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Bizzy Bear 每天的幼兒園生活充滿節奏與驚喜。《Nursery Time 上學去》有五種推拉機關，參與刷牙、上課、遊戲等熟悉日常，活潑的押韻句子和插畫細節引導孩子觀察、建立生活節奏。Robust, busy board books to entertain babies and toddlersFive easy-to-use sliders, a rhyming story and lots to spot and say in this series of bright, interactive board books for toddlers!This story needs YOU! By pushing, pulling and turning the mechanisms, little hands can move the story onto the next scene and bring the rhyming text to life! The high level of interaction builds confidence and engagement with books, which is a key stepping-stone to reading for toddlers.Illustrated by multi-award-winning Benji Davies, illustrator of The Storm Whale, and Grandad’s IslandCollect the whole series; other title available include: Bizzy Bear: Breakdown Truck, Bizzy Bear: Fire Rescue, Bizzy Bear: Racing Driver and lots, lots more!

您準備好接受有關人體系統的終極測驗了嗎？你是否想知道...嬰兒真的比成人有更多的骨頭嗎？你的糞便是由什麼構成的？為什麼你的鼻孔長毛？你體內的哪塊肌肉一天 24 小時都在自行工作？Quiz Champs 系列是經過專門設計，為年輕學習者提供有趣且具有教育意義的學習體驗。 該系列與新加坡小學科學課綱和劍橋小學科學課程保持一致，內含豐富的問題，以開拓小學生好奇心，並提供答案和附加資訊來幫助學習、複習和準備考試。Are you ready to take the ultimate quiz on human body systems?Have you ever wanted to know ...if babies really have more bones than adults?what your poop is made of?why you have hair inside your nose?which muscle in your body works by itself 24 hours a day?Join Quiz Champs host Skip Skeleton as you find answers to intriguing questions such as these. Test your mastery of the topic, learn fun facts and crack up at silly jokes along the way!The Quiz Champs series has been specially crafted to be a fun and educational learning experience for young learners. The series is aligned with the Singapore primary Science syllabus and the Cambridge primary Science curriculum, and also includes enrichment questions to stretch curious minds. Answers and additional information have been provided to ai

An inspiring story perfect for little stargazers. Luna loves the sky and finding out about all the wonders she can see above her. But the villagers can't stop worrying about the mythical Sky Dragon – a fearsome creature who is said to dwell in the sky.Can Luna share her love of the sky and show the villagers that the Sky Dragon is nothing to be afraid of?Featuring real constellations as well as facts about the milky way, eclipses, comets and other astronomical delights. Luna and the Sky Dragon is a warm and playful story with lots to learn and talk about from Bethan Woollvin, the New York Times-bestselling creator of Little Red, I Can Catch a Monster and Three Little Vikings, and illustrator of Meet the Planets written by Caryl Hart.

An inspiring story perfect for little stargazers. Luna loves the sky and finding out about all the wonders she can see above her. But the villagers can't stop worrying about the mythical Sky Dragon - a fearsome creature who is said to dwell in the sky.Can Luna share her love of the sky and show the villagers that the Sky Dragon is nothing to be afraid of?Featuring real constellations as well as facts about the milky way, eclipses, comets and other astronomical delights. Luna and the Sky Dragon is a warm and playful story with lots to learn and talk about from Bethan Woollvin, the New York Times-bestselling creator of Little Red, Rapunzel, I Can Catch a Monster and Three Little Vikings, and illustrator of Meet the Planets and Meet the Weather written by Caryl Hart.

Boom! Snap! Whiz! Zap!The Magnificent Makers is a fiction chapter book series filled with real science, adventure, and characters kids will love! Every book includes two science activities kids can do at home.A modern-day Magic School Bus for the chapter book reader!Pablo, Violet, and their new friend, Lorenzo, return to the Maker Maze for a science lesson about the human body! With new challenges in store, they get to learn all about the heart, lungs, and digestive system. But even though the Maker Maze is as fun as ever, Pablo seems a little annoyed with his friends' playful teasing.InHuman Body Adventure, the kids remember that it's important to put themselves in others' shoes and to always be kind. Don't miss the other books in the series!

From bestselling author Anna Kemp comes a cautionary tale of what happens when you push a mole too far...In a beautiful, green, wild wild wood lives a gentle mole. But then a SOLD sign appears in the wood one morning, and Mole decides to write a firmly worded letter to Barry Bristlethwaite of Burnum Buildem Real Estate: their home is not for sale!But when diggers arrive the next morning, Mole and his friends must activate Plan B! Will they be able to save their wood?Wild Wild Wood is an empowering, rhyming tale about the power of using your voice.

Have you ever met a snappy croc? Happy-snappy Little Croc loves to "SNAP, SNAP, SNAP!"Make story time fun with this "read-and-play" book that combines a laugh-out-loud story with a soft-to-touch hand puppet all in one book! Children will be captivated as they read the funny, rhyming story about an excitable crocodile and act out the story with the plush crocodile puppet mouth to make Little Croc go "SNAP, SNAP, SNAP" on every page.The soft, plush hand puppet mouth fits both big and little hands for read-aloud together time, and for peace of mind, the puppet is securely attached to the back of the book. Simply place your hand inside the puppet and move your fingers and thumb to act out the story and bring Little Croc to life with a "SNAP, SNAP, SNAP!"

Meet two very special friends in this heartwarming and beautifully illustrated tale. Watch as a boy and a dog who don't quite fit in learn that a friendship, like a garden, takes time to grow - but that both are always worth the wait. The Gardening Dog is never chosen to go home with anyone who visits the rescue centre where she lives.Instead she spends her time quietly growing beautiful plants. Then one day she meets a boy called Lewis, who much prefers drawing to running around with all the other children. Working together, Lewis and The Gardening Dog create a wonderful community garden for everyone to share – and as new shoots grow outside, they build a deep friendship that leads to a new start for them both.

Half vampire, half fairy, totally unique!Isadora is special because she is different. Her mum is a fairy and her dad is a vampire and she's a bit of both. Isadora has been invited to a sleepover, which is always fun, but this time it's even more exciting because she will be staying at her mermaid friend's house under the sea!It's so much fun spending time with her watery friends, but while she's there Isadora meets a mermaid called Emerald who doesn't seem to be having such a nice time.In the middle of the night, when everyone else is fast asleep, Emerald finally reveals to Isadora what has been troubling her. Can Isadora help Emerald sort out her problem? It's the beginning of an amazing underwater adventure!

Set the stage for your child to soar with these just-right books that teach the first 25 sight words! The books' real-world topics with predicable text are super-engaging to make mastering these must-know words easy and fun.Includes motivating stickers plus amini-activity book to ensure learning sticks!

This zany, charming story shows that sometimes we get mad and helps teach the importance of a real apology! "Look at that slimy body. That silly shell. Those tentacle eyes! I just can't look at you anymore, snail." Ari is feeling angry. When she takes that anger out on an innocent snail, the snail demands an apology! Which Ari gives, half-heartedly. And that's that. Until Ms. Snail and her friends appear in every corner of Ari's life, determined to elicit the most genuine apology from an increasingly regretful girl.

Understand the phases of the moon, learn to navigate by the North Star and discover how to travel through space and time from your own window in this book which uncovers how humankind has its history woven into the constellations that light up our skies. Written by NASA science writer Noelia Gonzalez and fully illustrated by Sara Boccaccini Meadows, this is the perfect introduction to the night sky for families everywhere.

在破解愛因斯坦與達爾文的謎團後，Charlie Thorne再度踏上追尋古代智慧的旅程。這一次，她的目標是埃及女王克麗奧佩特拉留下的終極寶藏——一項擁有巨大權力的神秘遺產，其藏匿之地刻在一塊古老石碑上，並以謎題層層保護。面對無情敵人與歷史的重重迷霧，Charlie必須不僅動用智慧，更要冒險對抗危機，才能阻止這項強大力量落入錯誤之手。In this third installment of the New York Times bestselling Charlie Thorne series—which #1 New York Times bestselling author Chris Grabenstein called “a real page-burner”—Charlie tracks down Cleopatra’s greatest treasure in Egypt.Charlie Thorne is a genius. Charlie Thorne is a renegade. Charlie Thorne isn’t going down without a fight.After tracking down incredible discoveries by Einstein and Darwin, Charlie is back. This time, the great ruler Cleopatra has left behind an extremely valuable and powerful treasure, its location encoded on an ancient stone tablet.In 30 BCE, Cleopatra and her husband, Marc Antony, lost their war against Octavian for control of the Egyptian Empire. However, Cleopatra knew Octavian was really after the mysterious item that was the source of all her wealth and influence, so she hid it before dyin

進入 AI 應用時代，查詢語法和函式功能就交給 AI 吧！用這本書來學『寫程式的直覺』！★知名教學網站『Real Python』人氣站長帶你學 Python！★★擺脫理論教條，從寫程式的過程體會怎麼寫程式！★Python 毫無疑問是現在最熱門的入門程式語言，而程式語言是現在最熱門的學科。許多人都想學習 Python，但看到複雜的語法和難懂的程式碼，又打退了堂鼓。其實寫程式不該像個『考試學科』，什麼都要死記硬背！Real Python 站長憑著多年的教學經驗，秉持 80 / 20 法則，讓你在精心安排的實作範例中，掌握少數的關鍵概念，就能學會寫程式的必要知識。比起『埋頭苦讀』，這本書會讓你『心領神會』：(X)每章開頭都講 2、3 頁道理，也不懂該用在哪裡(O)總之先寫程式，直接解釋執行結果(X)提供完美範例，看著都明白，自己寫卻一團亂(O)從程式雛型開始示範，試錯、除錯、完成步驟全收錄(X)相關功能一次教一大串，書一闔上就全忘(O)打鐵趁熱，每教一個功能就立刻操作跟著站長精心設計的實作流程、輕鬆詼諧的詳細解說，搭配有趣又豐富的練習題，讓我們『先寫程式』，然後自然而然『會寫程式』！本書特色: ●美國 Amazon 書店 4.6 顆星高評價●內容取自知名教學網站 Real Python，2012 年來超過百萬追隨●12 篇基礎操作，針對新手常見困擾解說，零基礎也絕對上手●8 篇進階應用，不只是寫寫習題，更能迎戰各種實際難題●PDF、資料庫、網路爬蟲、資料圖表、圖形介面程式...生活中實際運用●擺脫傳統上課、說教風格，從實作中自己體會程式思維●豐富的練習題和挑戰題，充分掌握內容

這是一個笑翻天、充滿溫暖的故事，基於真實事件改編，講述一個男孩上廁所的經歷，並學會每個人有時都會有意外。一位父親只是想帶孩子去泳池消暑，但每次他們一跳進水裡……『爸爸！我要拉肚子了！』當他們到達廁所的時候：『我不用去了！』聽起來熟悉嗎？來回來回，他們不停地走動。『快點拉啦！』大姐姐大喊道。直到最後，小弟弟…… 噢！這個故事根據一位不幸的小弟弟真實生活中的事件……這是一個笑翻天、充滿溫情的故事，因為當你得去上廁所時，你就得去上！Kids will laugh at this book. They might even laugh too much…And if a little accident happens? That's okay – there’s no shame in pooping your pants.*Bookstagram Best Read Aloud 2023*A laugh-out-loud story with heart, based on true events about one boy’s trip to the loo and learning that everyone has accidents sometimes. A father is just trying to take his kids for a refreshing swim in the pool, but every time they jump in..."DAD! I NEED TO POO!"By the time they get to the loo: "I don't need to go anymore!" Sound familiar?Back and forth, back and forth they go. "Just poop already!” yells the big sister.Until finally, the little brother… does. Oops!Based on true events in the real life of one unfortunate little brother...A laugh-out-loud story with heart, because when you gott

Meet Judy Moody at her moodiest-best, in this laugh-a-minute ninth adventure in the international bestselling series. Judy is in a sleuthing, Nancy Drew kind of mood. So what’s a WBMS (world’s best mystery solver) to do? Go find a mystery, that’s what! And she doesn’t have to snoop for long: when Mr Chips, a beloved crime-dog-in-training, goes missing, Judy Drewdy and her chums, Agents Dills Pickle (Frank), Spuds Houdini (Rocky) and James Madagascar (Stink) find themselves in a real, honest-to-jeepers mystery.Watch out for red herrings – and clever references to classic Nancy Drew mysteries – as Eagle Eye Moody and company are hot on the case!

Book four in the tragic series about the Sinister-Winterbottom twins, who must solve one wretched mystery after the next, brought to you by #1NewYork Timesbestselling author KIERSTEN WHITE. Theelectrifyingpenultimate adventure finds the Sinister-Winterbottoms at the manor of Mr. Frank and Dr. Stein!After escaping from Edgaren’t and Dr. Jay, the Sinister-Winterbottoms and their friends arrive at Stein Manor Science Camp. They all work together to distract the friendly teenage camp director so they can explore and look for clues about where their parents might be.Meanwhile, Theo and Alexander settle on a daring plan. They know exactly where Edgaren’t is going to be: coming for them, and the books. This time, they’ll be ready. This time, they’ll get answers. And this time, they won’t trust the adult in charge, which is easy enough when it’s enormous, lurking, unfriendly Mr. Frank. But as they get closer to opening the books and their parents’ histories, an unexpected foe is watching every

Loved by millions of readers worldwide, let the seventh story in the greatest children’s book series of all time take you on an unforgettable journey. The hope and wonder of Harry Potter’s world will make you want to escape to Hogwarts again and again. There’s magic on every page!As he climbs into the sidecar of Hagrid’s motorbike and takes to the skies, leaving Privet Drive for the last time, Harry Potter knows that Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters are not far behind.The protective charm that has kept Harry safe until now is broken, but he cannot keep hiding. The Dark Lord is breathing fear into everything Harry loves, and to stop him Harry will have to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes. The final battle must begin – Harry must stand and face his enemy.

Back by popular demand! For a limited time only, Narwhal and Jelly are back, bigger and better than ever! These two unlikely best friends are ready to welcome you to their pod and swim off on imaginary underwater adventures. Narwhal and Jelly are made of silky-soft fabric with embroidered details. Perfect as a reading buddy or displayed on a shelf or bed. These happy-go-lucky friends are sure to make you smile!

Little readers will love playing hide-and-seek in the jungle with Jazzy the lemur and Mama JoJo! Full of vivid colours and exotic animals, with liftable flaps and die-cut windows to explore on every page! Now available as a board book for the first time.

Take a closer look inside Earth with this incredible board book about our planet, with see-through acetate pages. Have you ever thought about how amazing our world is? What happens deep under the Earth's surface? How do volcanoes form? And how does our planet stay a healthy place for us to live? Children will love discovering the answers with amazing see-through pages and clear, friendly text. With labelled acetate diagrams - from outer space to super soil - alongside human and animal life too, this is a fantastic first look at our world for curious children everywhere.From weather systems to the water cycle, The Earth Book is an exciting way to explore all the amazing things our planet does. Other books in the series: The Body Book and The Tree Book

In The Last Last-Day-of-Summer by Edgar Award nominee Lamar Giles—now in paperback—two adventurous cousins accidentally freeze time on the last day of summer, and the secrets hidden between the seconds, minutes, and hours aren't quite the endless fun they expected!Otto and Sheed are the local sleuths in their zany Virginia town, masters of unraveling mischief using their unmatched powers of deduction. And as the summer winds down and the first day of school looms, the boys are craving just a little bit more time for fun, even as they bicker over what kind of fun they want to have.That is, until a mysterious man appears with a camera that literally freezes time. Now, with the help of some very strange people and even stranger creatures, Otto and Sheed will have to put aside their differences to save their town—and each other—before time stops for good.

The bestselling Old Lady series is back...with a magical twist!The Old Lady is back and this time she's swallowed a princess, a dragon, and a knight...to create a classic fairytale!With rhyming text and hilarious illustrations, this lively song will appeal to readers both old and new. A perfect year-round read!

2022 NomineeDesmond Elliott PrizeThe Goldsmiths PrizeLonglisted for the Booker PrizeWinner of the Desmond Elliott PrizeShortlisted for the Goldsmiths PrizeLonglisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize‘Original, memorable, shimmering’ - Sarah MossLia has only one child, Iris; her magical, awkward, endlessly creative daughter who has just entered the battleground of her teenage years. Lia and Iris have always been close, but there is a war playing out inside Lia’s body, too, and everything is about to change. As she confronts what might be the end, memories of her own childhood and a passionate love affair come rushing into her present, unearthing buried secrets and her family’s deepest fears. But Lia hopes: for more time, for more love, for more Iris.Dancing between voices within Lia’s body and without, flitting back and forth in time, this sweeping, dazzling story of a life and what it is to let go marks the arrival of an extraordinary novelist.'Restlessly inventive . . . delicate and persuasi

Each time you move one of the sliders in this unique novelty book, a jungle animal springs into view and makes a fun sound. But there's more! Move the same slider back again, and you'll see and hear a completely different animal. Babies and toddlers will love moving the sliders back and forth to enjoy all the jungle animals in this delightfully illustrated book - the first in an exciting new series.

Madame Gazelle has set up a garden at playgroup and the children love it!Everyone is having a great time growing their favourite plants and vegetables, but who will grow the biggest?Join Peppa and friends as they discover the joys of gardening in this cute little story!

Explore the big outdoors in these action-packed animal board books with sliders on every page.Published in collaboration with theNational Trust, this brand new series of board books will inspire a love of nature in even the littlest of animal lovers. With vibrant artwork printed on white board, robust easy-to-use mechanisms for tiny hands and a rhyming text with friendly animal facts, these are the perfect books to captivate curious little explorers time and time again.In this first farm book, there are cows hiding in the barn, lambs playing in the field, ducks paddling near the pond and many more farm animals to bring to life with the moving parts.

The special relationship between a child and his grandmother is depicted in this sumptuous book by an award-winning team. Inspired by memories of his childhood, Jordan Scott's My Baba's Garden explores the sights, sounds, and smells experienced by a child spending time with their beloved grandmother (Baba), with special attention to the time they spent helping her tend her garden, searching for worms to keep it healthy. He visits her every day and finds her hidden in the steam of boiling potatoes, a hand holding a beet, a leg opening a cupboard, an elbow closing the fridge, humming like a night full of bugs when she cooks. Poet Jordan Scott and illustrator Sydney Smith's previous collaboration, I Talk Like a River, which received a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award expored a cherished memory shared between a father and son. In their new book, they turn that same wistful appreciation to the bond between a boy and his grandmother. Sydney Smith's illustrations capture the sensational impressio

If you enjoyed Bunnies on a Bus then you're going to LOVE this, because – hold onto your tails! – the bunnies are BACK! And this time they're in ... a BOAT!It's time for another wild bunny-tastic adventure! And this time, the bunnies have commandeered a BOAT! All across Sunnytown Beach, the Bunnies are dashing and a-splashing on a speedboat frenzy. They whoosh past the sail-boats, and zoooom across the sand, then it's up on to the jetty where silly billy Bunnies get all covered in spaghetti! But, oh no, where are the bunnies off to now? To the airport, across the tarmac ... it's bunnies on the PLANE. Here we go again...

NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLING GRAPHIC NOVEL SERIES!Is Gina the hero the world needs? Gina, D.J., and Hilo are back with an epic time-turning adventure in theNew York Timesbestselling graphic novel series that kids and critics love!"An action-packed page-turner with heart!" --Dav Pilkey, author of DOG MANSometimes the world needs to be saved and there's only one person brave enough to do it. This time . . . that person is Gina. With the help of D.J., Hilo, one warrior cat, one warrior cat's annoying little brother, one flying Bearacat, lots of magic, lots of action, lots of laughs, and a whole world that believes in her, Gina is ready to save the world once and for all!Prepare for a Hilo with more twists, more turns, more monsters, and more shocking surprises than ever before--because sometimes we all need to be reminded who we've always been.

Read&Learn 英語悅讀誌是一系列以主題導向及知識型內容與練習活動為特色的分級悅讀誌，期望引導讀者建立良好的閱讀理解能力。悅讀誌系列涵蓋了各式各樣的主題：從個人、家庭、周遭環境出發，未來還將延伸到社會、文化、歷史、科學及其他應用面的學科，皆與孩子的學習發展歷程環環相扣。 Party Time! 是 Read&Learn 英語悅讀誌的系列讀本之一！ Party Time!是屬於你我的第一個派對，從準備工作，包括: 邀請、需求、裝飾等，到如何享受派對中的一切，讓我們一起來打造自己的派對。精彩圖文搭配多元習題，陪伴孩子用實用的英文，認識派對的精彩元素，以及如何清楚表達歡樂的時光。和 Read & Learn 一起，潛進英語的多元宇宙，輕鬆學好英語！ Read&Learn英語悅讀誌系列特色 ★ 加贈電子書！ ★ 加贈數位帳號，內含所有發音音檔！ ★ 全系列完整對應藍思閱讀分級表，幫助所有學習者都能悅讀再升級！ ★ 多元主題情境，學習英文同時增長知識，讓單字量直線上升！ ★ 全系列各冊皆附主題心智圖，深化讀者認知慣性，效率學習不漏接！

Meet the world's greatest heroes, as drawn by the world's greatest creators! Ant-Man and the Wasp are some of Earth's biggest (and smallest) heroes yet. Grow and shrink with the characters while learning all about their technology, abilities, and friends in this bright and colorful board book, with art from the classic comics. Vivid colors and three special gatefolds make for a fun-filled read that is perfect for the youngest kids and long-time Marvel fans alike.

What would Darcy do? How can you be more Bridgerton? Take the Regency approach and be prepared for anything life throws at you - from dates to duels, manners to matters of the heart. You'll soon find yourself the catch of the season.Sick of indecent proposals from untrustworthy rakes? Be more discerning with your dance card and swipe right on only the most eligible and dashing suitors. Whether you want to avoid scandal, or embrace it, keep your name out of the gossip sheets and group chats with this modern take on the rules of polite society.Putting a fresh spin on real Regency etiquette advice, A Regency Guide to Modern Life is a tongue-in-cheek handbook to navigating friendship, dating, work, summer holidays, social events, self-confidence and more - the perfect gift for fans of period dramas and Jane Austen.

A chunky board book with handy tabbed pages to help young children turn the page and build book-confidence.Come and meet Pip and Posy and their friends and find out all you need to know about the characters from this hit preschool TV show. With engaging text, bright TV artwork and chunky pages, not only is this book fun and exciting, but it also represents real value for money.

What do you see when you look at a tree? Leaves and twigs and branches?Or do you see a real, living thing, That moves, and breathes and dances?Immerse yourself in this gentle picture book that encourages us to explore our connection with nature. In association with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, this wonderful picture book explores themes of empathy, mindfulness and personal growth through the eyes of a child. Beautifully written and illustrated by the award-winning artist Emma Carlisle, What Do You See When You Look At a Tree? urges readers to reconnect with nature by asking questions that encourage critical thinking and reflection on their own development, as well as helping to establish a deeper appreciation for the environment and their place within it.Stunning watercolour and hand-finished artwork draws parallels to the bestselling The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse, and evokes the classic nostalgia of E. H. Shephard's much-loved Winnie-the-Pooh.Mindfulness tips and informa

In this third “thrilling” (Kirkus Reviews) installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies help a fellow agent in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Mrs. Smith’s Spy School for Girls.After taking down a mole within their organization, the City Spies are ready for their next mission—once again using their unique skills and ability to infiltrate places adults can’t. The sinister Umbra has their sights set on recruiting a North Korean nuclear physicist by any means necessary, and the City Spies plan to keep an eye on his son by sending Paris to the chess prodigy’s tournaments in Moscow and Beijing.Meanwhile, Sydney’s embedded as a junior reporter for a teen lifestyle site as she follows the daughter of a British billionaire on tour with the biggest act on her father’s music label to uncover what links both the band and the billionaire have to a recent threat from an old Soviet missile base.F

Frida worries all the time. Big worries, small worries, and all-the-time worries. Her worries feel heavy, just like the pebbles she collects every day.Some days, Frida's worries become that only thing she can think about. But then, one day, her granny teaches her an ingenious way to keep her worries in check-and Frida finally feels the weight of her fears slip away . .. This sensitively written picture book explores how a young girl learns to manage her worries. Jenny Bloomfield's beautifully observed illustrations bring Frida's feelings and experiences vividly to life.

Three women, from three different continents and separated by generations, share stories of coming to the United States. Sarah's great-great grandmother Manya fled the Cossacks in the Ukraine at the turn of the twentieth century.Grace's mom escaped with her family during the Iranian revolution in 1979. Raquel and her family fled gang violence in El Salvador in the 2010s.These three stories, all accounts of the authors' real family stories-Manya is legendary author Jane Yolen's grandmother-highlight the essential commonality of the immigrant experience.About the real families in this book.All three of these stories are fictionalized accounts based on the facts of how our families came toAmerica. All three families were fleeing oppression, revolutions, gang violence, possible death. Ourstories sound very much the same, though they are generations apart.Jane's family on both sides came over to America in the early 1900s from the Ukraine,(the Yolens) and Latvia (the Morowitz-Berlins). But

Preschoolers are introduced to core science concepts with this playful format featuring 20 hands-on activities that use everyday household materials, including a vinegar volcano, a hula hoop count, and a kitchen sink or swim experiment. In this fourth book in the Busy Little Hands series, preschoolers get ready for a science adventure! Preschoolers wonder and explore with 20 hands-on experiments using everyday household objects and making daily activities such as snack time and play time into learning opportunities. Each play activity demonstrates a simple principle of physics, earth science, chemistry, or biology, including the Kitchen Sink or Float (demonstrating density), the Vinegar Volcano (pressure) and Blooming Colors (chromatography). Featuring bright, easy-to-follow photos specially designed for pre-readers, this book is packed with learning fun, plus it sets the groundwork for science success in kindergarten and beyond.

Brand new from the bestselling team behind Horrible Histories! It's time to delve into the totally true (sort of) and incredibly intriguing pages of William the Conqueror's Secret Diary. Terry Deary steps into the mind of one of history's most annihilating kings, bringing you William the Conqueror's thoughts on: the Normans! England! Matilda! the French! military! the Church! battles! Hastings! Horrible Histories' Secret Diaries of the most extraordinary (and Horrible) characters of all time will blow your mind. Horrible Histories' Secret Diaries are the perfect introduction to important figures from history.Fully illustrated throughout and told from the character's (sometimes delusional) point of view, each diary reveals the (quite likely) inner workings of their minds during the events that shaped their lives. Covering key moments in William's life and the history of the Middle Ages, the Secret Diary of William the Conqueror reveals his: ascension to the Duke of Normandy relations wi