Best Selling Books by Jean Richards

A simple picture book provides an illustrated description of seed dispersal by which plants, most specifically fruits, travel from one place to another.

Because of her curiosity about what the crocodile has for dinner, a little elephant and all elephants thereafter have long trunks.

Muchas semillas viajan dentro de las frutas. La fruta es como una maleta para las semillas. Las protege durante el viaje. Los lectores conocerán de qué manera están diseñadas las frutas para proteger a las semillas de una planta y para ayudar a la planta a propagar las semillas en lugares nuevos. Con una prosa perfecta para la lectura en voz alta y hermosas ilustraciones en acuarela, Una fruta es una maleta para las semillas indaga en el mundo de las semillas, su propósito y cómo crecen, y es perfecto para los niños pequeños. Incluye preguntas y respuestas al final como lectura complementaria y para fomentar el interés. Many seeds travel inside fruits. The fruit is like a suitcase for the seeds. It protects them on their trip. Readers will learn how fruits are designed to protect a plant''s seeds and also to help the plant spread its seeds to new places. With prose perfect for read-alouds and gorgeous watercolor illustrations, A Fruit Is a Suitcase for Seeds delves into the world of seeds, their purpose, and how they grow. Includes questions and answers at the end to further learning and engagement.

A 2,500 year-old Greek myth tells the story of how the Olympic Games began. This exciting myth involves the gods, punishment, a chariot race, and a young man who wins the hand of a princess. The happy ending provides a wonderful link from a world of long ago to our world today where we still continue to enjoy the Olympic Games.