Jane Kurtz

"Lanie is having a busy summer. The backyard wildflower garden she planted with her aunt is starting to bloom with all the flowers that butterflies like best. Lanie is delighted, but her next-door neighbor objects-she says that Lanie is growing an ugly "weed garden" and she threatens to interfere. ... Can Lanie find a way to get along with her neighbor-and find a creative solution to their garden problem?"--Publisher.

A thirsty monkey waits as the larger animals drink from the water hole on the African savanna.

Kofi can't sleep, so his older sister Abena soothes his fears by telling him two folktales from their native Ghana.

Three generations of the Nickel family reunite when fourth-grader Anna, her Mom and Dad, and four-year-old sister Isabella relocate to Oakwood, Kansas.

Jupiter and her family have spent their lives on the road, moving from town to town in a trusty old van and earning their living by playing music for tourists. But when their van breaks down, Jupiter's mother rents an actual house in Portland for the summer so Jupiter's annoying cousin Edom, recently adopted from Ethiopia, can stay with them. Luckily, Edom doesn't want to be in Portland any more than Jupiter wants her there, and the two hatch a Grand...

A happy-go-plucky rhyme adventure of chickens frolicking in an urban environment as they run rampant all around town! Chickens on the loose. Chickens on the lam. Zipping from the yard, As quickly as they can. Chickens don't just live on farms-they're in the city too! In the store, on the street, they bring mayhem and excitement to all the surprised people. See where these mischievous chickens go in this brightly illustrated picture book...

"An exploration of different types of animal poo and what the zoo uses it for"--