Michael Rosen
Author
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
c2016
Language
English
Description
For thousands of years, philosophers and scientists have searched for the keys to human personality. Today, personality testing is a multibillion-dollar business. Many people take personality tests online just for fun. Whether silly or serious, personality testing can be an eye-opening way to better understand yourself, your family, and your friends. Just My Type introduces readers to the history of personality profiling, ranging from ancient Chinese...
Author
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
c2015
Language
English
Description
"How on Earth did we fix upon our twenty-six letters, what do they really mean, and how did we come to write them down in the first place? Michael Rosen takes you on an unforgettable adventure through the history of the alphabet in twenty-six vivid chapters, fizzing with personal anecdotes and fascinating facts. Starting with the mysterious Phoenicians and how sounds first came to be written down, he races on to show how nonsense poems work, pins...
5) Weird jobs
Author
Series
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Sniffing armpits. Scuba diving for golf balls. Building secret passageways. For some lucky people, these strange tasks are all in a day's work. Want to learn about the men and women who destroy old buildings or make movie sound effects? Discover a range of weird jobs from around the world!
8) I am hungry
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Look out, this squirrel is HUNGRY. So hungry it could eat boiled rice, chocolate mice, a gingerbread man ... even a frying pan! Is there anything it WON'T eat?
10) Bizarre vehicles
Author
Series
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
c2014
Language
English
Description
"A bicycle-like device with a donut-shaped frame. Combination stilts and pogo sticks. Your own personal jetpack. What do these things have in common? They're all actual vehicles. Read about a variety of strange forms of transportation in this fun and fascinating book"--Provided by publisher.
11) Bear's day out
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
When Bear decides to visit the city, he becomes overwhelmed with all the noise, but luckily some helpful children guide him on his way home again.
13) Avalanche
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
A rhyming alphabet book in which a boy tosses a snowball to his dog and starts an avalanche that engulfs the entire universe until it has to reverse itself and become a snowball again, ending up in the dog's mouth.
14) I am wriggly
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
This bunny is so wriggly! Around and around, on the ground, it waves its feet and drums out a beat. It just can’t stop! But, phew—it’s tiring being this wriggly! --From back cover.
15) Strange foods
Author
Series
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Describes unusual foods from around the world, from bird's nest soup to salty licorice to yak butter tea.
16) Wacky sports
Author
Series
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Introduces a range of entertaining and unusual sports from around the world, such as chess boxing and watermelon skiing.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A father reads his children a bedtime story about two villains whose plot to steal money and cover everything in slime is unsuccessfully countered by every superhero until Extremely Boring Man comes along with the power to put everyone to sleep.
18) Bear flies high
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Bear usually spends his days on the beach, singing and watching birds, but when he leaves to visit a carnival, his dream of flying may just come true.
19) I am happy!
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
This puppy is so happy! Riding high on a cloud of joy it wants to swing on a swing and jump in puddle. With this much happiness in its little puppy heart, what won't it do?