Best Selling Books by Anne Rockwell

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.

Michiko''s mother writes books. Jessica''s mother is a veterinarian. Pablo''s father is a construction worker. What kinds of work do people you know do? On Career Day the children in Mrs. Madoff''s class take turns introducing special visitors. Every visitor has something interesting to share, and together the class learns all about the different work people do. In the fourth Mrs. Madoff book, Anne and Lizzy Rockwell revisit Mrs. Madoff''s class as they help young readers explore the question "What do you want to be when you grow up?"

Beloved author Anne Rockwell celebrates nature and the outdoors with a gorgeous new picture book about a child’s first mountain hike! 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. Anne Rockwell and her daughter, artist Lizzy Rockwell, celebrate a day the little girl will never forget, especially when she reaches the mountain’s summit. With simple, lyrical text and bright illustrations that jump off the page, Hiking Day brings the joys of spending an afternoon outdoors to life.

They''re big. They''re bright. They''re powerful. Lifting, pushing, digging, dumping - big wheels get the tough jobs done. Available for the first time as a board book, Big Wheels, is sure to become a favorite in its durable new format - ready to stand up to the demanding attention of the youngest truckers on the road.

Beloved author Anne Rockwell celebrates animals of all kinds with a gorgeous new picture book about a child’s first visit to the zoo! A young boy and his family visit the zoo for the very first time. From gorillas to lions, polar bears to parrots, Anne Rockwell and her daughter, artist Lizzy Rockwell, celebrate a day he will never forget. With simple, lyrical text and bright illustrations that jump off the page, Zoo Day brings the joys of visiting the zoo vividly to life.

Describes different types of clouds and how to identify them.

Relates a boy''s excitement in buying the perfect pumpkin and then making the perfect jack-o-lantern.

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

A little girl enjoys playing in the rain. On board pages.

Taught survival skills by his mother, a bear cub grows up in the forest with everything he needs to live, but when the people tear down the trees and force him to search garbage cans for food, the bear wonders how long it will be before he finds himself in trouble by the people who live nearby.

Using simple text and illustrations, this book introduces colorful cars of all kinds—and their uses—to young children. "Rockwell''s neat, brightly hued graphics are instantly recognizable, and little boys and girls will love this entertaining exploration of cars." —Publishers Weekly

In spring and summer, honeybees gather nectar to make into honey. These fascinating insects live and work together in complicated societies, complete with queen bees and workers. Read and find out about honeybees and their creation -- honey!

In preparation for Halloween night, a family visits Mr. Comstock''s farm to pick apples and pumpkins.

"A young boy visits the library for the very first time. While he''s there he listens to stories, reads books and magazines, and learns that there are also movies, crafts, chess, and puppet shows and something for everyone"--Provided by publisher.

Through Little Shark''s story, young readers will discover all sorts of fascinating shark facts, including how they eat, how they swim, what their skeletons are like, and more.

A fascinating and accurate look at different kinds of trucks and what they do, Anne Rockwell''s simplified text and detailed illustrations will captivate readers as her cast of cats move, tow, and carry different items throughout the city. Truck lovers will be delighted to recognize and identify the familiar vehicles they see in their own neighborhoods every day.

An easy-to-read description of the basic tools found in a toolbox.

A simple introduction to geography which explains such things as how the earth was shaped, how islands are born from volcanoes, and how gushing springs affect rivers.

When the new house needs fixing up, it''s off to the hardware store to find the tools and materials needed to get the job done—a hammer, a screwdriver, a shiny tape measure, and even a stepladder. This family outing explores a familiar errand that fascinates plenty of young children: the hardware store. Anne Rockwell''s perfectly pitched story and Melissa Iwai''s child-friendly illustrations make this book ideal for the preschool audience.

A mother and child go through the supermarket choosing their groceries.

From the duo who created the classroom called "a charmed place" comes a patriotic primer for picture-book readers. Today at school we celebrated Presidents'' Day by putting on a play. Mrs. Madoff said I could be George Washington because his birthday is the same as mine. Charlie was Abraham Lincoln because he''s the tallest kid in our class. Everyone else had very important parts to play, too. At the end of the day we voted for class president, and you''ll never guess who won!

For use in schools and libraries only. This book uses watercolors to depict all kinds of boats, which are navigated by bears.

Mrs. Madoff''s class is counting pennies -- one for every day of school. When they get to 10 pennies, they know they''ve been going to school for 10 days. What will happen when they get to 100? How will they celebrate Day 100, and what will they do with their 100 pennies?

A little red house in search of a family is given some magical help by a goblin.

Describes what happens to a bean as it is soaked, planted, watered, repotted, and eventually produces pods with more beans inside.

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

This collection of fourteen essays presents a unique comparative analysis of agrarian change in the main rice-growing regions of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand. Its central theme is the interplay between agrarian relations and wider political-economic systems. By drawing on historical materials as well as intensive field research, the contributors show how local-level mechanisms of labor control and accumulation both reflect and alter larger political and economic forces. The key to understanding these connections lies in the structure and exercise of power at different levels of society. The approach developed in this volume grows out of a set of detailed local-level studies in regions that have experienced rapid technological change and commercialization. This comparative focus calls into question widely held views of technology and the growth of markets as the chief sources of agrarian change. By relating local-level processes to variations in the structure of state power, the history of agrarian resistance, and the particular forms of capitalist development, the authors suggest an alternative approach to the analysis of agrarian change.

What happened when a former enslaved man took beat-up old instruments and gave them to a bunch of orphans? Thousands of futures got a little brighter and a great American art form was born. In 1891, Reverend Daniel Joseph Jenkins opened his orphanage in Charleston, South Carolina. He soon had hundreds of children and needed a way to support them. Jenkins asked townspeople to donate old band instruments—some of which had last played in the hands of Confederate soldiers in the Civil War. He found teachers to show the kids how to play. Soon the orphanage had a band. And what a band it was. The Jenkins Orphanage Band caused a sensation on the streets of Charleston. People called the band''s style of music "rag"—a rhythm inspired by the African American people who lived on the South Carolina and Georgia coast. The children performed as far away as Paris and London, and they earned enough money to support the orphanage that still exists today. They also helped launch the music we now know as jazz. Hey, Charleston! is the story of the kind man who gave America "some rag" and so much more.

Includes various objects and activities for the reader to identify as the Bear family enjoy their camping vacation on an island.

Told from a child''s point of view, this book is all about that most fabulous of machines: the fire engine.

According to Mayan legend, Chac is one of the gods of the sky who control rain, wind, thunder, and lighting. With his bottomless gourd of rain, his bag of winds, his booming drum, and his flashing ax, Chac is a mighty lord. But all his powers can''t give him the patience to handle a mischievous mortal boy he plucks from the forest to be his servant. This particular boy rarely does what he''s told on Earth, much less in the heavens...

John can do nothing well until a snail gives him one hundred fabulous stories to tell, but when even they wear thin, he goes in search of the snail again.