-deluxe treehouse.
The Giants build a tree house in the fourth book about the huge-hearted family from the bestselling and beloved team, Jane Yolen and Tomie dePaola, in this series for Aladdin…
"A lyrical biography of Hans Christian Andersen"--
From the days of the dinosaurs on through the present, animals have "come swimming, rolling, walking, stalking, running, gliding, sliding" through our world. Some stayed for only a short time…
Heidi E. Y. Stemple, Madelyn Goodnight
Dissatisfied with the school play, Janie writes a new one--and grows up to be the famous author, Jane Yolen. Includes biographical note.
Henry Herz
Combat Monsters brings together twenty award-winning and bestselling speculative fiction authors who each bring their own spin on an alternate history of World War II.
New research has uncovered deeply…
Award winning Science fiction poetry collection from the Grandmaster of SF poetry.
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Jane Yolen, Heidi E. Y. Stemple
A celebration of seven different winter holidays observed in the US and the traditions that unite them all.
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Jane Yolen, Kathryn Brown
Curious Eeny Mole emerges from her dark hole home to discover the world up above. There were once three sisters who lived at the bottom of a deep, dark hole…
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This final book in Jane Yolen's "What to Do with a ..." trio celebrates the remarkable joys of a stick that can anchor a daydream, fend off the monsters, and…
Eeny Mole encourages her sisters to face their fears as she has done and venture into the world Up Above.
Interrupting Cow meets a duck who knows more jokes than anyone on the farm.
When a young child loses a special Purim toy he worries that he won't be able to be brave or mighty without it. After series of animals discover its noise-making…
"In the Garden of Eden, God buried the vegetables and put the fruits where they could be seen. Wanting easy picking, the caretakers of the Garden listen to the snake…
In rhyming text, dinosaurs learn the do's and don'ts of Halloween trick or treating.
After learning of President Lincoln's assassination, everyone at Rebecca's synagogue spontaneously rises to recite the Kaddish, the traditional Jewish prayer of mourning.
Struggling with his Hebrew lessons, Abi takes an old scroll to help him practice and accidentally summons ten golems--who agree to come once a week to help him with his…
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On a winter's night under a full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl.
A peek into the homes of dinosaur babies and their parents at bedtime.
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The popular HOW DO DINOSAURS… series continues with a hilarious look at dinosaurs at dinner time!
Jane Yolen and Mark Teague’s phenomenally best-selling dinosaurs are back, and this time they’re going to school!
The largest single anthology of Jane Yolen's poetry, containing more than one hundred poems for all occasions - with fun black-and-white art throughout.
Jane Yolen, Jane Yolen
More than anything, Rochel-Leah wanted to learn to read. But in her small Jewish village in 19th century Russia, only boys were taught. That didn't stop Rochel-Leah in this story…
The first six books in the Interrupting Cow Level 2 Ready-to-Read series are now available together in this side-splitting paperback boxed set! The star of the classic knock-knock joke meets…
"Giants Dazzle, Grizzle, Grub, Grab, and Dab are in for a giant surprise when their Grandma Draggle comes for a visit!"--
Illustrates the characteristics and possible functions of a dot.
A sweet poem about being an introvert in a big loud world.
"Giants Dazzle, Grizzle, Grub, Grab, and Dab are in for a giant surprise when their Grandma Draggle comes for a visit"--
"Learning your manners can be a little difficult, even for dinosaurs. But with a little practice and a lot of laughs, these prehistoric pals learn to share and show gratitude…
Get up close and personal with alligators in all their tooth-filled glory in this poetry collection by Jane Yolen. Rhymes and rhythms reflect on how alligators hunt, keep warm, care…
Jane Yolen,Adam Stemple,Adam Stemple
The October Revolution with dragons, from the mother/son team of Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple
Using Stemple’s dazzling photographs as a backdrop, Yolen takes young readers on a whimsical journey through Mother Nature’s glorious landscape.
Boyds Mills Press publishes a wide range of high-quality fiction and nonfiction picture books, chapter books, novels, and nonfiction
Jane Yolen’s wintry, shivery poems are inspired by the stunning photographs of Jason Stemple, who has captured the imagesof snow in all its breathtaking beauty. After children enjoy these poems…
Bug Off! sets 13 humorous poems about insects (along with a nonfiction prose paragraphs for each creature) against startling, close-up photographs of brilliant-colored bugs. Full color.
In this unusual counting book, playful poems tell the stories of one elk, two birds, three fish–from one through ten and then many–as they go about their day. For an…
A rhyming look at some of the forms and shapes we find in nature.
J. Patrick Lewis,Jane Yolen
This collection pairs poems and pictures in a salute to the many twins among us.
Jane Yolen ,Adam Stemple
When a mysterious young woman takes refuge within Silex’s Edinburgh church, it brings supernatural trouble for the gargoyle and his assistant, Craig –
Alice B McGinty
Jane Yolen has been a recipient of almost every award for children’s literature including a Caldecott medal for picture books. Children and adults alike fall in love with Jane Yolen’s…
Yolen Jane,Stemple Adam,Zangara Orion
Silex is a talking gargoyle on a cathedral in Scotland who moonlights as a detective, assisted by a team of Scottish street urchins who do the grunt work.
Jane Yolen,Heidi E Yolen Stemple,Roger Roth
The spunky young narrator of this series plans to be a detective. Here she tells the tale of the Mary Celeste, which was discovered adrift on the open sea in…
Jane Yolen,Heidi E Y Stemple
Adapted from: Fairy tale feasts. Northampton, Mass.: Crocodile Books, 2006.
Jane Yolen,Adam Stemple
The Stone Man Mysteries combines dark fantasy and detective work, presenting cases that unfold with atmosphere, suspense, and beautifully detailed artwork.
