New Releases by Christy Hale

"A collection of tanka poems, illustrations, and photographs explore biomimicry and show how plants, animals, and objects in the natural world have inspired human-made inventions. Includes additional backmatter information about biomimicry, tanka and the natural and human-made objects featured"--

"The story of the 1931 Lemon Grove incident, in which Mexican families in southern California won the first school desegregation case in United States history. Told in Spanish and English. Includes a corrido (ballad), and information about the people involved and events leading up to and after the court case ruling"--

Follow a girl through her day in a busy city as she travels to school and back again in this inviting book that teaches directional concepts like over, under, and through. Out the door, down the stoop, past the neighbors, along the block ... Through tree-lined streets, onto a crowded subway car, into the classroom with friends, and finally, retracing her steps back home again. There''s so much to see in Christy Hale''s warm, richly textured collage artwork and simple, evocative text set in a busy Brooklyn cityscape. Out the Door is the perfect back-to-school book for young kids learning to find their way around a city. Parents and teachers can use this read-aloud to familiarize kids with a host of directional words to describe their first school days. A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year

A biography of biracial sculptor/designer/landscape architect Isamu Noguchi, focusing on his childhood in Japan and the building of an east-west house that gave shape to his lifelong creative approach.

This unique information book for the very young switches between bodies of water and corresponding land masses with the simple turn of a page. Full color.

A collection of illustrations, concrete poetry, and photographs that shows how young children''s constructions, created as they play, are reflected in notable works of architecture from around the world.

These engaging art activities inspire self-expression and encourage children to explore feelings, abilities, experiences, relationships, and their own uniqueness. Step-by step directions incorporate discussion prompts that help boost vocabulary, build classroom community, and reinforce children''s awareness of the world around them. Includes book links to enhance and expand children''s explorations and a full-color insert that features each completed project. Ideal to use with kids just entering school and as getting-to-know-you activities! For use with Grades PreKÐ1.

Provides a variety of lessons and art projects that help students develop reading and writing skills.