On her first day at her new school, Anne is saddled with the nickname Anne of Green Bagels, thanks to the health-food sandwich her grandmother has made her for lunch. Can things get any worse? Already
Three birds said TWEET TWEET TWEET.Two ducks said WAK WAK.And one big frog said GA-DUNK!In this beloved classic title from husband-and-wife team Susan Schade and Jon Buller, a boy goes to the pond to
How strange to be off the Mound again, in a world without boundaries! After living on the Fog Mound for quite some time, Thelonious Chipmunk and his friends are ready to continue their travels. Ther
Illus. in full color. Poor Walter has not only lost a tooth, he's also managed to lose his lost tooth. His chances of getting his quarter look slim, and the apprentice tooth fairy assigned to pick up
Roger's eccentric, junk-collecting friend Kenneth takes him on an awesome undersea ride in a homemade submarine. Their visit to a subaqueous cavern turns up a wonderful surprise: a cache of supervalua
Frog friends, Matty and Moe, are off with a "Ready, Set, Hop!" They both made it to the rock, but who's in the lead? If Matty hopped 5 hops and Moe hopped 2 more hops than Matty, then the score is 5 t
Suburban Megatown doesn't seem like the ideal location for a bunch of kids to make a horror movie. But Anne and her friends luck into a deal with Augusta Herringbone and begin filming Dracula Marries
The truth about the past of both humans and animals is finally revealed in this third installment of the lively and endearing Fog Mound Trilogy, cited as having “echoes of The Wizard of Oz and Planet
In a world of talking animals, there is one burning question: Did humans ever exist? Thelonious Chipmunk believes he has proof that they did: a postcard showing a building made of concrete and glass.
First published in 1988, a sweet bedtime story shows a mother and son mouse trading lyrical "love you forever" affirmations before the son settles in for his sleep.
I love you like frogs love flies! I love you like pigs love pies! As a child gets ready for bed, this sweet book evokes all the ways parents can say, "I love you." Some ways are silly, some are hear
The kids in Ms. Brandt's class create a special report on the United States of America, with each child doing research on ten states. There's a double-spread map of the whole U.S. and a page for every
Following on the heels of Smart About the Presidents, this 48-page compendium presents the flip side of the coin-what it's like to be first lady. Who were these women? How has the "job" of first lady
The kids in Ms. Brandt's class are doing another group report-this time on all forty-three presidents of the United States, one per page. The book is current through the 2004 presidential election an
This book is for someone serving on their first search committee, chairing their first search, trying to avoid some of the mistakes made during the last search, or hoping to get the next hire right fo
The go-to reference for academic leaders seeking practical answers to everyday challengesThe Essential Academic Dean or Provost explains the "how" of academic leadership, providing a
Initiate innovation and get things done with a guide to the process of academic changeChange Leadership in Higher Education is a call to action, urging administrators in higher education to get proact
The alternative to negative academic leadership is a style that is essentially positive, taking its cues from the movement known as positive psychology. Rather than devoting all of one’s attention to
"Filling a gap in the literature, Jeff Buller's new book is designed to help department chairs, deans, and members of evaluation committees by showing them what they need to know and do when participa
Thoroughly revised and updated, this second edition of the classic book The Essential Department Chair is comprehensive and up-to-date. The new edition incorporates many timely topics and is now truly
It can seem at times as though all of academic administration today is focused only on the need for continual change and the endless pursuit of “the big idea.” But most academic lea
The Essential College Professor is about the "how" and "why" of being a faculty member today. Based on the author's series of highly successful faculty development workshops, each chapter deals concis
