Synopsis: Ursula K. LeGuin meets The Road in a post-apocalyptic modern classic of female friendship and intimacy.Deep underground, thirty-nine women live imprisoned in a cage. Watched over by guards, the women have no memory of how they got there, no notion of time, and only a vague recollection of their lives before. As the burn of electric light merges day into night and numberless years pass, a young girl--the fortieth prisoner--sits alone and outcast…

Synopsis: Texts, software, and teacher resources combine to create the perfect introductory keyboarding and computer applications course for middle school. From computer basics and keyboarding to the most popular software applications to the Internet, Glencoe Computer Applications and Keyboarding gives your students everything they need to be confident, competent users of today's business technology.

Synopsis: Provide your students with the best in keyboarding education from the proven keyboarding leader--now stronger than ever! This latest edition of CENTURY 21 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS AND KEYBOARDING helps students prepare for a lifetime of keyboarding success with innovative solutions updated to reflect today's business challenges. Students tap into the latest keyboarding technology, learn to master computer applications using Microsoft Office 2007,…

Synopsis: To provide middle- and high-school students with a comprehensive guide to doing research on the Internet.

Synopsis: British philosopher G. K. Chesterton once quipped that America is the only nation ever founded on a creed. While other nations find their identity in geography, culture, ideology, or ethnic origin, America was founded on certain ideas about freedom, human dignity, and social responsibility. Early in the nineteenth century, American educators began to realize that if this great experiment in liberty was to be maintained, then an informed…

Synopsis: « America: The Atlas is a superb depiction of the history of North America and the United States told through maps both old and new. It is a wide-ranging story continent—from the early peoples who first settled the land thousands of years ago, to the present day. Authored by leading academics in their field, this stunning book is a feast for both the eye and the mind and is a must for any American's bookshelf. Its ten chapters cover all aspects…

Synopsis: Retells in rebus format the classic tale in which a boy finds his fortune at the top of a beanstalk.

Synopsis: A rebus version of the fairy tale in which three clever billy goats outwit a big, ugly troll living under the bridge they wish to cross.

Synopsis: Helen, Billy's fly catching and web spinning pet spider, keeps the zoo animals happy

Synopsis: As the years go by a little girl is able to help an old man as he helped her when she was very young.

Synopsis: Describes the disappearing habitat of the Florida manatee as an introduction to the idea that each animal needs a specific place to live.

Synopsis: It is nighttime at the zoo. The animals are asleep. All is still, until. . . beebeebobbibobbi beebeebobbibobbi beebeebobbibobbi beebeebobbibobbi The baby beebee bird, new to the zoo, is singing his song. . .ALL NIGHT LONG! Nothing the animals do or say will stop him. Until, that is, they come up with a plan to teach the baby beebee bird that nighttime is really best for sleeping -- especially for little birds.The Baby BeeBee Bird, originally…

Synopsis: The Little Scarecrow Boy is the lightest and brightest picture book from one of the most renowned children's writers ever: Margaret Wise Brown, author of Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Caldecott winner David Diaz's illustrations burst with sunshine, and Brown's words reveal the quiet glory of a boy on the brink of growing up, full of curiosity and life. Ages 3 – 7

Synopsis: Winnie lived in her black house with her cat, Wilbur. He was black too. And that is how the trouble began. Everything in Winnies house is black—the carpet, the chairs, the bed and the sheets, the pictures on the walls, and even the bathtub! And of course her cat, Wilbur, is black too—all except for his bright-green eyes. Whenever poor Wilbur closes his eyes and tries to take a catnap, Winnie stumbles right over him. Or accidentally sits on…

Synopsis: Follows a boy and his mouse through a busy day at school.

Synopsis: It's the night of the Halloween play. The auditorium is packed. Roger has a small but important role. . . .

Synopsis: Join Mercer Mayer’s classic and beloved character, Little Critter, and his classmates for some underwater fun as they set out on a delightful trip to the sea park in this My First I Can Read book! My First I Can Read book. It is designed to excite and engage beginning readers. Reading aloud to a child is the first step to helping a kid become a great reader.