Best Selling Books by Mordicai Gerstein

An old man tells his grandchildren about a sheep dog named Herman who, during the days when dogs and cats ruled the world, discovered the first humans.

"Gerstein creates a rousing visual cacophony that echos Ives''s compositions in this inspired picture-book biography." --Starred, Publishers Weekly

Retells the Old Testament story of the man who disobeyed God''s wishes and was swallowed by a great fish.

A lively twist on the immigrant story When John Bardsley leaves England to seek his fortune in America, he finds that his new city, Philadelphia, is crawling with inchworms! No one seems to know how to get rid of them, and the American birds turn up their beaks at the thought of eating any. Recalling his rescue of a very hungry baby sparrow when he was a boy, John comes up with a novel way to solve the problem, and he once again sets sail across the ocean in order to save his new city – with some help from his feathered friends. Using detailed illustrations, Mordicai Gerstein tells the little-known story of how sparrows came to America and how John Bardsley came to be known as Sparrow Jack. Sparrow Jack is a 2004 Bank Street - Best Children''s Book of the Year.

Relates the story of a boy who grew up like a wild animal in the forests of France and was later captured and studied by doctors in Paris, but never became completely civilized.

Der Wolfsjunge aus dem Aveyron wird zivilisiert: Am 8. November 1800 wurde in Saint-Sernin im Département Aveyron ein wilder Knabe eingefangen, ein sogenanntes Wolfskind. Der amerikanische Autor ist über Truffauts Film auf diese sensationelle Geschichte gestossen und den Quellen nachgegangen. Hier erzählt er vielschichtig und eingebettet in den Geist jener Zeit den Eintritt Victors in die Zivilisation. Das ist ein spannender und schmerzhafter Prozess. Sein Lehrer Itard will ihm Manieren und das Sprechen beibringen, und er notiert täglich die Fortschritte mit wissenschaftlicher Akribie. Die Menschen des Ortes und die Kinder auf der Strasse reagieren auf ihre Weise. Auch dem mutmasslichen Erleben des wilden Victor hat der Autor nachgespürt. All das fügt sich zusammen zu einem gut gebauten, dokumentarisch fundierten Roman, der interessante Fragen zur menschlichen Natur und zu unserer Zivilisation aufwirft. Ab 11 Jahren, ausgezeichnet, Herr RWS.

A seal sheds her skin and becomes a beautiful woman, but even after marrying and bearing a son she longs to return to her seal family in the sea.

At bedtime William hides and his parents look for him inside and outside the house.

A collection of tales about the Greek god Pan and his relatives and some of the grand and silly things they did.

When a sparrow flies into her room on her eighth birthday, a mean and selfish princess, convinced that it is a charmed prince, keeps the bird close to her.

When he meets a family of hungry bears in the woods at the peak of maple sugaring time, Anytime Mapleson, who likes pancakes anytime, invites them home for some pancakes and maple syrup.

Gisella se trouva face à elle-même. Elle regarda par terre. L''herbe lui sembla soudain très proche et, à la place de ses mains, elle se vit avec deux petites pattes noires de renard. Derrière, elle découvrit une longue queue de renard, avec un panache blanc. La renarde avait pris sa place. Voilà ce dont Grand-Tante Tanteh avait essayé de la protéger. Pendant que Gisella la regardait dans les yeux, la renarde s''était glissée dans son corps, et maintenant c''était Gisella qui était dans celui de la renarde. Maintenant, je suis une renarde, pensa-t-elle, et la renarde est moi.

The excessively quiet town of Pupickton and the sleeping lovesick giant upon which it was built, are both awakened by the joyful noise of a little girl''s songs.

Follow Duck on his epic quest to retrieve jellybeans from the king, with lots of help from his unusual friends.

From the winner of the 2004 Caldecott Medal (for "The Man Who Walked Between the Towers") comes a memorable new work, a novel of insight and imagination that transports readers to the Old Country, where" all the fairy tales come from."

On each successive birthday, a young girl receives a wonderful surprise gift that reflects her age. Features movable flaps.

Lon Po Po: Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother.