Ali lives with his great-grandmother in a tiny clay house at the edge of the desert. Just her and him. Just him and her. They don't need anything more to be happy. But lately, Ali has begun to notice
Daniel Cook, an inquisitive boy with his own television show on the Playhouse Disney Channel visits different places and shares what he learns with the reader, and each title includes an activity to e
Recounts the life and efforts of Helen Keller as she struggled with being both blind and deaf with the help of her teacher, Annie Sullivan, and became an author and a campaigner for the rights of disa
Recounts the life and efforts of Helen Keller as she struggled with being both blind and deaf with the help of her teacher, Annie Sullivan, and became an author and a campaigner for the rights of disa
Enhanced with a glossary, index, and full-color illustrations, an informative guide takes a look at the different religions around the world, including Taoism, Jainism, and Buddhism, through a review
The day he starts school, a young boy falls in love for the very first time. Sylvia sits in front of him at school, and he's so in love with her, she's all he can see. But sadly, Sylvia doesn't see hi
A quirky safety guide combines practical tips with whimsical step-by-step instructions featuring an anxious Scaredy Squirrel, who prepares himself for the worst during a holiday season of decorating,
Twelve-year-olds Lila and Ecco are obsessed with comics, and one day they stumble into a workshop of comics creators where they learn how to depict believable characters and stories; illustrate motion
In a charming twist on the "boy wants dog" story, this time it's a dog who begs his mama for a boy, promising to feed it, play with it and walk it; Mama points out that boys are very difficult to trai
Francie, a teenager with aspirations of becoming a popular television baker, feels her perfect life crash down upon her when a new girl steals her best friend, insults her dreams, and dates Francie's
A unique alphabet book combines lively text with strange illustrations, creating a surreal world that brings to life all of the animals, from A to Z, who live in an old Victorian mansion, from an elep
Martin and his friend Stuart find a full-scale model of their space hero's rocket in a toy store and climb inside for a ride, but after landing back on Earth, they find the toy store closed with no wa
In this Level 1 first reader, Puppy Sam shows the neighbors the messy games puppies like to play. Sam wants to play with the new neighbors, but their dress-up games are not to her liking. Soon she's s
Celebrate Halloween in Woodland with stickers and more in this Franklin Activity Book. With 30 frightfully fun stickers, kids can help Franklin carve a grinning jack-o'-lantern, dress up for a "sp
Kids Can Learn with Franklin! This primary workbook series features a fun collection of activities designed to reinforce basic math, reading and writing skills. Each workbook also includes four differ
When his dog Jasper becomes very ill with cancer, Riley, along with his family, celebrates Jasper's life by sharing heartwarming memories, which helps Riley to have the strength to let Jasper go, in a
A unique alphabet book combines lively text with strange illustrations, creating a surreal world that brings to life all of the animals, from A to Z, who live in an old Victorian mansion, from an elep
As Halloween approaches, Sam, the sheepdog detective, chases her boredom away by investigating a frightening Halloween legend, along with her friends Jennie and Beth, that involves evil ghouls who ret
Jes struggles to balance her life, dealing with her mother's second marriage, her devious soon-to-be stepsister Angela, and her best friend's lovesick behavior.
Paul visits a city park through the seasons and observes Mallard ducks as they develop from egg to duckling to fledgling, in a new title of a nature series that features flaps with interesting facts h
A craft book for kids is jam-packed with more than one hundred creative ideas for individuals or groups to make, including tie-dye clothing, dream catchers, floral wreaths, bookmarks, candles, and muc
Stevie Diamond and her friend Jessie Kulniki combine Stevie's job walking dogs with their efforts to apprehend the Prankster, who is responsible for a series of not-so-serious crimes around Vancouver.
For his birthday celebration, Nick has challenged his friends - Yulee, Sally, Pedro and Martin - to spend the day without using any single-use plastic. This means they use their own cloth bags for sho
A small boy longed to roll and play in the grass like his father had when he was a child. But the boy lived in a concrete city without any grass or trees. Instead, they ?had roads, walls and lots of o
?When I was three years old, Mom plucked a curly white feather out of my neck. If I get scared or the loneliness comes over me, I run my fingertip over the tiny scar and dream about the day the rest o
The three most basic shapes -- squares, triangles and circles -- are all around us, from the natural world to the one we've engineered. Full of fascinating facts about these shapes and their 3D counterparts, Shapes in Math, Science and Nature introduces young readers to the basics of geometry and reveals its applications at home, school and everywhere in between. Puzzles and activities add to the fun factor.
A latest entry in a series dedicated to inspiring children to be better global citizens explains how young people can be modern-day Noahs who protect the world's plants and animals from extinction by
A satire of American politics finds a donkey and an elephant resorting to just about anything to garner votes, and after all the mud-slinging is done and the votes are tallied, they are both quite sur
When three very odd sisters move into the house across the street, canine detective Sam grows suspicious ? could they be witches? And could over-curious Sam and her friends end up boiled in a potion?
Raised in a laboratory, Ortega might seem nearly human to his scientist-caregivers, but to the children at his new school, a talking gorilla is nothing but a freak, and unless he wants to spend the re
High-spirited Ruby is eager to have her pet cat, Mattoo, join in her adventures, but despite attempts to coax him, he just doesn't want to play; one day when Ruby is on a safari with her friend Clemen
A fun and simple introduction to architectural terms and techniques. This book in the Starting Art series provides an introduction to all the materials kids need to start building. They'll learn s
Presents eight craft projects on constructing miniature houses using household objects and simple architectural elements, in a book that introduces the basics of architecture and structural aesthetics.
A coming-of-age tale follows fourteen-year-old Mirabelle--a talented artist from a broken home--who befriends the free-spirited and confident Catherine whose friendship brings Mira out of her shell an
In a bedtime tale that pays homage to Shakespeare, Pig Number One is kept awake by the ever-arriving swine crowding into her bedroom, until she has enough and sends them all packing. By the author of
Presents a portrait of the first woman to win a Nobel Prize due to her groundbreaking discoveries in radiation, which have profoundly impacted modern science and cancer research.
Refusing to put Princess Purnah back in the foul St. Grimelda's school, Emmaline, Rubberbones, and the entire household become fugitives and decide to rendezvous on the Scottish island of Urgghh, a pl
Refusing to put Princess Purnah back in the foul St. Grimelda's school, Emmaline, Rubberbones, and the entire household become fugitives and decide to rendezvous on the Scottish island of Urgghh, a pl
