Simon & Schuster.Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. 1230 Avenue of Americas, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of NY 10020 www.SimonSaysKids.com Jennifer Armstrong's ONCE UPON A BANANA (0689842511, $16.95) will appeal to ages 4-8 with its story of how one banana turns a town upside down. Caldecott artist David Small David Small may refer to:
adj. Carefree and high-spirited; boisterous: a rollicking celebration. rol story of fun in a wordless picturebook set of zany images. Angela Johnson's WIND FLYERS (068984879X, $16.99) tells how a boy's love of flight takes him on a journey from Alabama to the war in Europe, telling the story of the Tuskegee Airmen of the second world war. Lovely full-color paintings by Loren Long blend with the story of a boy's early love for flight in this simple introduction to the Tuskegee Airmen's accomplishments. Marion Dane Bauer's A MAMA FOR OWEN (068985787X, $15.99) tells of a baby hippo and his mama who are best friends and who love to play hide-and-seek in Africa, before the tsunami washes Owen's world away. The tsunami of 2004 serves as the inspiration for a gentle story of new friendships and changes, with John Butler's lovely realistic paintings spicing the story. Elementary-level readers will love it. George Ella Lyon and Peter Catalanotto's NO DESSERT FOREVER! (1416903852, $16.95) will reach ages 5-9 with its story of a pesty brother and a girl who is tired of being blamed for his mischief. A girl's fantasy of what will happen when she 'gets big' makes for a fun tale. Betsy Franco and Steve Jenkins' BIRDSONGS (0689877773, $16.99) celebrates neighborhood birds, reading like fiction but incorporating plenty of facts about different kinds of birds and their habits. From a tree of chickadees to the caw caw n. The hoarse raucous sound that is characteristic of a crow or similar bird. intr.v. cawed, caw·ing, caws To utter such a hoarse raucous sound. [Imitative. of the crow, kids are invited to learn the sounds of nature, and to understand bird habits. All are solid picks for elementary-level picturebook holdings. |
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