Dan Yaccarino
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jacques Cousteau was the world’s ambassador of the oceans. His popular TV series brought whales, otters, and dolphins right into people’s living rooms. Now, in this exciting picturebook biography, Dan Yaccarino introduces young readers to the man behind the snorkel.
From the first moment he got a glimpse of what lived under the ocean’s waves, Cousteau was hooked. And so he set sail aboard the Calypso to see the sea. He and his...
From the first moment he got a glimpse of what lived under the ocean’s waves, Cousteau was hooked. And so he set sail aboard the Calypso to see the sea. He and his...
3) Every Friday
Author
Publisher
MacMillan/Square Fish
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Every Friday a father and his child share a special ritual.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A parent's guide to raising a lifelong reader, packed with practical ideas for engaging children of all ages in books, plus wonderful lists of books, arranged by age and subject matter, will keep the shelves stocked and young readers' interests high from birth through teens.
5) Trashy town
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Little by little, can by can, Mr. Gillie, the trash man, cleans up his town.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
The story of four generations of an Italian American family, beginning with an immigrant who came through Ellis Island with big dreams, a small shovel, and his parents' good advice: "Work hard, but remember to enjoy life, and never forget your family."
9) I am a story
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarpercollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Author-illustrator Dan Yaccarino presents a powerful picture book that celebrates storytelling from the past to the present and beyond. From cave drawings to the invention of the printing press to our digital age, discover how a story has been told in many different ways from the past to today. Its always been around, making us happy, sad, excited, or scared and bringing people together. With simple text and delightful illustrations, Dan Yaccarino...
Publisher
Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Omigosh, it's Oswald! Oswald is a big blue octopus who's learning to stand on his own eight feet! Accompanied by his pet hotdog Weenie, and his friend Henry, a finicky penguin, along with an energetic flower named Daisy, Oswald greets the world with wide-eyed wonder and enthusiasm on his whimsical adventures in Big City.
12) Boy + Bot
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
A boy and a robot strike up a friendship despite their differences.
14) Circle dogs
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
1998
Language
English
Description
Circle dogs live in a square house with a square yard and spend a busy day eating circle snacks, digging circle holes, and sleeping.