Bøker av Julie Abery

Don't miss the other little animals friends in this series: Little Tiger, Little Penguin, Little Hippo, Little Panda, Little Otter, Little Walrus, and Little Zebra!   Little Monkey goes on an adventure in the jungle, but mama is always close by her infant. Like any toddler, Little Monkey loves to explore and try new things. Playtime is filled with fun and a few tumbles, but mama helps dust Little Monkey off and get back to the business of play. Nature is a perfect playground!   Short rhyming lines in this illustrated board book tell a sweet story of youthful adventure and motherly love. A perfect gift for Mother's Day for fans of If Animals Kissed Goodnight and I Love You Like No Otter!

The inspirational and little-known story of a dedicated teacher who coached Hawaiian swimmers all the way to the Olympics, beautifully told in simple rhyme. When the children of workers on a 1930s Maui sugar plantation were chased away from playing in the nearby irrigation ditches, local science teacher Soichi Sakamoto began training them how to swim. Sakamoto devised his own innovative coaching techniques, building their strength and endurance. The children formed a swim club and began to dominate in swimming events around the world. And then one day, the proud Sakamoto saw an impossible dream come true - Olympic gold!

The heartwarming true tale of the friendship between and a man and the penguin he saved.João finds a penguin, soaked in oil, on the shore.Too tired to swim, too weak to stand, he's barely moving on the sand. João must save this little guy. Without his help, he'll surely die.João takes the penguin home. He cleans him, feeds him and nurses him back to health --- and the pair develop an unlikely bond. When the penguin is fully recovered, João knows it's time to return him to the wild where he belongs. But the penguin has other ideas ...When the heart is open, friendship can happen anywhere.