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Long ago in India, there lived a raja who believed that he was wise and fair. But every year he kept nearly all the peoples rice for himself. Then a village girl named Rani devises a clever plan, using the surprising power of doubling to win more than one billion grains of rice from the raja.

Kids will exercise their early math skills with this bestselling picture book.Mr. Comfort is cooking up his famous spaghetti and meatballs, while Mrs. Comfort carefully arranges eight tables and thirty-two chairs so that everyone will have a seat. Then the guests show up with their own seating plansThe wit and humor of this entertaining story draw children into thinking about area and perimeter. Includes a special section that outlines math concepts and provides questions to further engage children.

Lying, even little lies, hurt. Explore this book as children learn the importance of truthfulness and how lying impacts the world around them.

This story shows how one apple in a tree is connected to different animals that live nearby and how its seeds will become more trees.

A young girl tries to convince a grumpy cat to try on a variety of hats, as well as shoes and other apparel, in a timeless tale first published twenty years ago and presented here in a new format with new illustrations

A tiny girl and her tiny brother--who live with their tiny family in a lovely garden--embark on a perilous journey into the house of a giant to retrieve their grandfathers umbrella.

Some children paint a big picture using many colors. Colorful illustrations enhance this simple book about counting and colors.

Simple text and colorful cut-paper illustrations combine in a celebration of the beauty and usefulness of water that depicts such objects as a rainy day, steam cooking, and ice cubes.

Follows a caterpillar as it changes into a butterfly, from its pupa stage throught its transformation into a chrysalis to its metamorphosis into a butterfly newly emerged from a sticky cocoon.

Under the sea, along the shore, live hundreds of starfish, on the ocean floor.This Level 1 Hello Reader Science book is told in simple, rhyming text by nonfiction authors Connie and Peter Roop. With basic facts and lush illustrations about these interesting underwater creatures, young readers will learn all about where starfish live, what they eat, how they survive, and much more.

Whales and dolphins swim/ just like you and me. Whales and dolphins leap high above the sea.This Level 1 Hello Reader Science title is filled with basic fun facts in rhyming, kid-friendly text. Young readers will learn all about these aquatic mammals where they live, what they eat, and what they do to survive in the great blue sea. Lush illustrations accompany the text.

Lili is spending a few days with Grandma while Mama is away. She knows Mama will be home soon--but when is soon? Whenever Lili catches a glimpse of yellow, shes certain that Mamas come home at last But the yellow she sees is just a sundress, a balloon, an umbrella...and Lili starts to lose hope. Grandma comforts her with kind words and trips to circus and beach, till, at last, Mama returns with a warm hug a special yellow hat for Lili. First-time author Nancy Minchella crafts a gentle story of separation and reassurance, illustrated in the vivid watercolors of Keiko Narahashi.

Millions of Monarchs is an esy-to-read Hello Readers which follows monarchs as they migrate to Mexico during the cold winter months.

This book describes many different animals that hatch from eggs. Photographs of the eggs and their mothers help tell the story

Describes how various animals use their teeth to chew, bite, and find food, including beavers, snakes, and sharks.

Tells about the structure of trees and how they grow, as well as their uses.

Determined that their daughter Nina realize her musical destiny, her poor but devoted parents send her away as a baby to the Venetian ospedale, knowing she will be raised as an orphan and will never again be allowed to return home.

Its migration time and as a mother gull dives into the water to catch a herring shes caught in an oil slick Thinking of the egg she is about to lay she manages to extract herself and fly to the nearest port. Exhausted, she lands on a balcony where Zorba the cat is sunning himself. Zorba wants to get help, but the gull knows its too late and she extracts three promises from him 1 That he wont eat the egg, 2 that hell take care of the chick until it hatches, and 3 that hell teach it to fly. Well the first two are hard enough, but the third one is surely impossible. Isnt it?

Presents alphabetically arranged categories and relates them to India, including animals, food, history, and yearly festivals.

Presents alphabetically arranged categories and relates them to Brazil, including animals, food, history, and yearly festivals.