Synopsis: Gertie is the littlest yak, feeling stuck in her smallness - she wants to grow UP and have bigness and tallness. But when it turns out that there are some things that only Gertie can do, might she come to see that she's perfect, just the way she is? A rollicking, rhyming, heartwarming and reassuring story from debut author, Lu Fraser and much-loved illustrator, Kate Hindley.

Synopsis: Go outside and see what winter means to the earth and its animals.

Synopsis: Introduces the life cycle of a ladybug, showing how it changes from an egg to an adult ladybug.

Synopsis: A retelling of the traditional tale about the little red hen whose lazy friends are unwilling to help her plant, harvest, or grind the wheat into flour, but all are willing to help her eat the bread that she makes from it.

Synopsis: Explains in simple terms some of the work that paramedics do.

Synopsis: Describes the anatomy, behavior, and habitat of various insects, including the beetle, moth, and cockroach.

Synopsis: When ostracized by the barnyard animals, the ugly duckling spends an unhappy year until he grows into a beautiful swan.

Synopsis: Gus plays in the mud and has to get in the tub! Readers will practice recognizing short U words and develop their early reading and phonemic skills as they make their way through this delightful book. With lively illustrations and simple text, children will read familiar as well as challenging words using short U sounds. This phonics book also includes discussion questions and extension activities to help early readers comprehend the story and…

Synopsis: In her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper.

Synopsis: What happens when Dad wants to nap but San wants to gab and rap? Beginning readers will find out in this charming phonics book that uses bright illustrations and simple, easy-to-read text in a story made up of sight words and short words containing the vowel A. This book is a great resource for teaching phonics to young children. Early readers will enhance their ability to use and recognize short A sounds in familiar vocabulary as well as…

Synopsis: On her first day of first grade, despite the objections of her older sisters, Suki chooses to wear her beloved Japanese kimono to school because it holds special memories of her grandmother's visit last summer.

Synopsis: A retelling of the traditional tale.

Synopsis: Depicts how physical characteristics, habitat, movement, feeding and hunting behavior, and life cycle can vary in different kinds of reptiles, including the corn snake, eastern box turtle, and American alligator.

Synopsis: After Possum and Buzzard fail in their attempts to steal a piece of the sun, Grandmother Spider succeeds in bringing light to the animals on her side of the world.