Synopsis: The students in Miss Ks class experience situations that occur in schools everywhere. A group of children learns the importance of teamwork in A Good Team. Megan, Yasmin, Sophia, and Latasha work together to solve the problem of how to complete their project. What Do You Think? quetions, Miss K's Classroom rules, and a glossary aid teachers in classroom discussions about the character trait of fairness featured in this stunning picture book.…

Synopsis: Twelve-year-old Charlie Nebraska wants two things he can’t get: to make the local baseball team and to have life to return to the way it was before his father died two years earlier in the Korean War.When Charlie meets Luther Peale, a stranger who quietly and mysteriously arrives in Charlie’s small Iowa town, and sets up camp near the river, the two strike up a friendship. Luther is a former Negro Baseball League player, and he agrees to coach…

Synopsis: When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man on December 1, 1955, she made history. Her brave act sparked the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott and brought the civil rights movement to national attention. In simple, lively language, Rosa Parks describes her life from childhood to the present and recounts the events that shook the nation. Her story is powerful, inspiring and unforgettable.An NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade…

Synopsis: Two boys discover a pair of lensless motor goggles while exploring in the city

Synopsis: she was elusive. She was today. She was tomorrow. She was the faintest secnt of a cavtus flower, the flitting shadow of an elf owl. We did not know what to make of her. In our minds we tried to pin her to corkboard like a butterfly, but the pin merely went through and away she flew.

Synopsis: Teaches kindness to all people and things. A hilarious, rhyming, read loud book that's perfect for the first or any day of school. The classroom chairs have had enough! You know, sitting's not the only thing That happens in our seats. Sometimes, a kid sits pretzel-style, And we have to smell their feet! Buy this book for a good laugh, nighttime snuggle, or your favorite teacher. **Warning** This book contains the word 'fart' in it.

Synopsis: An inspiring story that reminds us that beauty is everywhere.Can a city be beautiful if there's trash on the streets and graffiti on the walls? A little girl finds out when her teacher writes the word "beautiful" on the blackboard and the girl decides to look for beauty in her neighborhood.There's the “beautiful” fried fish sandwich at Miss Delphine diner, Mr. Lee’s “beautiful” fruit store, and the “beautiful” smooth stone Old Mr. Sims always…