Synopsis: New York Public Library’s “100 Best Children's Books of the Past 100 Years”Jane Addams Honor BookMaine Library Association Lupine Honor BookALA Amelia Bloomer Project Award BookBank Street Best Children's Books List (Starred)Association of Children's Booksellers Best Book The moving and critically acclaimed story of a young, artistic Bangladeshi girl who bravely defies tradition in order to support her family through hard times Naima is a…

Synopsis: Text and photographs describe and illustrate the feeling of sadness and tell how to alleviate it.

Synopsis: This sweet picture book about being thankful is a great way to celebrate Thanksgiving with the youngest readers! Thanksgiving is about pilgrims and history--and turkey, of course!--but most importantly, it's a holiday all about everything that we are thankful for. Cheerful, colorful illustrations accompany the simple text in this celebration of family, friends, and the holiday that brings them all together. A great introduction to the concept of…

Synopsis: Level 1: Starting to Read • Simple stories • Increased vocabulary • Longer sentences Dora and Boots found some footprints in the sandbox. Whose feet do they belong to? Follow them to find out!

Synopsis: Simple text tells all about apples and how they are used.

Synopsis: Simple text and photographs with tactile patches introduce such wild animals as the lion, lizard, and dolphin.

Synopsis: Henry and Beckett can't wait to go sledding on Mount Roarsmore, but all of Henry's friends are scared of the legendary Snow-Grrr that supposedly lives on top of the mountain. Join Henry on this brrr-illiant winter adventure in this Level Pre-1 reader!

Synopsis: After the sudden death of their parents, the three Baudelaire children must depend on each other and their wits when it turns out that the distant relative who is appointed their guardian is determined to use any means necessary to get their fortune. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky. Imagine tales so…

Synopsis: Twelve-year-old Ian is thrilled to beta test the mixed-reality version of his favorite game, but unless he, his sister, Lilli, and their cousin Derek defeat the dragon, it will be game over.

Synopsis: Explains the differences between such animal look-alikes as cheetahs and leopards, frogs and toads, crocodiles and alligators, seals and sea lions, and rabbits and hares.

Synopsis: Mrs. Tuttle has her hands full with a class of twenty-five boys -- and to make matters worse, they're all named Matthew! Could there be room for one more Matthew? Mrs. Tuttle thinks so...and she doesn't even have trouble figuring out which boy is which. The new Matthew fits right in with the others as readers discover that each Matthew is unique in his own special, alphabetical way.