Discusses the work and predictions of those who have speculated about or claimed to see the future

"Eccentric and unusual with an appealing, gentle charm," raves Kirkus Reviews, in a starred review.Every morning, Fred climbs three flights of stairs—up to his rooftop in Brooklyn, New York—and greets the members of his enormous family: "Good morning, my bees, my darlings!" His honeybee workers are busy—they tend the hive, feed babies, and make wax rooms. They also forage in flowers abloom across Brooklyn... so that, one day, Fred can make his famous honey, something the entire neighborhood looks forward to tasting. Lela Nargi's beautifully written story—accompanied by Kyrsten Brooker's collage-style illustrations—offers an inside look at the life of an endearing beekeeper and the honey-making process.A Junior Library Guild Selection, a Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year, a Cook Prize Honor Book, and a NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book.

Product Description: In The Vultures of Africa all eleven species of vulture known to the continent are presented, for the first time, in an authoritative account that will rank as the most important ornithological work on these fascinating yet threatened birds...read more

THIS CHARMING, CHILD-CENTRIC book offers a glimpse into a cat’s exciting “other” life. In a little girl’s fantasy, her cat sneaks away, hops a ship, and sails off to Europe! And someday, when he can talk, he’ll tell her all about the amazing things he discovered there . . . like whether or not British cats drink tea . . . and how he strutted down the runway in a Paris fashion show. With facts about each place the cat visits included simply in the rhyming text, and in more detail at the end (including a map charting his route), this is sure to provide a great introduction to travel.

Trying to find the perfect thing to calm down the crying and wailing prince, the Nanny, Squire Frat, Lord Gerty, and all the other members of the royal household rush all about the castle, but when nothing works, Princess Kate enters the room and solves the problem with the simplest thing of all--a loving, goodnight kiss! 15,000 first printing.

In this rhyming tale in the style of 'The Night before Christmas,' a family's preparations for Chanukah are disrupted by a wildly spinning dreidel.

Guided by the Angel of Death, a man is reincarnated many times in many different forms, from a crow to a sheep to a butcher, until he eventually learns to love and sacrifice for others.

Rhyming text tells of lullabies that can be heard in the sounds of the night, such as a radiator's hiss, a cat's shadowboxing, and a rainstorm's drumming. By the illustrator of City Angel.

Home alone with a stomachache while the family works in the fields, young Precious faces up to the horrifying Boo Hag that her brother warned her about.

An urban angel travels about her busy city helping those in need by welcoming a newborn at the zoo, giving a basketball player a little assistance in his game, and offering a helping hand to a jump-roper attempting a new move on a bustling city sidewalk.

Witty text and unique collage illustrations combine to present a fun and clever story about the young aspiring inventor Henry and his amazing new machine.

TJ's friend Seymour persuades him to turn his home into a haunted house at Halloween for a class fundraiser, but the way his kittens are acting it looks like there may really be a resident ghost.

When the Queen of Trouble cannot sleep because all the beds she tries are uncomfortable, Isabella Abnormella saves the day by inventing the waterbed.