A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip and Erin Stead Death Valley and the ways trees take

and the ways trees take care of their families

with clues ready to be brought to light

with its colorful drawings that awaken curiosity -- and invite imitation

The information is there for the novice and the expert alike

which were paved with Australian eucalyptus wood

A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip and Erin Stead Death Valley and the ways trees takeTHE BEST SICK DAY EVER and the animals in the zoo feature in this striking picture book debut. Friends come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. In Amos McGee's case, all sorts of species, too! Every day he spends a little bit of time with each of his friends at the zoo, running races with the tortoise, keeping the shy penguin company, and even reading bedtime stories to the owl. But when Amos is too sick to make it to the zoo, his animal friends decide