Synopsis: Book Features:• Ages 5-7, Grades K-2, Guided Reading Level K, Lexile measure 470L• 24 pages, 8 inches x 8 inches• Simple, easy-to-read pages with full-color pictures• Includes vocabulary list, photo glossary, and hands-on review activity• Reading/teaching tips and index includedMath Learning Made Fun: In Math on My Path: Math in the Forest, your early reader explores the ways math hides in the woods. With trees and animals to count, insects to…

Synopsis: "Out of sight, out of mind.” That’s what Tallahassee Higgins’s mother, Liz, always says about her ex-boyfriends. But now that Tallahassee has been sent to live with her aunt and uncle in Maryland so Liz can start a movie career in California, the words are taking on new meaning. Aunt Thelma says that Liz is gone for good, but Talley is sure her mother will come for her. So who cares if mean Aunt Thelma hates her, if she’s failing sixth grade,…

Synopsis: A small boy, not allowed to have a dog because times are tight, finds a starving kitten in a trash can on the same day his father loses his job.

Synopsis: Dive into the lives of orcas with Ranger Rick in this beginning reader with full-color photos of orcas in the wild! What if you wished you were an orca? And then you became one? An orca is an amazing kind of whale. Could you eat like an orca? Sleep like an orca? Live in an orca family? And would you want to? Find out!Ranger Rick explorers can learn all about orcas in this reader full of fascinating facts, vivid wildlife photographs, a Wild Words…

Synopsis: When Jesse went down to the marsh on that fateful day, he expected to find a turtle for terrapin soup. Instead, he comes across a dying slave woman who makes Jesse promise he'll take her young son, Perry, to a relative in Baltimore. Aiding and abetting a slave is against the law, and it also goes against everything Jesse has been taught to believe. But he can't break a promise to the dead, and, more important, he has to follow what he knows in…

Synopsis: A little porcupine just wants a hug, but all the other animals shy away from his prickly spikes--except for a snake.

Synopsis: Illus. in full color. "Magic, humor, and an unusual ending make "Pretty Good Magic" pretty good fun. The text hops along with the overabundance of rabbits that Presto (a 'pretty good magician') has produced. Beginning readers will delight in the trouble that the rabbits and Presto get into in the quiet town of Forty Winks. Whimsical illustrations add to the overall success of this book."--"School Library Journal."

Synopsis: Simple text and photographs present the different parts of snakes and lizards.

Synopsis: Shows that the wind has power to do many things such as make leaves fall, kites fly, and windmills spin.

Synopsis: Bestselling author Jerry Pallotta reveals how and why Santa Claus selected the perfect animals--reindeer--to pull his sleigh on Christmas Eve. Santa Claus has a big job to do on Christmas Eve, and he needs a team to help with the sleigh. He tries out a myriad of thirteen different kinds of animals, including tigers (but they almost eat him), mice (too weak), kangaroos (too jumpy), turtles (too slow), cheetahs (too fast), rhinos (too rough), and…

Synopsis: Product DescriptionAbout the AuthorJerry Pallotta is an award-winning author of children's books, including WHO WILL GUIDE MY SLEIGH TONIGHT?, APPLE FRACTIONS, and THE HERSHEY'S MILK CHOCOLATE MULTIPLICATION BOOK. His combination of interesting facts, detailed research, humor, and realistic illustrations have mesmerized countless children across the United States. You can visit him at www.jerrypallotta.com.David Biedrzycki is the illustrator of…

Synopsis: Simplified Chinese edition of Tico and the Golden Wings by Caldecott winner Leo Lionni. In Simplified Chinese. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

Synopsis: Follow along as an ensemble cast of characters experience an extraordinary first week of school in this hilarious picture book from Caldecott Honor–winning author-illustrator Drew Beckmeyer! It’s the first day of school. An artist wonders if her drawings are good enough to show. An inventor is excited for show and tell. A group of competitive friends call themselves the Sport Kings (but nobody else does). Pat, the class pet, listens to the…

Synopsis: The first four books in the New York Times bestselling, highly illustrated, and laugh-out-loud funny Once Upon a Tim series by Spy School author Stuart Gibbs are now available together in a paper over board boxed set!Once upon a time there was a peasant named Tim. Yes, you read that right. This is the story of a peasant. But Tim dreams of being much more than a lowly farmer. Even if that means taking treacherous journeys filled with menacing…

Synopsis: A bilingual early concept book from the author of Eating Fractions helps children figure out whether to see, touch, smell, taste, or hear as two young islanders take them on a sunny Caribbean adventure of the senses.

Synopsis: "The Black Death was a pandemic of unimaginable proportions, taking the lives of 75 - 200 million people worldwide. Lauren Tarshis's story of one girl surviving the plague pulses with terror, action, and hope. The deadliest disease in the history of the world ... Elsie dreams of becoming a brave warrior like her father, who is an archer fighting in England's war against France. But life isn't fair in 1348 Europe. Peasant girls like Elsie can't…