November 4th, 2009 by admin
Kane Miller Catalogs come out more often than Usborne Books catalogs. Below is an example of a Kane Miller Catalog for Fall 2009. Kane Miller Book Publishers publishes award winning children’s books from all over the world.There are currently 23 countries represented. See the list of countries represented below. Kane Miller catalogs are much thinner than Usborne Books catalogs with only 24 pages. The catalog costs $1 but you can view all the Kane Miller books for free on the Usborne Books website. There are 11 pages on the Usborne Books website that are dedicated to Kane Miller books. You can read more about each book on the website than in the catalogs.
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October 18th, 2009 by admin
Half of an Elephant by Gusti is an award winning book published by Kane Miller. This 40 page book is perfect for children between the ages of 5 years old and 9 years old that has earned the Parenting Magazine Best Books of the Year. This is an interesting story for children to read. The illustrations are unique. One night, all of a sudden, the world split in two. Faced with this unexpected event – and with half of his considerable body missing – an elephant began a journey to find his missing half. Since there was only half of him, he was referred to as ‘half of an elephant’.
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October 4th, 2009 by admin
This book with strange title by Colin Thompson has attracted lots of kids all over the world to read it. This book is called The Big Little Book of Happy Sadness and it has earned many awards. The book measures10.25 x 9.25 inches, has 32 pages and it is an excellent read for children between ages 5 and 9 years old. The Big Little Book of Happy Sadness is about a little boy called George who lived with his grandmother. Although his grandmother was a very nice lady, George felt very lonely most of the time. He was a very lonely boy who always stood in the corner where no one was looking and hid his face. But, one day, he decided to adopt a dog, Jeremy, from a shelter. Jeremy was a dog that no one wanted since he only had three legs.
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October 3rd, 2009 by admin
It’s Christmas by Tina Burke is a very cute book published by Kane Miller for children of all ages preparing for Christmas. It is a hardback book with 32 pages and many parents say that it is by far the perfect holiday book for excited kids! This book is so adorable. The illustrations are so cute. There are so many pictures of happy boys and girls and Santa too. It is so loved by kids and parents that it earned the Mom’s Choice Award.
Simple text accompanies the sweetest illustrations of children preparing for Christmas make this book a perfect read for children between ages 4 years and 8 years old. The author does a great job of including all the traditional activities that we typically associate with this time of the year.
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September 21st, 2009 by admin
Dougal the Garbage Dump Bear by Matt Dray is a book published by Kane/Miller is a winner of many children’s book awards. It is on many recommended lists for quality books for children. This book, Dougal the Garbage Dump Bear, is great for children ages 4-6 or for grade 1-2. The book measures 11.5 x 8.5 inches and has 40 pages. Dougal the Garbage Dump Bear has earned many awards. It is one of the best children’s books around. It teaches good lessons and has a very happy ending. This book tells the story of a shy little bear with a heart of gold named Dougal. He was an old and dirty bear and was treated as such. Since Dougle was old and dirty, the father of the girl who owned him put him in the stinky garbage bin. Dougal, along with other rubbish was going to be demolished but one of the men took saved him and many other stuffed animals.
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