Deze auteur heeft een onuitwisbare stempel gedrukt op literatuur en kunst. Zijn werken, waaronder meer dan 150 boeken en cartoons die in meer dan 200 tijdschriften verschenen, hebben publiek van alle leeftijden aangesproken. Gedurende zijn carrière verkende hij diverse genres en had hij de eer om korte fictie bij te dragen naast literaire grootheden als Alfred Hitchcock en Ellery Queen. Zijn unieke humor en zijn vermogen om mensen via verschillende media te boeien, maken hem tot een gedenkwaardige figuur in het culturele landschap.
Oliver has always wanted to be a dancing elephant, but what will he do when he discovers the circus already has enough elephants? Beginning readers will laugh out loud as they follow Oliver's adventures and find out how this elephant of unique charm and talent finally achieves his dream. Now available in full color!
Harry keeps a horse in his room. A trusty horse only he can see. But then his parents take him to the country to see "real" horses. Horses that are free to run, kick, and nibble. Now Harry must decide: Does his horse need to be free, too?
When an orchestra conductor misplaces his baton and feels he cannot work without it, he learns this it is his own talent, not a little stick, that makes him famous. "Kids will enjoy the lighthearted treatment of a celebrity and the lyrical view of the music he makes." —Booklist
The dinosaur thinks he’s much too tall. It’s not easy being different! Danny decides to cheer his friend up, and together they discover that being too tall might not be so bad after all. Readers first fell in love with Danny and his prehistoric pal in the I Can Read classic Danny and the Dinosaur, created by Syd Hoff in 1958. Now the popular pair are together again in a hilarious I Can Read adventure sure to win over a new generation of beginning readers. This Level One I Can Read book is perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.
Because Stanley does not act like his fellow cavemen, they chase him away. But then Stanley invents the house'and becomes a hero'in this thought-provoking, funny story about an early nonconformist.
Readers first fell in love with Danny and his prehistoric pal in the I Can Read classic Danny and the Dinosaur, created by Syd Hoff in 1958. Now the popular pair are together again in an adventure sure to please beginning readersWhat would happen if a dinosaur came to a birthday party? Come to Danny's house and find out. His friend the dinosaur helps make this one party you'll never forget!Happy Birthday, Danny and the Dinosaur! is a Level One I Can Read book that is perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.
Why don’t dinosaurs go to school? In Danny and the Dinosaur: School Days, the dinosaur gets curious and follows his friend Danny to school! But Danny’s buddy is too big to ride the school bus, and school lunch isn’t quite right for a dinosaur... So, he decides to do school his own way—dino style—and it turns out to be the best class ever! Readers first fell in love with Danny and his prehistoric pal in the I Can Read classic Danny and the Dinosaur, created by Syd Hoff in 1958. Now the popular pair is together again in this hilarious school-day adventure sure to win over a new generation of beginning readers. Danny and the Dinosaur: School Days is a Level One I Can Read, which means it’s perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.