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Picture Window Books.


Picture Window Books

5115 Excelsior Boulevard, Suite 232, Minneapolis, MN 55416

1-877-845-8392 picturewindowbooks.com

Imaginatively written by Felicia Law and enhanced with the wonderfully colorful artwork of either Claire Philpott or Nicola Evans, the "Bamboo & Friends" series is an eight book series of stories about a trio of friends (the panda panda, name for two nocturnal Asian mammals of the order Carnivora: the red panda, Ailurus fulgens, and the giant panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca.  bear Bamboo, a zebra zebra, herbivorous hoofed African mammal of the genus Equus, which also includes the horse and the ass. It is distinguished by its striking pattern of black or dark brown stripes alternating with white.  named Velvet, and a bird called Beak) who enjoy simple and entertaining adventures that will engage the interest of children ages 4 to 7. The series includes The Bookseller Bird (140481283); The Creeping Vine (1404812849); The Dragonfly dragonfly, any insect of the order Odonata, which also includes the damselfly. Members of this order are generally large predatory insects and characteristically have chewing mouthparts and four membranous, net-veined wings; they undergo complete metamorphosis.  (1404813020); The Flower's Busy Day (140481281); Marvelous Meals (140481-2857); The Moon (1404812822); The Rainy Day (1404812806); and The Tree (1404813012). Featuring a lyrical text which adheres to the National Council for the Social Studies National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) is a US-based association devoted to supporting social studies education. History
Founded in 1921, NCSS engages and supports educators in strengthening and advocating social studies.
 Standards for the English Language English language, member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Germanic languages). Spoken by about 470 million people throughout the world, English is the official language of about 45 nations.  Arts, each of these 32-page, full color, picturebooks is an ideal additions to any school or community library collection for children ranging from preschool through the second grade. While each title is available separately ($16.95), library systems are encouraged to acquire the entire eight volume set (180.80 list/$135.60 library).
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Title Annotation:Bamboo and Friends: The Bookseller Bird; Bamboo and Friends: The Creeping Vine; Bamboo and Friends: The Flower's Busy Day; Bamboo and Friends: Marvelous Meals; Bamboo and Friends: The Rainy Day
Publication:Children's Bookwatch
Article Type:Book review
Date:Sep 1, 2006
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