Synopsis: Key Features Description Positively bursting with energy and imagination, this ode to self-esteem encourages kids to appreciate everything about themselves, inside and out. Messy hair? Beaver breath? So what! This little girl knows that being proud of being you is the most important thing to remember. At once silly and serious, Karen Beaumont's joyous rhyming text and David Catrow's wild illustrations unite in a book that is sassy, soulful, and…

Synopsis: An anxious mother duck leads her brood around the pond as she searches for one missing duckling.

Synopsis: When Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel, Mary Ann, lose their jobs to the gasoline, electric, and diesel motor shovels, they go to a little country town where they find that one new job leads to another.

Synopsis: Never before has school been this mixed up—or this much fun! Miss Daisy, who teaches second grade, doesn't know how to add or subtract. Not only that, she doesn't know how to read or write, either. She is the dumbest teacher in the history of the world!

Synopsis: Best-selling simplifier of science Lucille Recht Penner unearths the truth about the water bug which sucks its victims' blood like a vampire, the assassin bug which turns its prey to mush with a special poison, and other barbaric bugs. This vividly illustrated collection of sensational but true bug facts is sure to set young readers' skin crawling!

Synopsis: Moose has a wibbly, wobbly tooth for the Tooth Fairy, but he cannot get it out without the help of his friends--and a really big pull!

Synopsis: Perfect for fans of Lois Ehlert and Press Here, this charming picture book gently explores the world of color and celebrates the joy of creativity. One day three white mice discover three jars of paint--red, blue, and yellow. But what happens when they splash in the colors, mixing the red and blue? Or dance in the blue and yellow? This playful introduction to colors will appeal to any budding artist or curious preschooler.

Synopsis: Another sweet bedtime story about Mouse, from Arnold Lobel, the beloved author and illustrator of the Newbery Honor and Caldecott Honor award-winning Frog and Toad books.Weasel is ready for his dinner, and poor Mouse is it. Can Mouse stop Weasel from serving up mouse soup for supper? The clever mouse tells the weasel four stories to make the soup tasty—then manages to trick the weasel and get home safely.Arnold Lobel's Mouse Soup is a Level Two…

Synopsis: Who knows what weird thing is going to happen to the Bailey School Kids next? It's snowing... and snowing... and snowing! Will the snow ever stop? Or does that wild snowboarder have something to do with it?

Synopsis: Drama 9-11 aims to give teachers the confidence to tackle classroom drama and apply techniques for teaching it in many curricular areas. It is photocopiable and contains practical advice, lesson ideas and cross-curricular projects.

Synopsis: "What a sweet child," says a newcomer in town about Goldilocks. "That's what you think," a neighbor replies. For Goldilocks is one of those naughty little girls who does exactly as she pleases, even if that means sampling the three bears' porridge, breaking Baby Bear's chair, and sleeping in his bed. James Marshall's offbeat and inventive telling of this familiar tale will enchant readers, young and old."A delightfully irreverent retelling of an…

Synopsis: The Cool Bean

Synopsis: Taking a mouse to the movies can lead to letting him do other things, such as making a snowman, listening to christmas carols, and decorating the Christmas tree.