San Antonio College Library

Presents the life of Merlin the magician from his miraculous birth through the age of seventeen, before he met King Arthur.

Poems by both famous and little known writers.

Figures and vehicles made of carved vegetables and fruit introduce various forms of transportation, including skates, cars, and airplanes, with rhyming text.

In this retelling of the classic Aesop fable, hardworking ants stock up for the winter while a fun-loving grasshopper plays all year long, until the cold weather arrives and he realizes his mistake in not planning ahead.

"This book combines the 1692 translation of the Fables by English journalist Sir Roger L'Estrange with 50 drawings created especially as illustration for the tales by American sculptor, painter, and illustrator Alexander Calder. ... Two hundred and one of the traditional fables are narrated here"--Page 4 of cover.

Shows how each of us fits into life's big picture, and how the world would be incomplete without each person in it.

Up and down, over and under, through and around...five big and brightly colored elephants are on a mission in this picture book for young children by Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkes. Where are they going? What will they do when they get there? It's a surprise! With a text shimmering with repetition and rhythm, bright pastel illustrations, large and readable type, and an adorable parade of elephants, Kevin Henkes introduces basic concepts such as numbers,...

A friendly woodchuck helps shy first-graders Chuck and Caroline become friends by sharing Chuck's possessions with Caroline and encouraging Chuck to help when Caroline forgets her lines during the class play.

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text highlight the animals, fruits, feelings, and colors that characterize each season of the year.

In the perilous Mortmain Mountains, Klaus and Violet Baudelaire meet another well-read person, who helps them try to rescue Sunny from the villainous Count Olaf and his henchmen as they all near "the last safe place."