A selection of more than thirty favorite Cristmas carols, highlighted by full-color illustrations and six fold-out pages featuring triptych-like designs.

Examines th history and lore of Thanksgiving from A for "across the Atlantic Ocean" to Z for " the "zeppelin-like" balloons in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

An illustrated version of the Christmas carol about the procession to Bethlehem and the offer of a poor boy to play his drum for the Christ Child.

A rhyming alphabet that names things related to modern farming, and provides background information on each one.

Presents full-text literary criticism on writers and illustrators for children and young adults. Critical essays are selected from leading sources, including published journals, magazines, books, monographs, reviews, and scholarly papers.

Martin Luther wrote this hymn in 1531 for his five-year-old son, Hans. It became part of the annual Christmas Eve celebration in the Luther home, where music was an important part of everyday life as well as an important element of their worship on Sundays and religious holidays..." -- Jacket.

Presents full-text literary criticism on writers and illustrators for children and young adults. Critical essays are selected from leading sources, including published journals, magazines, books, monographs, reviews, and scholarly papers.

As Bluejay--Mo's fictitious double--tries to keep the Book of Immortality from unraveling, Adderhead kidnaps all the children in the kingdom, asking for Bluejay's surrender or the children will be doomed to slavery in the silver mines.

"The beloved traditional English Christmas carol, The Twelve Days of Christmas, has been adapted here to reflect aspects of the richly varied cultures and traditions of twelve Native American cultural groups from different parts of the U.S. A cultural background is included for each day's gift in an easy-to-understand manner, placing the adapted song lyrics in the context of these tribal cultures"--publisher's website.

Through sweet, simple prose and vivid illustrations, this book encourages positive behavior as children see how very easy and rewarding it is to express kindness, appreciation, and love on a daily basis. Text in both Spanish and English.