In this eighth edition of Travel+Leisure's annual compendium, the editors of the world's leading travel magazine highlight the year's newest and best places to stay around the globe. The World's Great
Food & Wine magazine selected wines from the top five hundred wineries in the world for their indispensable Wine Guide 2013. The fifteenth edition of this perennial best seller, researched and wri
Discusses the many different eating customs that exist around the world, from eating with chopsticks in Asian countries, scooping food with the fingers in India, to using a tortilla in Mexico as a pla
Acclaimed author Kathryn Lasky explores the nature of friendship in three delightful stories for beginning readers.Creative, impulsive Poodle and loyal, dependable Hound are an unexpected pair. Togeth
Two worms who are best friends have fun together as they tunnel their way through a garden, in a story that includes facts on how worms help plants grow.
When Daddy takes Ben on a surprise trip to the pet store, Ben forms a lasting friendship with a certain puppy that makes him laugh, in three short chapters that trace a day in the life of Ben and his
LOSTMark Twain's CatAfter the death of his beloved wife, Samuel Clemens—known to his fans as Mark Twain—holed himself up in his house, too sad to face the outside world. His constant compa
Priscilla is only four years old when her mother is sold to another master. All Priscilla has to remember her mother by are the hollyhocks she planted by the cow pond. At age ten, Priscilla is sold to
Since he's too lazy to make his own soup or walk over to the Chat and Chew, hungry Pinch visits his friend, Dash, who is always cooking up something delicious, but their disagreement over the amount o
After a long night of foraging, a tired raccoon returns home to sleep in Old Tree's branches. Oblivious to the rain and wind of a raging storm, the raccoon is protected and sheltered by the tree.Belov
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
Sir Cumference and Lady Di discover “Fracton numbers” while purchasing cloth and cheese at the Fracton Faire. While twofourths may seem like the same as one-half, in truth it denotes two parts of one-
In this Chinese American retelling of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," a careless Goldy Luck wreaks havoc on the home of a family of panda bears. She eats up the littlest panda’s ri
When Steward Edmund Rounds and Sir Cumference notice that there are strangers camped nearby, Rounds II decides to investigate despite being involved with the task of learning how to make accurate coun
In an adventurous title that teaches math skills such as finding the area and perimeter of a rectangle and a circle, young Per must figure out how to unlock the secrets of the mysterious island of Imm
When Sir Cumference drinks a potion which turns him into a dragon, his son Radius searches for the magic number known as pi which will restore him to his former shape
When Sir Cumference and Lady Di of Ameter invite two bakers to compete for the honor of baking the annual Harvest Sweet, the bakers must figure out a way to chart whose treats are the favorites.
Award-winning author Grace Lin joins science writer Ranida T. McKneally to get kids talking about the science of food, the five food groups, and what a healthy meal looks like. Answering questions lik
Simple, rhyming text introduces eleven animals and the surprising tools they use, including an octopus that hides in a coconut, a dolphin that protects its nose with a sponge, and a deer that bedecks
As bungling bandits pursue them, cousins Radius and Per use coordinate geometry in their quest for “treasure of the greatest measure” as they decode the treasure map of Viking warrior Xaxon Yellowbear
The artist Pablo Picasso's cat Minou influences him to discontinue his Blue Period style of painting to begin creating works that will sell more quickly, in a story that includes brief notes on Picass
Caldecott Honor recipient Steve Jenkins shines as the author of this amusing and thorough introduction to animal homes.Turtles, birds, fish, beavers, and kangaroos are just like people--they need home
From Jezebel to Catherine the Great, from Cleopatra to Mae West, from Mata Hari to Bonnie Parker, strong women have been a problem for historians, storytellers, and readers. Strong females smack of th
Describes artist Tyree Guyton's efforts to rebuild his childhood community from neglected, trash-filled lots to an artful space, and explains how he and his community discovered the healing power of a
When Sir Cumference and his wife, Lady Di of Ameter, host a massive surprise birthday party for the king, they must figure out a quick way to count all the guests that are in attendance. Simultaneous.
A perfect, device-free response to "are we there yet" and complaints that there's nothing to do on summer vacation, offering hours of unplugged entertainment.Ideal for cars, trains, planes, or just la
Enzo, a bumbling young magicians apprentice, is called upon to help the village shoemaker create twelve identical pairs of shoes from only one piece of leather. With help from his friends (and some lu
