È una calda domenica di fine luglio. A mezzogiorno, nonostante la temperatura torrida, Vincent Van Gogh esce dalla locanda in cui alloggia per andare a dipingere all'aperto, nei campi intorno ad Auvers-sur-Oise. Rientra la sera, ha una ferita da arma da fuoco al fianco. Che cosa è successo quel pomeriggio? Nessuno lo sa, nessuno ha sentito né visto, nessuno riesce a scoprire quale tragedia si sia consumata in quei campi. Vincent viene ricoverato all'ospedale. Morirà due giorni dopo. È il 29 luglio 1890. Nella tasca della giacca Vincent conserva l'ultima lettera scritta al fratello Theo e mai spedita. Il loro fitto epistolario racconta una vita ricca di amanti e amici, successi e delusioni, sogni e ambizioni, tutto condiviso da entrambi i fratelli: due esistenze indissolubilmente intrecciate in un'amicizia profonda che ha dato forma alle loro vite. Theo ha sostenuto Vincent mentre lottava per trovare la sua strada; Vincent ha trascinato Theo in un turbine artistico esaltante, tra grandi nomi e nuovi movimenti nella Parigi del secondo Ottocento: impressionismo, puntinismo, Paul Gauguin, Claude Monet, August Rodin, tutti hanno un ruolo nella tormentata e travolgente storia dei fratelli Van Gogh.

È una calda domenica di fine luglio. A mezzogiorno, nonostante la temperatura torrida, Vincent Van Gogh esce dalla locanda in cui alloggia per andare a dipingere all'aperto, nei campi intorno ad Auvers-sur-Oise. Rientra la sera, ha una ferita da arma da fuoco al fianco. Che cosa è successo quel pomeriggio? Nessuno lo sa, nessuno ha sentito né visto, nessuno riesce a scoprire quale tragedia si sia consumata in quei campi. Vincent viene ricoverato all'ospedale. Morirà due giorni dopo. È il 29 luglio 1890. Nella tasca della giacca Vincent conserva l'ultima lettera scritta al fratello Theo e mai spedita. Il loro fitto epistolario racconta una vita ricca di amanti e amici, successi e delusioni, sogni e ambizioni, tutto condiviso da entrambi i fratelli: due esistenze indissolubilmente intrecciate in un'amicizia profonda che ha dato forma alle loro vite. Theo ha sostenuto Vincent mentre lottava per trovare la sua strada; Vincent ha trascinato Theo in un turbine artistico esaltante, tra grandi nomi e nuovi movimenti nella Parigi del secondo Ottocento: impressionismo, puntinismo, Paul Gauguin, Claude Monet, August Rodin, tutti hanno un ruolo nella tormentata e travolgente storia dei fratelli Van Gogh.

After a caterpillar comes to school in a jar, the children are captivated as it eats, grows, and eventually becomes a beautiful Painted Lady butterfly. This title features colorful illustrations from veteran illustrator Bari Weissman and lively text from National Book Award finalist and Michael L. Printz Honor winner Deborah Heiligman.

Now rebranded with a new cover look, this NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book includes web research prompts and an activity encouraging kids to identify the different types of butterflies all around them. Both text and artwork were vetted for accuracy by Dr. Louis Sorkin, Senior Scientific Assistant at the American Museum of Natural History.

This is a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts for children in the primary grades and supports the Common Core Learning Standards and Next Generation Science Standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

“Tinka is a cool dog, a school dog, a breaking-all-the-rules dog. A hall dog, a ball dog, a crash-into-the-wall dog.” Join Tinka, a dandy, sandy Golden Retriever, as she unexpectedly visits her owner at school and helps his class learn to read. Bright illustrations rendered in acrylic paint add to the excitement in this playful back-to-school story about a boy and his “loves-to-hear-a-book” dog.

Snow doesn't stop the Golden Retriever,Tinka. She runs and plays and sleds with her boy. But when her friend Millie the beagle shows up, off races Tinka. And she gets lost -- till her boy finally rescues her. A companion to Fun Dog, Sun Dog and School Dog, Cool Dog.

Although Tinka the dog can be described in many ways, she is always the right kind of canine for her owner.

Celebrate the joyous feast of Easter in its global perspective with this National Geographic volume featuring over 25 vibrant photographs. Witness the holiest day on the Christian calendar as it is celebrated throughout the world: from the famous Easter Egg Roll at the White House to the traditional bonfires throughout Europe; with traditional Easter dances in Africa and Easter feasts in Australia; and the universally popular coloring of eggshells worldwide.

The most celebrated holiday in the Jewish year, Passover commemorates the Exodus of Hebrew slaves from Egypt to freedom over 3,500 years ago. This colorful book explores the many forms that this weeklong celebration takes worldwide. Deborah Heiligman's rich text details the long, lavish meals called seders, at which the Exodus is recalled in ritual, prayer, song, and story. With historical significance of traditional Passover feasts, delicious recipes encourage readers to experience the full flavor of this internationally observed holiday.

Trick or treat? Celebrate Halloween is definitely a real treat. Vivid images and Deborah Heiligman's lively, inviting text illuminate the spookiest night of the year. The book lets readers explore Halloween celebrations around the globe as it uncovers the rich history of this holiday, the creepy creatures that come to life in the night, and the origins of such customs as dressing up in costume, carving jack-o'-lanterns, and trick-or-treating.

Readers will witness Halloween bonfires in Ireland?believed to be the birthplace of the holiday?Halloween parades in Japan, a costumed pooch in the U.S., and a pumpkin patch by the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Halloween folklore, food, games, costumes, and traditions all combine in a most bewitching brew.

When Tinka the dog follows her owner to school and creates havoc, the children discover a way to let her stay in the classroom and help.

Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting, and Eid Al-Fitr, which marks the fast's end, are sacred times for millions throughout the world. Celebrate Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr examines the reasons for the month-long dawn-to-dusk fast and observes some of the wide variety of celebrations at the end of the fast worldwide.