Grahame Baker-Smith
Author
Publisher
Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Cassi watches a little swift dive and swoop in the still air...Then a small breeze stirs the leaves in the trees, and as the wind grows bolder, a whiff of danger sends small creatures running for cover. Across the ocean, the wind awakes with a fury, whipping the waves and cresting each one with wild white horses. And further on, around the still eye of a hurricane, clouds are carved into a great spiral"--
2) Farther
Author
Publisher
Templar Books
Pub. Date
2013, c2010
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Tells the story of a father who dreamed of being able to fly and how that dream was passed on to future generations.
Author
Publisher
Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Kûn likes to imagine life on Earth millions of years ago, when the sky boomed with the wild beat of pterosaur wings. Thousands of miles away, Solveig gazes at the sky as she admires the beauty of the northern lights. Learn how these children are connected in this spellbinding journey through the evolution of our planet's surface from watery world through ice ages to the familiar landscapes we know today."
5) Robin Hood
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Recounts the life and adventures of Robin Hood, who, with his band of followers, lived as an outlaw in Sherwood Forest dedicated to fighting tyranny. Features excerpts from the medieval ballads on which the legend is based.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"Are you brave enough to come face-to-face with the biggest and most awe-inspiring prehistoric beasts? In this dramatic introduction to the Stone Age world, the stupendous giants that shared the earth with our human ancestors--from the woolly mammoth and the fearsome saber-toothed cat to the elephant bird and the giant wombat--leap, slither, and swoop to life on eighteen atmospheric and densely packed double-page spreads spotlighting animals from...
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Based on a speech Neil Armstrong gave upon receiving the moon rock he named Bok, this unique picture book tells the story of how the Earth and the Moon came to be. Includes facts about the Earth and the Moon"--
Author
Language
English
Description
Experience the timeless story of Toad, Rat, Mole, and Badger in a beautiful new unabridged, hardcover designed and illustrated by New York Times Bestselling author and Eisner Award winning creator David Petersen (Mouse Guard). Painstakingly illustrated over three years, this exquisite and lavish edition features both color and pen and ink illustrations throughout. Begun as a series of letters from Kenneth Grahame to his son, The Wind in the Willows...
9) Life: the first four billion years : the story of life from the big bang to the evolution of humans
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Studio
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Before humans took their first steps, there were billions of years of vibrant and varied life-forms on Earth. Discover the story of our planet during this time, from the formation of the universe to the first mammals and all the incredible life that flourished in between. Covering ice ages and fossils, the first life in the sea and on land, the time of the dinosaurs, and the rise of mammals, Martin Jenkins navigates through millennia of prehistory...
10) The Greek myths
Author
Language
English
Description
Sixteen favorite Greek myths including adventures of Jason, Theseus, Odysseus, the tales of Icarus, who flew too close to the sun, and King Midas, whose touch turned everything to gold.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2009, c2008
Language
English
Description
Wanting to prove to his brothers and sister that magic really exists, Leon volunteers to be in Abdul Kazam's magic show and gets transported to a mysterious world. The reader may accompany Leon to the Place Between by looking through die-cut holes in the pages.