T H E C R E A T I V E C O M PA N Y

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CONTENTS CREATIVE EDUCATION:

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Semillas del saber

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Amazing Animals

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Planeta Animal

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Creative Sports: A History of Hoops

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Odysseys in Recent Events

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Puddle Song

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Nonsense! Book 1

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What to Do with a Stick

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Sister Spring

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Island of Shadows

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I Love You with All of My Hearts

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Seedlings The popular Seedlings series now offers introductions to 10 more community helpers. Written in a friendly voice, filled with dynamic photos, and featuring text crafted for the youngest of readers, these titles touch upon occupational skills and tools and the ways in which certain professions help other members of our communities. As introductions to informational text, these titles plant the seeds of knowledge! © 2023 Specifications Grade PreK and up 24 pages 8.75" × 8.75" $34.25 / $23.95 HC Prefix 978164026 PB Prefix 978162832 EB Prefix 978164000

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New Titles HC PB EB Bus Drivers 4069 9391 5709 Coaches 4076 9407 5716 Doctors 4083 9414 5723 Engineers 4090 9421 5730 Firefighters 4106 9438 5747 Garbage Collectors 4113 9445 5754 Librarians 4120 9452 5761 Mail Carriers 4137 9469 5778 Mechanics 4144 9476 5785 Police Officers 4151 9483 5792

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Semillas del saber Introduce early elementary children to 10 more community helpers. Written in a friendly voice, filled with dynamic photos, and featuring text crafted for the youngest of readers, these North American Spanish translations touch upon occupational skills and tools and the ways in which certain professions help other members of our communities. As introductions to informational text, these titles will plant the seeds of knowledge! © 2023 Specifications Grade PreK and up 24 pages 8.75" x 8.75" $34.25 / $23.95 HC Prefix 978164026 PB Prefix 978168277 EB Prefix 978164000

New Titles Los conductores de autobús Los entrenadores Los doctores Los ingenieros Los bomberos Los recolectores de basura Los bibliotecarios Los carteros Los mecánicos Los oficiales de policía

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Amazing Animals From the swift peregrine falcon to the tiny blue-ringed octopus, the world of animals is wonderfully diverse. This popular series travels the planet to study our world’s fascinating creatures. Beautiful photos are paired with STEM-appropriate text to examine the animal’s appearance, habitat, behaviors, and life cycle. Each title also presents a folk story that people have used to help explain a part of the animal’s characteristics. © 2023 Specifications New Titles Grade 1 and up Antelopes Armadillos 24 pages Bighorn Sheep Crabs 8.75" × 11" Elk Falcons $34.25 / $23.95 Frogs Iguanas HC Prefix 978164026 Jellyfish PB Prefix 978168277 Lemurs Llamas EB Prefix 978164000 Manatees Meerkats Octopuses Ostriches Peacocks Pelicans Prairie Dogs Raccoons Seahorses Skunks Sloths Storks Walruses

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Planeta Animal Travel the planet and study the wonderfully diverse world of animals! Get up-close with leaping lemurs and strutting peacocks in this popular series translated into North American Spanish. Beautiful photography and STEM-appropriate text examine the creature’s appearance, habitat, behaviors, and life cycle. Each title also presents a folk story that people have used to help explain the animal’s appearance or behavior. © 2023 Specifications New Titles HC PB EB El antílope 6872 2430 8281 Grade 1 and up El armadillo 5820 1372 7017 El borrego cimarrón 6889 2447 8298 24 pages El cangrejo 6896 2454 8304 El uapití 5875 1426 7062 8.75" × 11" El halcón 6902 2461 8311 La rana 6919 2478 8328 $34.25 / $23.95 La iguana 6926 2485 8335 6933 2492 8342 HC Prefix 978164026 La medusa El lémur 5882 1433 7079 La llama 5899 1440 7086 PB Prefix 978168277 El manatí 5837 1389 7024 6940 2508 8359 EB Prefix 978164000 La suricata El pulpo El avestruz El pavo real El pelícano El perro de la pradera El mapache El caballito de mar El zorrillo El perezoso La cigüeña La morsa

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Creative Sports: A History of Hoops Readers witness the buzzer-beating action of their favorite NBA teams in these photo-driven narratives. Thrilling text and photos capture on-court basketball action through the years, highlighting superstars, championships, and legendary moments that middle grade fans will want to remember. Sidebars focus on unforgettable moments or players in each team’s history. © 2023 Specifications Grade 3 and up 32 pages 9" x 10" $35.70 / $24.95 HC Prefix 978164026 PB Prefix 978168277 EB Prefix 978164000

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The Story of the Atlanta Hawks The Story of the Boston Celtics The Story of the Brooklyn Nets The Story of the Charlotte Hornets The Story of the Chicago Bulls The Story of the Cleveland Cavaliers The Story of the Dallas Mavericks The Story of the Denver Nuggets The Story of the Detroit Pistons The Story of the Golden State Warriors The Story of the Houston Rockets The Story of the Indiana Pacers The Story of the Los Angeles Clippers The Story of the Los Angeles Lakers The Story of the Memphis Grizzlies The Story of the Miami Heat The Story of the Milwaukee Bucks The Story of the Minnesota Timberwolves The Story of the New Orleans Pelicans The Story of the New York Knicks The Story of the Oklahoma City Thunder The Story of the Orlando Magic The Story of the Philadelphia 76ers The Story of the Phoenix Suns The Story of the Portland Trail Blazers The Story of the Sacramento Kings The Story of the San Antonio Spurs The Story of the Toronto Raptors The Story of the Utah Jazz The Story of the Washington Wizards

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Odysseys in Recent Events Empower young people to become informed citizens with a journalistic view into the people, events, and issues affecting our world. Each volume takes a comprehensive dive into its topic, providing advanced readers with a depth of knowledge and insights, and encouraging further research and study. The sophisticated design features striking photos, and multiple sidebars provide relevant examples for additional discussion and thought. The informational text promotes critical thinking and awareness of global issues. © 2023 Specifications Grade 6 and up 80 pages 6.375" x 9" $48.55 / $33.95 HC Prefix 978164026 PB Prefix 978168277 EB Prefix 978164000

New Titles The COVID Pandemic Extreme Weather The Great Recession The Human Genome The Refugee Crisis The Rise of Social Media

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Puddle Song

© 2023 Specifications BB: 9781568463834 EB: 9781640006720 Ages 2 and up 14 pages 6.25" x 7.75" Color illustrations $9.99

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has written more than 130 books.

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including Let’s Go Outside, Chicken Wants a Nap, and Bat Wings! Cat Wings?

Text copyright © 2023 by Laura Purdie Salas Illustrations copyright © 2023 by Monique Felix Edited by Kate Riggs Designed by Rita Marshall Published in 2023 by Creative Editions

P.O. Box 227, Mankato, MN 56002 USA Creative Editions is an imprint of The Creative Company www.thecreativecompany.us All rights reserved. No part of the contents of this book

may be reproduced by any means without the written permission of the publisher. Printed in China Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Salas, Laura Purdie, author. | Felix, Monique, illustrator.

Title: Puddle song / by Laura Purdie Salas; illustrated by Monique Felix.

Summary: This poetic board book takes a puddle’s point of view, calling children to delight in their senses. Identifiers: LCCN 2022001684 (print) | LCCN 2022001685 (ebook) | ISBN 9781568463834 (board) | ISBN 9781640006720 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Board books. | CYAC: Puddles—Fiction. | Board books. | LCGFT: Board books. Classification: LCC PZ7.S14757 Pu 2023 (print) | LCC PZ7.S14757 (ebook) | DDC [E]—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022001684

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022001685 First edition 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 www.thecreativecompany.us ISBN: 978-1-56846-383-4

Laura Purdie Salas Monique Felix

Minnesota author

Swiss artist Monique Felix has illustrated more than 40 celebrated children’s books,

Puddle Song

There is something about the smooth surface of a puddle that beckons to children to disturb it—they want to see how the water splashes upward, to feel the droplets on their skin. This poetic, illustrated board book gives voice to the puddle as it invites the “stompers and jumpers” to explore its rippling water, offering to act as both dance partner and Laura Purdie Salas mirror onto the world.

Laura Purdie Salas & Monique Felix

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Nonsense! Book 1

© 2023 Specifications BB: 9781568463933 EB: 9781640008656 Ages 2 and up 14 pages

6.25" x 7.75" Color illustrations $14.99 ISBN: 978-1-56846-393-3

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Edward Lear Etienne Delessert

Swiss-American artist , internationally honored for his imaginative work, has created such recent picture books as It? and Up & Down.

Nonsense!

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English author and artist (1812–88) popularized the poetic form of the limerick; “There Was an Old Man with a Beard” is one of the most enduring examples.

Nonsense!

Although he may have wished to be remembered as a more “serious” writer, the 19th-century English poet Edward Lear left an important legacy of limericks to the canon of nonsense verse. One of Lear’s most famous five-line poems, "There was an Old Man with a beard," here receives full illustrative treatment from Swiss-American artist Etienne Delessert, whose work celebrates and seeks to expand the imaginative capacities Edward Lear of children. Intended to set the stage for a forthcoming Etienne Delessert series of standalone poems, Nonsense! Book 1 will whet young readers’ appetites for further adventures in rhyme.

Edward Lear Etienne Delessert

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What to Do with a Stick In this last installment of Jane Yolen’s trio of books about ordinary objects with extraordinary uses, the humble stick is lauded as “a sword to tame monsters of dread” and “an oar for a rowboat in puddle or pond,” among other imaginative functions. As with most things, though, it fulfills its truest purpose when combined with others: what can be made with a stick, a box, and a string? “Music that goes with … everything!” © 2023 Specifications HC: 9781568463650 EB: 9781640007567 Ages 5 and up 32 pages 8.75" x 10.5" Color illustrations $16.99

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Sister Spring SISTER SPRING

After Sister Spring awakes “with the first daffodil on the very last breath of frost,” she colors the sunrise with a kiss, provides thunder for the hills, and invites the reader to gambol in the meadow and “dream the seeds of the morrow.”

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Island of Shadows If an animal could dream, what shape would its nightmare take? Would it be furry, or scaly, or drooly? Or would it be mysteriously devoid of any form? In this picture book, adapted from the Italian original, animals’ nightmares take literal shape, yet the scariest place of all is the Island of Shadows, the domain of extinct creatures whose dreams have disappeared. As the “doctor of nightmares” chillingly explains to the Tasmanian tiger, “once you are gone, there is no coming back.” © 2023 Specifications HC: 9781568463889 Ages 8 and up 32 pages 9" x 11.75" Color illustrations $19.99

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Some of history’s most mysterious phenomena involve tales so incredible that they blur the lines between fact and fiction. Odysseys in Mysteries invites advanced and curious readers along on a journey to explore legendary sites and creatures like never before. Encounters, rumors, and hoaxes are laid out along with scientific facts, official investigations, and real events, allowing for fascinating examination of the creature or location in question. These titles feature a sophisticated design peppered with eye-catching photographs and illustrations, sidebars, and colored callouts, encouraging readers to decide for themselves: could this mystery be solvable? The truth is out there—for someone to find! © 2021 Titles 3598 Area 51 3604 Atlantis 3628 Bigfoot 3635 Great Sphinx 3642 Loch Ness Monster

I Love You with All of My Hearts “Playfully shows that love comes in all shapes and sizes.” —Kirkus Now in paperback, Lindsay Bonilla’s popular picture book celebrates all types of love. An eclectic collection of animals, depicted in warm watercolor paintings by Italian illustrator Eleonora Pace, cuddle each other in different ways according to their characteristics. © 2023 Specifications PB: 9781682772867 EB: 9781640004122 Ages 4 and up 32 pages 8.5" x 10.75" Color illustrations $13.99

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