Now in paperback--the craziest adventure-comedy-fantasy-mystery from bestselling novelist Bruce Colville. "Unquestionably weird, but nevertheless highly addictive"--"School Library Journal.
This delightful, silly picture and riddle book shows readers how different kinds of creatures get around, and when it is time to guess who hops, flies, slithers, or swims, young readers just might know the answer. Full-color illustrations.
Developing readers can have fun while learning with these Green Light Readers, featuring short sentences, creative stories, and simple dialogue. Illustrations.
This intriguing picture book explores the different roles of fatherhood in the animal kingdom. Readers will learn about the various animal dads and their many different, unique parenting skills. "The sort of book parents may appreciate as much as their children."--"New York Times Book Review." Full-color illustrations.
Embarking on a new life, Zoe and her family journey west to the Nebraska Territory in the 1880s. But when they build their soddie, Zoe has never seen Papa so happy or Mama so sad. Full-color illustrations.
During the war with Iraq, the Pentagon imposed unprecedented restrictions on the media's access to the battlefield. But Rick Atkinson's Crusade, says the Chicago Tribune, "pierces the Pentagon's veil of secrecy and gives us a first-rate book about how the war was fought". b&w, photo insert.
Developing readers can have fun while learning with these Green Light Readers, featuring short sentences, creative stories, and simple dialogue. Illustrations.
This distinctly Mexican version of an old fable found in Spain, Portugal, and France is retold and updated by a well-known storyteller. The little red ant has found a wonderful crumb, but she's not strong enough to carry it all the way home. Going from one creature to the next, asking for help, the little red ant is surprised to discover who is the strongest of all. Spanish words add to the text's Mexican flavor, and bold, playful illustration...
From a Newbery Medalist ("A Single Shard") comes a mesmerizing novel based on a true story. "A Long Walk to Water" begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about a girl in Sudan in 2008 and a boy in Sudan in 1985.
In 1943 Copenhagen, the Germans begin their campaign to "relocate" the Jews of Denmark. So Annemarie Johansen's parents take in her best friend Ellen Rosen and pretend that she is a part of their family. This edition includes a new Introduction by the author.
In Age of Opportunity, Laurence Steinberg leads readers through new findings that reveal what the new timetable of adolescence means for parenting 13-year-olds versus 20-somethings. He explains how the plasticity of the adolescent brain, rivaling that of years 0 through 3, suggests new strategies for instilling self-control during teenage years.
A tense Western and an assured debut, Black River tells the story of a man marked by a prison riot as he returns to the town, and the convict, who shaped him.
The Game of Clue meets House of Seven Gables in this middle-grade literary mystery set in an old rambling inn. It's wintertime at Greenglass House. The creaky smuggler's inn is always quiet during this season, and twelve-year-old Milo, the innkeepers' adopted son, plans to spend his holidays relaxing. But on the first icy night of vacation, out of nowhere, the guest bell rings. Then rings again. And again. Soon Milo's home is bursting with odd...
Tackling the issue of global warming head-on for a teen audience, Bridget Heos examines the science behind it, the history of climate change on our planet, and the ways in which humans have affected the current crisis we face. It's Getting Hot in Here illustrates how interconnected we are not just with everyone else on the planet, but with the people who came before us and the ones who will inherit the planet after us. This eye-opening approac...
