After Ruby Valentine misses her favorite holiday of the year, her parrot, Lovebird, convinces her that every day is the perfect day to say "I love you."
Rachel Deering's dream of becoming a professional ballet dancer has to be put on hold when she finds out that she has diabetes, but the lessons she learns in managing her disease help her take control
When people aren’t happy, how do they feel? For many people, sadness, loneliness, or stress replaces their feeling of happiness. It often takes the help of others to make them feel happy again. Stay
Why Rosa Parks was arrested in 1955?How sitting on a bus could require courage?Why Rosa Parks is called the mother of the civil rights movement?Read this book to discover the answers!
After moving, eight-year-old Mallory struggles with being new at school, especially because her mother is now the music teacher and director of the third grade play.
The block party was Carrie's idea, but when it arrives she can only think about two things: the talent show and the delicious noodle dishes from many countries that her neighbors are bringing.
Larry Haskin finds his summer filled with baseball and caring for three stray dogs, until his six-year-old brother Paul's interruptions start hurting his game and the price of dog food rises higher th
North America is home to the world’s largest lake, Lake Superior, and more than 450 million people. It covers more than 9 million square miles and is made up of three big countries and a handful of li
Africa is home to the world’s longest river, the Nile, as well as the great pyramids of Egypt, and over eight million people. Learn more about this fascinating continent, it’s cultures, people, plants
Dentists help keep your smile healthy. When you have a toothache or a cavity, the dentist is the person to go to. They clean and fix your teeth and show you what you can do to keep your teeth clean at
An introduction to teaching suggests some of the things teachers may do to help people learn, from welcoming students to class and explaining things to leading pupils in singing.
After moving to a new town, eight-year-old Mallory keeps throwing stones in the "Wishing Pond" but things will not go back to the way they were before, and she remains torn between old and new best fr
As a member of the lacrosse team and of the Iroquois heritage, Jake knows how sacred the game is, but when he moves to a boarding school and plays for their team, he finds that Coach Scott is feeding
Photographs and easy-to-read text portray children in a Jewish preschool as they prepare for and participate in a Hanukkah party, including lighting the menorah, playing dreidel, making sufganiyot, an
Amy, desperate to get her hands on the latest video game, learns how people acquired things before money existed, and decides to take a lesson from history.
