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Colorful photographs and English and Spanish text teach children about the various things that move -- people, manufactured objects, and the forces of nature.

Simple text and illustrations introduce animal babies and the sounds they make. Texto sencillo e ilustraciones introducen animales beb�es y sus sonidos.

Twentieth-century Irish poet Seamus Heaney's verse translation of the Christian-pagan, classic Old English poem "Beowulf," in which a Norse hero saves Denmark's royal house from monsters; provides the Old English version on facing pages and includes brief genealogies of the work's Danish, Geat, and Swedish royal families, and an introduction by Heaney.

Color photographs from around the world depicting children celebrating with accompanying text in Turkish and English.

Real-life images and simple text in Spanish and English teach young children about sizes.

While out for a Sunday drive with her parents, a little girl suddenly remembers what she forgot to do before she left her home. Text includes some Spanish words and phrases.

Illustrations accompany words describing what activities can be done while it is raining.