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Father, may I come?
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In 1687 young Sietze Hemmes sets in motion the rescue of a floundering ship off the coast of a Dutch island in the North Sea, and three hundred years later similar rescues are still taking place. |
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Peter Spier's circus!
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Peter Spier |
A traveling circus arrives, sets up its village of tents, performs for the crowd, and then moves on again. |
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Fast-Slow, High-Low
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Peter Spier |
Opposite concepts such as full-empty, strong-weak, more-less are illustrated by several pairs of contrasting pictures. |
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The legend of New Amsterdam
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Peter Spier |
Describes life in bustling 17th-century New Amsterdam and a woman whose seemingly "crazy" behavior raises an interesting question in light of New York's subsequent development. |
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Dreams
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Peter Spier |
Two children watch cloud formations and interpret them for themselves. |
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Gobble, Growl, Grunt
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Peter Spier |
Night animals, barnyard animals, polar animals, jungle animals, pond animals, birds, fish, insects... here are over six hundred animals portrayed by Peter Spier in a breathtaking succession of lively… |
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The Book of Jonah
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Peter Spier |
Retells the Biblical story of the man who spent three days and three nights in the belly of a great fish. Includes historical material on Jonah's world. |
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Crash! bang! boom!
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Peter Spier |
Pictures of various objects or actions and "words" representative of the sounds they make arranged by category--kitchen sounds, school sounds, traffic sounds, etc. |
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London Bridge is falling down
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Peter Spier |
Illustrates the singing game about London Bridge's falling down. Includes a history of the bridge and music. |
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Christmas!
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Peter Spier |
Illustrations without text follow the activities of three young children and their parents as they prepare for, and finally celebrate, Christmas. |
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