The fate of Sam, Charlie, Alice, Daisy, and other Galvestonians hangs in the balance as the flood waters rise during the great hurricane that hit Galveston, Texas, in 1900.
A bilingual Spanish/English adaptation of a poetic tribute to the natural world combines photographs of people and places from different cultures while reflecting on humanity's shared connection with
From Travel+Leisure, the world's leading travel magazine, comes the newest edition of 100 Greatest Trips, an invaluable and inspiring compendium of the year's most distinctive destinations. Whether yo
From Travel Leisure, the world's leading travel magazine, comes the newest edition of 100 Greatest Trips, an invaluable and inspiring compendium of the year's most distinctive destinations. Whether y
Mrs. Hartwell is concerned that preparing her students to take the Big Test is only making them nervous, and so she thinks of a way to help them relax.
Through action photographs and verse, the different fighting behaviors of more than 20 animals are explored--whether for protecting territory, mates or babies; warning against bad behavior; or establi
Newly updated to include every president from George Washington to Barack Obama, the book explores the office of the presidency and its powers, highlighting accomplishments of individual presidents. I
Newly updated to include every president from George Washington to Barack Obama, the book explores the office of the presidency and its powers, highlighting accomplishments of individual presidents. I
As a cat patiently waits, birds from one to twenty land at a feeder, in a book that includes information about the various species and the seeds they eat
A nonfiction guessing game that explores the connections between an animal, its tracks, and its habitat.Written by a mammalogist at the Smithsonian, this clever preschool page-turner pairs seven track
A perfect choice for kids (and parents!) trapped inside on a snow day.When his Ernest Shackleton report is ironically quashed because of a snowstorm, a school cancellation-celebrating elementary schoo
This sweet, rhyming counting book introduces young readers to numbers one through ?fteen as Grandma’s family and friends ?ll her tiny house on Brown Street. Neighbors, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews,
Best-selling author Jerry Pallotta’s latest counting book is for the youngest readers to devour. Covering familiar North American berries like blueberries and strawberries, as well as lesser-known one
Retells animal folktales from five indigenous peoples of Mexico, including the Tarahumara tale in which a puma meets a grasshopper, and provides information on the culture of each indigenous people.
Ralph Masiello has taught young artists how to draw robots, dragons, dinosaurs, farm animals, fairies, and bugs. He’s introduced readers to techniques to capture creatures from the ocean, objects from
Aspiring astronomers can learn what black holes are, what causes them, how scientists first discovered them and more, in an informative science book that includes space paintings, real telescopic imag
Carlos wants to write his name like some of his friends can. After he practices over and over again, Carlos is proud to show his friends what he can do.
Key contributors to the Global Fund for Children present a tribute to the multi-generational relationships between young people and their grandparents, profiling loving families from a variety of cult
Key contributors to the Global Fund for Children present a tribute to the multi-generational relationships between young people and their grandparents, profiling loving families from a variety of cult
Accompanied by photos, paintings, and engravings, an interesting volume pays tribute to the city of Boston--the birthplace of such innovations as the smallpox vaccine, the telephone, toll-house cookie
Accompanied by photos, paintings, and engravings, an interesting volume pays tribute to the city of Boston--the birthplace of such innovations as the smallpox vaccine, the telephone, toll-house cookie
Including a forward by Bill Bradley, text and photographs of children from around the world focus on various aspects of sports, including physical benefits, the importance of practice, overcoming obst
Including a forward by Bill Bradley, text and photographs of children from around the world focus on various aspects of sports, including physical benefits, the importance of practice, overcoming obst
Expanded verses of a familiar song tell how a teapot dreams of visiting China, Mexico, the opera, a jungle, and other places while waiting to be used to serve tea
Left-handed Anya draws with great passion . . . but only when she's alone.In Russia, right-handedness is demanded--it is the right way. This cultural expectation stifles young Anya's creativity and ar
Big, brainy science for the littlest listeners.Accurate enough to satisfy an expert, yet simple enough for baby, this clever board book explores the basics of building--from foundation to rooftop--and
The Cherokee community is grateful for blessings and challenges that each season brings. This is modern Native American life as told by an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation.The word otsaliheliga
Snappy rhymes invite young readers to watch workers dig, pour, pound, and bolt a skyscraper into existence. Simple yet satis-fying sidebars provide further information about each step in the construct
Follow a classroom of kindergartners as they participate in a popular activity: hatching chicks. Readers learn about the life cycle of a chicken, incubating eggs, watching them hatch, and raising the
Both Thomas Edison and Henry Ford started off as insatiably curious tinkerers. That curiosity led them to become inventors—with very different results. As Edison invented hit after commercial hit, gai
A go-to assortment of classroom activities and worksheets for the evergreen Sir Cumference series. Teachers across all grade levels will make quick use of this colleciton of reproducible activities, d
When a valuable fraction goes missing, young inventor George Cornelius Factor, suspecting the work of the villainous Dr. Brok, creates a tool for simplifying and revealing fractions that have been sne
This comprehensive look at the world's eight bear species focuses first on common physical traits and behaviors before profiling each bear, including the polar bear, brown bear, American black bear, s
An alphabetical tribute to the historic place made famous by Henry David Thoreau's Walden, that highlights what has changed at Walden Pond through informational text and dramatic images of its wildlif
Whimsical text and comical illustrations combine in an accessible introduction to circulatory system basics that follows the journey of a red blood cell as it travels throughout the body, observing th
Poetic text and stunning illustrations depict a father tawny eagle on his evening flight across the Serengeti to search for food for his young chick, while back matter provides additional information
Offers a rhyming account of a little girl's quandary as she tries to decide what she can get with her dollar in a candy shop, toy store, deli, and pet department.
