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Douglas Florian
Celebrated poet Douglas Florian is back with a new picture book of poetry that puts a delightfully fresh and funny spin on farm life. Our family farm is lots of…
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Step back in time with this fossil-filled picture book poetry collection that explores the prehistoric era with Douglas Florian's singular wit and style.
This book is full of dinosaurs, Both…
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This "tree"-mendous poetry collection from Florian explores the arboreal world with his signature wit and whimsy.
"Don't forget to flush! flush! flush! after using the toilet! This adorable rhyming board book teaches little ones all the steps to potty training"--
"Discover the poetry of our weather in these poems about everyday and once-in-a-lifetime natural phenomena"--
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"Bright smiles and enthusiastic kids share their wind-down routines in this lyrical, dreamy read-aloud. Tired kiddos put away toys, wash up in the tub, brush their teeth, cuddle with stuffed…
Florian Vetsch
In this mini-collection Vetsch covers an astonishing range of experience. Light and playful, it also acknowledges martyrdom and genocide. Vetsch moves on and we move with him, remembering the color…
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In the tradition of Jack Prelutsky and Shel Siverstein, this collection of more than 100 humorous poems touches on such topics as ogres, pizza, fear, school, dragons, trees, and hair…
A collection of humorous poems about such reptiles and amphibians as the glass frog, the gecko, and the rattlesnake.
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Funny poems paired with intriguing facts introduce young readers to the fascinating creatures that live in Earth’s polar regions. A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year!
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Illustrations and rhyming text guide the reader in drawing scaly, knobby-kneed dragons that fly, play musical instruments, ride bicycles, and more.
A collection of poems celebrating animals, from weasels to hammerhead sharks.
Pig loves books, both big and small, and reads them at school, at home, and on the bus.
Pig and Cat are pals, but now Pig wants to play with Dog –
These 29 poems about autumn are illustrated with Florian’s signature watercolors and celebrate everything the season stands for.
A family plants a vegetable garden and helps it grow to a rich harvest.
A collection of short, memorable rhymes about different creatures, such as the armadillo, the kangaroo, the barracuda, the walrus, the boa constrictor, the chameleon, the camel and the ant. Illustrated…
From the familiar roadrunner and common crow to the exotic quetzal and Andean cock-of-the-rock, this unusual aviary of 21 colorful creatures soars with feathery frivolity. Full color. (Baby/Preschool)
Twenty-one toadally hilarious reptile and amphibian poems from bestselling poet and painter Douglas Florian!
Presents a compendium, which features twenty whimsical poems about space. From the moon to the stars, from the Earth to Mars, this work serves as a celebration of our celestial…
A collection of more than 100 humorous poems on such topics as ogres, pizza, fear, school, dragons, trees, and hair.
Children will delight in this collection of 21 buggy, itchy, scratchy, creepy, crawly poems. Full color.
Celebrate America’s favorite pastime with this collection of witty baseball poems written and illustrated by Douglas Florian, the author of the New York Times best-seller insectlopedia.
A kid-friendly collection of more than twenty poems about the polar regions and the animals that live there –
What is big Join Douglas Florian and a decidedly big pink pig as they travel around town, across a continent, and through the universe, taking a look at things that…
In the tradition of Shel Silverstein, celebrated picture book poet Florian offers an honest, touching, and often humorous collection of 23 poems about relationships–both good and bad. Full color.x 10.
Well-loved, bestselling poet Douglas Florian will melt everyone’s doubts about Mother Nature’s chilly grip with 28 winter-inspired poems accompanied by his crisp, trademark watercolor illustrations.
A collection of humorous poems about such underwater creatures as the starfish, piranha, and clam.
This menagerie of 21 poems and paintings features mammals ranging from the howling coyote and the wood-chopping beaver to the daring ibex and the speedy tiger. Brims with whimsy and…
Youngsters are invited to follow a family of rabbits as they do all their favorite things in this sweet, poetic story from award-winning author Florian ( Dinothesaurus ). Full color.
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One autumn morning, Farmer Brown gets on his tractor and heads to town. Along the way, he picks up a cat in a hat, a goat in a coat, an…
The members of a bear family do all their favorite things before it’s time to hibernate for the winter in this follow-up to The Wonderful Habits of Rabbits by an…
A family heads to synagogue together in a board book for little listeners with a rhyming text and child-friendly illustrations.
This board book depicts a group of friends ready for a fun-filled day! They have a race to see who wins, fly a plane, ride a train, play hide-and-seek, and…
Dressed in their best, a family lights the Shabbat candles. Then it’s time to share a traditional meal with red wine and challah bread. After dinner, singing joyful songs has…
Join a family of rabbits as they have all kinds of fun throughout the day.
After a fun-filled day, it’s time to go home and take a bath! From washing tiny toes and a little nose to making rubber ducky go quack, bath time is…
Illustrations and rhyming text teach little ones how to clean their teeth.
Douglas Florian,Robert (Illus) Neubecker
In this hilarious collection of 19 pirate poems, readers will meet scoundrels, scalawags, and scurvy dogs (human and canine). Picture book greats Florian and Neubecker will keep pirate fans laughing…
J. Patrick Lewis,Douglas Florian
The U.S. Children’s Poet Laureate and an award-winning children’s poet join their prolific forces in this picture book of poems about cars –Provided by publisher.
Kunsthalle Krems and Museum Folkwang are presenting the painterly work of Helen Frankenthaler the great abstract expressionist and outstanding artist of the 20th century. Frankenthaler lived and worked in the…
Marcos Cesar Florian,Jane Tomimori,Sofia Beatriz Machado de Mendonca,Douglas Antonio Rodrigues
Skin diseases are highly prevalent among indigenous people, leading to low mortality but greatly impacting their quality of life.
