Willow the Armadillo

Willow the Armadillo

Author: Marilou Reeder

Publisher: Abrams

Published: 2020-04-28

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1683358554

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A heartfelt story that celebrates picture books and reminds us real heroes come in all shapes and sizes Willow the Armadillo loves picture books. More than anything, she wants to be the hero in a picture book of her very own. She knows that achieving her dream will take a lot of work, so she studies hard at Picture Book Academy and signs up for many auditions. But she just can’t seem to land a leading role! After one last heartbreaking rejection, she heads to the library for some peace and quiet, and instead finds . . . chaos! And that’s when Willow discovers something even better than being a hero in a book.


The Screaming Hairy Armadillo and 76 Other Animals with Weird, Wild Names

The Screaming Hairy Armadillo and 76 Other Animals with Weird, Wild Names

Author: Matthew Murrie

Publisher: Workman Publishing Company

Published: 2020-09-15

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 1523508116

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A fascinating compendium featuring over 70 unusual animal species. What's in a name? This lively, illustrated celebration is jam-packed with creatures notable for their bizarre, baffling, and just-plain-funny names. Meet the White-Bellied Go-Away Bird, whose cry sounds like someone screaming, "Go away!" Or the Aye-Aye, whose name means "I don't know" in Malagasy because no one wants anything to do with this bad-luck creature. Some are obvious, if still weird––guess what the Fried Egg Jellyfish looks like. Others sound like an inside joke: It's easy to figure out what was on the taxonomist's mind when he christened a fly he discovered Pieza Pie. Along the way you'll learn all about these curiously named animals' just-as-curious habits, appearances, and abilities.


Sort it Out!

Sort it Out!

Author: Barbara Mariconda

Publisher: Arbordale Publishing

Published: 2008-01-01

Total Pages: 18

ISBN-13: 1934359114

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In rhyming text, Pack the Packrat sorts his collection of trinkets in a variety of ways.


Inside My Imagination

Inside My Imagination

Author: Marta Arteaga

Publisher: Cuento de Luz

Published: 2014-01-01

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 8415619316

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Winner of the Living Now Awards 2013, International Latino Book Awards 2013 and Moonbeam Children Books Awards 2013. There is a door in every one of us that leads to our imagination, a world where anything is possible. Dou you dare to embark on the most wonderful journey to our inner-self? One day when I was reading my story, I breathed in one of the words and something magical happened... I entered my imagination! We have always been told about the power of imagination, but what is imagination? How does it work? There is a magical place where you can always be yourself. In there you can turn on your light and illuminate your life with it. That place is your imagination. Your imagination has a life and a voice of its own. It is like a voice that speaks inside of you and paints everything around you with vivid colors. Within your imagination you are the king or queen of your creation. Open the door and discover how that place where we can always be ourselves is like and how does it work. And within your imagination... what is there? Read the first pages of Inside my imagination here below:


What Are You Scared of Little Mouse?

What Are You Scared of Little Mouse?

Author: Susanna Isern

Publisher: Cuento de Luz

Published: 2015-07-20

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 8415784694

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Winner at the 2015 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards What Are You Scared of, Little Mouse? is a tender tale that will help the youngest children overcome their fears. Guided Reading Level: J, Lexile Level: 470L


The Amazing Armadillo

The Amazing Armadillo

Author: Larry L. Smith

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Published: 2012-12-04

Total Pages: 147

ISBN-13: 0292749457

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“Chatty, humorous, and sometimes almost hysterically funny . . . Everything, perhaps even more, that you might have wanted to know about armadillos.” —The Quarterly Review of Biology Perhaps no creature has so fired the imagination of a populace as the armadillo, that most ungainly, awkward, and timid little animal. What is it that sets this quizzical little creature apart from the rest of the animal kingdom? Larry L. Smith and Robin W. Doughty ably answer this question in The Amazing Armadillo: Geography of a Folk Critter. This informative book traces the spread of the nine-banded armadillo from its first notice in South Texas late in the 1840s to its current range east to Florida and north to Missouri. The authors look at the armadillo’s natural history and habitat as well as the role of humans in promoting its spread, projecting that the animal is increasing in both range and number, continuing its ecological success in areas where habitat and climate are favorable. The book also contributes to a long-standing research theme in geography: the relationship between humans and wildlife. It explores the armadillo’s value to the medical community in current research in Hansen’s Disease (leprosy) as well as commercial uses, and abuses, of the armadillo in recent times. Of particular note is the author’s engaging look at the armadillo as a symbol of popular culture, the efforts now underway to make it a “totem animal” symbolizing the easy-going lifestyles of some Sunbelt cities, and the spread of the craze for armadilliana to other urban centers.


The Three Armadillies Tuff

The Three Armadillies Tuff

Author: Jackie Mims Hopkins

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2011-08-02

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 1561455989

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Three fun-loving armadillo sisters need to cross a busy highway in this spirited spin on a classic tale. Lilly, Jilly, and Dilly decide the safest option to get to the new dance hall is to scurry through the culvert that runs under the road. But inside the culvert lurks a spindly legged coyote with a big appetite for "armadilly chili." The littlest sister, Lilly, manages to fast-talk her way past the coyote, as does her older sister, Jilly. When the coyote sees the size of the eldest, Dilly, she really starts licking her chops. But Dilly Armadilly Tuff is a stubborn gal with her own ideas about what a lonely coyote really needs! Jackie Mims Hopkins' hilarious retelling of "Three Billy Goats Gruff" features a southwestern twang and a delightful surprise ending. S. G. Brooks' lighthearted, appealing illustrations bring the colorful characters to life.


The Box of Holes

The Box of Holes

Author: Carmen Gil

Publisher: Cuento de Luz

Published: 2014-02-17

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 8415784457

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Winner at the 2014 International Latino Book Awards A bewitching tale that shows us how our imaginations can fill in many gaps in our lives, bringing smiles to our faces that we should never, ever give up as lost. Guided Reading Level: M, Lexile Level: 900L


Book Uncle and Me

Book Uncle and Me

Author: Uma Krishnaswami

Publisher: Groundwood Books Ltd

Published: 2016-09-01

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 1554988101

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Winner of the International Literacy Association Social Justice Literature Award An award-winning middle-grade novel about the power of grassroots activism and how kids can make a difference. Every day, nine-year-old Yasmin borrows a book from Book Uncle, a retired teacher who has set up a free lending library on the street corner. But when the mayor tries to shut down the rickety bookstand, Yasmin has to take her nose out of her book and do something. What can she do? The local elections are coming up, but she’s just a kid. She can’t even vote! Still, Yasmin has friends — her best friend, Reeni, and Anil, who even has a blue belt in karate. And she has family and neighbors. What’s more, she has an idea that came right out of the last book she borrowed from Book Uncle. So Yasmin and her friends get to work. Ideas grow like cracks in the sidewalk, and soon the whole effort is breezing along nicely... Or is it spinning right out of control? An energetic, funny and quirky story about community activism, friendship, and the love of books. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.2 Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.6 Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.2 Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.


Victor Vicuna's Volcano Vacation

Victor Vicuna's Volcano Vacation

Author: Barbara deRubertis

Publisher: Triangle Interactive, Inc.

Published: 2017-12-13

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1684440645

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Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Shiver River, Vampire Cave, Stove-Top Volcano, and a mysterious raven named Nevva Moore. . . . Victor Vicuna is in for some very exciting adventures during his family’s vacation at Verna Aardvark’s Volcano Village!