Bambi Edlund

An enterprising rat discovers the joy of being true to himself At the park, people give squirrels free peanuts. And nobody screams when a squirrel crosses their path. But for Rat, it's all screams and no nuts ... until he comes up with a plan: be more like a squirrel--squirrel-ish When his attempts at adopting a squirrel-ish posture and pinning his ears down don't make a difference, Rat considers his tail. And after a few crafty but failed squirrel-ish tail prototypes made from cotton balls, feathers, and spaghetti, he lands on a winning material: straw from a broom Finally, Rat can walk through the park without getting shooed. Free peanut in hand, he daydreams about building a re-tail empire ... until the dogs in the park spot him and give chase. All of a sudden, Rat understands why squirrels do so much scampering Maybe his rat tail isn't so bad after all ... Brightly illustrated and packed with hilarious details and hidden gags, this laugh-out-loud ode to self-love reminds readers that the grass isn't always greener on the other side.

Voi veljet! Tuolla on kuppikakku! Nam! Miten saisimme sen? Pipari ja Pulla ovat nälkäisiä. Keittiötasolla nököttää houkutteleva kuppikakku, mutta miten kaksi pientä hiirtä pääsisivät siihen käsiksi? Onneksi siimahännät keksivät nerokkaita ideoita. He tarvitsevat vain muutaman yksinkertaisen koneen apua. Maailmassa on valtavasti yksinkertaisia koneita: puiston liukumäki, ovenkahva ja jopa hammasharja! Seuraa Piparin ja Pullan kähvellysretkeä, kun he kokoavat yksinkertaisia koneita ja tutkivat, miten ne toimivat. Bambi Edlund rakastaa eläimiä (varsinkin fiksuja ja ovelia sellaisia). Hän on aina nauttinut koneiden toimintaperiaatteiden selvittämisestä ja selittämisestä. Hän asuu Brittiläisessä Kolumbiassa, missä hän viettää paljon aikaa veden äärellä saukkojen kaverina.

In this hilarious story about a couple of clever mice on a quest for a tasty treat, readers get a "paws-on" introduction to six simple machines. Ginger and Mac are pros at snatching up delicious tidbits and bringing them back to their cozy mousehole to eat. Today, though, their mission is complicated. Their target is an especially aromatic vanilla cupcake with pink buttercream frosting. Only, it's (a) too big for them to carry, (b) on a high counter within leaping distance of both the resident cat and dog and (c) under a heavy glass cake dome. Luckily, these mice love nothing more than solving a challenging problem (except maybe eating buttercream frosting ). Ginger is sure they can use simple machines to get the job done. But is she right? Bambi Edlund has created a fun way to teach children about the basic concepts of mechanical physics. Ginger and Mac's adventure story is told in panels with dialogue boxes, while the science behind how simple machines work is explained throughout the story in fully illustrated sections that never interrupt the flow of the narrative. The result is a highly entertaining book that gives readers a clear and easy-to-understand overview of the six simple machines - inclined plane, lever, pulley, wheel and axle, screw, and wedge - and how they make life easier. It's sure to inspire readers to search for examples of simple machines that exist all around them. With loads of hands-on activities that can be done at home or in the classroom, this is an excellent choice for teaching elementary physics and engineering.

A slightly overcomplicated and highly hilarious guide to making a peanut butter sandwich with all your critter friends It's lunchtime, and all the animals are hungry. In fact, you're feeling hungry too, and you know exactly what to make--delicious peanut butter sandwiches for everyone The recipe is surprisingly complicated, but you're not worried. You gather the critters and a few necessary items (the peanuts and bread, of course, and don't forget the accordion and wooden clogs ), and then you get started All the characters in this hilarious how-to have an important role in the making of this lunchtime staple. The raccoon earns the money to pay for the groceries, the crows and the mice gather the ingredients, the donkey and the beaver work hard on the hands-on (or hoofs- and paws-on) preparation, and the skunk ... well, the skunk has an essential role to play too Bold, charming artwork leaves something to discover on every page, and kids will laugh out loud as they puzzle through the many steps necessary to the making of this favorite sandwich.