Best Selling Books by Alice Provensen

Little Chu wants to defend his family and protect the village from bandits. He apprentices with Master Li, the greatest teacher of the sword in all of China -- and finds that having the skill means he''ll never have to use it. When the Emperor sees Mu Chi''s magnificent mural, he decrees that the painter''s reward shall be death. After all, no one but the Emperor should own such a perfect painting. Wielding the power of art, Mu Chi is able to find a way out of his dilemma. These two stories about masters of their arts are retold and illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Alice Provensen, a master artist in her own right. Readers and listeners will be enchanted by the humor and irrepressible spirit with which these characters take on obstacles and triumph over them.

Describes life in a big city and on a farm near a village.

An easy-to-read description of the continuously changing seasons.

One day a duckling went for a walk. Along the way he saw 2 horses, 4 turkeys, 5 geese and 8 piglets. The piglets told him to go home because it was time for dinner. On the way back he got lost. Finally, hearing some noise in the bushes, he found his mother and siblings who were going home to eat --- Un jour un caneton s''en alla se promener. En chemin, il rencontra 2chevaux, 4 dindons, 5 oies et 8 petits cochons. Les cochons lui dirent de rentrer chez lui parce qu''il etait l''heure de dinner. Mais, il se perdit. Entendant du bruit dans les buissons, le caneton retrouva sa maman et ses freres et soeurs qui rentraient chez eux pour dinner.

A simple account of Leonardo da Vinci''s life and work presented in coloured pop-up format.

Lists some of the many animals that lay eggs with illustrations of what hatches from them.

Four farm animals, each with a distinct and highly idiosyncractic personality, liven the days at Maple Hill Farm.

Stories and poetry about animals.

Introduces young children to primary and secondary colors and other facts about the color spectrum.

A biography of the man whose fascination with flying machines produced the Bleriot XI, which in 1909 became the first heavier-than-air machine to fly the English Channel.