Little Bearcub follows his mother everywhere they go until one day they are separated by a storm and he must learn to rely on himself and his mother's advice to weather the storm.
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.
In a segregated world where different species never mix, an aristocratic owl and a bohemian pussycat find each other and must escape society's disapproval by sailing off to a utopian land where mismat
This Franklin Treasury brings together eight much-loved stories that have helped make Franklin one of the world's best-known and most endearing fictional characters. In this collection, Franklin copes
Introduces information on water safety through the story of a little girl who invites a teddy bear-toting, fire-breathing dragon to spend the day at the beach.
Provides instructions for making a beanbag starfish, frog, and ladybug, a painted turtle and a horse from gloves, a rabbit and a lion from socks, and other stuffed toys from felt, cloth, and other mat
The latest installment in the Visions in Poetry series features the classic poems of Emily Dickinson interpreted--and beautifully rendered by--an outstanding contemporary artist who won the Governor G
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
Explores human intelligence and the structure and function of the brain, and discusses learning, intelligence testing, genius, multiple intelligence types, ways to cultivate intellectual abilities, and related topics.
Original, funny and distinctly Canadian, Eenie Meenie Manitoba is a playful collection of 37 rhymes, chants and poems. From lobsters and maple syrup to skating on the Rideau Canal and grinding prairie
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
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
Updated and divided into four themed sections, a redesigned craft book has hundreds of projects for nature crafts, games, gifts, toys, works of art, and more that give kids, parents, and teachers plen
Doubting Dave and the Mystery Hunters take readers behind the scenes of the world's oldest and coolest mysteries and show budding illusionists how to re-create the mysteries to fool their friends. Simultaneous.
An easy-to-read text and beautiful, accurate illustrations introduce children to the three types of wild cat that live in North America, and discusses their habitat, diet, anatomy, life cycles, and be
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
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.
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
A collection of entertaining activities for predicting the future includes making a wheel of fortune and baking fortune cookies as well as telling fortunes through birthdays, names, palm reading, and
Detailed pictures, hands-on activities and kid-friendly information help children learn about the plants in their neighborhoods and across Canada. This book in the Kids Canadian Nature Series contains
Children wonder how the sun is involved in certain processes, and readers can flip open the pages to discover why grapes turn into raisins, how sunglasses work, and what shadows are.
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
Depicts children on a rainy day wondering about questions such as where rain comes from, what thunder is, and why plants need water, and readers can find the answers by lifting the flaps.
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
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?
Set in Victorian London, Emmaline and Rubberbones turn to their most trusted companions, butler Lal Singh and witty Aunt Lucy, to track down the Faceless Fiend in order to put a stop to his dangerous
In a new addition to a nature series which features interesting facts hidden under flaps, Jenny watches a pond through spring and summer and witnesses six stages in the life cycle of a Leopard Frog.
Moving from the South Pole to the North Pole, Augustine, who misses her friends, grandparents, and her old bedroom, is scared to go to her new school, but some colored pencils and Picasso help this sh
Forestry examines all aspects of the industry, from the planting of new seedlings to the inner workings of a sawmill and a pulp and paper mill. This engaging picture book uses a combination of fact an
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
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
It's 1812 and rumors of war are sweeping Upper Canada. But 15-year-old Jeremy Fields has other things on his mind -- like what to do now that his parents are dead and he's been swindled out of the fam
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
