Books with author C. Mesturini (author) Giovanni Caviezel (author)

Kids see themselves in Little People Shape Books' big, imaginative cover illustrations! This addition to the series of children's favorites will inspire very young boys and girls with thoughts about what they might like to become when they grow up. The books in this series have color-illustrated pages glued on sturdy board, and are die-cut so that when closed they take the shape of the child who appears on the front cover, decked out in an appropriate costume. Each book's story is easy for beginning readers, and is told in words pre-schoolers can understand when it is read aloud to them. When closed, these books present an attractive, layered, three-dimensional effect.

This brand-new addition to Barron's popular and growing Little People Shape Books has a cheerful winter theme about playtime in the snow. Heavy board covers and pages are die-cut so that when the book is closed it takes the shape of the happy snowman decorated for Christmas on the front cover. When the cover is closed, the book presents an attractive, layered, three-dimensional effect.

The cheerful little boy on this board book�s cover introduces the important idea of street safety to preschool toddlers, as well as to kids who are starting school. Children learn to recognize zebra stripes for safety at road crossings. They are introduced to road signs and their meanings and to traffic lights. They learn safety rules when walking to their destinations, riding their bicycles, and even when playing outside on their scooters. They learn about the importance of wearing safety helmets when bicycling, and of using seat belts and special children�s seats when riding in the family car. This picture-filled book teaches the significance of developing safety habits in a lighthearted way that kids will find both entertaining and instructive. (

Barron's highly popular Little People Shape Books portray kids dressed up to fit exciting grown-up roles. Heavy board covers and pages are die-cut in the shapes of the cheerful children shown on each cover. The color-illustrated stories inside are easy for beginning readers, but pre-schoolers will also enjoy hearing them read aloud. The titles in this series stimulate young imaginations and encourage kids to look ahead to exciting careers when they become adults. When each books' cover is closed, the cover child is appears as a layered, three-dimensional image.

Titles in the popular and growing series of Little People Shape Books portray kids dressed up to fit many different grown-up roles, or in some titles, imaginative roles inspired by favorite children's stories. Heavy board covers and pages are die-cut so that when the books are closed they take the shapes of the cheerful boy or girl shown on the cover. The color-illustrated stories inside are easy for beginning readers, or perfect for reading aloud to pre-schoolers. When the covers are closed, the books present an appealing, layered, three-dimensional effect.

This delightful picture book is a miniaturized edition of the same title in Barron's Little People Shape Books series. Starting with its delightful front cover illustration, each Mini title perfectly replicates its larger edition's color illustrations and story, and is merely scaled down in size. Very young children who open this sturdy little board book can take flights of fancy and make imaginary journeys to magical places. Engaging color illustrations on every page

Kids see themselves in Little People Shape Books' big, imaginative cover illustrations! This brand-new additions to the series of children's favorites will inspire very young boys and girls with thoughts about what they might like to become when they grow up. The sturdy board book is die-cut so that when closed it takes the shape of the child who appears on the front cover, decked out in an appropriate costume. The story on the inside panels is easy for beginning readers, and direct enough for pre-schoolers to understand when the book is read aloud to them. There are bright color illustrations on every page. When closed, the book presents an attractive, layered, three-dimensional effect.

Titles in the popular and growing series of Little People Shape Books portray kids dressed up to fit many different grown-up roles, or in some titles, imaginative roles inspired by favorite children's stories. Heavy board covers and pages are die-cut so that when the books are closed they take the shapes of the cheerful boy or girl shown on the cover. The color-illustrated stories inside are easy for beginning readers, or perfect for reading aloud to pre-schoolers. When the covers are closed, the books present an appealing, layered, three-dimensional effect.

This absorbing picture book gives beginning readers a fascinating look into the lives of our earliest human ancestors. Each page is die-cut in the shape of its illustration�s animal and terrain. Vivid color illustrations begin by showing a Neanderthal family, the cave where they live, and their stone tools and leather clothes. In succeeding pictures, boys and girls see Neanderthals hunting for their food, and gathering vegetables and fruits where they are able to find them growing wild. Children are then introduced to the first Homo Sapiens (modern humans) and are shown how they differed from Neanderthals. Concluding pictures show Homo Sapiens as they developed crafts and arts, constructed tents for shelter, tamed animals, and developed agriculture, villages, and distinct cultures. With easy to understand text and vivid illustrations on extra-heavy board pages, this sturdily constructed book introduces the fundamentals of archaeology to younger boys and girls, describing how modern archaeologists discover clues to the origins of human history.

Color illustrations on board pages are die-cut in the shape of the front cover's jaunty little pirate. Illustrations supplemented with brief, easy-to-read text tell the stories of pirates from centuries ago, their exploits, and their ships. The most famous and notorious pirates were those like Blackbeard and Henry Morgan, who sailed the Caribbean during the seventeenth century. Vivid illustrations include a sailing galleon in cross-section, showing ship's compartments and cargo. Also shown are a typical pirate's treasure map and a map of Tortuga Island, a favorite pirate's haven. Kids can read capsule descriptions of famous pirates from both history and classic fiction.

This charming board book explains the human body in a series of words and pictures that easy enough to make sense to preschool boys and girls. The heavy board pages are die-cut in the shape of a smiling little boy. When kids lift the front cover, they remove his shirt and see the location of his heart. The text gives a simple explanation of how the heart pumps blood through the entire body. As kids turn successive pages, they observe the human body’s interior and learn about the functions of muscles, lungs, the skeleton, and the stomach and intestines. The book is both amusing and instructive, making special appeal to younger children’s natural curiosity about their bodies. (Ages 3-7)