Laura Purdie Salas

How do you knit a pair of mittens? The first step is to get a sheep of course! In this playful story, a girl follows 18 steps to knit mittens--from bringing home a sheep to carding, spinning, and dyeing the wool to knitting the mittens. But along the way, her mischievous sheep creates chaos and wins her heart. By wintertime, the girl has sunny-yellow mittens, the sheep has a sunny-yellow hat, and together they're ready for adventure. This tale of...

Useful tips and writing prompts show young writers how to use images to inspire poetry writing.

Discusses and explains the traits and characteristics of the group of animals known as mammals.

"A collection of original, outer space-themed poetry for children accompanied by striking photos. The book demonstrates a variety of common poetic forms and defines poetic devices"--Provided by publisher.

Provides information about the planets, contains lyrics to a related song, and includes music notation, a glossary, and suggested books and Internet sites.

"Introduces Christmas traditions through photographs and brief text that uses one word relating to the subject for each letter of the alphabet"--Provided by publisher.

An illustrated introduction to the water cycle that features lyrics and musical notation for a song intended to be sung to the tune of "Pop Goes the Weasel."

Simple text and illustrations describe the life cycle of a maple tree.

Simple text and illustrations describe the life cycle of a daisy.

In rhyming text and illustrations explores some of the many things a leaf can be, from tree topper to rain stopper. Includes facts about leaves and a glossary.