The young narrator of this story shares his birthday with Abraham Lincoln, has the same tall, lanky frame with big hands and feet, and gets teased at school similar to the way Lincoln was criticized b
Designed for busy families, activities are blended with lessons as the stories of the Bible are presented through accessible verse and illustrated enhancements for beginning readers.
Sumno and Duffy pugg (brothers) are told they must travel to a volcanic island to help an aunt they have never met. When they arrive on the island, they soon discover that their mysterious auntie is u
Kendra's mom, Renee, had her when she was only 14 years old. Renee and her mom made a deal -- Renee could get an education, and Kendra would live with her grandmother. But now Renee's out of grad sc
Katniss is a 16-year-old girl living with her mother and younger sister in the poorest district of Panem, the remains of what used be the United States. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol
Spencer has too many toys! His father trips over them, his mother falls over them, and the house is overflowing with junk. Now its time to give some of the mountain of goodies away, but Spencer finds
A Christmas favorite, now in board book!"What if Santa's lips get chapped?" Stinky Face asks. "What if the sack of toys starts to rip?"As always, Mama lovingly addresses each and every one of her chil
Reading teacher and children's literature authority Joanne Zimny presents 30 model lessons that teach children to become strategic readers. For each of the six comprehension strategies visualizing, qu
If you were a wild raccoon,You'd hunt at night by the light of the moon.You'd catch some crawdads where they crawl,And gobble them up -- shells and all!From a hungry crocodile's attempt at a meal of w
These instant activities will ensure smooth and successful transitions every dayNall year long! Help children learn to focus, listen, and follow directions with literacy-rich activities that build sk
Help students build fluency and gain confidence as English speakers with this bilingual twist to the classic game. Includes 120 reproducible boards for 15 different themes including: school, home, ca
This book provides situations and issues that teachers may encounter when working with ELLs, and offers grade-level appropriate solutions, teaching approaches, and activities to address them. Each ch
Motivate even the most reluctant student with intriguing math practice pages that reinforce skills in place value, estimation, addition and subtraction, and multiplication and division facts. First s
You might think there’s just one kind of elephant – big, grey and blobby. But in this novelty book you’ll meet all sorts of exotic elephants, from the Polka-Dot Umbrellaphant to the spangly Cinderella
Family secrets and school secrets entwine in an engaging new novel from the author of You Remind Me of You, and Splintering.Sometimes when life haunts you, you're better off becoming the ghost. Emil S
The first day of school has never been so exciting as in this simple, subtle, warm and welcoming story of six frightened children finding connection at school.All over town, children are waking up . .
Liam has just been bumped up to starter on the varsity basketball team, and the pressure's on. With the girls' team heading to State, the boys' team is under even greater scrutiny than usual in Liam's
Help students build fluency and gain confidence as readers with the timeless tales of King Midas, Daedalus and Icarus, Echo and Narcissus, and more. This collection of short scripts features parts th
All About Manatees is the newest entry in Jim Arnosky's treasured All About series, relaunching in Spring 08 from Scholastic Nonfiction. In All About Manatees, Arnosky shows how manatees grow and liv
Developed with education specialists Will help to build communication and cognitive skills and give children confidence for the classroom. Full of fun and passionately pink, My Big Pink Book of Ever
This ravishing winner of the ALA's William C. Morris YA Debut Award is a fairy tale, spun with a mystery, woven with a family story, and shot through with romance.Charlotte Miller has always scoffed a
After a mean collector named Swindle cons him out of his most valuable baseball card, Griffin Bing must put together a band of misfits to break into Swindle's compound and recapture the card. There a
Bartoletti has taken one episode from her Newbery Honor Book, HITLER YOUTH, and fleshed it out into thought-provoking novel. When 16-year-old Helmuth Hubner listens to the BBC news on an illegal short
Basil Pepperell thinks he's ordinary, but when he and his friend Louise ride her pet pteranodon, Beatrice, to forbidden Monkey Island, they discover an advanced society of monkeys bred to have human i
There was a time that girls and women in the United States could not: wear pants; play sports on a team; ride a bicycle; or go to college. That all began to change in 1848, when American women (and s
Summer has arrived -- and so has Koo, Stillwater's haiku-speaking young nephew. And when Stillwater encourages Koo, and his friends Addy, Michael, and Karl to help a grouchy old neighbor in need, thei
Lauren loves Patch, her Pinto horse. When they meet Sarah and her Palomino horse, Sarah is difficult to get along with. Will a walk in the woods and a spooky surprise teach Sarah the true meaning of f
When Katie and Michaela Wilder are uprooted from NYC and planted in rural Fir Lake, Katie is horrified by their new surroundings: the too-friendly neighbors, the local uniform of sandals paired with s
Dudley Ellington tries, but he's just no good at school. Luckily, he has Ms. McCaw as a teacher. She's patient and she never lets other students pick on Dudley. Also, she knows wonderful things -- why
Graphic novel star Kazu Kibuishi creates a world of terrible, man-eating demons, a mechanical rabbit, a giant robot---and two ordinary children on a life-or-death mission.After the tragic death of the
Lonely and friendless from constantly moving, Dinah finds herself wishing the animal statues protecting a nearby Welsh castle would keep her company. Suddenly, to Dinah's delight, the stone animals st
The bunnies are back and writing their holiday wish lists--with a little help from a bunch of baby mice. A winter's (cotton) "tail," the sequel to DEAR BUNNY, by acclaimed artist Caroline J. Church.Bu
There are only five days until Christmas, and the Littlest Christmas Tree is still waiting for a home. All it wants is for a family to take it home, decorate it, and sing its favorite song, "Oh Christ
Upset that he has been left behind when the other angels visit the Son of God on his birthday, the smallest angel accidentally falls off of his cloud and ends up on Earth, in the pack of one of the ma
Tutus, stage lights, and tights-wearing mice - a girl's giddy first experience dancing in THE NUTCRACKER is celebrated for all to share. For a young dancer, everything about "The Nutcracker" is thrill
This combination of biography, history, and science recounts the life of Thomas Alva Edison, from his mid-19th century boyhood, to the establishment of his "invention factory" in Menlo Park, N.J., to
Few people know that Mr. Magorium is the true creator of the paper airplane! Now fans of the movie can create and design their own paper airplanes with this cool new book.
A truly remarkable work of art that is already one of the most talked-about book of the season."A shockingly imaginative graphic novel that captures the sense of adventure and wonder that surrounds a
This combination of science, biography, and history tells the story of the Wright Brothers from their boyhoods in turn-of-the-century Ohio, to their first successful flight in Kitty Hawk, N.C., to th
