" Once, not so long ago, in the hills past the hollow, there lived a wise woman... The wise woman is so wise that people come from far and wide to learn the secret of her wisdom. "You will have to discover it for yourselves," she tells them. So they search and search, but there is nothing to be found! Is something strange going on? Perhaps the old woman is nothing but a mischief maker! Only one little girl named Jenny lags behind, her l ..."
"Your 2 1/2-year-old will enjoy pointing out familiar places and people in your neighborhood.Tips for reading and sharing:Discuss the people and places you and your child regularly see in your neighborhoodIdentify each character, then pause to let your child fill in his or her activityMake up rhymes about people you knowFor additional tips and more information on Harper Growing Tree, visit our website at "
"Jitterbugs, Jitterbugs jumps to the floor. Under the table -- tap tap tap! Out of sight, now where's that cat? Jitterbugs travels through the neighborhood, always just out of reach. There he goes! Can you guess where Jitterbugs is going? Can you catch him before he disappears? Look! There he is..!"
"Emma Lazarus, 1849-1887 whose "new colossalis" is on the base of the statue of Liberty...her last residence in New York City is now marked for historic preservation."
"Although many try to force from the wise woman the secret of her wisdom, the truth is made clear only to a young girl who shows the capacity for wandering and wondering."
"Ten rosy roses stand in a line until, one by one, ten children pick them."
Ten Rosy Roses(1st Edition) by EveMerriam, Julia Gorton Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 1999 by Harpercollins ISBN-13: 978-0-06-027887-8, ISBN: 0-06-027887-0
"Ten rosy roses standing in a line,Jan picks one and now there are nine. . . .In this colorful counting game, ten rosy roses disappear before our eyes and one happy schoolteacher gets a big surprise. Roses couldn't be rosier than they are in Julia Gorton's warm, bright illustrations, where all the charming pickers have distinct smiles and personalities. Eve Merriam's verse tells the story of this cozy rose garden in fourteen lines that w ..."
" Once, not so long ago, in the hills past the hollow, there lived a wise woman... The wise woman is so wise that people come from far and wide to learn the secret of her wisdom. "You will have to discover it for yourselves," she tells them. So they search and search, but there is nothing to be found! Is something strange going on? Perhaps the old woman is nothing but a mischief maker! Only one little girl named Jenny lags behind, her l ..."
Bam Bam Bam by EveMerriam Published 1999 ISBN-13: 978-0-613-07307-3, ISBN: 0-613-07307-X
" Once, not so long ago, in the hills past the hollow, there lived a wise woman... The wise woman is so wise that people come from far and wide to learn the secret of her wisdom. "You will have to discover it for yourselves," she tells them. So they search and search, but there is nothing to be found! Is something strange going on? Perhaps the old woman is nothing but a mischief maker! Only one little girl named Jenny lags behind, her l ..."
Bam Bam Bam(Reprint) by EveMerriam, Dan Yaccarino Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 1998 by Henry Holt And Co. (Byr) ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-5796-6, ISBN: 0-8050-5796-X
"An exuberant celebration of construction and the noise and confusion that accompany it. "
"In a new picture book edition, the author's classic poem becomes a simple guessing game featuring clever fold-out pages that reveal a variety of playful surprises. By the author of The Inner-City Mother Goose. "
Bam Bam Bam(Reprint) by EveMerriam, Dan Yaccarino Paperback, Published 1998 by Demco Media ISBN-13: 978-0-606-13179-7, ISBN: 0-606-13179-5
"In this noisy poem, a wrecking ball demolishes old houses and stores to make way for a skyscraper."
"A biography of the American poet, activist for humane causes, and friend to immigrants, who wrote the words now inscribed on the Statue of Liberty."
On My Street by EveMerriam Paperback, Published 1997 by N/A ISBN-13: 978-0-02-190533-1, ISBN: 0-02-190533-9
"GIANT SIZE FLOPPY BOOK, 18" X 15". GOOD FOR CLASSROOMS, etc."
Higgle Wiggle(1st Edition) Happy Rhymes : Poems by EveMerriam, Hans Wilhelm Turtleback, Published 1997 by Demco Media Inc ISBN-13: 978-0-606-11459-2, ISBN: 0-606-11459-9