Two spies exchanging top-secret information…A sand-castle Terminator…A dog that’s been kidnapped…A manhole-cover salesman…And an annual Duck Derby that’s run afowl!The solutions to all the mysteries are in the back (just in case you don’t crack the case!) Read all the books about Encyclopedia Brown!
An alien makes an unexpected friend in this irresistible picture book about finding your place in the universe. A Golden Duck Notable Picture BookMarty is a tiny green Martian who lives here on Earth. You've never noticed him before, because he is undercover . . . Marty wears disguises and studies human behavior in order to fit in. He is always watching, learning, and laughing.And then one day, after much preparation, Marty gets a job! He loves to watch his customers, and he even makes some friends. But Marty knows he can never reveal his secret. Humans are terrified of Martians.When his cover gets blown, Marty needs somewhere safe to go. Who will see beyond his strange, green looks to show him kindness?This adorable story of an outsider with a good heart reminds readers that everyone needs a place to call home--and a friend for company. Zoey Abbott's colorful art, full of elaborate costumes and whimsical details, pops against Rachel Nobel's spare, sweet text. With its charming wa
The civil defense educational films of the 1950s, designed to sustain public support for the Cold War, censored images showing the reality of devastation wreaked by atomic bombs; later, in the 1970s,
When Harold, a large green alligator with a big mouth and an even bigger appetite, shows up at Irene's door seeking shelter, everyone hides. Except Max. Max persuades the other critters that this part
Duck and Cover is a wry, laconic memoir penned by Kathie Farnell, based on her perspective as a smart-mouthed, unreasonably optimistic white girl growing up in Cloverdale, a genteel and neatly landsca
Getting lost is scary, especially when you're a baby duck and there's all kinds of creatures to encounter. Readers will learn not to judge a book by its cover, as this tale ends well because of a help
A feast for baby’s senses! The soft, fuzzy cover and cloth pages of the books in the Friends Cloth series feature vibrantly colored animals for baby to identify. In Duck and Friends, a cheerful duck o
The end of the world as you've never known it.The bounty hunter Mr. Christopher has kidnapped Erica and The Librarian and his dog, Chewy are desperate to get her back.Willie and Coy like money and are
New cover reissue in million copy best-selling Duck in the Truck series.Duck and friends go out one daywith a bat, a ball and a glove to play.Duck hits the ball – but where does it fall?On a branch in
New cover reissue in million copy best-selling Duck in the Truck series.Plop! goes the drip that drops from the cup.Duck looks down and Duck looks up.‘A leak in the roof, oh! What bad luck.This is a j
Presented with brilliant color and a treasure trove of Rosa’s cover art and behind-the-scenes factoids, these Duckburg epics are back in a definitive, comprehensiveedition for posterity — at a bargain
"Duck and cover" are unforgettable words for a generation of Americans, who listened throughout the Cold War to the unescapable propaganda of civil defense. Yet it would have been impossible
Even people who can recall the "duck and cover" years have lost the fullness of that new atomic America experience, its stories and images and fears. In this book, Jacobs (research, Hiroshima Peace In
Between his opening greeting and the bookend closing page on which he stalks away after taking no questions, Gato wants to make one thing perfectly clear: Although he has four legs, two ears, and a long, long tail, the word "cat" does not define him. His identity is his alone to describe and determine. With the help of Danica Novgorodoff's laugh-out-loud illustrations, he takes us on a tour of his adventures, accomplishments, and daily activities that makes mincemeat of our first impressions. He wears a sweater and a leash, so is he a dog? He runs in pastures, so is he a horse? He likes flowers, so is he a bee? He swims, so is he a duck? He has flown in airplanes and ridden in subways, so is he a person? Maybe he's all those things, but what he truly is, he wants us to know, is Gato.To underline the story's message of empowerment and self-identity, the back cover and backmatter include photos of the real Gato (Winter Miller's cat) doing everything he claims and more. Signs on walls, he
