A collection of poems for young children that deal with robots, rockets, alligators, and creepy crawly creatures

'Nicolas Slonimsky's venerable single-volume reference is now a six-volume set, with better page layout and typeface, and a subject range outside its traditional concentration on classical music. Under new editorship since Slonimsky's death in 1995, coverage has expanded to over 1,000 new entries on classical music and over 2,000 new entries on jazz and popular music. Nice features include reprints of Slonimsky's witty introductions to earlier editions and indexes for genre, nationality, and women composers and musicians.'--'Outstanding Reference Sources,' American Libraries, May 2002.Profiles of musicians, critics, publishers, recording companies, agents, composers, songwriters, and performers cover every genre from rock and popular music to operas and classical.

Verses describing monsters for each letter of the alphabet are accompanied by illustrations in which young readers are asked to find hidden letters and objects whose names begin with the selected letter

Presents a collection of poems about things that happen during the day. (view table of contents)

Surveys the history and culture of the Asante Kingdom in West Africa, from its founding in the late seventeenth century to its clashes with the British and eventual decline

Stories and rhymes about toddlers, with labeled pictures of familiar things

A kitten does not like it when his mother goes away without him, but after enjoying some time by himself, he understands why she does it.

Poems deal with taking a bath, combing one's hair, getting ready for bed, and going to sleep

In illustrations and rhyming text, an active toddler demonstrates how water is meant for washing (splash splash splash), chairs for sitting (bounce bounce bounce), and saucepans for cooking (crash crash crash)

A rhythmic text and vibrant illustrations capture the excitement of lap games, as a toddler splash splash splashes in the sink, dance dance dances on the bed, and more.

As she's passed from one family member to another, Baby enjoys a rollicking ride

Slumpety, humpety, tumpety, everyone in the family gets a chance to hold the baby in a lap game book that features bouncy rhythms and bright illustrations.

Trench Coat Twins Mary-Kate and Ashley launch their first investigation when they visit Sea World with their parents and attempt to solve the mystery of a disappearing person and a scary, black-clad lady. Original.

Exploring the Mexican jungle, Mary-Kate and Ashley meet three miners who think they are being chased by a monster, and seeking to disprove the monster's existence, the twins discover strange, snow-covered footprints. Original.

Presents chanted rhymes about bears, monkeys, pandas, and a whole zoo

Product Description: Life can sometimes seem a heavy burden... but there are ways of lightening the load. Dolly and Jack fall out over portraits they have painted of each other. They are so offended they can hardly breathe. But as they calm down, they discover it is not their collections or their bubble baths they love the best, but one another...read more

A collection of counting rhymes that progress from counting to two, to counting backwards, and eventually to helping Noah count two by two

Discovering a huge underwater crater while diving, Jesse is dragged away by a human-hating giant eel, and when their whale friend, Willy, is unable to fit into the tunnels, it is up to Marlene to save Jesse before his air supply runs out. Original.

This work incorporates the identification of able children, strategies for combatting under-achievement, pastoral issues, school policy, monitoring and enrichment. Barry Teare covers theory, but importantly, he turns that theory into classroom practice.

A survey of the history and culture of the Empire of Mali, one of the largest empires the world has ever known

A collection of finger rhymes about birds, earthworms, fireworks, and caterpillars

A collection of fourteen finger rhymes, fourteen counting rhymes, seventeen chanting rhymes, and fourteen action rhymes