Best Selling Books by Philemon Sturges

What''s your favorite part of the school day? Come along to a warm, friendly world of reading and writing, singing and painting, and all-around fun that will make you want to yell, "I love school!"

A child names many of his favorite trucks and each one''s most notable characteristic.

Two children catch fireflies on a summer night, putting them one by one into a jar until all ten are caught, and then they let them out to watch all ten fly away.

A follow-up to the successful I Love Trucks!, this rhymed picture book introduces the preschool set to trains and the jobs they do.

Tools can cut things apart . . . . . . or put them back together again. You can use tools to make almost anything! From the clamps that hold down the wood for the very first cut through the paintbrush that adds the finishing touches, this book is full of useful tools! Young readers will love watching a busy family saw, hammer, and chisel as they work together to create a new home for their friend the bluebird.

The ebullient, rhythmic text of these two poems celebrates the special delights of both summer and winter. Halpern cleverly captures and contrasts those pleasures in bold, brilliant colored collages, richly textured by cut paper, fabric, and paint.

Some bugs hop. Some bugs make honey. Some bugs light up the sky! Come explore the amazing world of bugs! The friendly bugs that crawl all over these pages include hungry caterpillars, busy ants, and graceful dragonflies. Which one is your favorite?

Some carry people around the world. Some land on water. Some can loop around the sky. What does your favorite plane do? Blast off into the world of biplanes and gliders, seaplanes and dive bombers, and find out the special jobs of every kind of plane.

Animal parents use their best tricks to make their babies smile, laugh, coo, and grin.

Everyone knows bridges are to cross -- to get to the other side. From a simple log to woven webs of steel, bridges reflect our values, our lifestyles. Feast your eyes on these bridges from around the world, all painstakingly created with intricately cut paper, and you will come to realize that crossing is only one reason for having a bridge.

This text is a fun adaptation of the classic playground song. Help Skunk solve the mystery as he asks each of his animal friends, Mouse, Raven, Squirrel, Rabbit, Turtle, Raccoon, Snake, Beaver, and Frog, who took the cookie from the cookie jar?

New words to the traditional tune describe a camper-driving, "hootin''" and "shoutin''" guest and the party that will begin when she arrives.

Children bring their pets to a pet show.

NC State Textbook Adoption 1996-2000 - Rowan/Salisbury Schools.

I love trains First come engines, big and strong Pulling lots of cars along.

An up-to-date retelling of the traditional Little Red Hen story in which the intrepid fowl spies a can of tomato sauce in her cupboard and knows it''s time to make a lively little pizza.

Poems describe a variety of watercraft, from birch bark canoes to cruise ships, and reveal their impact on the world.

From the author of I Love Trains!, a boldly illustrated picture book with simple text introduces an array of flight-related creations, including hot air balloons, seaplanes, and space stations.

Two bands of pirates fight over a box, but when they raise the white flag and open the box together, they find a treasure to share.

An adaptation of the classic Christmas carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas" with a southwestern twist.

Woolly Bear quietly shuffles along looking for a place to spin her bed and dream of tiger moths, while all around her other bugs buzz, chatter, zip, and whir.

Describes various types of space which are sacred to different religions, including churches, mosques, synagogues, temples, and other shrines.

This rhyming story reveals the real reason why dogs always sniff each other when they meet.

Christmas brings bright sights, glad sounds, rich tastes, and other good things, but the newborn infant brings the greatest joy.

Un jour, la Petite Poule Rousse eut une petite faim, ouvrit ses placards, examina son frigo : vides (ou presque) ! - Bon, se dit la Poule, j''ai bien envie de préparer une pizza ; sortons faire les courses. Qui vient avec moi ? Le chat ? Le chien ? Le canard ? Ouvre vite pour le savoir !

Crocky Dilly tells the story of her famous relative who rescued Menes, the King of Egypt, and was rewarded by being named queen of her own city, Crocodilopolis.

In this version of the traditional tale, the duck, the dog, and the cat refuse to help the Little Red Hen make a pizza but do get to participate when the time comes to eat it.