New Releases by Anne F. Rockwell

A young girl and her family go hiking up a nearby mountain for the very first time. As they climb up and up the path, they see everything from a friendly toad to a prickly porcupine, tall leafy trees to tiny red berries.

A little boy visits the zoo with his family for the first time and marvels at all of the wonders it offers.

The kids from Mrs. Madoff''s classroom are preparing for a brand-new school year! New is exciting! But it can also be scary. What will school be like this year? Get ready to share in the excitement of the first day of school with friends old and new!

Describes the passing of the seasons through the changes in plants and animals that occur on a farm.

From drawing jack-o-lantern faces, to choosing a pumpkin at the farmer''s market, carving it, and finally setting it to glow in the crisp, starry night, here is a treasured childhood ritual joyfully captured in an accessible and lively book.

In an early introduction to the stars, planets, and outer space, gentle text and luminous watercolor drawings bring the distant heavens a little closer. By the author of Our Earth. Children''s BOMC. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

Portrays George Washington as a shy boy who wasn''t afraid of anything except talking to people, but who grew up to lead an army against the British and serve as president of the new nation.

Describes how an African slave, Toussaint L''Ouverture, lead his fellow slaves of the island of St. Domingue (now Haiti) to revolt against the white plantation owners to gain their freedom and influence the course of world history.

Describes different types of clouds and how to identify them.

While tucking a child into bed, a parent explains the colors and sounds that night brings.

Little Shark is on his own to find food and live to grow up into a big shark. Includes shark facts.

An introduction to the behavior and life cycle of honeybees, with particular emphasis on the production of honey.

Introduces common backyard insects and explains the basic characteristics of these creatures.

While on a family picnic in a park, a young boy observes a variety of interesting common insects.

A biography of the woman who became a Revolutionary heroine when she carried water to the soldiers at the Battle of Monmouth in 1778.

Describes what pet hamsters are like, what they eat, and how they act, and explains the difference between wild and domestic animals.

A class observes the various stages caterpillars go through to become butterflies.

Summary: Explains how plants and animals of the meadow, woods, and pond grow and evolve, such as caterpillars changing into butterflies, eggs hatching into robins, and acorns becoming oaks.

Each child in Mrs. Madoff''s class brings a visitor who tells the group about his or her job.

On a night more than two thousand years ago, a prince was born in India. He could have been the most powerful rajah in all the world. But instead, the prince chose to become a common beggar, seeking a way to end the suffering he saw around him. He knew riches could not end suffering. He learned that deprivation could not end suffering. Then, under an enormous spreading fig tree, deep in concentration, he found Enlightenment. He understood Dharma, the law governing all things. He had achieved Nirvana, the peace that triumphs over suffering. And he found this knowledge and understanding inside his own mind, nowhere else. He became the Buddha, and taught his way of ending suffering to all who wished to learn.

Join a class full of children as each child makes a special valentine for a former classmate who has moved to Japan.

Grade 5.2; Points 0.5.

Describes the habitats of these reptiles which scientists call a "keystone species" because they change the environment for their own use in a way that helps many other plants and animals.

Mrs. Madoff''s preschool class learns about Thanksgiving and puts on a play about the origins of the holiday.

A series of riddles that first give descriptions of various flowers and then reveal their names.

Ocean ferries, harbor ferries, river ferries, lake ferries--even children who don''t live near one often experience them while on vacation. As she did with air travel in I Fly, Anne Rockwell shows children what to expect when going on a ferry for the first time. In simple, straightforward language, a young girl describes her ferryboat ride as she travels to her summer island home. Cars and trucks rattle onto the boat, a forklift brings heavy cartons aboard, and the girl explains the various parts of the ferry. As the engine below deck starts to rumble and throb, the captain blows his whistle and steers the ferry carefully out of the harbor. Once underway, the girl watches the water, feeds the gulls, and peers through the fog as the foghorn blasts, waiting for a glimpse of the island. Full-color illustrations by Maggie Smith (This Is Your Garden) are filled with fun and informative details. By the time the ferry pulls up to the island pier, readers will long to find a ferry of their own to ride.

A collection of short stories featuring little girls and little boys as alternating main characters.

Cars, fire engines, and bikes that go can be seen in the city, in the country, and many other places.

Gentle, rhyming text introduces earth science concepts, from frozen polar ice caps to steamy tropical rain forests, to steep mountains, green valleys, rushing rivers, deep canyons, dark caves, and sandy deserts. Children''s BOMC. Reprint.

Ten children share things that are special to them on show-and-tell day at school.