Product Description: Book by Laroche, Giles

Product Description: As it takes us on a tour of some of the most unique and beautiful structures, this book shows how the purpose of each structure dictated its design, or location. Here are soaring glass skyscrapers (for working people) and a humble stone barn (for working animals); a sealed tomb hewn out of a limestone hillside (for buried reasure) and a majestic marble building, honoring a goddess...read more

Simple, direct text, combined with brilliant cut-paper relief illustrations, captures kids' fascination with “things that go' and opens their minds to the wide variety of wheels and what they do.

Provides an in-depth review of the incredible sailing vessels that have sailed the high seas throughout history, such as the Viking drakar, whaling ships, schooners, and more, along with a discussion of the various roles they played during their time.

Full-color illustrations enhance this simple tale about the rotating light of a lighthouse and the many people, far and wide, that are able to see its bright beam in the dark night sky.

Describes various types of space which are sacred to the five major world religions, including churches, mosques, synagogues, temples, and other shrines. By the creators of Bridges Are to Cross.

Depicts the pleasures of city life, people alone and in crowds, smiling and hurrying, on the sidewalk, bus, and subway

From the flickering light of a carved pumpkin to the mysterious denizens of a haunted Halloween night, a collection of poetry--by Nancy Willard, Jane Yolen, Karla Kushkin, and others--celebrates the creepy autumn holiday.

A celebration of color leads readers on an adventure with Alexander the Monkey as he slips through yellow, orange, blue, red, and green die-cut holes. By the author of Wheel Away.

After reading about faraway lands, a young girl closes her eyes and imagines all the wonderful places a road could take her, from a cave full of treasure to a witch's house and even to Mexico.