Mr Gumpy's Motor Car

Author: John Burningham
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448102634
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description
Mr Gumpy has decided to go for a ride in his motor car. It's a nice day and the sun is shining, so off he goes. But he only gets as far as the lane before the children, the rabbit, the cat, the dog, the pig, the sheep, the chickens, the calf and the goat ask if they can come along too. As the motor car and its passengers make their way across the field, the weather begins to turn and the rain is soon pouring down. The tyres cannot grip the muddy ground, so Mr Gumpy asks for volunteers to push the car. But everyone has an excuse, until it gets so bad that they all have to get out and help. Eventually, the sun shines once more as they drive across the bridge - and there's time for a swim on the way home.

Mr. Gumpy's Outing

Author: John Burningham
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805066296
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description
Mr. Gumpy accepts more and more riders on his boat until the inevitable occurs.

Cool Cars

Author: Tony Mitton
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0753472074
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26

Book Description
From luxury limousines to speedy sports cars, Amazing Machines: Cool Cars features a wide variety of automobiles-- all driven by kooky animal characters. Lively rhyming text by the award-winning poet Tony Mitton perfectly complements Ant Parker's bold, bright illustrations. A picture dictionary identifying car parts builds vocabulary and makes learning about cars even more fun.

It's a Secret!

Author: John Burningham
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763642754
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 49

Book Description
One evening Marie Elaine and her neighbor Norman go with Malcolm the cat to a secret place, where they dance and party with the Queen of the Cats.

Motor Miles

Author: John Burningham
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0857551744
Category : Automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description
Miles is a very difficult dog... Until he is given his very own motor car and learns to love the open road! This enigmatic story is a joy to read, gently exploring the transformational power of freedom. John's distinctive, expressive artwork is stunning, whether it's his instantly recognisable characters or the expansive, contemplative spreads of colour, as Miles discovers the joys of the road. This is a story that children will immediately engage with, while parents absorb the magically nostalgic air and subtle celebration of change and growing up.

Would You Rather...

Author: John Burningham
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 9781587171352
Category : Bedtime
Languages : en
Pages : 88

Book Description
A series of comical choices such as, "Would you rather eat spider stew or slug dumplings or mashed worms?" ends with an invitation to bedtime.

Thank You, Mr. Falker

Author: Patricia Polacco
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399257624
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41

Book Description
The real-life, classic story of a dyslexic girl and the teacher who would not let her fail. A perfect gift for teachers and for reading students of any age. Patricia Polacco is now one of America's most loved children's book creators, but once upon a time, she was a little girl named Trisha starting school. Trisha could paint and draw beautifully, but when she looked at words on a page, all she could see was jumble. It took a very special teacher to recognize little Trisha's dyslexia: Mr. Falker, who encouraged her to overcome her reading disability. Patricia Polacco will never forget him, and neither will we. This inspiring story is available in a deluxe slipcased edition, complete with a personal letter to readers from Patricia Polacco herself. Thank You, Mr. Falker will make a beautiful gift for the special child who needs encouragement&150or any special teacher who has made a difference in the child's life.

All Those Secrets of the World

Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher: Little Brown & Company
ISBN: 9780316968959
Category : Fathers and daughters
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
When four-year-old Janie's father goes off to war, the rest of the family moves to the grandparents' home on the Chesapeake Bay, where Janie learns a secret of the world which helps her understand her father's long absence.

Where's Julius?

Author: John Burningham
Publisher: Red Fox
ISBN: 9780099414292
Category : Appetite
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Julius is always too busy to come to meals - he's riding Egyptian camels, cooling hippos in the Lombo Bombo river or doing any number of important and daring activities which make it difficult to get to the table.

Three Names

Author: Patricia MacLachlan
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0064433609
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34

Book Description
A child's great-grandfather reminisces about the times he and his dog Three Names went to school on prairie roads in a wagon pulled by horses.