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Wren's Nest
Heidi E. Y. Stemple; Illustrated by Eugenia Nobati
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R299
Discovery Miles 2 990
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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When Wren was born, Grandpa put a wren box just outside the window
of her tiny room. When she was a baby, the wrens sang her to sleep.
Each spring, Wren and Grandpa watched the birds bringing sticks and
grasses to the box and listened when the babies squealed for their
dinner. When Wren's family moves to the city, she misses
birdwatching in the meadow. Their new home has an extra bedroom,
but the only birds she can see are pigeons. Lots of pigeons. But
when Wren and her grandpa discover a phoebe nest in the rafters
above their porch, they get a front-row seat to the miracle of new
life--both in nature and in their own home. With ecological
backmatter about what to do if you find a bird's nest and other
birdwatching resources, this gorgeously illustrated picture book
explores the sweet relationship between grandfather and
granddaughter, as well as the anticipation of a new arrival.
With rhyming text, this soothing bedtime book is an ode to baby
birds everywhere and sleepy children home safe in their own beds.
As a mother describes to her child how many species of birds nest,
from pigeons on concrete ledges to owls in oak tree boles to
swallows above barn doors. The soothing refrain of "you nest here
with me" eases her little one and readers alike to slumber.
Combining their poetic writing and their love of birding, mother
and daughter Jane Yolen and Heidi Stemple have written what is sure
to become a bedtime classic.
Master storyteller Jane Yolen and her daughter Heidi Stemple have
teamed up to bring the magic of their acclaimed Fairy Tale Feasts
to the time-honored and delicious traditions of Jewish storytelling
and cuisine. Here you'll find Yolen's dynamic, enchanting
retellings of Jewish tales from around the world paired with
Stemple's recipes- for everything from challah to matzo brei to
pomegranate couscous, tzimmes chicken, and rugelah, in creative
versions of classic dishes that any family will delight in cooking
together. And Jewish Fairy Tale Feasts is filled with fun facts and
anecdotes, about the creation of the stories and the history of the
dishes, designed to encourage future cooks and storytellers to make
up their own versions. Readers of all ages will learn about Jewish
folktales, culture, and cooking, all the while captivated by the
humor and wisdom of these enduring stories (and ready to eat!).
Fairy Tale Feasts is more than collection of stories and recipes.
In it, Caldecott-winning author Jane Yolen and her daughter, Heidi
Stemple, imagine their readers as co-conspirators. About the
creation of the stories and the history of the foods they share fun
facts and anecdotes designed to encourage future cooks and
storytellers to make up their own versions of the classics. From
the earliest days of stories, when hunters told of their exploits
around the campfire while gnawing on a leg of beast, to the era of
kings in castles listening to the storyteller at the royal dinner
feast, to the time of TV dinners when whole families sit for dinner
in front of a screen to watch a movie, stories and eating have been
close companions. So it is not unusual that folk stories are often
about food. Jack's milk cow traded for beans, Snow White given a
poisoned apple, a pancake running away from those who would eat it,
Hansel and Gretel lured by the gingerbread house and its candy
windows and doors. But there is something more- stories and recipes
are both changeable. A storyteller never tells the same story
twice, because every audience needs a slightly different story,
depending upon the season or the time of day, the restlessness of
the youngest listener, or how appropriate a tale is to what has
just happened in the storyteller's world. And every cook knows that
a recipe changes according to the time of day, the weather, the
altitude, the number of grains in the level teaspoonful, the
ingredients found (or not found) in the cupboard or refrigerator,
even the cook's own feelings about the look of the batter.
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You Nest Here with Me (Loose-leaf)
Jane Yolen, Heidi E. Y. Stemple; Illustrated by Melissa Melissa
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R217
R145
Discovery Miles 1 450
Save R72 (33%)
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Now available in a board book edition, this lyrical bedtime book is
an ode to baby birds everywhere and to sleepy children, safe in
their beds. As a mother describes how different species of birds
nest, secure and cozy with their mama birds, she tucks her own
child into bed with the soothing refrain -- "you nest here with me"
-- easing her little one and readers alike to slumber. Accompanied
by beautiful artwork by award-winning illustrator Melissa Sweet,
mother and daughter Jane Yolen and Heidi Stemple have combined
their poetry writing and love of birding in this board book that is
sure to become a bedtime classic.
Say it with dance! This gorgeous collection will enchant young
dancers with stories from eight cultures, including the Polka in
the Czech Republic, Limbo in the West Indies and the Waltz in
Germany.
In 1587 John White was chosen by Sir Walter Raleigh to lead a new colony at Roanoke off the Atlantic coast. After bringing many men, women, and children to the new land, White went back to England to gather supplies for the long winter. But when he finally returned to the fort almost three years later, he found that all of the colonists had vanished. The only signs of life left were the letters CRO carved into a tree and the word CROATOAN carved into one of the fort's posts. Some people think that the Spanish army captured the colonists; some people think that the local native people murdered them; others think that the colonists went off to live with the native people and start a new life. Still others think that the colonists tried to sail home to England and were lost at sea. No one knows for sure.
Become a detective as you read this true story, study the clues, and try to figure out the fate of the lost colony of Roanoke. The Unsolved Mystery from History series is written by acclaimed author Jane Yolen and former private investigator Heidi Elisabet Yolen Stemple. Read carefully and check your clues. You might be the first to solve a puzzle that has baffled people for years.
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I Am the Storm (Hardcover)
Jane Yolen, Heidi E. Y. Stemple; Illustrated by Kristen Howdeshell, Kevin Howdeshell
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R556
Discovery Miles 5 560
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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A tornado, a blizzard, a forest fire, and a hurricane are met, in
turn, with resilience and awe in this depiction of nature's power
and our own. In the face of our shifting climate, young children
everywhere are finding themselves subject to unfamiliar and often
frightening extreme weather. Beloved author Jane Yolen and her
daughter Heidi Stemple address four distinct weather emergencies (a
tornado, a blizzard, a forest fire, and a hurricane) with warm
family stories of finding the joy in preparedness and resilience.
Their honest reassurance leaves readers with the message: nature is
powerful, but you are powerful, too. Illustrated in rich
environmental tones and featuring additional information about
storms in the back, this book educates, comforts, and empowers
young readers in stormy or sunny weather, and all the weather in
between.
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