Introduce children to the healthy, hearty vegetables that will help them grow up big and strong. Young readers will enjoy exploring the secrets of the garden - from onions (they make your eyes water!) to artichokes (we eat the flower, not the leaves or the fruit!). They'll learn where and how different types of vegetables grow - including carrots, courgettes, tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, cucumber, cabbage, cauliflower, lettuce, and many more. This title is part of the My First Discovery paperback series - a unique collection of beautifully illustrated information books for children aged 4 to 7, with simple language to aid learning and realistic artwork to inspire young minds. There are 8 transparent overlay pages, which reveal hidden surprises and make the pages come alive. With free access to a brand new audio app, children can listen and read along at their own pace, page by page.

How do you make a garden grow? In this playful companion to the popular Tap the Magic Tree and Touch the Brightest Star, you will see how tiny seeds bloom into beautiful flowers. And by tapping, clapping, waving, and more, young readers can join in the action! Christie Matheson masterfully combines the wonder of the natural world with the interactivity of reading. Now available as a board book-perfect for tiny hands. Beautiful collage-and-watercolor art follows the seed through its entire life cycle, as it grows into a zinnia in a garden full of buzzing bees, curious hummingbirds, and colorful butterflies. Children engage with the book as they wiggle their fingers to water the seeds, clap to make the sun shine after rain, and shoo away a hungry snail. Appropriate for even the youngest child, Plant the Tiny Seed is never the same book twice-no matter how many times you read it! And for curious young nature lovers, a page of facts about seeds, flowers, and the insects and animals featured in the book is included at the end. Fans of Eric Carle, Lois Ehlert, and Press Herewill find their next favorite book in Plant the Tiny Seed.

"A seed falls, And settles into the ground, And the Sun shines, And the rain comes down, And the seed grows..." To understand how a seed becomes a sunflower, you have to peek beneath the soil and wait patiently as winding roots grow, a stalk inches out of the earth, and new seeds emerge among blooming petals. With evocative and lively illustrations, A Seed Grows offers a close-up view of each step of this process and the ways in which flowers and seeds depend on other creatures, with a striking fold-out spread of a full-grown sunflower and additional material at the back of the book explaining the science of plant life cycles. The final quiz and suggested activities are a fun way to re-inforce what has been learnt.

Find out what children eat all around the world in this beautifully illustrated book, written by bestselling poet and author Laura Mucha, alongside acclaimed cookbook author Ed Smith. From pasta to passionfruit, baguettes to biryani, ramen to rambutan, there are so many different dishes and delicacies all around the world. In this fascinating book, young children can learn all about what people in other countries eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as where our food comes from, and the stories, cultures and traditions behind what we eat. A unique, warm-hearted book that will teach children understanding, empathy and respect of differing experiences, cultures and tradition. With engaging, colourful artwork on every page by award-winning illustrator Harriet Lynas.

More than 100 recipes introduce the foods and cooking of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s pioneer childhood, chronicled in her classic Little House books.

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1980 Western Heritage Award

The classic introduction to origami paper folding for beginners! Florence Sakade's time-tested origami book for beginners has been given a complete makeover, with an attractive new layout, improved instructions and updated diagrams. These improvements will enable a new generation of folders to make the beloved paper models in this book. From animals, flowers and boxes, to boats and the ever-popular crane, aspiring origami artists can learn directly from a master. This comprehensive book shows you how to fold 50 different models, including: A Japanese Kimono--A cute and satisfying model that will sharpen your folding skills A Jumping Frog--An action model that looks just like the real thing! Tap its hindquarters to get it to hop Spaceship and Jet Airplane--Give them a toss and watch them soar through the air A Whale--Make a splash with a charming model that only requires 8 steps to complete And many, many more! First published in 1958, this book has served as a guide for generations of origami folders. A reader favorite since then, it is perfect for adults or kids, and is the ideal gift for someone who wants to try their hand at origami for the very first time. The clear and colorful instructions make it easy to create amazing paper models with no previous folding experience.

Building a Home is a beautifully illustrated picture book guide to exactly how an old building can become a brand-new home. Now available in paperback, with action-packed artwork from Klas Fahlen and a gentle narrative text by Polly Faber, find out all about the people, machines, processes and tools involved in breathing new life into an old building. Packed with builders, cranes, diggers, cement mixers and a host of other exciting tools and machinery, follow a crumbling old factory on the edge of town as it goes from being an empty shell to something entirely new . . . a home. Now in paperback! Every Nosy Crow paperback picture book comes with a free 'Stories Aloud' audio recording - just scan the QR code and listen along!

A sweet and funny picture book about friendship - perfect for Pancake Day. Pancake recipe included! It's finally the day of Rabbit's pancake picnic! She's going to make the pancakes all by herself . . . but she can't find her recipe book. Bother! Rabbit decides to try to remember the recipe and adds syrup, strawberries, apples, and lots of other ingredients to the mixture. Her friends try to help, but Rabbit is desperate to make the pancakes on her own. Even when the mixture turns lumpy, sticky and looks, well . . . strange. Is Rabbit's pancake picnic ruined? Perhaps she just needs to accept some help from her kind friends! This beautifully illustrated picture book with its cast of adorable woodland animals combines all the fun of Pancake Day with important messages about knowing when to ask for help and the fun of working together. Children will love the fun counting element, joining in with the repeated phrases, and then making their very own pancakes using the recipe at the end of the book.Every Nosy Crow paperback picture book comes with a free 'Stories Aloud' audio recording - just scan the QR code and listen along!

Stimulate your child 's creative talent and imagination with fun crafts for two to ten-year-olds. This colourful book contains more than 100 fun projects plus numerous variations that will keep little hands busy using a range of materials. There are novel ideas for cards, gifts, decorations and accessories, attractive ways to jazz up a T shirt or create a costume, and delicious recipes for fancy cakes and other edible treats. Each project comes with easy-to-follow instructions including an at-a-glance guide to age suitability, time taken and materials needed, while handy templates allow you to cut the perfect shape.

Find out all there is to know about your favourite African animals with these exciting craft projects! Follow the step-by-step instructions to make hippos, crocodiles, giraffes and much more! You can even create displays for your home or classroom. Each project uses materials that are easy to source, and you will be introduced to loads of craft techniques. The book also contains photos and facts about all of your favourite African animals.

Featuring basic concepts, this nonfiction book teaches beginning readers different modes of travel--from bikes and cars to sleds and buses--while incorporating informational text with colorful and engaging images that will delight early readers!

In true Mission: Explore style each illustrated mission will challenge in adventurous new ways: plant, pick, poach, polish off, poo, print, profile, draw, rub, smear, taste, lick, slurp, scrape, sniff, write, and stick the findings a seach mission is completed. Become a food expert and guerilla explorer with missions and recipes that experiment with all things food. Open this daring alternative cookbook to uncover tasty, revolting, and seemingly random challenges across six chapters. In a fun and amusing manner "Mission: Explore Food" covers sustainable, healthy, slow, self-grown, urban farmed, ethical, local, and international food. Readers are encouraged to think critically and creatively about where their food comes from, how it's transported, traded, processed, prepared, cooked, eaten, and disposed of.

Recyle your junk into amazing works of artThat's not rubbish, that's art This book will teach readers how to recycle loads of gruesome materials to make astonishing works of art. It's cheap, fun, and helps the environment. From turning onion skins into an Onion Fish to making jewelry from egg shells, these tried and tested projects will impress family and friends.

Show your child how much fun cookery can be by teaching them how to bake. In this colourful book, beautifully illustrated step-by-step recipes show children how to bake delicious cakes, biscuits, pies, puddings and tarts. As well as learning how easy it is to bake all sorts of tasty treats, they'll practise skills like measuring, weighing and counting without even realising it. Full of sweet and savoury ideas for everything from brownies to baguettes, including breakfasts, snacks, main meals and desserts, there's plenty to keep young bakers busy in the kitchen. AGES: 6 plus. AUTHOR: Esther Coombs is a professional illustrator living and working in rural Kent, UK. She is probably best known for drawing buildings; however she also works with domestic objects and more organic 'natural' subjects such as animals, plants and people. Recent clients include: Hampshire Cultural Trust, Kyle Books UK, The Watts Gallery and commercial developers. Esther's books include the New York Activity Book, the London Activity Book, Plant, Sow, Make & Grow and Kids Can Cook (all published by Button Books).

Cook pancakes from scratch inside this interactive recipe book - readers whisk the eggs, flip the pancakes, and more! Step one: mix together the flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder. Step two: whisk the eggs, milk, and butter. Step three: stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients to make the batter. Simple, straightforward recipe text brings readers through each step of cooking pancakes, while the interactive novelty features, such as pull-tabs, wheels, and a punch-out piece, invite them to participate in the process. Cooking pancakes has never been so satisfying nor so clean! Perfect for young chefs-to-be, or any kid who prefers to `do it myself'. This is the first title in a series of interactive recipe books.