?No English” is all that Blanca, the new girl from Argentina, says. She spends her time drawing pictures instead of doing class work and that hardly seems fair to second-grader Diane. One misunderstan
Just imagine arriving in a classroom and speaking a different language than everyone else around you! The new student Blanca only sits and draws pictures as the class works on their lessons, but Diane
Unable to fly kites with his older brother and sister because he is too small, Sam, with the help of some seagulls, a large white shirt, and a strong wind, does the impossible!
The redoubtable Grandma—this book is a sequel to Grandma Drove the Snowplow—is at it again. After all her hard work collecting the town’s garbage and plowing the roads, Grandma deserves a day off—and what better day than Labor Day. All she has to do is sit back and enjoy a nice boat ride with her littlest grandson Billy while her sons catch the lobsters for the town Lobster Bake. But what happens when the waves get choppy, the fog rolls in, and all the boats are in difficulty? Can Grandma take the helm and get the lobsters back to shore in time?More great fun as our intrepid heroine is again placed at the center of small town life and in the middle of a local celebration.
Grandma has run the town's garbage business, and her three sons drive the trucks. But what happens when her sons are all too sick to work-and it's the 4th of July, the day of the Big Parade? Leave it
This collection of poems takes young readers to a day at an urban farmers’ market. Who to see, what to eat, and how produce is grown—it’s all so exciting, fresh, and delicious. Readers are invited to
Matthew and his parents go camping in the woods, and by asking his mother questions, Matthew seeks to reassure his toy rabbit about the things that worry him.
