New Releases by Stacy Taus-Bolstad

¿Cuál es el primer paso para obtener la leche? ¡Comienza con una vaca comiendo pasto! Aprende sobre todos los pasos del proceso de elaboración de la leche, de principio a fin. What''s the first step in making milk? It starts with a cow eating grass! Learn about all of the steps in the process of making milk, from start to finish. Now in Spanish.

Un manzano brota de una semilla y crece. ¿Pero cómo hace las manzanas el árbol? Los niños pueden leer sobre el ciclo de vida completo de una manzana, desde una semilla diminuta a una sabrosa fruta. An apple tree sprouts from a seed and grows. But how does the tree make apples? Children can read about the full life cycle of an apple, from tiny seed to tasty fruit. Now in Spanish!

Through colorful photos and simple text, follow the delicious journey from golden wheat fields to fresh-baked bread loaf.

How does a seed turn into a tasty apple? The seed spouts. The tree grows. Then the tree flowers. Next small apples grow. The apples ripen. Watch how apples grow step by step.

How does milk become delicious ice cream? A farmer milks cows. The milk is mixed and heated. Next a worker adds flavors. The mix gets cold. Watch what happens step by step as ice cream is made.

Where does milk come from? Cows eat grass. They make milk in their bodies. Next a farmer uses a machine to take milk from the cows. Then what happens? Follow the story of milk step by step.

Read about the immigrants in America from Pakistan.

Examines the history of Korean immigration to the United States, discussing why Korean immigrants came, what they did when they got here, where they settled, and customs they brought with them.

Examines the history of Puerto Rican immigration to the United States mainland, discussing why Puerto Ricans come, what their lives are like after they arrive, where they settle, and customs they bring from home.

Text and illustrations present detailed information on the geography, history and government, economy, people, cultural life and society of traditional and modern Iran.

Introduces the land, history, government, culture, people, and economy of Iraq.

Describes the geography, history, government, economy, people, and cultural life of Thailand.

Describes how cows eat grass and produce milk, as well as how the milk is processed for consumption.

Explores how clay is made into bricks and then used to build buildings.

Text and illustrations present detailed information on the geography, history and government, economy, people, cultural life and society of traditional and modern Vietnam.

Describes the geography, history, government, economy, people, and cultural life of the Czech Republic.

Describes the geography, history, government, economy, people, and cultural life of Pakistan.

An introduction to the process of making bread, from the time the farmer plants wheat to the time someone eats a slice of toast.

Follows the production of ice cream, from the dairy farm to the factory where it is mixed, frozen, and packaged and the store where it is sold, to the final consumer.

Describes how apples grow, from a shoot to a mature tree that produces apples in an apple orchard.