New Releases by Byron Barton

Trucks and Trains, two of Byron Barton''s bestselling transporation books, are now packaged in a keepsake slipcase with movable wooden wheels. Full color.

Fishing boats and ferryboats. Sailboats and tugs. Boats on the water. Come aboard.

The tow trucks, cement trucks, and newspaper delivery trucks pictured here all help people and will fascinate small children. This very simple picture book about transportation ''will delight the youngest, and have enough meat for older preschoolers and beginning readers.'' -- K.

Children explore the many ways we use airplanes, from seaplanes to crop dusters to planes that write messages in the sky. This very simple picture book about transportation ''will delight the youngest, and have enough meat for older preschoolers and beginning readers.'' -- K.

A young child thinks about what it would be like to be an astronaut and go out on a mission into space.

A fresh retelling by Byron Barton of the well-loved story of the little red hen who grows grain, threshes wheat, and feeds her chicks--all by herself, without any help from her lazy friends. Mr. Barton''s simple words, bold images, and imaginative use of color have made his many picture book perennial favorites with young children.

While three bears are away from home, Goldilocks ventures inside their house, tastes their porridge, tries their chairs, and finally falls asleep in Baby Bear''s bed.

Byron Barton is at it again with this full-color board book about tools in action. the text is perfectly suited to toddlers learning to identify objects, colors and shapes.-3 yrs.

Simple illustrations of a brachiosaurus, a stegosaurus, a tyrannosaurus, and other prehistoric reptiles introduce the dinosaurs

Simple illustrations of a bulldozer, a crane, a tow truck, and other heavy equipment introduce working vehicles

Présentation de différents travaux de construction et des machines utilisées. Très peu de texte. Illustrations simples et signifiantes.

A delightfully illustrated cause-and-effect story that will keep readers flipping the pages. Buzz, Buzz, Buzz The bee stings the bull…which makes the cow nervous…so she kicks the farmer’s wife…and the farmer hits the mule…who knocks over the shed…and so begins Bryron’s hilarious tale of a disastrous chain of events.

A long time ago there were dinosaurs. Big dinosaurs and small dinosaurs. Dinosaurs with horns on their heads or spikes down their backs. Dinosaurs with long, long necks and long, long tails. Imaginatively and with a masterful use of color, shape and composition, Bryon Barton brings to life a unique and endearing vision of what the world may have looked like once upon a time. A long time ago there was dinosaurs. Big dinosaurs and small dinosaurs. Dinosaurs with horns on their heads or spikes down their backs. Dinosaurs with long, long necks and long, long tails. Imaginatively and with a masterful use of color, shape and composition, Byron Barton brings to life unique and endearing vision of what the world may have looked like once upona time. Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children 1989 (NSTA/CBC) Science Books and Films -- Editor''s Choice Science Books and Films -- Best Children''s Science Book List

A fresh retelling by Byron Barton of the well-loved story of the little red hen who grows grain, threshes wheat, and feeds her chicks--all by herself, without any help from her lazy friends. Mr. Barton''s simple words, bold images, and imaginative use of color have made his many picture book perennial favorites with young children.

Blast-off! Up into the shy goes the space shuttle. Into orbit, the astronauts get a taste of ready-to-eat food, experience zero gravity, go for space walks, and even fix a satellite. It''s fun to fly aboard the shuttle...and then come back to earth. ‘A young girl declares her longing to ‘fly on the shuttle into outer space.’ The familiar acts of eating, sleeping, and working become intense and special as she and the rest of the crew go about their business. The illustrations positively glow in this simple, lyrical picture book that will have nearly everyone off and flying.’ —SLJ. Notable Children''s Book of 1988 (ALA) 1988 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book) Best Illustrated Children''s Books of 1988 (NYT) Oustanding Science Trade Books for Children 1988 (NSTA/CBC)

"Text adapted from the Russian Tsyplenok by Korney Chukovsky."

"Nous cherchons des os, nous les trouvons, nous les déterrons, ... nous attachons les griffes aux pieds". Présentation fictive et sommaire des différentes étapes de la reconstitution d''un dinosaure. Illustrations simplifiées. Peu de texte.

Bones. Bones. We look for bones. We look for the bones of dinosaurs. Six small paleontologists search for bones. When they find them, they dig them up, wrap them, and load them on a truck, bound for the museum. There, they carefully put together the bones of a giant dinosaur. In bright, bold, exuberant pictures, with a text that is just right for reading or chanting aloud, Byron Barton looks at just what happens to the bones left behind by dinosaurs of long, long ago.

A machine digs a big hole. A cement mixer pours cement. Carpenters put up walls. Bricklayers, electricians, plumbers, and painters do their part. Through brilliantly simple words and pictures we follow each step, and before our eyes a house is built.

A crocodile goes out spooking on Halloween.

A long time ago there were dinosaurs. Big dinosaurs and small dinosaurs. Dinosaurs with horns on their heads or spikes down their backs. Dinosaurs with long, long necks and long, long tails. Imaginatively and with a masterful use of color, shape and composition, Bryon Barton brings to life a unique and endearing vision of what the world may have looked like once upon a time. A long time ago there was dinosaurs. Big dinosaurs and small dinosaurs. Dinosaurs with horns on their heads or spikes down their backs. Dinosaurs with long, long necks and long, long tails. Imaginatively and with a masterful use of color, shape and composition, Byron Barton brings to life unique and endearing vision of what the world may have looked like once upona time. Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children 1989 (NSTA/CBC) Science Books and Films -- Editor''s Choice Science Books and Films -- Best Children''s Science Book List

En quelques illustrations pleine page, l''enfant voyage dans l''espace.

‘With the call of ‘Hey, you guys! Let’s get to work,’ women and men shoulder drills and picks, board cranes and cement mixers, and set their equipment bulldozing and steamrolling across vibrant page spreads. Barton generates the excitement of road and building construction for young sidewalk engineers.’ —BL. 1988 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book) Notable 1987 Children''s Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children 1987 (NSTA/CBC) 1987 Children''s Books (NY Public Library)