Synopsis: When Gilbert gets stuck with Philip as his class trip partner, he wishes the annoying tattle-tale would just get lost! But soon Gilbert finds out you must be careful what you wish for ...

Synopsis: This book takes an look at storms and hurricanes and the exciting, but often catastrophic impact they can have on the people and areas which experience them.

Synopsis: Look behind leaves and under stones! Peek inside a mouse's nest, or watch eggs hatch into young birds! This "Lift-the-Flap Learners" title uses the elements of discovery and surprise to appeal to children's natural curiosity about the world around them.

Synopsis: Focus words: did, it.

Synopsis: From cover to moral (never swallow a horse), this cleverly illustrated version of an old folk favorite will delight children. Each page is full of details and humorous asides, from the names of different types of birds, to a recipe for spider soup, to the rhyming asides from the spectating animals. As for the old lady, with her toothy grin and round bloodshot eyes, she looks wacky enough to go so far as to swallow a horse. A die-cut hole allows…

Synopsis: Sunshine Science Book

Synopsis: Easter is almost here! Splat has to tell the Easter Bunny what he wants most. A really big Easter egg, of course! But where is the Easter Bunny? Do you know?

Synopsis: A cumulative tale relating how the cake came to be made before Mack ate it.

Synopsis: Duck is not like other ducks. Duck doesn't like water and is perfectly fine alone, thank you very much. But then, one dark and stormy night, an outgoing, water-loving, and very lost Frog turns up at Duck's door. Can this odd couple find Frog's home? And will they find friendship along the way?

Synopsis: Little words make a big difference. Many little words-a, this, of, to, or, it-are "sight words." There are the words that appear most frequently in print. They are also the words that control the flow and coherence of a story. But learning sight words can be tricky because most of them don't follow a decodable pattern.

Synopsis: In simple words and pictures, a young girl describes the life cycle of the apple - from tiny seed to tree; from beautiful blossom to juicy apple - and expresses her gratitude for this small but wonderful miracle of nature.Author Biography: Brigitte Weninger lives with her young son in Kufstein, Austria, where she works as a kindergarten teacher. Her books for North-South include Good-Bye, Daddy! and five other books featuring Davy.Anne Moller…

Synopsis: When the morning bell rings it's time to start class. When the lunch bell rings, everyone pours into the cafeteria. When the recess bell rings, the playground is a mass of fun, sights, and sounds. Then it's back to class for more learning. Readers learn about school as a community of activities. Books of the Real Life Readers Program use real life scenario narratives to help readers further develop content-area reading, writing, and…

Synopsis: Introduces various types of construction vehicles, including diggers, dump trucks, bulldozers, cement mixers, and more.

Synopsis: Slowly, slowly, slowly . . . that's the way the sloth moves. Slowly, it eats and then, slowly, it falls asleep. "What strange kind of creature is this?" the other animals wonder. Why doesn't it run or fly or play or hunt like the rest of us? "Why are you so slow?" the howler monkey inquires. But the sloth doesn't answer any questions until the jaguar asks, "Why are you so lazy?" Anyone who has ever felt too busy will appreciate the sloth's…