The newest addition to the Anholt's Artists Books for Children series. Mariana is afraid to get her portrait painted, but she soon starts to see Frida as the bravest woman in the world. Now Frida has a wonderful surprise for Mariana! Includes reproductions of Kahlo's paintings.
A lovely book about artist, Frida Kahlo from the series, Anholt's Artists Books for Children. When a little girl named Mariana is sent to have her portrait painted by Frida, she is scared. "Well, that's okay," Frida tells her. "Everyone feels scared sometimes. As Mariana sits for her portrait, she learns all about Frida's life, and begins to think of her as the bravest woman in the world.
Parents, teachers, and gift givers will find:
gorgeous illustrations and reproductions of works by the artists
a fun and educational story for home or the classroom
a great series to be used for home school materials
a whole series of books for kids to learn about important artists!
If you were a fuzzy caterpillar crawling through the tall, tall grass on a sunny afternoon, what would you see? Beginning as the sun is high in the sky and ending as fireflies blink and the moon rises above, this backyard tour is one no child will want to miss.
¡Edición en español y rimada del divertido Beginner Book acerca de un niño que se niega a levantarse de la cama!
NADA consigue que el héroe de esta sencilla historia se levante: ¡ni el despertador, ni el cantar del gallo, ni el ladrido de un perro, ni la policía, ni los medios de comunicación o la Infantería de Marina de Estados Unidos! Con dibujos de James Stevenson, admirado caricaturista de la revista TheNew Yorker, y una trama con la que tanto niños como adultos pueden relacionarse, ¡este es un libro divertido para toda la familia!
Creada por Dr. Seuss, la serie de libros para primeros lectores (Beginner Books) anima a los niños a leer ellos solos con palabras sencillas y divertidos dibujos que dan sentido a la lectura.
A cleverly told and beautifully illustrated tale of self-discovery from four-time Caldecott Honor winner Leo Lionni.
Matthew the mouse lives in a dreary corner of a dusty attic. But a trip to the museum helps him to see his surroundings in a new way. With brush in paw, Matthew sets out to paint “the shapes and colors of joy.”
¡Me gusta leer! provides emerging Spanish language readers with translations of popular I Like to Read® books. The award-winning I Like to Read® series focuses on books for kindergarten through first grade. Acclaimed author-illustrators--including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors--create original, high quality illustrations that support comprehension of simple text and are fun for kids to read with parents, teachers, or on their own!
Originally published in 1973, this is the offbeat fable of a city mouse who visits his peaceful country cousins and tells them about Mardi Gras in the city. The country mice are inspired to have their own Mardi Gras. And at first, it is fun wearing their masks with sharp teeth and tusks and scaring each other, but after a while, they begin believing that they really are ferocious animals.
Leo Lionni's winsome mice cavort across big double-page spreads of oil paintings and tell a story about what is real and what is not that is just right for preschoolers. Reissued in hardcover in 2003, it now makes its debut in Dragonfly paperback.
Edición en español y rimada del libro para primeros lectores de Dr. Seuss acerca de elegir una mascota ¡y lo difícil que es tomar una decisión!
¿Qué sucede cuando dos hermanos van a una tienda para comprar una mascota? Como es de esperar, ¡no saben por cuál decidirse! Con la participación de los mismos niños del cuento Un pez dos peces pez rojo pez azul, este libro para primeros lectores capta el típico momento en la vida de un niño en el que ha de elegir una mascota, a la vez que nos enseña una lección de vida: es difícil decidirte, ¡pero a veces tienes que hacerlo! Un magnífico regalo para los pequeños amantes de los animales y admiradores de Dr. Seuss, y a la vez ideal para leer en voz alta o para los niños que comienzan a leer ellos solos.
Descubierto veintidós años después de la muerte de Dr. Seuss, el manuscrito original y los bocetos fueron anteriormente publicados en una edición de 48 páginas con sobrecubierta y 8 páginas con comentarios y datos. Esta nueva edición de Beginner Books, sin solapas, solo incluye la historia.
Say thank you to a teacher with this adorable gift book featuring Lowly Worm and friends from Richard Scarry’s Busytown!
Show your favorite teacher and educator you care with this kind and thoughtful Busytown gift book featuring Lowly Worm, Huckle Cat, and all their Busytown friends! This charming keepsake is an ideal end-of-year gift and the perfect thank-you for teachers of all grades—from preschool through college!
Learn all about sea turtles with brilliant photography and illustrations in this Spanish-language Level 2 Reader from National Geographic Kids.
Who could resist celebrating sea turtles? They may seem like lazy ocean reptiles drifting with the oceans’ currents, but they are actually long-distance swimmers that spend their entire lives searching for food and a mate. What’s more, they come with their own built-in GPS, returning to the exact beach where they were born to lay their own eggs. Kids will learn all about these tranquil and mysterious animals through brilliant photography and illustrations, plus the trusted and distinctive content you love from National Geographic Kids!
See the world through Paul Cézanne’s eyes and be inspired to produce your own masterpieces.
Have you ever wondered exactly what your favorite artists were looking at to make them draw, sculpt, or paint the way they did? In this charming illustrated series of books to keep and collect, created in full collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, you can see what they saw and be inspired to create your own artworks, too. In What the Artist Saw: Paul Cézanne meet the famous French painter.
In this series, follow the artists’ stories and find intriguing facts about their environments and key masterpieces. Then see what you can see and make your own art. Take a closer look at landscapes, or even yourself, with Vincent van Gogh. Try crafting a story in fabric like Faith Ringgold, or carve a woodblock print at home with Hokusai. Every book in this series is one to treasure and keep—perfect for budding young artists to explore exhibitions with, then continue their own artistic journeys.
Conoce a Pizza y Taco . . . ¡ahora en español! La primera de una divertidísima serie de novelas gráficas sobre dos mejores amigos… pero solo uno de ellos puede ser el MEJOR, ¿verdad?
¡Los mejores amigos son los MEJORES! Pero, ¿QUIÉN es el MEJOR? ¿Es Pizza o Taco? ¡La pregunta es discutible! Ambos aman los toboganes de agua. Ambos son amigos de Hot Dog y Hamburger. De hecho, ¡tal vez deberían tener un debate y hacer que sus amigos VOTEN por quién es el mejor! ¿Podrá su amistad sobrevivir la pelea por el primer puesto en la cadena alimenticia de popularidad? ¡Envíe su voto!
Este libro de capítulos gráficos seguramente hará reír a los niños (y niñas!) de 5 a 8 años y reforzará su confianza en la lectura. Los libros de capítulos gráficos también son un gran paso en el camino hacia libros de capítulos más largos y novelas gráficas.
Ponies and horses are favorite animal friends. Make reading your superpower with DK’s beautiful, leveled nonfiction.
Use your reading superpowers to learn all about ponies and horses - a high-quality, fun, nonfiction reader - carefully leveled to help children progress.
Ponies and Horsesis a beautifully designed reader all about these favorite animal friends.
The engaging text has been carefully leveled using Lexile so that children are set up to succeed.
A motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills.
Children will love to find out about all different kinds of ponies and horses; how to look after them; amazing sports with horses; and even wild horses.
En este libro infantil, Rocket colecciona palabras para su árbol de palabras con su maestra, la pequeña ave amarilla. El adorable cachorro encuentra palabras como "hoja", "sombrero" y "estrella". Pero a media lección, Rocket encuentra una bota roja y no la quiere soltar.
LEYENDO A PASOS es una línea de Step into Reading que ofrece ediciones en español de libros nivelados. Los libros Paso 1 tienen letra grande y palabras fáciles. Son ideales para niños que conocen el abecedario y que quieren comenzar a leer. Su ritmo, rima y pistas visuales contribuyen a la comprensión del texto.
Itty prepares a royal tea party for her best friend, Luna Unicorn, in this ninth Itty Bitty Princess Kitty chapter book.
Itty and her best friend, Luna Unicorn, are picking ruby red berries when they meet some pegasuses! The pegasuses are honored to meet the princess and prepare her some delicious tea. Itty has such a good time that she goes to visit them again the next day. And the day after that. Pretty soon, Luna starts feeling left out. When Itty finally notices, how can she make it up to Luna? Then she has an idea…tea for two!
With easy-to-read language and illustrations on every page, the Itty Bitty Princess Kitty chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.
Can Itty stop a cheater from winning the Cloud Race? Find out in this fifth adorable book in the Itty Bitty Princess Kitty chapter book series!
It’s time for Lollyland’s big Cloud Race, and Itty Bitty Princess Kitty and her friends are finally old enough to enter! Everyone is used to riding clouds around the kingdom, but now they’ll learn how to steer one too. Itty’s driving lessons go smoothly until she overhears a fox say that he might break the rules and add boosters to his cloud! Will Itty wait to see what happens or will she jump into keep the Cloud Race fair and square?
With easy-to-read language and illustrations on every page, the Itty Bitty Princess Kitty chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.
From rabbits to birds to mice, this board book features a wide variety of cute critters and the scrumptious foods they eat. And all the things the animals eat—carrots, berries, seeds—can be eaten by a toddler, too!
George and Harold new pet, Sulu the Bionic Hamster, defeated the Bionic Booger Boy. It looked like their last adventure was actually going to have a happy ending... except for one thing - the Ridiculous Robo-Boogers.
En esta historia el protagonista levanta una mano y la mueve suavemente de un lado a otro. Le gusta usar su mano para saludar a las personas que se asoman desde las ventanas de los trenes y buses. Algunos lo miran y le responden haciendo lo mismo. ¡Es un juego divertido!
En las páginas de este libro los autores exploran lo que significa los saludos y las despedidas para un niño pequeño, siempre desde su punto de vista.