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Books : Children's Books : Authors & Illustrators, A-Z : ( K ) : Keller, Holly

• From Tadpole to Frog (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Book & Cassette)

  Wendy Pfeffer

  
  How does a tadpole become a frog? Awarded the Parent’s Choice Seal of Approval, this Stage 1 Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science book explores this amazing metamorphosis. Now, children can take their first leap into the wonders of the natural world as they read, listen, and learn with this engaging book and cassette package.

  
   

• Let's Go Rock Collecting (Let'S-Read-And-Find-Out Science. Stage 2)

  Roma Gans

  
  Holly Keller has created vivacious new paintings for this favorite Reading Rainbow title about geology. Readers follow two enthusiastic rock hounds around the globe as they add to their collection. Along the way they will learn how sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks are formed. From the Egyptian pyramids to Roman roads, from the diamond ring on your finger to the pebbles under your feet'rocks are everywhere!
  

  
   

• Who Eats What? Food Chains and Food Webs (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 2)

  Patricia Lauber

  
  An award-winning author and artist explain how every link in a food chain is important because each living thing depends on others for survival. "Clear, simple drawings illustrate the clear, simple text. Informative and intriguing, this basic science book leads children to think about the complex and interdependent web of life on Earth."'BL.

  Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children 1996 (NSTA/CBC)

  
   

• What's It Like to Be a Fish? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1)

  Wendy Pfeffer

  
  How can fish live in water? Why don’t they drown? The answer to this fishy question and more can be found in this latest addition to the Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. The book clearly explains how a fish’s body is perfectly suited to life underwater, just as our bodies are suited for life on land.

  1996 ‘Pick of the Lists’ (ABA)
  Best Children’s Science Books 1995 (Science Books and Film)

  
   

• Hear Your Heart (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)

  Paul Showers

  

  Let's-read-and-find-out about

  Your Heart

  Night and day, whether you're asleep or awake, your heart is always beating. Read and find out how your heart works and how to keep it healthy.

  
   

• Best Bug Parade (Mathstart: Level 1 (HarperCollins Library))

  Stuart J. Murphy

  
  This Level 1 book shows how to compare and contrast sizes, an important early math skill and one of the most basic forms of mathematical reasoning. Full color.
  
   

• Air Is All Around You (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1)

  Franklyn M. Branley

  
  ‘Branley gives directions with diagrams for two easy experiments that show how air is in everything, including water. Replacement of old editions with this attractive new one is recommended because of the updated, well-presented information as well as for the funny illustrations that help make learning fun.’ —BL.

  
   

• Be a Friend to Trees (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Book & Cassette)

  Patricia Lauber

  

  Why should you be a friend to trees?

  Trees are a valuable natural resource. People depend on trees for food, and animals depend on trees for food and shelter. But most important, we depend on trees because they add oxygen, a gas we all need, to the air. While trees give us many wonderful products, we must also protect them because we can't live without them.

  
   

• Help!: A Story of Friendship

  

  Mouse, Hedgehog, Rabbit, Squirrel, and Snake are friends. But one day Mouse hears from Skunk (who heard it from Fox) that snakes are dangerous, especially to mice.

  Oh, dear!

  Can friendship survive gossip? Should friends stick together, no matter what? And what do friends do when a friend is in trouble? Or when a friend has hurt feelings?

  Do you know the answers? Mouse and Snake need your help!

  
   

• Sounds All Around (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1)

  Wendy Pfeffer

  
  Sounds are all around us.

  Clap your hands, snap your fingers: You're making sounds. Read and find out how people and animals use different kinds of sounds to communicate.

  
   

• An Octopus Is Amazing (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 2)

  Patricia Lauber

  
  "[Here is] a charming introduction to the truly amazing octopus [from its intelligence to its ability to change colors to the camouflaging black ink it squirts to escape predators]. Lauber's chatty, fact-filled text makes the book a good read-aloud, and Keller's amusing and colorful drawings enhance it—a perfect match of text and illustration." —SLJ.

  Children's Books of 1990 (Library of Congress)

  
   

• Snow Is Falling (Let's Read-And-Find-Out Science)

  Franklyn Mansfield Branley

  
  Snow is falling. Snow is wonderful - for sledding, for skiing, and for building snowmen. But did you know that snow can actually keep things warm? Find out how snow helpf plants, animals, and people to survive. But when a blizzard blows, watch out! The snow that is so useful can be dangerous too.

  Franklyn M. Branley and Holly Keller team up for a fun and colorful exploration of the world of snow, including experiments and activities for cold winter days. A Let's Read and Find Out Science book, for Stage 1.

  
   

• What I See (Green Light Readers Level 1)

  Holly Keller

  
  A pretty red rose and a bunny’s pink nose. A spinning top and a dripping mop. An inquisitive young boy discovers that there are many wonderful things--some familiar, some surprising--to see at his house. He discovers, too, that seeing means opening your eyes to the world around you. Holly Keller’s simple rhyming text and bold illustrations turn everyday visions into heartwarming reveries.
  
  
   

• Farfallina & Marcel

  

  Once there was a caterpillar named Farfallina, whose best friend was a gosling named Marcel. They did everything together -- until one day, everything started to change.

  This beautiful and touching story shows that even as life takes different turns, friendship endures.

  
   

• Horace

  
  "Horace is adopted. He is also spotted, and he is loved and cared for by his new mother and father--who are striped. But...Horace feels the need to search out his roots...Keller deals with a sensitive subject in a way that is perceptive but not sentimental."--Publishers Weekly. "A first choice for those families seeking a low-key, reassuring book about adoption--and one that is fun to share as well."--Horn Book.
  
   

• The Hat (Green Light Readers Level 1)

  Holly Keller

  
  Pam has a hat--until the wind blows it away. Will she and her friend Dan be able to catch it?
  
  
   

• Snakes Are Hunters (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science Stage 2)

  Patricia Lauber

  

  Snakes

  Slithering, scaly, and sly -- snakes are fascinating reptiles. They are also hunters. Find out how snakes survive in the wild, and how they capture their prey.

  
   

• Geraldine's Blanket

  

  Geraldine loves her baby blanket. Trouble is, she's no baby, and her blanket is old and tattered. "It looks silly," says her mother. "There's hardly any blanket left,"says her father. But geraldine refuses to part with her old friend. Will a new doll from Aunt Bessie at Christmas change her mind?

  
   

• Pearl's New Skates

  Holly Keller

  

  Pearl has new skates.
  They are real skates
  (not double runners),
  and she can't wait to try them.

  Pearl inches out onto the frozen pond.
  But instead of twirling,
  she topples.
  Instead of spinning,
  she falls -- splaaat!

  Pearl has new skates.
  They are shiny white
  with red tassels,
  and she loves them.

  Will Pearl ever skate in real life the way she skates in her dreams?

  
   

• The Van (Green Light Readers Level 1)

  Holly Keller

  
  Sam and his friends are headed for the beach. And when their van gets stuck, they figure out a clever way to get it moving again.