Billy Stuart is a young raccoon who aspires to be just like his grandfather, a globe-trotting adventurer who knows no fear. When he learns that his grandfather has found a way to travel through time and is leaving on another great voyage, he sets out to see him off (and maybe sneak along). Billy Stuart follows his grandfather's puzzling clues through a maze of caves and caverns to find him before he leaves, trailed by his Scout pack, the Zintrepids. What Billy doesn't know is that once they go down the fateful path his grandfather has taken, there will be no turning back. Brightly illustrated and enhanced with games and puzzles throughout, Billy Stuart and the Zintrepids is Billy's first adventure and is sure to amuse readers of all ages.
All aboard! The Bernsteins are heading off on a cruise, and Aunt Sharon offers to take care of the family pets, Lox (the fish), Creamcheese (the cat) and Bagels, an energetic puppy with a talent for escaping. Trouble is, Bagels is up to his usual disappearing act. When he turns up unexpectedly on the cruise ship, Josh and his little sister, Becky, must keep Bagels hidden. But when an onboard mystery begins to unfold involving two potential spies and a mysterious woman with a secret envelope, Bagels just might be able to help crack the case! Bagels on Board is the third book in the series about Bagels Bernstein, following Bagels Come Home and Bagels the Brave.
In the small village of Seuño Bay, famous for its mysterious crystals and legendary moon creatures, friends Kay, Ollie, Jenna and Sleeves try to help a lost moon creature at the lighthouse of Candle Point. When a wild winter storm rolls in and all the power goes out, Kay stays with her reclusive aunt, Gayle, the lighthouse keeper of Candle Point. On the long trek through the blustery snowstorm, Kay stumbles upon an injured moon creature. Kay smuggles her new friend into her aunt's lighthouse to take shelter from the cold. While exploring the lighthouse she discovers a network of tunnels and a colony of moon creatures. Kay tries to reunite the abandoned creature with its family but she can't do it alone.
The Talking Hands series introduces American Sign Language across a diverse range of themes and subjects. Combining colorful photos and illustrations, these books give kids the basics in signing and provide a lesson that is both comprehensive and enjoyable. Weather teaches kids a variety of signs related to weather and the atmosphere.
Jaylen gets addicted to a video game Jess gives him for his birthday.
Jess and Jaylen want to enter a skateboard contest, but Jess falls and hurts her wrist when she skateboards without the right safety gear.
Winter is the perfect time for ice skating, and what would summer be like without baseball? Learn the signs for the four seasons, as well as for the weather and activities that traditionally go along with each.
Jess and Jaylen must figure out what to do when a new boy moves to their neighborhood and starts bullying Jaylen.
Presents an overview of rhyming poems, including the form's history, elements, and traits and how poets use rhyming poems to express ideas.
Both photos and illustrations present readers with common questions and various common answers and their corresponding ASL signs.
Presents an overview of prose poems, including the form's history, elements, and traits and how poets use prose poems to express ideas.
Presents an overview of narrative poems, including the form's history, elements, and traits and how poets use narrative poems to express ideas.
On a school field trip to the museum, Jess and Jaylen try to solve the mystery of a missing camera.
Presents an overview of limericks, including the form's history, elements, and traits and how poets use limericks to express ideas.
Thanks to whimsical illustrations and everyday examples, kids can finally discover the true meanings behind such curious idioms as 'It's as clear as a bell!'
Thanks to whimsical illustrations and everyday examples, kids can finally discover the true meanings behind such peculiar idioms as 'I'm tickled pink!'
Jess and Jaylen enter a costume contest and must work up the courage to go through a scary haunted house.
The Talking Hands series provides readers with a basic introduction to American Sign Language. Greetings and Phrases uses fun and vibrant photographs and illustrations to teach a variety of useful phrases and salutations.
Are you in the mood for some ice cream and pie? Young readers will learn the signs for these scrumptious deserts, as well as for fruits, vegetables, meats, and a sampling of other familiar foods.
Young readers will be absolutely thrilled when they learn a variety of signs to help them express how they feel. Happiness, excitement, and amazement are simply a few of the emotions that kids experience--and will know how to sign--when they finish reading this book.
Want a new way to show someone who your best friend is? How about using signs to tell your classmates about your family? Young readers will be delighted to learn a new way to discuss their favorite people.
Talking Hands teaches beginning readers basic American Sign Language in a fun and informative way. Photographs and illustrations help the audience to view signing as easy and exciting. Days and Times introduces kids to signs associated with simple scheduling.
Presents an overview of concrete poems, including the form's history, elements, and traits and how poets use concrete poems to express ideas.
You probably know that an egg is white and in the shape of an oval, but do you know the sign for it? Learn the signs for five shapes and eight colors, as well as for a creative selection of everyday objects that embody these characteristics.
Presents an overview of cinquain poems, including the form's history, elements, and traits and how poets use cinquain poems to express ideas.
