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Books with author Susan Roth

  • Do Re Mi: If You Can Read Music, Thank Guido D'Arezzo

    Susan Roth

    Hardcover (HMH Books for Young Readers, Jan. 8, 2007)
    If you can read musical notes, you can sing any song or play any piece. But musical notes have not always been here. Long ago, songs were memorized. If songs were forgotten, they were lost forever.Thanks to one man, Guido d’Arezzo, music now can last forever.
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  • My Love for You Board Book

    Susan L. Roth

    Board book (Dial Books, Jan. 1, 1999)
    Over 50,000 copies sold and their love continues to grow! In this wildly popular board book edition of Susan Roth's successful counting book, two mice walk together--and find that their love is bigger than 1 bear, taller than 2 giraffes, and larger than 3 blue whales. As they journey from 1 to 10, they discover that their love is greater than anything they can imagine.School Library Journal said My Love for You is "cozy and reassuring...a good choice for sharing," and Booklist praised it as "a counting book with...a simple charm [and] a loving voice." Roth's bright, cheerful collage illustrations combined with durable board book pages and safe, rounded edges make the book perfect for sharing with even the youngest readers.
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  • Happy Birthday Mr. Kang

    Susan Roth

    Hardcover (National Geographic Children's Books, Jan. 1, 2001)
    Mr. Kang loves his caged Chinese bird Hua Mei, but when his seven-year-old grandson Sam persuades him to give the bird its freedom, they get a wonderful surprise. Teacher's Guide available.
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  • Marco Polo

    Susan Roth

    Hardcover (Doubleday Books for Young Readers, Jan. 4, 1991)
    Marco Polo's travels are recorded in a diary and scrapbook such as the great explorer might have kept.
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  • Mi Amor Por Ti/My Love for You

    Susan L. Roth

    Board book (Dial Books, Dec. 29, 2003)
    In both Spanish and English, two tiny mice express their love in big terms. On a walk together, the mice learn that their love is bigger than 1 bear, taller than 2 giraffes, larger than 3 blue whales. As they count from 1 to 10, the mice discover that their love is greater than anything they can imagine. Siempre. Forever. Charming collage illustrations and pages sturdy enough for even the littlest hands make this counting story ideal for sharing.
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  • Princess

    Susan L. Roth

    eBook (StarWalk Kids Media, Aug. 26, 2012)
    A girl whose mother has called her to get up and go to school imagines all the things she would be free to do if she were a princess.
  • Cinnamon's Day Out: A Gerbil Adventure

    Susan L. Roth

    Hardcover (Dial, June 1, 1998)
    A gerbil escapes from his cage and enjoys a day on his own before being happily returned
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  • Birds of a Feather: Bowerbirds and Me

    Susan L. Roth

    Hardcover (Neal Porter Books, May 14, 2019)
    One makes colorful paper collages; the other, intricate environments out of found objects. And yet Susan L. Roth and the remarkable bowerbird are truly birds of a feather.Sibert Medalist Susan L. Roth is like a bowerbird, a small black bird found in Australia and New Guinea that builds elaborate structures from various materials they find near their habitats. Though Susan creates books to attract readers and bowerbirds build bowers to attract a mate, both get their ideas from the world around them and the materials they find. Both love colors. No two of their respective creations are alike. And most importantly, both Susan and the bowerbirds aspire for their finished works to be greater than the sum of their parts. Complete with engaging backmatter and dazzling artwork crammed full of so much to look at, this visually delightful picture book from award-winning author and artist Susan L. Roth is a fascinating comparison of art we create and art we find in nature.A Bank Street Best Book of the Year - Outstanding Merit
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  • Grandpa Blows His Penny Whistle Until the Angels Sing

    Susan L. Roth

    Hardcover (Barefoot Books, Feb. 1, 2001)
    Little Boy James decides that if Grandpa does not have to go to church, then neither does he, but after Little Boy James falls from the roof, Grandpa goes to the church and plays his penny whistle in a plea for help from the angels.
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  • The Biggest Frog in Australia

    Susan L. Roth

    Paperback (Aladdin, April 1, 2000)
    Once, in the Dreamtime, the biggest frog in Australia woke up thirsty. So thirsty that he drinks up all the water from the oceans, lakes, rivers, billabongs, puddles, and even from the clouds. When he is done, the earth is parched, and the other animals are thirsty. Wise old Wombat suggests that the animals try to make the biggest frog laugh, so the water will spill out of his mouth. But the frog barely hears Kookaburra's best jokes, and yawns at Kangaroo's acrobatics. Koala waddles ridiculously, but still no luck. What will make the frog laugh and bring life back to Australia? Find out in this colorful retelling of a classic Australian folktale.
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  • Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah

    Susan Roth

    Paperback (Scholastic, Aug. 16, 2004)
    You are invited to a Hanukkaj party that will lsat eight nights. Sing along with a family of mice as they dance the Horah, spin the dreidel, & eat delivious latkes to celebrate the Festival of Lights. Susan L. Roth's charming collages joyfully illustrate this holiday song.
  • Great Big Guinea Pigs

    Susan L. Roth

    language (StarWalk Kids Media, Feb. 2, 2014)
    Did you know that once upon a time, about 8 million years ago, guinea pigs weren't sweet, cute, or little? We all know about the enormous dinosaurs that used to roam the earth, but millions of years ago, there were GREAT BIG GUINEA PIGS, too! During a bedtime story, one little guinea pig learns all about his very big ancestors, and how guinea pigs evolved into the lovable pets we have today. This fun and factual picture book by Susan Roth features richly textured cut-paper illustrations that bring to life the story of the great, big, prehistoric guinea pig.
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