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One dog's quest for self-definition is anything but black and white in this delightfully droll, enlightening tale by an acclaimed former poet laureate.Caesar is a large white dog with a great many black spots. Or is he a large black dog with even more white spots? That's the trouble: he doesn't know which, and though nobody in the family seems to care, he won't rest until he uncovers the truth. So off he traipses, beseeching one animal after a...

Plum Coyle is on the edge of adolescence. Her 14th birthday is approaching and she hopes that her old life and her old body will fall away, and she will become graceful and powerful.

Orgill and Qualls deliver a swinging biography of young Ella Fitzgerald who pushed through the toughest of times to become one of America's most beloved jazz singers. Full color.

Start with Science books introduce kids to core science concepts through engaging stories, fresh illustrations, and supplemental activities.When Oscar the kitten finds a tractor in a field and accidentally turns on the windshield wipers, he is full of questions about electricity. Luckily, Bird knows the answers! With the help of his friend, Oscar finds out how electricity is made and stored, which machines need electricity to work, and why we ...

Between the unerringly positive approach to a common early-childhood dilemma and the can't-miss rhyme, this will find its place on many a shelf." -Kirkus ReviewsFour chairs. Four cuddly bears. All is well until Big Brown Bear shows up - what a stare! - and wants a seat. Can these clever bears put their heads together (among other things) and make space for one more? With expressive illustrations and a sustained rhyme in every line, this winsom...

In this follow-up to "Pagan's Crusade, " Crusader Lord Roland Roucy de Bram and his squire, Pagan Kidrouk, return to Europe from Jerusalem. But local unrest is brewing, and Pagan and Roland, sworn to defend Christianity, must decide whom to stand by--and whom to trust.

Stink needs a sport, fast! Can his alter-ego, Shark Hammersmash, wrestle a win at thumb wars? Or will a perfect karate kick lead him to victory? This sixth book in the Stink series includes two press-out thumb-wrestling masks. Illustrations. Consumable.

In this powerful collection of more than 70 uncensored poems and essays, more than 50 teenage boys from across the country explore their many-layered concerns, including identity, love, envy, gratitude, sex, anger, and more. Accompanied by black-and-white photographs.

With evocative watercolors by Sarah Fox-Davies, Walk with a Wolf is as full of beauty and drama as it is of facts about this mysterious and often maligned creature.Walk with a wolf . . . as she hunts alone, howls to her pack, and greets her cubs and mate. Hunt with the pack as it follows the scent of a bull moose, crouching and charging. Learn all about these lords of the far north, who have been hunted by man nearly to extinction. With evocat...

For wild and woolly mammoths, playing in the ice and snow and arctic winds of an Ice Age winter is the coolest fun. But when the snow starts to melt, it just gets hotter and hotter and hotter. Kids will laugh out loud at this tale of two fun-loving, enterprising mammoths. Full color.

Out of school for the summer, Wesley decides start his own "civilization" in a garden. As Wesley experiments, he finds the plant grown from an unknown seed provides food, clothing, shelter, and even recreation. Illustrations.

Twelve energetic children race through the pages of this colorful counting book as each tackles a different "How many" question, phrased and answered in sprightly verse. "Good for independent reading, one-on-one sharing, and story time".--School Library Journal. Full color.

This collection of more than 30 uncensored poems, written by teenage girls, capture the moods and essence of adolescence, and offer portraits of teenage girls--their dreams, hope, anger, and much more. Accompanied by black-and-white photos.

A fanciful collection of fairie dresses from the House of Ellwand includes frocks made from feathers and flower petals. Full-color photos.

The series of books for children who want to feel like readers - and who soon will be readers.Contains:No One HomeBeeper and HonkBeeper and WinkyBeeper and Stomp

Read and Share is a unique first library for parents and children that helps build early readers' confidence. Grouped in four progressive levels, Read and Share books--available individually for the first time--are specially for qualities that encourage literacy skills and a love of reading. Sixteen top-quality books with notes for extending reading fun inspire the confidence parents and children need to experience the joys of reading...togeth...

This delightfully illustrated volume of amusingly absurd and playfully profound original poems invites readers to read aloud and tickle their fancy. Full color.

A crew of animals learns that size is relative in the gleeful, impressively simple romp." - Publishers WeeklyQuick! Everybody Hide! Big Bro's coming! He's rough, he's tough, and he's Really, Really BIG... Well, he's pretty big. Okay, he's a mouse, but if you were a mouse too, well, then, he'd be BIG all right! Jez Alborough, creator of the bestselling Where's My Teddy? and It's the Bear!, sets this slapstick sidesplitter in the jungle, fills i...

The finale is so satisfying that it calls for an encore. 'Again!' Sam says, as will readers of this cozy story." - CHILD MagazineIt was a dark and stormy night on Plum Street. In the little white house, Mrs. Bear was putting Sam to bed.Outside, the wind blows and the rain comes down. Inside, it is Sam's bedtime. Mrs. Bear reads him a story, tucks him in, and brings him warm milk. "Are you ready now, Sam?" she asks. "I'm waiting, " he says. Wha...

In this extraordinary collection of stories, the Newbery Award-winning author charts the turning points in the lives of seven protagonists in their restless middle years.