An expanded version of the nineteenth-century poem in which a small girl accompanies a star on a journey through the night sky, examining both heavenly bodies and the earth below.

Awed by the beauty of the yellow flamboyant tree, a young boy plants one of its seeds and cares for it over many years until the seed grows from a plant into a gorgeous flowering tree.

Recounts in rhyming text the early life of the author Julia Burgos, the eldest of thirteen children in a poor country family, whose intelligence and love of words took her to town to become educated, but who never forgot her love of home.

A poetic account of a sea turtle's journey back to the beach where she was born to lay her eggs, followed by the emergence of the baby turtles as they make their way to the ocean, also offers factual information on the endangered reptiles.

Product Description: The turtle in this story will take us on a journey necessary for the survival of her species. With her, we will cross the ocean until we reach the beach where she will lay her eggs. From her efforts, many new little turtles will grow up and continue the cycle begun by their mother...read more

On the day before Epiphany, the holiday which commemorates the visit of the Magi, a little Puerto Rican boy prepares for the celebration and looks forward to the annual arrival of the Three Kings.

Inspired by the birth of this famous comedian's first grandchild, Billy Crystal celebrates all the joy and wonder surrounding the new arrival to his family and the hopeful plans he has for their future together, including going to baseball games and cheering on the Yankees.