Bob Saves the Porcupines


Book Description

While fixing a road, Bob and the team create a way for a family of porcupines to cross the road safely when it reopens.




Bob Saves the Porcupines


Book Description

While fixing a road, Bob and the team create a way for a family of porcupines to cross the road safely when it reopens.




Bob the Builder


Book Description

An interactive version of Bob saves the porcupines using games and activities to help children learn story comprehension, letter sounds, rhyming, vocabulary, number recognition and safety tips.




Bob Saves the Porcupines


Book Description

The team is busy fixing the road when Bob spots some unexpected traffic--a family of porcupines! Bob can't reopen the road until he figures out a way for the porcupines to cross safely. So the team puts their heads together and comes up with a plan to save the day for their porcupine friends. Full color.




Scoop Saves the Day


Book Description

A story featuring the Bob the Builder characters from the animated BBC Television series. There's been a terrible storm around Brixwood, and there's plenty of work for Bob and the machines to do. They are busy all around the town when Pilchard, the bright blue cat, gets into a pickle.




Bob's Snowy Day


Book Description

Bob and the rest of the team have a fun-filled day in the snow by sledding, making snowballs, and finding lots of winter surprises that readers can see by lifting the flaps. Full-color illustrations.




How Do You Hug a Porcupine?


Book Description

It’s easy to picture hugging a bunny, or even a billy goat…but how would you even begin to try to hug a porcupine? After seeing all his friends hug their favorite animals, one brave boy must grapple with this very question. Eventually he works up the courage to hug a porcupine—but the porcupine isn’t so sure he wants to be hugged! The surprise ending to this humorous tale, complete with charming illustrations, will have kids begging to hear this fun read-aloud again and again!




Blackflies


Book Description

Springtime is wonderful -- except for the gazillion blackflies and mosquitoes. But Helen has a plan . . .




Shopping for Porcupine


Book Description

His story begins with the arrival of his father, Howard Kantner, to the remote Arctic of the 1950s and ends with him as a grown man settled in the same landscape. Through a series of moving essays and vivid photographs, ranging in subject from family histories to hunting stories, celebrations of people and places to a lament over a majestic wilderness rapidly disappearing, Shopping for Porcupine provides a compelling, intimate view of America's last frontier -- the same place that captivated so many readers of Ordinary Wolves.




What to Say to a Porcupine


Book Description

What do a demanding colony of porcupines, an upscale restaurant run by hyenas, and a famous medieval knight have in common? They are all part of one of the most entertaining and instructive books on customer service ever written. What to Say to a Porcupine uses the format of Aesop’s fables to illustrate fundamental principles of customer service, including: By a Hare: Great service is all about going the extra mile, as learned by a group of rabbits running an express mail delivery service. Bear with Me: One grizzly bear’s honey shop undergoes an amazing transformation when he discovers a better way to greet his customers. What to Say to a Porcupine: When a newly arrived colony of demanding porcupines wreaks havoc on local businesses, readers get a lesson on handling difficult customers in a positive, constructive manner. Each story is followed by a short discussion, illuminating topics from customer relationships to how to motivate a service team. Fun, quick, and constructive, this is a guide for anyone involved in customer service.