Books in Rainbow Reading My Body series

Kondi is determined to make a galimoto -- a toy vehicle made of wires. His brother laughs at the idea, but all day Kondi goes about gathering up the wire he needs. By nightfall, his wonderful galimoto is ready for the village children to play with in the light of the moon.

Book by Goble, Paul

"Kondi, a seven-year-old African boy, decides to make a galimoto -- a toy vehicle -- out of scraps of wire. He finds some wire...but it's not enough, so Kondi searches out more....Gentle text and...soft watercolors capture the essence of life in a contemporary African village.

Yukio spares the other villagers from recurring nightmares when he rescues a baku.

Ever wonder just what a million of something means? How about a billion? Or a trillion?

The corn is ripe...and the raccoons are hungry. As the moon rises a mother raccoon and her two young begin an all night feast in a cornfield. Acclaimed nature artist Jim Arnosky gives young children an unforgettable wildlife-watching experience.

A step-by-step description of how a movie is made, including writing the script, casting, rehearsing, creating the scenery and costumes, editing the film, and attending the premier.

Describes the activity on freighters, tankers, ocean liners, tugboats, fireboats, and the other ships in a busy port

Sudan suffers from the general ridicule of his strange-looking hair, until he comes to accept and enjoy its enchantment.

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Proclaimed "the most adorable of dinos" by The New York Times, Bob is grander and greener than ever in a definitive new edition of modern picture book classic. This deluxe volume features seven new illustrations, an additional adventure, and a song ("The Ballad of Dinosaur Bob"), with easy-to-play arrangements.

A beautifully rendered and colorfully illustrated account of the childhood of the great black writer and folklorist Zora Neale Hurston shows a young child triumphing over adversity and learning to pursue her dreams. IP.