Most Popular Books by Laurie Krebs

We swim in turquoise water and build castles on the beach. We climb up rocks or watch from docks, To see the gray whales breach.

"This charming book is visually enticing and just plain fun to read" — School Library Journal Join Grandpa the Beeman and his grandson as they explore the fascinating world of bees! In this charming rhyming story, young readers will learn all about the buzzing creatures that make honey and how beekeepers care for them. What surprising facts will you uncover about the importance of bees? Teaches the basics of beekeeping and the vital role bees play in nature Includes educational endnotes with fun facts about honey, bees, and beekeeping Perfect for budding young naturalists and curious minds

Travel along the Silk Road with a multi-generational family from Xi''an, China, to where China and India meet. Along the way, you''ll explore China''s varied geography and discover how the Silk Road fostered cultural diversity a century ago. Includes 9 pages of facts about silk, the cities mentioned in the story, Chinese geography and even photos from author Laurie Krebs''s travels along the Silk Road!

As the riverboat sails down the Nile River, remnants of Egypt''s long history and aspects of its present culture are revealed on its banks. Includes end notes with additional information about ancient Egyptian culture.

Learn to count in Swahili and discover all kinds of African animals with this exciting children''s safari through the glasslands of Tanzania!

Looks at the daily life of a lighthouse keeper at Boston Light in colonial Massachusetts, describes the duties and responsibilities of a colonial lighthouse keeper, and tells the history of Boston Light.

This rhyming text takes readers from Lake Titicaca all the way to the city of Cusco for the highly popular Inti Raymi festival, celebrated in June each year. Children from many areas of southern Peru are traveling to the festival, each using a different mode of transport. Includes educational endnotes on the history, people and festivals of Peru.

Rhyming text introduces the wildlife of the Galapagos Islands, such as giant tortoises, black iguanas, and brightly-colored lava crabs.

Three children embark on a day-long trek through the Amazon, discovering all sorts of rainforest creatures in their natural habitats. The charming, rhyming text highlights an adjective for each creature. The story is complemented by educational endnotes about the creatures in the story and the peoples of the rainforest.

Sumario en español: Arusha, Mosi, Tumpe y sus amigos emprenden un aventura sobre contar a través de los prados de Tanzania, descubriendo diversas clases de animales africanos mientras cuentan a partir la uno a diez.

Now available in Spanish! Find out where honey comes from as Grandpa the Beeman teaches the basics of beekeeping to his young grandson. This rhyming story includes 7 pages of educational endnotes full of essential facts about bees, beekeeping, honey, and the vital part that bees play in the natural world.

"¡Nos vamos, nos vamos, nos vamos a México! Súbete al tren y vive las aventuras de una familia en México participando en los festivales del pueblo, subiendo a la antiguas pirámides, ¡y mucho más!"--Page 4 of cover.

Come sail to Galapagos and see what you can see! Now available in Spanish!

Arusha, Mosi, Tumpe y sus amigos emprenden un aventura sobre contar a través de los prados de Tanzania, descubriendo diversas clases de animales africanos mientras cuentan a partir la uno a diez.

Presents a day in the life of South Carolinian Eliza Pinckney, who was unusual in that she was one of the few female plantation owners in colonial times.

Describes a day in the life of a Connecticut miller during the Revolutionary War, how his gristmill operated, how he kept his tools clean, and what happened when British troops approached.

Describes a day in the life of a doctor in colonial Philadelphia, where he was trained, common ailments and how he treated them, and ways in which he tried to improve conditions for women, slaves, and others.

Describes a day in the life of a shipbuider, discussing training, key figures in the field, and steps to building a ship.

Everyone is invited to join Arusha, Mosi, and Tumpe as they set out on a counting journey through the Tanzanian plains. Along the way, they spy all sorts of animals - elephants, lions and monkeys - while learning to count from one to ten.

"Rodéate de los colores y maravillas que te esperan en este divertido viaje por la cordillera de los Andes en Perú, desde el lago Titicaca hasta la animada ciudad de Cuzco donde ha comenzado al asombroso festival del Inti Raymi. Se incluye mucha información sobre Perú y sus pueblos."-- Back cover.

These charming tales make it easy to bring the history curriculum to life in your classroom. These books are tied directly to the National Social Studies Standards and Benchmarks through the following themes: culture time, continuity, and change individual development and identity power, authority, and governance people, places, and environments production, distribution, and consumption civic ideals and practices science, technology, and society Readers of this series will travel back in time and spend a day in the life of a real citizen during the earliest days of our nation. Each book in the series features a person who actually lived and worked during colonial times. The readers will learn how they may have spent a day in their lives. The books offer original period documents, oil paintings, etchings, and woodcuts that portray the colonial era. These primary sources bring depth and authenticity to young readers'' exploration of life before the American Revolution. The captivating stories of these real-life characters, some of them American icons, will make history tangible and fun.

Arusha et ses amis t''emmènent à travers les magnifiques paysages de la savane, pour découvrir et compter les animaux d''Afrique. A la fin du livre, un carte et un documentaire te permettront de mieux connaître ce beau pays qu''est la Tanzanie.

A lo largo del camino, los niños masai cuentan los animales del uno al diez en español y en swahili.