New Releases by Douglas Florian

What do you like about autumn? Flying kites?Apple picking?Trick or treat?Frisbee flicking? What do you not like about autumn? Back to school?Winds that gust?Bare trees?Rains that rust? This collection of poems and paintings welcomes fall with all the crisp energy of a joyful tumbling run. A companion volume to the highly praised Winter Eyes and Summersaults, Autumnblings proves once again that Douglas Florian is a poet for all seasons.

Dozens of poems with instant activities that build skills in grammar, vocabulary, elaboration and more.

What do you like about summer?Mountain hikes? Picking cherries? Curve balls? Ice cream cones? What do you not like about summer?Blackouts? Bee swarms? Thunderstorms? Ninety degrees? However you answered, Douglas Florian will convince you that summer is great. His poems and pictures add up to the best vacation imaginable -- and it is one you can have at any time of the year. A companion volume to the highly praised Winter Eyes,Summersaults proves that Douglas Florian is a poet for all seasons.

What is big? Join Douglas Florian and a decidedly big pink pig as they travel around town, across a continent, and through the universe, taking a look at things that are big bigger biggest! Bulletin Blue Ribbon Best of 2000 Award

A delightful book of oversize watercolor paintings showing a family planting a garden. Take a spade and a hoe, put some seeds in a row, add sunshine (& rain), and what do you have? A vegetable garden! School Library Journal says: 3The best aspects of a vegetable garden jump out from the brilliant illustrations of this atmospheric book. The purpose here is to provide scenes of pleasure and the bright goodness and beauty of tomatoes, melons, and other wonders.2 Horn Book says: 3The watery, translucent watercolors -- with objects outlines in thick, textured line -- capture the vitality of all growing things, including the children.2 NJSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book for 1991.

Snowballs, ice skating,sledding! Frozen toes, icy slush,runny nose. Well, winter's not all fun and games. But well-loved, best-selling poet Douglas Florian will melt your doubts about Mother Nature's chilly grip with twenty-eight winter-inspired poems accompanied by his crisp, trademark watercolor illustrations. Young readers are sure to warm up to the uniquely keen vision of this wholly original volume. Whatever the time of year, Winter Eyes is just right for the season. List of Notable Children's Books in Lang. Arts 00 (NCTE) and 00 Riverbank Review Magazine's Children's Books of Distinction Award Nominations

A collection of humorous poems about such animals as the walrus, anteater, and boa.

This collection of poems introduces the monstrous dwellers of the horribly horrid Monster Motel. Full color.

A big book of Florian verse, now in paperback

Provides an account of a fisher's day, from early morning on his boat until late at night when he gets his catch to market

Briefly describes the tools of a painter, his subject matter, and the feelings he feels as he creates pictures.

Labeled drawings portray animals at the zoo.

Demonstrates how different types of chefs work with food and describes some of the utensils that they use.

Simple text and illustrations introduce the daily work of an automobile mechanic.

A simple description of what a carpenter does in his daily work.

Illustrates what a potter does with clay.

An innovative nature book designed to open children's eyes to the butterfliesin the world around them. Full-color illustrations.

Describes simply how one family enjoys a day at the beach. Includes a list of seashells for which to look.

An introduction to trees, their growth, reproduction, usefulness, and some specific kinds.

Labeled pictures present life on a city street, where skateboards roll, pigeons fly, and traffic moves.

Two children walk through the woods with a guide, exploring trails and observing nature around them.

Illustrations with little accompanying text give a month-by-month depiction of a year on a farm in the country.

A family takes a trip to the country and enjoys a summer day of relaxation and fun.

A family enjoys a winter day of relaxation and fun.

An introduction to various kinds of seashells, where they can be found, and their inhabitants.

Discusses the development and behavior of frogs and introduces several varieties.