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Synopsis Twenty-five years ago, readers were introduced to Frog and Toad and instantly fell in love. Since publication, books about these two lovable friends have won numerous awards. Frog and Toad are Friends was named a Caldecott Honor Book in 1971 and Frog and Toad Together was a 1973 Newbery Honor Book. Now you can have three favorite Frog and Toad books together in one volume. Meet Frog and Toad as they discover the true meaning of friendship. Sometimes it is not so easy, like the day that Frog goes off by himself, leaving Toad to worry that he's lost his friend. But whether they're in Frog's garden or Toad's house, or even in Toad's unusual dream, Frog and Toad are always best friends. Frog and Toad are Friends, Days with Frog and Toad, and Frog and Toad Together are Arnold Lobel's most beloved legacy to young readers. Both new fans and old will love having these favorite Frog and Toad books together in one volume, for hours of nonstop Frog and Toad stories. Arnold Lobel was one of the most loved creators of children's books. He wrote and/or illustrated more than sixty books for children and is perhaps best known for his I Can Read Books about Frog and Toad. In 1971 Frog and Toad are Friends was named a Caldecott Honor Book. The second in the series, Frog and Toad Together was named a 1973 Newbery Honor Book. In 1980 he received the Caldecott Medal for his book Fables.

The first American children's novel to become a classic, this beautiful gold-tone cameo is the latest in the leatherbound classics series. This timeless favorite follows the four March sisters-pretty Meg, tomboy Jo, shy Beth, and vain Amy-as they grow and mature into four distinctive little women. Louisa May Alcott was born in Pennsylvania and grew up in Boston and Concord, Massachusetts, the setting for Little Women. Jo is based on Louisa herself, and Meg, Beth, and Amy are inspired by Louisa's own three sisters. Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young ladies in nineteenth-century New England

True or False? Anne Hutchinson preached in a Puritan church in colonial Massachusetts. False! At the time, only men could be preachers. Anne angered church leaders by preaching about God during meetings in her home. The church leaders put Anne on trial for her spiritual teachings. - Anne worked as a nurse and midwife. She also had fifteen children of her own. - Because Anne was a woman, she was not allowed to have a lawyer at her trial. - When Anne was forced to leave Boston, her family moved to the wilderness of colonial New York. Ages 7-9

The book is broken down into three general areas. They include Our World, How Things Began, The Human Body, How other Creatures Live and How things are Made. Each question asked is quite precise: How big is the universe? Who invented shoes? Why doesn't an igloo melt inside? What is regeneration? Why do we need vitamin C? Can dogs see colors? Why do we get pimples? Who were the first pirates? This is just a sampling. The answers are also as precise as possible.