If I Built a Car

Author: Chris Van Dusen
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101653892
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
If I built a car, it'd be totally new! Here are a few of the things that I'd do. . . . Young Jack is giving an eye-opening tour of the car he'd like to build. There's a snack bar, a pool, and even a robot named Robert to act as chauffeur. With Jack's soaring imagination in the driver's seat, we're deep-sea diving one minute and flying high above traffic the next in this whimsical, tantalizing take on the car of the future. Illustrations packed with witty detail, bright colors, and chrome recall the fabulous fifties and an era of classic American automobiles. Infectious rhythm and clever invention make this wonderful read-aloud a launch pad for imaginative fun.

If I Built a House

Author: Chris Van Dusen
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101652756
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
The much-anticipated follow-up to the E. B. White Award-winning picture book If I Built a Car In If I Built a Car, imaginative Jack dreamed up a whimsical fantasy ride that could do just about anything. Now he's back and ready to build the house of his dreams, complete with a racetrack, flying room, and gigantic slide. Jack's limitless creativity and infectious enthusiasm will inspire budding young inventors to imagine their own fantastical designs. Chris Van Dusen's vibrant illustrations marry retro appeal with futuristic style as he, once again, gives readers a delightfully rhyming text that absolutely begs to be read aloud.

If I Built a School

Author: Chris Van Dusen
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0525556419
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
In this exuberant companion to If I Built a Car, a boy fantasizes about his dream school--from classroom to cafeteria to library to playground. My school will amaze you. My school will astound. By far the most fabulous school to be found! Perfectly planned and impeccably clean. On a scale, 1 to 10, it's more like 15! And learning is fun in a place that's fun, too. If Jack built a school, there would be hover desks and pop-up textbooks, skydiving wind tunnels and a trampoline basketball court in the gym, a robo-chef to serve lunch in the cafeteria, field trips to Mars, and a whole lot more. The inventive boy who described his ideal car and house in previous books is dreaming even bigger this time.

Lemons

Author: Melissa D. Savage
Publisher: Crown Books For Young Readers
ISBN: 1524700126
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description
After her mother dies in 1975, ten-year-old Lemonade must live with her grandfather in a small town famous for Bigfoot sitings and soon becomes friends with Tobin, a quirky Bigfoot investigator.

Race Car Count

Author: Rebecca Kai Dotlich
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN: 162779929X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
Race car 1 honks look at me! He zooms in front with the turn of a key. Race car 2 is close behind. The sound of vroom is on his mind. This simple, rhyming text is perfect for reinforcing counting with young children, and the vibrant, energetic illustrations make this a terrific package for the youngest vehicle enthusiasts.

Randy Riley's Really Big Hit

Author: Chris Van Dusen
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763649465
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33

Book Description
Randy Riley, a science genius who loves baseball but is not very good at it, needs to use both his interests to save his town from a giant fireball that is heading their way.

Down to the Sea with Mr. Magee

Author: Chris Van Dusen
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452103836
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 31

Book Description
A man and his dog have a whale of a time when their boat trip leads to unexpected adventure in this charmingly illustrated verse children’s book. With enough lunch for three, Mr. Magee and his dog Dee head out to the sea. But what begins as a fun day in the sun turns a bit bumpy when one playful whale decides to say hello. Soon the crew that once was floating finds themselves flying! How will they get down? Who will come to their rescue? And when will they ever get to eat lunch? Down to the Sea with Mr. Magee is a great read-aloud book, sure to provide fits of giggles.

If You Hopped Like A Frog

Author: David M. Schwartz
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 1338193732
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
How far could you hop?If you hopped like a frog...you could jump from home plate to first base in one mighty leap!Did you know that a frog can jump 20 times its body length? Or that an ant can lift an object 50 times its own weight?Read this book and find out what you could do -- if you had the amazing abilities of animals! And there are endless possibilities for making more hilarious comparisons of your own. Get ready for ratio and proportion like you've never seen them before!

The Sea Saw

Author: Tom Percival
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1471172457
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
A beautiful, emotionally satisfying look at how nothing is ever truly lost if you keep it in your heart... When Sofia loses her beloved teddy after a day at the beach, she is heartbroken. But the sea saw it all, and maybe, just maybe, it can bring Sofia and her teddy back together. However long it may take... Exquisite collage artwork is paired with an assured, moving text in this very special picture book.

My Car

Author: Byron Barton
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 006245952X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41

Book Description
With bright, clear art and prose as clean as Sam the narrator's shiny engine, this preschooler-friendly book explores transportation, the parts of a car, signs and signals, night and day, community, and occupations. Bright, graphic artwork invites readers to count, name colors and shapes, and follow Sam and his car as they drive through a bustling world from Sam's home in the country to his job in the city. Named to numerous “best of the year” lists, My Car features vehicles, signs and signals, and a surprise ending. "For young children intrigued by cars, this book is simply wonderful."—ALA Booklist Byron Barton is the celebrated creator of numerous picture books for very young children, including Trucks, My Bus, and Building a House.