New Releases by Bruce Whatley

Junk Jungle is a scrappy kind of place, and some unusual creatures live there. Ruby has a very short memory and loves surprises. TC (short for Toucan) is often rude but never wrong. Hyde is always thinking about food because he has a cast-iron stomach - literally! And Zebo just wants to find a name for everything, so he knows what''s what. When a new surprise comes to Junk Jungle, the Zoobots decide to find out what makes it tick - with hilarious results. Award-winning illustrator Bruce Whatley has created an amusing and highly original story to appeal to children (and scrap collectors) of all ages. The vivid and remarkable computer-generated illustrations create an instant impact.

Ein Leben wie im Schlaf: Das Buch erzählt eigentlich ganz wenig - es ist wirklich ein Tagebuch eines Wombat. Er schläft vor allem, ausser wenn er frisst. Falls er etwas oder jemanden findet, spielt er. Damit ist sein Leben ausgefüllt. Das im Buch vorkommende Exemplar ist auch noch von der eher sprachfaulen, lakonischen Sorte. Dafür erzählen die Bilder sehr viel mehr über sein Leben, und das sehr ausgiebig und detailliert. Fortlaufend, wie ein Filmstreifen wird das Baby auf seinem Leben in die Welt verfolgt, bei dem die Mutter vor allem als Auftankstelle zum Schlafen rege genutzt wird, und das in köstlichen Variationen. Er findet sogar ein Menschenbaby als Freund, mit dem er Ball spielt und bei dem er dann natürlich gerne übernachten würde, was nicht ganz einfach ist, aber am Schluss wird sein Wunsch, wenn auch auf etwas ungewöhnlichem Weg, nämlich unterirdisch, erfüllt und er geniesst mit seiner Mama sein neues Zuhause. Ein Buch, weniger zum Erzählen, als zum gemeinsam Betrachten und Sinnieren, möglichst im Bett, vor dem Einschlafen - es steckt an! Ab 5 Jahren, ****, Monika Hedinger.

Martha has a new favourite word.And that word is ''MINE!''Martha has officially mastered apologizing. Unfortunately, she still has a lot to learn about sharing. And while I can''t say she learns to love it, she does learn that having all the toys to yourself means you have to play all by yourself, too. Not so much fun!The good news is that readers learn the importance of sharing as they observe Martha''s stubbornness, her (ultimate) regret and her decision to do the right thing. Martha isn''t perfect but she''s learning. And that''s what matters most.

Dragons are everywhere . . . if you know where to look! A little girl sees dragons everywhere, and she is sure there is one living in her house. She puts on her dragon-hunting armour and sets out looking for clues to help her find the mysterious creature. This little dragon hunter is in for a surprise!

Clinton Gregory has fantastic adventures every night, from fighting dragons to flying around the world with his friends, and he keeps each one a secret.

Danny Da Vinci and his best friend Mick Angelo are young apprentices in a Florence art studio run by Danny''s Uncle Leo. When the Duke, a very important and very vain man commissions Leo to produce a marble statue of him riding a big rearing stallion, it turns out to be Danny''s big break! But what will happen when it''s time to unveil the statue to the Duke?

Join the Alpha Quest, a journey in search of treasure! Everyone is desperate to find the riches - Eagle and Emu, the Goldfish in Gliders, the Knight, the Pirate Pig, even the Violent Viking. But only you can find the hidden pieces of the key to unlock the treasure.

The three little pigs go off to build their separate houses one out of straw, one out of sticks, and one out of bricks. But wait! Who just spilled juice on the first little pig′s house? Why are the pigs turning green? And what is that mysterious Voice the pigs keep hearing? Ages 4 - 8

The story of a Galapagos land dragon by the award winning illustrator. Ages 4+

A young boy imagines that he''s a Cowboy Pirate. With his big, black horse and small, sailing boat he rides the ocean plains to lasso stray whales.

Children''s picture storybook based on an historical incident. In 1890, the British East India passenger liner ''Quetta'' struck an uncharted rock in the Torres Strait and sank. Over 150 men, women, and children lost their lives, but one of the survivors was an unidentified baby girl. A custody battle erupted when both the ship''s Captain and a young Ceylonese steward wanted to adopt her.

A little boy whose ambition in life is to become famous thinks of all the things he could do to reach that goal, but none of them are for him.

Includes "Jamberry, The Teddy Bears'' Picnic, " and "A Friend for Growl Bear."

A family on vacation tries to find some crabs.

Reports on an experiment to begin reading instruction in both English and Spanish for Spanishspeaking children in kindergarten.

Illustrates the well-known poem about an important Christmas visitor.

Skitty the dog seems to be a magnet for food--wherever she goes she ends up with whatever there is to eat, whether it''s vegetables from the dinner table, or spilled cake batter, or Chinese takeout.

An alphabet book for children of all ages.

A family goes crabbing on the beach, but can''t seem to find any crabs--only the reader can see where they are hiding.