Three-time Grammy winner Tom Chapin both reads and sings this timeless folk song. The book by Peter Spier provides the springboard for the familiar song, about a fox who forages for food in the village to bring to his family back in the den.Young listeners will delight in this exceptional new recording of the popular Caldecott Honor Book.A Live Oak Media audio production.

Two-time Caldecott illustrator Peter Spier’s visual retelling of a favorite Bible story is back in print! In a tale full of action, adventure, and strife, Jonah is asked by God to tell the people of Nineveh to mend their wicked ways. Fleeing from this enormous task, Jonah sets sail and is thrown overboard and swallowed by a great fish. What follows is Jonah’s journey to acceptance of God’s love and grace.A reference section at the end of the book shares historical and geographical ...

Celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States with this book for every patriotic American kid!Never before has the riveting American saga of "The Star-Spangled Banner" been so beautifully and thoroughly presented. This info-packed story of our national anthem includes:★ Illustrated lyrics★ The fascinating history of the War of 1812 and the battle that inspired Francis Scott Key to pen the words★ Musical notation★ Historical images

Come join the circus as Caldecott Medal-winner Peter Spier takes you for a look under the big top!The circus is coming to town! Take your front row seat to see how a circus runs—from setting up the tent to performing center ring. Go soaring through the air on the flying trapeze and see how performers from all over the world come together to put on a show. With showbiz excitement that only the circus can create—and Peter Spier's signature humorous details waiting to...

This Caldecott Honor book from beloved illustrator Peter Spier is a spirited take on a classic American folk song."[Spier's] finely detailed, action-packed New England autumn vistas are almost startlingly beautiful."—The New York TimesOver fifty years after he won a Caldecott Honor for The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night, legendary illustrator Peter Spier went back to this time-honored favorite in 2014 to paint the half of the book that was...

Celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States, with the U.S. Constitution brought to life for young readers!In this visual depiction of the U.S. Constitution and America's founding fathers, Caldecott Medalist Peter Spier shares the stirring American tale of how this most important document came to symbolize freedom, justice, equality, and hope for all citizens. This fact-filled volume includes:★ An illustrated preamble to the Constitution, illuminating i...

In this encyclopedic picture book, Spier celebrates humankind in all its diversity-how we are similar and how we are differnt; in what we wear, eat, play, and how we worship. Small vignettes fill each page, illustrating the wonderful variety that exists among peoples of different cultures and races.

This story from beloved author Peter Spier is a spirited take on a classic American folk song.Follow the wily fox as he roams a sleepy New England town in search of a meal.

**★ Caldecott Medal Winner ★"The book is a triumph, the definitive Noah's Ark."—Publishers Weekly**Winner of the Caldecott Medal, an ALA Notable Children's Book, and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year, Peter Spier's Noah's Ark has been the iconic edition of this tale for over 40 years, in print continuously since its debut in 1977.In Spier's imaginative retelling, readers witness the danger and the grandeur of the terrifyin...

This book analyses the challenges and opportunities faced by art-based social enterprises (ASEs) engaging young creatives in education and training and supporting their pathways to the creative industries. In doing so, it addresses the complex intersecting issues of marginality and entrepreneurship, particularly in relation to young creatives from socially, economically and culturally diverse backgrounds. Drawing on extensive fieldwork and interviews with twelve key organisations, and thre...

Ein entspannter Wochenendausflug nach Seagull Island wird für Charles Morgan und Rose Bailey schnell zu ihrem neuesten Fall. Werden die beiden das Rätsel lösen und den Mörder entlarven können, bevor Sie selbst in Gefahr geraten?

Auf der Suche nach dem jungen Small Hunter geraten Old Shatterhand, Winnetou und Emery Bothwell in Tunesien zwischen die Fronten eines Konflikts zwischen zwei Beduinen-Stämmen und den von Krüger Bei kommandierten Truppen El-Sadok Paschas. Im Lager der Uled Ayar stehen die Helden ganz unerwartet Thomas Melton und dessen Sohn Jonathan gegenüber, die ihren teuflischen Plan gegen Small Hunter bereits in die Tat umgesetzt haben. Es entbrennt eine Verfolgungsjagd von der Wüste Tunesiens über Sou...