Buildings, bridges, and books don't exist without the workers who are often invisible in the final product, as this joyous and profound picture book reveals from acclaimed author of The Christmas Boot Lisa Wheeler and New York Times bestselling illustrator of Love Loren LongAll across this great big world, jobs are getting doneby many hands in many lands. It takes much more than ONE.Gorgeously written and illustrated, this is an eye-opening exploration of the many types of work that go into...

Thank you for listening. There are tons of great, educational videos on our YouTube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxtDczKFAGnBkpECH3kjziA Arthur reluctantly helps his friend, D. W. and discovers how much fun it can to work together. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/avant-garde-books/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/avant-garde-books/support

This exquisite, deluxe edition contains the complete illustrated texts of both Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner. In full-color and featuring a satin ribbon marker, it is the perfect gift and a cornerstone of every family's bookshelf.Since 1926, Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends—Piglet, Owl, Tigger, Kanga, Roo, and the ever doleful Eeyore—have endured as the unforgettable creations of A. A. Milne, who wrote two books of Pooh’s adventures for his son, Christopher Robin, and Ernest H....

Here's the link to our educational YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxtDczKFAGnBkpECH3kjziA With a spare, inspiring text and gorgeous watercolor illustrations, this is a timeless and important book for activists of all ages. This hardcover picture book is perfect for sharing and for gifting. Sometimes people marchto resist injustice,to stand in solidarity,to inspire hope. Throughout American history, one thing remains true: no matter how or why people march, they are...

In this educational video, scholars will learn about ophthalmologist, researcher, professor, and inventor, Dr. Patricia Bath (1942-2019). It also includes a vocabulary lesson on the following words: cataracts, fortitude, humanitarian, ophthalmologist, patent and tenacity. In 1988, Dr. Bath received a patent for a method that removed cataracts with a device called the “Cataract Laserphaco Probe”. This made her the first African American woman doctor to receive a patent for a medical-related...

Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to our educational YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@avantgardebooks Join a family of three who spend nine whole months waiting, from a frosty winter through a sun-dappled summer, until finally . . . a baby is here.A Boston Globe - Horn Book Honor RecipientAn NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book for StudentsA Capitol Choices Noteworthy TitleA soon-to-be big sister and her parents prepare for the arrival of a new baby in the family. Alternating panels depict...

Alison always wanted to play the trumpet, but everyone is telling her to forget it. Should she try to become a great jazz trumpeter anyway? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/avant-garde-books/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/avant-garde-books/support

In this touching book with a moral message, a child retells the story of her father's youth when an impromptu baseball game gets out of hand and some unthinking boys end up destroying an old man's garden.Every year my father and I plant a garden. Tomatoes, peppers, onions, marigold, and zinnias grow in neat, straight rows...and every spring my father tells me about Mr. Bellavista and the summer my father was ten.That was the summer a boy lost a baseball under a tomato plant in Mr....

A New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year The classic Round Trip takes young readers on an imaginative, inventive journey, from the country to the city and back again. It’s not just the story of a round trip—it is a round trip! Read the story forward, then flip the book over to see something different on the way back.  Kirkus called the black-and-white art, by best-selling picture-book creator Ann Jonas, “Show-stopping sleight of pen.” In a starred review, Booklist praised Round...

Charnaie Gordon, the creator of Here Wee Read, and Roda Ahmed, the New York Times bestselling publisher and author of Mae Among the Stars, debut their first-ever collaboration with the extraordinary adventures of the one and only Etta Extraordinaire! Meet Etta! Etta was born to be a shining star. When Etta discovers her school is hosting a talent show, she wants to share her many talents with the world. Even though she has never performed onstage before, all Etta needs to do is make a plan....

Check out our educational YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxtDczKFAGnBkpECH3kjziA Meet Raye Montague―the hidden mastermind who made waves in the U.S. Navy! After touring a German submarine in the early 1940s, young Raye set her sights on becoming an engineer. Little did she know sexism and racial inequality would challenge that dream every step of the way, even keeping her greatest career accomplishment a secret for decades. Through it all, the gifted mathematician...

Farah feels alone, even when surrounded by her classmates. She listens and nods but doesn’t speak. It’s hard being the new kid in school, especially when you’re from another country and don’t know the language. Then, on a field trip to an apple orchard, Farah discovers there are lots of things that sound the same as they did at home, from dogs crunching their food to the ripple of friendly laughter. As she helps the class make apple cider, Farah connects with the other students and begins to...

This educational video about NBA Legend, Shaquille O'Neal is based on information from the book, "Shaquille O'Neal" (2005) by Ross Bernstein. Some say his name means “little warrior,” but there’s nothing little about 7’1”, 330-pound Shaquille O’Neal. He even wears a size 22 shoe. One of the greatest basketball players of all time, Shaquille O’Neal has played sixteen seasons with the NBA and has won multiple championships. He has also starred in movies, released several rap albums, and...

Here is a great place to find some great educational videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxtDczKFAGnBkpECH3kjziA Bambi sets out to explore the forest with his friends—a rabbit called Thumper and a skunk called Flower. In one brief moment, the little fawn's life is changed forever. Will there be a happy ending for Bambi? Find out in this classic Disney storybook, beautifully illustrated on every page. It is sure to become a favorite in any beginning library and makes an excellent first...

The story, set in Rosas, the kingdom of wishes where wishes can literally come true, follows Asha—an optimist with a sharp wit who cares endlessly about her community. In a moment of desperation, Asha makes an impassioned plea to the stars, which is answered by a cosmic force, a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, they face the most formidable of foes to save her community and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous...

For more great educational videos, SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxtDczKFAGnBkpECH3kjziA This empowering educational video focuses on the "Zz" sound in the English language. It includes vibrant, large pictures and big letters. It is interactive and learners are encouraged to say the words with the instructor. The lesson is scaffolded so that children can read at least 50 words with the "Zz" by the end of the video. #educational #educationalvideo...

For great, educational videos, SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxtDczKFAGnBkpECH3kjziA This educational video includes a lesson about how peanut butter is made. Content was taken from the following book: From Peanuts to Peanut Butter by Melvin Berger and Newbridge Educational Publishing. Information about George Washington Carver was taken from National Geographic Kids (https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/h...) #educationalvideo #educational...

For great, educational videos, go to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxtDczKFAGnBkpECH3kjziA Peanuts are good, but peanut butter is better. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/avant-garde-books/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/avant-garde-books/support

Susan Kuklin, who wrote the award-winning Dance with Bill T. Jones, here teams up with the WNBA's recently named MVP, Sheryl Swoopes, in Hoops with Swoopes. Kuklin's soaring photographs of Swoopes and bright, bold typography vibrate on a vast expanse of white space, as the Houston Comet jumps (she extends horizontally across a spread) and looks suitably poker-faced while pulling off a fake. Along with basketball basics, Kuklin and Swoopes deliver a potent message about female strength and...

When a bullfrog hops out of the classroom window, Ms. Frizzle and her students take a wild ride from a frog's-eye-view to learn about animal habitats in a book that complements the new PBS animated series. Original. TV tie-in. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/avant-garde-books/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/avant-garde-books/support

This empowering educational video focuses on the sounds of the French alphabet. It includes vibrant, large pictures and big letters. It is interactive and learners are encouraged to say the words with the instructor. The lesson is scaffolded so that children can read 27 French words. #educational #educationalvideo #preschoollearning #reading #literacy #frenchalphabet #French #Frenchalphabetsounds #frenchforbeginners #Frenchforchildren #frenchlanguage #frenchlanguagelearner...

Photos by Brian Skerry Can you imagine what it would be like to swim with a whale? Gliding beneath the blue ocean waves. Bobbing gently as a huge, graceful animal pulls you along. It would be truly magical to explore the sea this way! For such a thing to happen, a whale would have to want to be with you. But whales are wild animals. They rarely come face to face with humans. Once in a while, however, the lives of humans and wild animals come together in an unpredictable way. And, when they...

From a highly acclaimed author and bestselling artist comes a resounding, reverent tribute to Harriet Tubman, the woman who earned the name Moses for her heroic role in the Underground Railroad. I set the North Star in the heavens and I mean for you to be free...Born into slavery, Harriet Tubman hears these words from God one summer night and decides to leave her husband and family behind and escape. Taking with her only her faith, she must creep through woods with hounds at her feet, sleep...

B is for Baby. B is for Brother. B is for going to see Baba!One morning after breakfast, Baby’s big brother is getting ready to take the basket of bananas all the way to Baba’s bungalow in the next village. He’ll have to go along the bumpy road, past the baobab trees, birds, and butterflies, and all the way over the bridge. But what he doesn’t realize is that his very cute, very curious baby sibling has stowed away on his bicycle. Little ones learning about language will love sounding out the...