New Releases by Peter Linenthal

Gracias al arte de alto contraste en blanco y negro, este libro resulta perfecto para los bebés que apenas comienzan a observar y aprender sobre los animales. High-contrast black-and-white art makes this the perfect book for babies just beginning to look and learn about animals. ¡Mira! Los pájaros vuelan, las ballenas soplan, los cachorros juegan ... odo para deleitar al bebé. Gracias al arte de alto contraste en blanco y negro, este libro resulta perfecto para los bebés que apenas comienzan a observar y aprender sobre los animales. Look! Birds fly, whales spout, puppies play ... all for baby’s delight. High-contrast black-and-white art makes this the perfect book for babies just beginning to look and learn about animals.

An enjoyable tale that introduces young readers to an important ancient empire. While on a very important mission from the King, young Jaya encounters the deities Shiva, Inanna, and Hercules. Leaping from gold coins on her mother''s golden necklace, they help Jaya achieve her goal and discover strengths she didn''t know she had. Jaya''s Golden Necklace is the first children''s book to tell of the origin and cultural roots of the beloved Buddha image. A story of East and West, it teaches lessons and entertains while also opening a door into Asian culture. Set along the Silk Road, Jaya''s journey highlights the interconnected and multicultural worlds of yesterday and today. This engaging, fast-moving tale of empowerment will help children relate better to the powerful beings in human history''s rich religions and myths. It also conveys the independence, resilience, and creativity that make Jaya a true heroine for today.

A black-and-white board book just right for baby''s eyes There''s a world of wonder outside baby''s window in this fourth board book in the popular Look, Look! series. In striking black-and-white images perfect for infant eyes, ladybugs fly, cars zoom, and clouds float. With bold, simple text and art, this board book makes an ideal learning experience for very young babies and a perfect shower gift.

A grandmother from an old Maine family that came to America from England generations ago relates family and cultural life to her grandchildren as they enjoy various traditions of the New England seacoast.

Birds sing, zebras run, and whales spout in this delightful follow-up to Look Look!, which has sold nearly 50,000 copies. Bold, black-and-white illustrations offer the clean shapes and strong contrasts best suited to young babies’ developing minds.The warm, simple text makes this a perfect first book for sharing with a little one who’s just beginning to look and learn. An ideal shower gift that’s sure to become a favorite with baby.

In the early 1800s, it was called the Potrero Nuevo, or "new pasture." Gold-rush squatters soon put the squeeze on Mission Dolores''s grazing cattle, and when the fog lifted, Potrero Hill became the first industrial zone in San Francisco, with iron-smelting plants, butcheries, and shipbuilding dominating the waterfront during the late 19th century. The Hill has been home to immigrants from Scotland, Ireland, China, Russia, Mexico, and from everywhere in between. These days, many of the factories and warehouses have been converted into housing and offices for techies. And for the record, the crookedest street in San Francisco is not Lombard--it''s Vermont, between 20th and 22nd.

Provides instructions and materials for making a variety of books, from some that are very simple to more complex pop-up and origami books.

Striking and stylish, Look Look! is the ideal first board book for babies just beginning to look and learn and a perfect gift for little hands. Look, look! Children run, fish swim, stars shine . . . all for baby''s eyes to see. This sturdy board book, full of high-contrast black-and-white cut-paper art perfect for staring at, is just the thing for the eyes of the youngest babies. A few words in curving red type on each spread describe the scenes—a car races, a cat stretches, flowers bloom—and extend the book''s age appeal so that it will be fascinating to older babies, too.

This treasury of 226 designs, all meticulously rendered from authentic Russian art and artifacts -- motifs from Moldovian carpets, Ukrainian Easter eggs, stove tiles, more. Depictions of Matryoshka dolls, ceramic toys, woodcuts of folkloric characters.

Over 200 illustrations adapted from authentic jewelry, textiles, pottery, masks and other sources display batik florals, shadow puppet, embroidered skirt, much more. Fascinating, royalty-free designs for artists and craftspeople. "

Ten designs depict a Zuni symbol for the sun from a Corn Dance headdress, a Kwakiutl totem figure representing a thunderbird, and other Native American motifs. Identifications.