Paul O. Zelinsky

Mr. and Mrs. Mallard proudly return to their home in the Boston Public Garden with their eight offspring.

The wheels on the bus go round, the wipers go swish, the doors open and close, and the people go in and out in this movable book version of the classic song. Not only do children get to read the words to the song over and over again in this book, they can also move parts of the book over and over again. In this wittily illustrated, cleverly engineered book with moving parts, based on the popular play-rhyme, Zelinsky introduces all kinds of characters,...

In this version of the classic song, flaps cover the old man and number in each verse and pull tabs and pop-ups help to introduce the numbers from one to ten. Printed music on back cover.

In a series of diary entries, Leigh tells how he comes to terms with his parents' divorce, acquires joint custody of an abandoned dog, and joins the track team at school.

Moose, terribly eager to play his part in the alphabet book his friend Zebra is putting together, then is awfully disappointed when his letter passes, behaves rather badly until Zebra finds a spot for him.

In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world.

When Zebra and his enthusiastic friend Moose are asked to exit a book about shapes, Moose has other plans.

Having moved to Montana from Tennessee in the 1830s, fearless Angelica Longrider--also known as Swamp Angel--changes the state's landscape, tames a wild horse, and captures some desperadoes.

Teachers teach, flyers fly, painters paint, climbers climb--and teachers fly, climbers paint ....

For Awful Ogre, the coming of summer offers opportunities to get outside and swim, visit a favorite hotel, and climb an isolated mountain. Throughout this set of whimsical poems, youngsters will be entertained not only by Awful Ogre's actions but also bythe rhythm of the poetry.