New Releases by Martin PROVENSEN

Follows Max, a pet cat who is both friend and hunter. Backmatter includes information about the real-life Max the cat who lived on Maple Hill Farm.

The Art of Alice and Martin Provensen is the first-ever monograph on this beloved midcentury husband-and-wife illustration team. This award-winning pair created more than 40 beloved children''s books over the span of seven decades, many of which appeared on the New York Times,/iu003e Best Illustrated Books of the Year lists. From early favorites for Golden Books such as The Color Kittens by Margaret Wise Brown, 1949, to their Caldecott-winning title The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot, 1983, the Provensens'' books inspired generations of young readers. Original paintings for their beloved classics such as A Child''s Garden of Verses, 1951, The Iliad and the Odyssey, 1959, Myths and Legends, 1960 and many others, are beautifully reproduced and included here. This comprehensive volume showcases hundreds of their well-known illustrations, as well as many never-before-seen paintings, drawings, and exquisite sketchbooks from their travels around the world. An interview with their daughter Karen Provensen Mitchell illuminates their life and career and includes many personal photographs, quotes, speeches, and memorabilia from their archive. An introduction by Leonard S. Marcus, a leading historian in children''s literature, underscores the Provensen''s importance and influence as illustrators and authors. Additionally, noted publisher and close family friend Robert Gottlieb, provides a personal essay that shares many of his memories with this cherished couple. The Provensens'' colorful, inimitable artwork is a treasure trove that has influenced generations of children, designers, illustrators, historians, and all who cherish classic children''s books.

Bienvenue à la grande parade des animaux ! 22 petites histoires, poèmes, devinettes ou conseils qui vous transporteront de la ferme à la forêt tropicale, du zoo au coeur de la savane, en passant par le fond des océans. Rendez-vous chez le barbier pour une nouvelle coupe avec le lion, rencontrez un tigre malheureux à sa propre fête d''anniversaire, et déjouez vous aussi les pièges du rusé M Renard.

Winner of the Caldecott Medal, this stunningly illustrated book depicts Louis Bleriot''s historic first cross-Channel flight.

One day a duckling went for a walk. Along the way he saw 2 horses, 4 turkeys, 5 geese and 8 piglets. The piglets told him to go home because it was time for dinner. On the way back he got lost. Finally, hearing some noise in the bushes, he found his mother and siblings who were going home to eat --- Un jour un caneton s''en alla se promener. En chemin, il rencontra 2chevaux, 4 dindons, 5 oies et 8 petits cochons. Les cochons lui dirent de rentrer chez lui parce qu''il etait l''heure de dinner. Mais, il se perdit. Entendant du bruit dans les buissons, le caneton retrouva sa maman et ses freres et soeurs qui rentraient chez eux pour dinner.

This endearing favorite, now back in print, celebrates the four seasons on the farm and reacquaints readers with some of their animal friends. Full-color illustrations.

Meet the animals of Maple Hill Farm and learn about their antics as they bring joy, laughter, and life to the people who live in a house that needs painting at the end of a road full of holes. Two dogs, five horses, a pig, some geese, lots of chickens, a few cows, a few goats, several sheep, and four special cats—these are the animals at Maple Hill Farm. With simple text that is both affectionate and wry, and irresistible illustrations that burst with personality, Alice and Martin Provensen bring their barnyard friends to life for the delight of animal lovers both young and old.

Describes life in a big city and on a farm near a village.

A baby owl and three kittens receive a bit of extra help in growing up on Maple Hill Farm.

When the town decides to build a reservoir on their land, the residents of Shaker Lane decide to move away rather than fight to keep their homes.

A poem inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson''s letters describes how the author and his wife survived a stormy ocean voyage with a shipload of exotic animals.

A biography of the man whose fascination with flying machines produced the Bleriot XI, which in 1909 became the first heavier-than-air machine to fly the English Channel.

A simple account of Leonardo da Vinci''s life and work presented in coloured pop-up format.

Describes the seasonal changes on a farm and surrounding countryside throughout the year.

Deux histoires, des illustrations simples et naïves, où des animaux sont en cause et amusent. Un album agréable à lire et à regarder.

Four farm animals, each with a distinct and highly idiosyncractic personality, liven the days at Maple Hill Farm.

Informatief boek over de invloed van de jaargetijden op het leven van de dieren die op en om de boerderij voorkomen.

An easy-to-read description of the continuously changing seasons.