Poses rhyming questions about what grows and what does not. Features die-cut and gatefold pages.

Poses rhyming questions about what grows and what does not. Features die-cut and gatefold pages.

Designed for slightly older children, this volume goves clear, medically sound explanations to youngsters about the wonders of human growth. Beginning with the development of the fetus, the book explores infancy, childhood, puberty, maturity, and old age. Illustrations throughout, including fold-outs.

It's a tired turn of phrase, but the grass is always greener on the other side. And for gardeners, it's not just the grass—it's the flowers, the shrubs, and the trees. No longer! Pining to grow lilac but lack the full sun? Try the fragrant pink and white flowers of Korean spice viburnum. Love the drama of canna but need something hardier? Try the bold foliage of variegated fleece flower. Why Grow That When You Can Grow This? offers hundreds of all-star alternatives that replace—and often outshine—popular problem plants. Garden designer Andrew Keys makes it easier than ever to skip over the fussy plant prima donnas and move toward the equally gorgeous understudies. Each profile shows the problem plant and offers three alternatives that include three or more of the original plant's characteristics—hardiness, shape, color, texture, light, and size. With this fun and accessible guide, you can discover the secret to choosing the plants destined to be the new stars of your garden.

* "An enchanting vision." --Publishers Weekly, starred review From the team behind the gorgeous What Will Hatch? comes a companion book all about seeds and the plants that grow from them--and featuring four pull-out gatefolds. Seeds can be big or small, round or pointy, and all sorts of colors. They can become flowers, trees, fruits, or vegetables, and they sprout all times of year, during spring, summer, fall, and winter. But all seeds have one thing in common--inside each is a new plant life waiting to emerge. What kind of plant will bloom? Wait and see what will grow! Including four gorgeous pull-out gatefolds, this lyrical and stunningly illustrated book includes fun facts about starting a garden. Awards for What Will Grow? Texas 2 x 2 List Kansas NEA Reading Circle Blue Crab Honor Award Book, Maryland Wisconsin Cooperative CBC Choice List

Observing the amazing things that animals can do, a child imagines becoming an architect, a teacher, or an Olympic athlete one day.

Max is sent to bed without supper and imagines sailing away to the land of Wild Things,where he is made king.