Laura Purdie Salas

How do you knit a pair of mittens? The first step is to get a sheep of course! In this playful story, a girl follows 18 steps to knit mittens--from bringing home a sheep to carding, spinning, and dyeing the wool to knitting the mittens. But along the way, her mischievous sheep creates chaos and wins her heart. By wintertime, the girl has sunny-yellow mittens, the sheep has a sunny-yellow hat, and together they're ready for adventure. This tale of...

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"Introduces Christmas traditions through photographs and brief text that uses one word relating to the subject for each letter of the alphabet"--Provided by publisher.

Introduces living and nonliving things and explains their differences through the familiar tune of "Are you Sleeping?"

"A unique take on spring in a series of eye-opening equations. Whether it's breeze + kite = ballet or nest + robin = jewelry box, each equation prompts readers to pause and think about spring in unexpected ways. As a child in the art welcomes the change of seasons, sidebars provide more information about the science behind the signs of spring."--

Introduces zoo animals and themes through photographs and brief text that uses one word relating to the subject for each letter of the alphabet.

Provides information about the planets, contains lyrics to a related song, and includes music notation, a glossary, and suggested books and Internet sites.

This book describes savannas and prairies, two major types of grasslands, including their main plants, animals, and land and water features.

"If you were the moon, what would you do? You'd spin like a twilight ballerina and play dodgeball with space rocks! Find out more in this lyrical list poem accompanied by stunning illustrations."--

Provides information about the five senses, contains lyrics to a related song, and includes music notation, a glossary, and suggested books and Internet sites.