by Barb Langridge | Feb 2, 2010 | Non-Fiction
When Annette Kellerman was a young girl in Australia, she had a disease that made it hard for her to walk. She had to use braces on her legs. A doctor recommended that she swim to build the muscles in her legs. At first she was afraid of the water, but eventually she...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 2, 2010 | Non-Fiction
In this day and age when our young members of society are immersed in computers and cell phones and Tivo and DVRs and all these high tech things they take for granted, it’s important to catch them up and help them experience what it’s been like to take...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 2, 2010 | Picture Book
“On the west side of Manhattan there is an old, elevated railway called the Highline” that is now “shut down and forgotten.” But, “without people and trains getting in the way, nature was free to redecorate.” So, if nature can...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 2, 2010 | Picture Book
pollution
by Barb Langridge | Feb 2, 2010 | Picture Book
When Uno moves to the forest he loves, he is surrounded by wonderful imaginary plants and animals including one special animal called the Snortlepig. He makes his home there and starts a garden. Gradually as others move nearby, the plants and animals begin to...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 2, 2010 | Picture Book
And from the publisher: Best-seller Base is back with an all-new story filled with hidden pictures on every page! Little Ngiri is the Smallest Warthog in Africa. Tired of being teased by his bigger brothers and sisters, he wishes things could be different. When Old...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 2, 2010 | Picture Book
“More than three million copies of Animalia have been sold around the world, making Graeme Base’s amazing alliterative alphabet book one of the most beloved titles of the past quarter century. To celebrate thirty years, Abrams is proud to publish a special...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 2, 2010 | Picture Book
Ready to travel around the world? Following an oval that represents the water hole we venture around the world from Africa to the Amazon to Asia, on to Europe and North America. As the seasons change the water hole grows smaller and smaller as the drought goes on....
by Barb Langridge | Feb 2, 2010 | Picture Book
This book makes a great birthday gift for an 7, 8, or 9 year old. All of the animals are gathering together to celebrate Horace the Elephant’s eleventh birthday. Dressed in rich, elaborate costumes the pig, giraffes, zebra and gang are gathering for the fun. But...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 2, 2010 | Sports
Banjo H. Bishbash is a super slugging baseball player for the Rambletown Rounders. He hits home runs right and left. Bat average is about 560. But suddenly he finds himself having ohfer after ohfer. He can’t get a hit to save his life and that’s because of...
