Books in Rainbow books series

Two sisters remember their mother saying, "The carousel horses sleep all winter and wake in the spring." But one gray-skied February twilight, as the girls make their way home from school, they hear strange whinnying noises coming from the carousel in the park. Peeking inside the carousel canvas, the sisters step into the unknown. Could it be that the horses are moving . . . clopping their hooves . . . alive?

Saxophone-playing Miles and his Swamp Band find a bevy of sharp-toothed, long-tailed alligators who love to listen to their music. But little do Miles and his band know what the alligators plan for them at the close of their jubilant all-night ball! Inspired by a traditional song, this vibrant picture book is "ebullient, fast-paced, and funny." 1985 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for IllustrationA Reading Rainbow Featured SelectionChildren's Books of 1984 (Library of Congress)

Maps and globes can take you anywhere - to the top of the tallest mountain on earth or the bottom of the deepest ocean. Maps tell you about the world: where various countries are located, where the jungles and deserts are, even how to find your way around your own hometown. If you take a fancy to any place on earth, you can go there today and still be home in time for dinner. So open a map, spin a globe. The wide world awaits you.

Illus. in full color. As a seamstress in the Big House, Clara dreams of areunion with her Momma, who lives on another plantation--and even of runningaway to freedom. Then she overhears two slaves talking about the UndergroundRailroad. In a flash of inspiration, Clara sees how she can use the cloth inher scrap bag to make a map of the land--a freedom quilt--that no master willever suspect. "A particularly effective way to introduce the subject to youngerchildren, adding a trenchant immediacy to their understanding of a difficultbut important chapter in the country's past."--(starred) "Horn Book." "This first-rate book is a triumph of the heart."--(starred) "PublishersWeekly. "

Perfect for introducing the idea of saying prayers of remembrance and thanks at the end of the day, this colorful resource features seven tabbed pages, one for every color of the rainbow. Each tab features a simple prayer or blessing giving thanks for things that happen around bed time. The warm, friendly illustrations will appeal to toddlers and those who read aloud with them.