Paul Fleischman

Drawing from African, Asian and European folklore Fearsome Giant, Fearless Child: A Worldwide Jack and the Beanstalk Story retells the classic fairy tale in a single narrative through multiple world cultures. The story of a child confronting a man-eating giant or witch is told the world over. These heroes go by many names and might be normal in size or no bigger than a thumb. Though they're often scorned for being the youngest and smallest, they're...

A young girl watches as the activities across the street from her bus stop become a circus.This spectacular, wordless picture book from the creators of "Weslandia" honors the trans formative power of the imagination as the Garibaldi Circus comes to town for a show like no other.

Junkyard, Einstein, Wheels, Pencil, Spider, Hollywood, Spitball, Clips, and Google-Eyes team up to try to outwit their teacher Miss Breakbone.

A collection of poems to be read aloud by four people, with color-coded text to indicate which lines are read by which readers.

Three stories that explore various aspects of human nature. In the only fantasy story of the three, "The Man of Influence," a poor but arrogant sculptor accepts a ghost's commission to carve a statue of himself committing an infamous murder.

The Dunderheads--a gang of misfits with unique and unusual talents--come to the aid of one of their own when Spider is falsely arrested for stealing jewelry.

NN ILLUS. $16.95. 2006030615. ILLUS: JULIE PASCHKIS. THE AUTHOR DRAWS FROM A VARIETY OF FOLK TRADITIONS TO PUT TOGETHER THIS VERSION OF CINDERELL, INCLUDING ELEMENTS FROM MEXICO, IRAN, KOREA, RUSSIA. DN

An account of the 1834 cross-continental journey of naturalist John Townsend and his many discoveries, including the warbler that bears his name.