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Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Poems explore a day-in-the-life of a young volcano from five alternating points of view, explaining the volcanic process and its effects on the nearby animals, plants and countryside.

Prebinding:

9780606384308 | Turtleback Books, January 26, 2016, cover price $19.65 | About this edition: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.

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Paperback:

9780873519526 | Minnesota Historical Society Pr, October 1, 2014, cover price $17.95

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Feeling as though he needs an afternoon nap, little Bear heads out to find just the perfect spot to rest, but with the bees buzzing at the top of the tree and the bugs noisily flying all around him at the lake, little Bear begins to think his very simple task may be an impossible one on this crazy day!

Hardcover:

9780060596750 | Greenwillow, May 1, 2006, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Bear tries to catch a few winks in his lair, but all sorts of bugs are bugging him.

Library:

9780060596767 | Greenwillow, May 1, 2006, cover price $17.89 | About this edition: Bear tries to catch a few winks in his lair, but all sorts of bugs are bugging him.

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Early one spring when a little duck arrives at her pond and finds it still frozen, she gets stuck in the ice and patiently waits for warm weather to set her free, in a repetitive board book with winsome watercolor illustrations.
By Lisa Westberg Peters and Sam Williams (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780060722234 | Board book edition (Harperfestival, February 1, 2005), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Early one spring a little duck arrives at her pond and finds it still frozen, but not for long.
9780688161781 | Greenwillow, March 1, 2000, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Early one spring a little duck arrives at her pond and finds it still frozen, but not for long.

Library:

9780688161798 | Greenwillow, March 1, 2000, cover price $17.89 | About this edition: Early one spring a little duck arrives at her pond and finds it still frozen, but not for long.

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Determined to eat all the tasty treats in the bountiful garden, three rabbits sneak back to get their next meal, but the hardworking gardener isn't happy to see them and so tries to keep them in the turnip and parsnip patch in order to preserve her lettuce and cucumbers.
By Jeff Mack (illustrator) and Lisa Westberg Peters

School and Library:

9780152046712 | Harcourt Childrens Books, February 1, 2004, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Rabbits invade a young gardener's garden in the hopes of finding carrots to eat.

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The author of Cold Little Duck, Duck, Duck presents twenty-two poems about geology and includes end notes that provide information about the earth's surface and interior, types of rocks, and how volcanoes, glaciers, and erosion modify the landscape. Jr Lib Guild.

Hardcover:

9780060292652 | 1 edition (Greenwillow, August 1, 2003), cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Presents twenty-two poems about geology, and includes end notes which provide information about the earth's surface and interior, types of rocks, and how volcanoes, glaciers, and erosion modify the landscape.

Library:

9780060292669 | 1 edition (Greenwillow, August 1, 2003), cover price $17.89 | About this edition: Presents twenty-two poems about geology, and includes end notes which provide information about the earth's surface and interior, types of rocks, and how volcanoes, glaciers, and erosion modify the landscape.

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Offers a look at the evolution of man through an examination of our relatives of the past from both land and sea, enhanced with colorful illustrations, a timeline, glossary, and more. 20,000 first printing.

School and Library:

9780152017729 | Houghton Mifflin, March 1, 2003, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Relates the evolution of the family of mankind, from single cells in the sea to human beings with 'big brains that wonder who we are.

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Two sisters living on a farm enjoy many summer activities--especially spending the night in the hayloft

Hardcover:

9780803714908 | Dial Books for Young Readers, February 1, 1995, cover price $12.99 | About this edition: Two sisters living on a farm enjoy many summer activities--especially spending the night in the hayloft.

Paperback:

9780140386431 | Reprint edition (Puffin, January 1, 1998), cover price $3.99 | About this edition: Two sisters living on a farm enjoy many summer activities--especially spending the night in the hayloft

Library:

9780803714915 | Dial Books for Young Readers, February 1, 1995, cover price $12.89 | About this edition: Two sisters living on a farm enjoy many summer activities--especially spending the night in the hayloft.

Reinforced:

9780606129633 | Reprint edition (Demco Media, January 1, 1998), cover price $11.30 | About this edition: Two sisters living on a farm enjoy many summer activities--especially spending the night in the hayloft

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An exuberant poem that personifies the months of the year follows the sometimes turbulent friendship between two children, in a beautifully illustrated verse featuring artwork by the Caldecott Medalist for Lon Po Po.
By Lisa Westberg Peters and Ed Young (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9789990021370 | Henry Holt & Co, September 1, 1996, cover price $0.02

School and Library:

9780805017762 | Henry Holt & Co, September 1, 1996, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Rhymes personify the months such as shy November, lazy February, frisky March, and silly May

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Young Meg and her father tour the earth of two billion years ago, before it was capable of supporting life, and examine the seemingly miraculous transformation of a single organism that changed the atmosphere.

School and Library:

9780805024180 | Henry Holt & Co, October 1, 1995, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: While walking in the woods, Meg and her dad find some ancient rocks that were important in creating the oxygen that supports life on our planet

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Combining solid information and gently evocative pictures, an exploration of bird navigation visits a flock of yearling Savannah sparrows as they journey the thousand miles to their winter home.

Hardcover:

9780805013689 | Henry Holt & Co, September 1, 1994, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: An exploration of bird navigation follows a flock of yearling Savannah sparrows as they journey the thousand miles to their winter home

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Although a young child puts off cleaning the bedroom because all the family's pets are asleep there, the sudden arrival of a zooming fly mysteriously gets the job done
By Lisa Westberg Peters and Brad Sneed (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780803714311 | Dial Books for Young Readers, September 1, 1994, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: Although a young child puts off cleaning the bedroom because all the family's pets are asleep there, the sudden arrival of a zooming fly mysteriously gets the job done

Library:

9780803714328 | Dial Books for Young Readers, September 1, 1994, cover price $14.89 | About this edition: Although a young child puts off cleaning the bedroom because all the family's pets are asleep there, the sudden arrival of a zooming fly mysteriously gets the job done

When Freddy and Muff persuade reluctant Grandma to make blackberry jam, they set off on a juicy, sweet, prickly, mashy, messy, bubbly, hot, frothy adventure

Hardcover:

9781559701679 | Arcade Pub, October 1, 1992, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: When Freddy and Muff persuade reluctant Grandma to make blackberry jam, they set off on a juicy, sweet, prickly, mashy, messy, bubbly, hot, frothy adventure

As the big music festival approaches, Tania must conquer the trolls that her grandmother, a concert pianist, has told her about--the mischievous spirits who grab children when they play sour notes. Reprint. SLJ. PW. AB. K.

Hardcover:

9781559700405 | Little Brown & Co, December 1, 1989, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: A formidable grandmother helps young Tania overcome her stage fright.

Paperback:

9780380714445 | Reprint edition (Avon Books, April 1, 1992), cover price $2.99 | About this edition: As the big music festival approaches, Tania must conquer the trolls that her grandmother, a concert pianist, has told her about--the mischievous spirits who grab children when they play sour notes

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Introduces the different forms that water can have, from clouds to steam to fog
By Lisa Westberg Peters and Ted Rand (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9781559700627 | 1 edition (Arcade Pub, April 1, 1991), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Introduces the different forms that water can have, from clouds to steam to fog

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Katherine and her friend, an older man named Carl, celebrate the seasons on their river together, until his absence requires her to grow and change as their special relationship changes

Hardcover:

9781559700115 | 1 edition (Arcade Pub, October 1, 1990), cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Katherine and her friend, an older man named Carl, celebrate the seasons on their river together, until his absence requires her to grow and change as their special relationship changes

Product Description: Peters describes the creation and evolution of mountains by comparing the grander, centuries-long geological process with a small girl's small-scale activities on the beach. Full color.

Hardcover:

9780804566698, titled "Sun the Wind and the Rain" | Har/cas edition (Spoken Arts, June 1, 1991), cover price $15.90 | About this edition: Peters describes the creation and evolution of mountains by comparing the grander, centuries-long geological process with a small girl's small-scale activities on the beach.

Paperback:

9780805014815 | 1 edition (Square Fish, August 1, 1990), cover price $8.99 | About this edition: Presents side-by-side narration of the earth's making of a mountain, shaping it with sun, wind, and rain, and a child's efforts at the beach to make a tall sand mountain which is also affected by the elements

School and Library:

9780805006995, titled "The Sun, the Wind, and the Rain" | Henry Holt & Co, September 1, 1988, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Presents side-by-side narration of the earth's making of a mountain, shaping it with sun, wind, and rain, and a child's efforts at the beach to make a tall sand mountain which is also affected by the elements.

Reinforced:

9780606048170 | Demco Media, August 1, 1990, cover price $15.80 | also contains The Sun, the Wind and the Rain | About this edition: Presents side-by-side narration of the earth's making of a mountain, shaping it with sun, wind, and rain, and a child's efforts at the beach to make a tall sand mountain which is also affected by the elements

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Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of the condor

Library:

9780896865150 | 1 edition (Crestwood House, May 1, 1990), cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of the condor

Describes the history, weather, geography, and natural history of Serengeti National Park and the human activities that take place there

Library:

9780896864337 | 1 edition (Crestwood House, November 1, 1989), cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Describes the history, weather, geography, and natural history of Serengeti National Park and the human activities that take place there

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