A winsome calf provides the backdrop—literally—for this charming story. With each turn of the page, the young animal is imaginatively transformed to reflect some activity of the four seasons: snow melting, seedlings springing up, harvest, all the way to the snow melting again and revealing that—the calf has grown. The story line follows the cycle of the seasons from one spring to the next, and its spare, fluid text—wedded to the vigorous graphics—vividly conveys the underlying themes of renewal and growth. The colors are joyful and fresh, and the artist's playful approach to perspective makes this a lovely picture book.

The cows are in the kitchen, the ducks on the dresser, the pigs in the pantry, the hens on the hatstand and the sheep on the sofa While the farmer snoozes in the haystack, the animals are having a ball in his farmhouse

A group of children reflect on the things they did as babies as opposed to the things they are able to do now that they are a little older and bigger.

Animals and humans discuss, in rhyming verse, the possibilities of the day's weather.

As a mother and son explore their neighborhood, they try various ways of walking--from giant steps and reggae steps to criss cross steps and backwards steps.

Kevin feels excitement, pride, pleasure, and love as he spends an entire day working and playing with his father. A simple, graceful text and illustrations infused with warmth and love make this story of a day a boy and his dad spend together a special reading experience. Young boys and their fathers will relish this book that celebrates the ordinary things dads and kids can do together. Full color.

The amazing, true story of Fiona, a baby hippo born prematurely at the Cincinnati Zoo, the team of scientists and caregivers who nursed her to health, and the vast community in Cincinnati and beyond who rallied around her. Includes full-color behind-the-scenes photographs throughout. On a cold January day in 2017, nearly two months before due date, Nile hippopotamus Bibi gave her keepers at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden a big (little) surprise—a tiny newborn hippo, no bigger than a football. The first premature hippo born and raised in captivity, baby Fiona was an underdog from the start: she couldn't nurse, she couldn't stay hydrated, and she wasn't thriving. But the staff at the zoo knew they could save her. It would take creative thinking and teamwork. They would have to study the makeup of hippo milk for the first time ever and reach out to medical colleagues, including a team at the local Children's Hospital with superior vein-finding skills, to ensure that Fiona would begin to gain weight and become healthy. When Fiona began to thrive, her star began to rise, and soon she became an internet sensation, her picture and videos garnering thousands and thousands of likes and fans on Instagram and Facebook. Now a Fiona appearance at the Zoo mimics a Beatles concert. What made this little, now big, hippo such a big hit with people all over the world? And what's in store for her and her family in the future?

The story of a 100-year-old family farm in Wisconsin is told in photographs and in anecdotes about the three generations of Petersons who have owned and farmed the land.

Teacher's guide and student books are used to assess reading levels of students in grades K-6. Books are leveled to the following grade levels: Books 1-2, grades K-beginning 1; Books 3-4, early grade 1; Books 5-6, mid-grade 1; Books 7-8, late grade 1; Books 9-10, early grade 2; Books 11-12, late grade 2; Books 13-14, early grade 3; Books 15-16, late grade 3; Books 17-18, grade 4; Books 19-20, grade 5; Books 21-22, grade 6. Full description of leveling is given in teacher's guide, page 4.