"From greetings to games, flowers to faces, and creatures to colors, this one-of-a-kind collection teaches first words and simple phrases all while transporting the youngest of readers to Japan, introducing them to new people and places through its vibrantly illustrated pages. With a clever, charming, and often humorous approach unique to bestselling author-illustrator Taro Gomi, this content-rich collection is sure to become a treasured favorite...

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Kenya. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Russia. Intended for students in Kindergarten through third grade"--

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Denmark. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--

"Learning to siva from the heart... Tala loves watching her Aunty Sina's graceful steps in the taualuga, a traditional Samoan dance, where her hands curl like rolling waves and her feet glide across the floor like canoes. Yet when Tala tries to siva, her legs are too wobbly, her arms are too stiff, and most of all, she doesn't have the same glow as when Aunty dances. Tala tries to muster the courage to perform at her Grandma's birthday. But she freezes...

"The story of how Wilma Pearl Mankiller challenged gender norms introduced by settlers and become the first woman Cherokee Chief."--

"A playful field guide for natural scientists and curious observers of the world right under our noses"--Back cover.

In this book from the First Experience series, the star of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood helps children share feelings of the loss of a pet while offering reassurance that grieving is a natural, healing thing to do.

"What did 33 men in the 1800s need to find their way through the wilderness on a trip across America? They needed a woman--and they found one in Sacagawea, the Native American teenage mother who helped the Lewis and Clark expedition survive. She and her baby braved floods, hunger, storms, and snakes to help the expedition that opened the West. Sacagawea: Courageous Trailblazer! tells the life story of this amazing pioneer who endured hardship in her...