Abstract/Sommario: What happens when Sal and her mother meet a mother bear and her cub? A Caldecott Honor Book!

Abstract/Sommario: Bunty, the baby teddy bear, was sipping his morning tea when his friend, Bobalink, hurried in looking very important...

Abstract/Sommario: Filibert builds a boat, when the boat was finished the adventure began...

Abstract/Sommario: Fallow, the little fawn, stood under a tree and watched the falling snow. He had never seen snow before and thought it was beautiful and very strange. The next morning the snow was thick on the ground...

Abstract/Sommario: Raised on a ranch in northern California, Jody is well-schooled in the hard work and demands of a rancher's life. He is used to the way of horses, too; but nothing has prepared him for the special connection he will forge with Gabilan, the hot-tempered pony his father gives him. With Billy Buck, the hired hand, Jody tends and trains his horse, restlessly anticipating the moment he will sit high upon Gabilan's saddle. But when Gabilan falls ill, Jody discovers there are still lessons he ...; [Leggi tutto...] Raised on a ranch in northern California, Jody is well-schooled in the hard work and demands of a rancher's life. He is used to the way of horses, too; but nothing has prepared him for the special connection he will forge with Gabilan, the hot-tempered pony his father gives him. With Billy Buck, the hired hand, Jody tends and trains his horse, restlessly anticipating the moment he will sit high upon Gabilan's saddle. But when Gabilan falls ill, Jody discovers there are still lessons he must learn about the ways of nature and, particularly, the ways of man.

Abstract/Sommario: Two famous detectives track down two equally famous jewel thieves at a wedding party aboard the steamboat Sally.

Abstract/Sommario: Some animals like to sleep a lot in the winter and wake up now and then for a meal. They should sleep in their own houses. Two little red squirrels, Rowan and Sorrel, sat in front of a blazing fire of pine cones one winter's evening...

Abstract/Sommario: Toffee, the terrier puppy, spread his map on the table and put a paw on it. "This is where we will start tomorrow morning", he said...his sister, Trix, looked over his shoulder. "It doesn't look far", she said...

Abstract/Sommario: Something appalling is taking place at the altar in the monastery chapel in Sorrento, right in front of the statue of Mary and Jesus. What do you suppose it could be that would send the Sexton running? Was the chapel being damaged, the statue defaced? Was a villager committing some reprehensible sin inside the very walls of the church? No. The sacrilege was nothing more than Giovanni, the juggler, performing for the Holy Child, offering his humble gift to Jesus.