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A bullied 12-year-old boy must find a new normal after his mother has a stroke and his life is turned upside down.William Wyatt Orser, a socially awkward middle schooler, is a wordsmith who, much to his annoyance, acquired the ironically ungrammatical nickname of "Worser so long ago that few people at school know to call him anything else.Worser grew up with his mom, a professor of rhetoric and an introvert just like him, in a comfortable routine that involved reading aloud in the evenings, criticizing the grammar of others, ignoring the shabby mess of their house, and suffering the bare minimum of social interactions with others. But recently all that has changed. His mom had a stroke that left her nonverbal, and his Aunt Iris has moved in with her cats, art projects, loud music, and even louder clothes. Home for Worser is no longer a refuge from the unsympathetic world at school that it has been all his life.Feeling lost, lonely, and overwhelmed, Worser searches for a new sanctuary a

Based on the author's life, this story describes a time when Kristen Balouch and her family helped remedy deforestation by planting 1,000,000 trees (yes, it's true!) in British Columbia. When Kristen was 10-years-old she and her sisters came home from school one day to be told by their parents that they were going on a trip to plant trees. They flew from their home in California to British Columbia and joined a crew hired by the Canadian government to replace trees that had been cut down by loggers. They set up camp along a river and lived in a tent. Her mother was the cook, her father planted saplings with the crew, and Kristen helped them both. When they were done, everyone was covered in mud, scratches, and bug bites, but they were happy because they did it--they planted one million trees. Forty years later, Kristen took her children back to see the now grown trees at the site where so much had been accomplished all those years ago. Through an engaging text and vibrant art, we join

The real-life story of a family who planted 1,000,000 trees--yes, it's true!--to fight deforestation in British Columbia. When Kristen Balouch was 10 years old, her parents made a surprising announcement: their whole family was going on a trip to plant trees! Kristen, her sisters, and her mom and dad--and their pet, Wonder Dog!--flew from their California home to a logging site in British Columbia. There, they joined a crew working to replant the trees that had been cut down. In One Million Trees, Kristen reflects on the forty days they spent living in a tent, covered in mud and bug bites, working hard every day to plant a new forest. Young readers will learn a little French, practice some math skills, and learn all about how to plant a tree the right way! The kid-friendly, engaging text is paired with bold illustrations, full of fun details and bright colors. The story ends with a modern-day look at what Kristen's family helped accomplish: a stand of huge trees growing on what used to

A bullied 12-year-old boy must find a new normal after his mother has a stroke and his life is turned upside down. William Wyatt Orser, a socially awkward middle schooler, is a wordsmith who, much to his annoyance, acquired the ironically ungrammatical nickname of "Worser" so long ago that few people at school know to call him anything else. Worser grew up with his mom, a professor of rhetoric and an introvert just like him, in a comfortable routine that involved reading aloud in the evenings, criticizing the grammar of others, ignoring the shabby mess of their house, and suffering the bare minimum of social interactions with others. But recently all that has changed. His mom had a stroke that left her nonverbal, and his Aunt Iris has moved in with her cats, art projects, loud music, and even louder clothes. Home for Worser is no longer a refuge from the unsympathetic world at school that it has been all his life. Feeling lost, lonely, and overwhelmed, Worser searches for a new sanctua

For fans of The War That Saved My Life and other World War II fiction,A Place to Hang the Moon is the tale of three orphaned siblings whoare evacuated from London to live in the countryside with the secrethope of finding a permanent family. Now available in paperback.It is 1940 and William, 12, Edmund, 11, and Anna, 9, aren't terribly upset bythe death of the not-so-grandmotherly grandmother who has taken care ofthem since their parents died. But the children do need a guardian, and in thedark days of World War II London, those are in short supply, especially if theyhope to stay together. Could the mass wartime evacuation of children fromLondon to the countryside be the answer?It's a preposterous plan, but off they go-- keeping their predicament asecret, and hoping to be placed in a temporary home that ends up lastingforever. Moving from one billet to another, the children suffer the cruel trickeryof foster brothers, the cold realities of outdoor toilets and the hollowness ofempty stom

The heroic true story of one of the Eastern seaboard's first woman lighthouse keepers, illustrated by a Caldecott Medalist.Living in the isolated Robbins Reef Lighthouse, overlooking turn-of-the-century New York Harbor, Kate Walker spent her life minding the light, keeping passing ships from running aground on the dangerous shoals. Originally the assistant to her lighthouse keeper husband John Walker, after his death Kate convinced the Lighthouse Board that she was able to manage the hard work on her own. For more than three decades, Kate lived a solitary life, often totally isolated from the mainland by rough seas and dangerous storms. Tending to the lamps and ringing the heavy warning bell, she helped ships avert disaster-- and saved many sailors from the cold, choppy waters when disaster struck. Elizabeth Spires describes the joys and hardships of a life at sea, detailing pivotal moments in Walker's life to show her indomitable spirit, and celebrates the determination that drove Ka

校外教學日到了！學生們搭上亮黃色的太空校車，從太空站一路飛向月球。登陸後，大家跟著老師探索月球表面，跳過溝槽、觀察隕石坑與山脈，還能從遙遠的月球回望地球。然而，一名學生停下來畫畫時不小心睡著，醒來才發現同學、老師和太空船全都不見了！獨自在月球上等待救援，會發生什麼事？John Hare 完全不使用文字，以富有氣氛的畫面、角色動作與細節說出一場幽默又出乎意料的太空冒險，還安排了幾位友善的神祕生物登場。孩子可以自由觀察、想像與敘述情節，也能搭配月球與太空探索主題一起閱讀。● 獲選 ALA Notable Children's Book、School Library Journal Best Book of the Year、Horn Book Best Book of the Year 等多項肯定● 全書無文字，以連續圖像完成故事，適合孩子練習觀察、推理與看圖說故事● 月球地形、從月球眺望地球與太空旅行融入故事，可延伸認識月球探索知識It's field trip day, and students are excited to travel on their yellow spaceship bus from their space station to the moon in this wordless picture book.An ALA Notable Children's BookA Golden Duck Notable Picture BookClimb aboard the spaceship bus for a fantastic field trip adventure to the moon!Once their bright yellow ship lands, students debark and set out with their teacher to explore. They jump over trenches and see craters and mountains on the moon's surface and even Earth in the faraway distance.But when one student takes a break to draw some pictures and falls asle

Come join the fun as students take a submarine bus on a field trip to explore the ocean deep, in this wordless picture book from the creator of Field Trip to the Moon! Students dressed in deep sea helmets travel to the ocean deep in a yellow school-bus submarine. When they get there, they frolic with fish, chase luminescent squid, and discover an old shipwreck. But when it's time to return to the submarine bus, one student lingers to take a photo of a treasure chest and falls into a deep ravine. Luckily, the child makes an unexpected friend-- a maybe-not-so-extinct sea creature called a Pleiosaur- that's happy to entertain the young explorer until the teacher returns. In his follow-up to Field Trip to the Moon, John Hare's rich, atmospheric art in this wordless picture book invites all children to imagine themselves in the story- a tale full of mysteries, surprises, and adorable aquatic friends. Named a LITA Golden Duck Picture BookA Junior Library Guild Selection

黃色校車直升機再度出發！繼月球與深海之旅後，John Hare 筆下的學生們這次來到一座火山島。大家一路健行前往火山頂，其中一名學生沿途採了幾朵花，卻意外滑進火山口，和同學們分開了。幸好，火山口裡並不只有岩漿。孩子遇見一隻熔岩怪獸和牠的孩子們，還發現牠們對鮮花充滿好奇，只是一碰到花朵就會把它們燒焦。於是，一場跨越物種的合作就此展開：用熔岩製作花瓶、倒入水，再一起欣賞保存下來的花朵。本書延續 Field Trip Adventures 系列的無字形式，以充滿氣氛的畫面說故事，讓孩子從細節自行發現情節，也留下豐富的想像空間。● 獲選 Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection，延續 Field Trip to the Moon、Field Trip to the Ocean Deep 的無字冒險● 火山、熔岩與可愛的熔岩怪獸相遇，將自然環境融入充滿想像力的故事● 全書沒有文字，透過連續圖像理解情節，適合練習觀察、推理與看圖說故事For fans of Field Trip to the Moon, Field Trip to the Ocean Deep, and field trips in general, a new adventure that takes students to a volcano island.The same students we met in Field Trip to the Moon and Field Trip to the Ocean Deep travel to a volcano island on a yellow school bus helicopter. When they get there, one student picks flowers as they hike to the top and then accidentally slips down a crater and can't get out. The student isn't too worried, especially when he meets a lava monster and its children who are fascinated by the flowers. But when

黃色校車直升機再度出發！繼月球與深海之旅後，John Hare 筆下的學生們這次來到一座火山島。大家一路健行前往火山頂，其中一名學生沿途採了幾朵花，卻意外滑進火山口，和同學們分開了。幸好，火山口裡並不只有岩漿。孩子遇見一隻熔岩怪獸和牠的孩子們，還發現牠們對鮮花充滿好奇，只是一碰到花朵就會把它們燒焦。於是，一場跨越物種的合作就此展開：用熔岩製作花瓶、倒入水，再一起欣賞保存下來的花朵。本書延續 Field Trip Adventures 系列的無字形式，以充滿氣氛的畫面說故事，讓孩子從細節自行發現情節，也留下豐富的想像空間。● 獲選 Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection，延續 Field Trip to the Moon、Field Trip to the Ocean Deep 的無字冒險● 火山、熔岩與可愛的熔岩怪獸相遇，將自然環境融入充滿想像力的故事● 全書沒有文字，透過連續圖像理解情節，適合練習觀察、推理與看圖說故事A wordless picture book adventure takes a group of students to visit a thrilling volcanic island. Perfect for fans of Field Trip to the Moon, Field Trip to the Ocean Deep, and field trips in general! John Hare's rich, atmospheric art invites all children to imagine themselves in the story - a story full of surprises and adorable new friends. The same students we met in Field Trip to the Moon and Field Trip to the Ocean Deep travel to a volcano island on a yellow school bus helicopter. When they get there, one student picks flowers as they hike to the to