Harcourt.Harcourt 525 'B' Street, Suite 1900 San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , CA 92101-4495 www.harcourtbooks.com Coleen Salley's EPOSSUMONDAS SAVES THE DAY (0152057013, $16.00) will reach ages 3-7, pairing Janet Stevens' lovely, fun drawings with the unique and lively tale of Epossumondas' birthday. Mama's whipping WHIPPING, punishment. The infliction of stripes. 2. This mode of punishment, which is still practiced in some of the states, is a relict of barbarism; it has yielded in most of the middle and northern states to the penitentiary system. up his favorite biscuits--but she's out of sody sallyraytus (baking soda baking soda: see sodium bicarbonate. ), leading Epossumondas on a chase to find the missing ingredient--facing a huge, ugly Louisiana snapping turtle snapping turtle, large, aggressive New World freshwater turtle. The two snapping turtle species are the sole members of the family Chelydridae. Snapping turtles prefer quiet, muddy water. They spend most of their time submerged, surfacing periodically to breathe. in the process. A zany tale evolves. Leslea Newman and Valeri Gorbachev's SKUNK'S SPRING SURPRISE (0152056831, $16.00) will reach ages 2-5 with a lovely adventure perfect for year-around reading. Skunk skunk, name for several related New World mammals of the weasel family, characterized by their conspicuous black and white markings and use of a strong, highly offensive odor for defense. just woke up from her long winter nap and looks forward to seeing all her friends --but they seem to be missing. Where did they go? A surprise is in order as Skunk investigates the case of the missing pals. Both are fun leisure reads parents and kids alike will appreciate. Audrey and Don Wood's PIGGIES (015205667X, $17.95) re-appears for ages 3-7 and here even includes a music cd with seven original songs. Piggies romp from fingers to toes, this time accompanied by the beat of the cd's songs in a very simple rhyme book perfect for parent/child read-alouds. |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion