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Behan, Brendan The King of Ireland's son Behan's spirited retelling of this traditional story is equally well illustrated by Kate Greenaway Medal winner P. J. Lynch. A sample of the fast moving text: Once upon a time, and a very good time it was too, when the streets were paved with penny loaves and houses were whitewashed with buttermilk and the pigs ran round with knives and forks in their snouts shouting, 'Eat me, eat me!' there lived a King of Ireland and he had three sons …
Adler, David Fraction fun A non-threatening, friendly introduction to those fractious fractions.
Brown, Laurie Krasny When dinosaurs die: a guide to understanding death Death and the feelings associated with death are explored and explained in this guide for young children.
Cobb, Jane I'm a little teapot!: presenting preschool storyimes
Davies, Nicola Big blue whale This introduction to the blue whale is ideal for younger readers.
Fleischman, Paul Dateline: Troy
Fleischman, Sid The abracadabra kid: a writer's life Fleischman tells his life story with verve and humour.
Freedman, Russell The life and death of Crazy horse
Ho, Minfong Brother Rabbit: a Cambodian tale Trickster Rabbit persuades Crocodile to ferry him across the river.
Ho, Minfong Maples in the mist: children's poems from the Tang dynasty
Janulewicz, Mike Yikes! your body, up close!
Jones, Charlotte Foltz Accidents may happen: fifty inventions discovered by chance
Lewin, Ted Market! Visit markets in various parts of the world.
Manning, Mick Art school A fun and lively introduction to art.
Masters of art A series of books exploring the world of art.
Mayne, William The fairy tales of London town Two volumes (to date) of tales set in and around London told in Mayne's distinctive style.
Medearis, Angela Shelf Too much talk A cumulative tale based on a story from Accra in Ghana.
Meyer, Carolyn In a different light: growing up in a Yup'ik Eskimo village in Alaska
Mochizuki, Ken Passage to freedom: the Sugihara story The incredible, true story of how Chiune Sugihara, Japanese consul in Lithuania, saved the lives of as many as 10,000 Jewish refugees during World War II.
Myers, Lynne Born Galapagos: islands of change
Oppenheim, Joanne Have you seen bugs?
Snedden, Robert Yuck!: a big book of little horrors
Sibley, Brian The Thomas the Tank Engine man: the story of the Reverend W. Awdry and his really useful engines
Stanley, Diane Leonardo da Vinci
Swings and shadows: poems of childhood and growing up collected by Anne Harvey
Tanaka, Shelley On board the Titanic: what it was like when the great liner sank
Thompson, Liz The Trobriand Islanders of Papua New Guinea A title in the Fighting for survival series.
When I was your age: original stories about growing up edited by Amy Ehrlich
Wick, Walter A drop of water: a book of science and wonder
Yep, Lawrence The Khan's daughter: a Mongolian folktale