Best Selling Books by Alice Provensen

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

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.

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.

I can draw Indians: Sweeney loved to draw. Most of all he liked to draw animals and Indians. One day, just as he was finishing a big picture of two chiefs of the Blackfoot tribe, one of the chiefs said, "How!" Now that had never happened before. One of the chiefs invited Sweeney to visit, so they hopped on the horse Sweeney had just drawn and rode to a village. There Sweeney met Little Beaver and the two boys were friends right away. They went to play in the woods and had great adventures.

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

Stories and poetry about animals.

The story of some special animals that live at Maple Hill Farm.

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