Dianna Hutts Aston

Colorful illustrations and simple text describe the many characteristics of butterflies. "From iridescent blue swallowtails and brilliant orange monarchs to the world's tiniest butterfly (Western Pygmy Blue) and the largest (Queen Alexandra's Birdwing), an incredible variety of butterflies are described in this poetic illustrated book"--

Introduces readers to rocks and minerals, describing how they are created, what they can be used for, and their different forms and types.

"From tiny hummingbird eggs to giant ostrich eggs, oval ladybug eggs to tubular dogfish eggs, gooey frog eggs to fossilized dinosaur eggs, this poetic illustrated book describes the incredible variety of eggs and how they protect the young animals inside them"--

From the Publisher: In July 1969, the world witnessed an awe-inspiring historical achievement when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the moon. For the young protagonist of this lyrical and hopeful picture book, that landing is something that inspires her to make one giant step toward all of the possibilities that life has to offer. Caldecott Honor-winning painter Jerry Pinkney and the poetic Dianna Hutts Aston...

An orange begins its life as a blossom where bees feast on the nectar, and reaches the end of its journey, bursting with the seasons inside it, in the hands of a child.

Six-year-old Kylie Bell comes from a long line of not-so-tall people, but she remembers the family motto--"Brave and smart and big at heart"--which helps her to treat the class bully with kindness.

As a mouse settles down to sleep, he asks God's blessing on his woodland home and the creatures that share it.

Sheep on a ship & Mississippi Skip and his pirate ship: Ahoy there, mateys! There's lots of slipping, sliding, swabbing, and colliding when sheep and pirates take to the high seas. How to be a good dog & Not afraid of dogs: A cat tries to teach a dog to behave and a boy learns that dogs aren't so scary after all. The problem with chickens & An egg is quiet: What to do about chickens that don't lay eggs and eggs that just sit there quietly and don't...