School's almost over, and best friends Ava and Sammi are heading to summer camp as volunteer camp counselors.
Chris always does the right thing. But when he knows who messed with Sam in the school yard, he can't speak up. His friends can't either. There's the silent Code that every kid follows. Chris decides he can't live with himself if he doesn't say something, so he makes a stand and is shocked at the outcome. Mean bully Phil is actually ... cool. But then Phil asks him to do something so wrong.
Zoey’s dream of winning a national title with her dance team is crushed when her mom shares that they will be moving to another state. Once at her new school, Zoey feels like she doesn’t fit in. Will she be able to take a chance on herself and find a new dream?
BFFs Danya and Emma are known around school as Demma. The girls are total opposites, but they know each other so well that they finish each other's sentences. Danya is plagued with guilt when the girls and Rosie, Emma's mom, are involved in a terrible car accident that leaves Emma in a wheelchair. Danya believes the wreck was her fault because she distracted Rosie from the road and had to be scolded. For a while, Emma believes it too. And she can't forgive her friend.
Explores what happens when a family decides to move and provides strategies for adjusting to a new home, neighborhood, and school.
Explores what makes a good friendship and provides advice for making friends and being a good friend.
After a long and unsuccessful search, Polka-dot Puppy finally finds a home.
Nanny goat gets a sore throat when she falls in the water when her boat does not float, but her friends help her recover.
Little Too-Tall, a funny-looking bird with big eyes, a long neck, and tall legs, learns how to make friends.
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.
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.
Jess and Jaylen's friendship gets tested when they try to agree on summer activities they both enjoy.
When classmates Ella, Cal, and Molly can't agree on what to paint, Leo the paintbrush teaches them about the importance of respecting your peers. Together, the children and Leo learn about considering everyone's ideas, working together, and being fair. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, a section on using respectful words, a S.T.E.A.M. activity, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research including web sites, an index, and an introduction to the author.
Kim's new pup, Clem, gets loose. Find out what happens in this hi-lo decodable chapter book for early readers. This book uses sequenced phonics skills and sight words to help developing readers. Original illustrations guide readers through the story.
What do Turtle and Frog find at the end of their race? Find out in this hi-lo decodable chapter book for early readers. This book uses sequenced phonics skills and sight words to help developing readers. Original illustrations guide readers through the story.
Frog goes looking for Turtle. Find out what happens in this hi-lo decodable chapter book for early readers. This book uses sequenced phonics skills and sight words to help developing readers. Original illustrations guide readers through the story.
In this Little Blossom Stories book, Sim and his dog Sal are playing, and Sim injures his leg. It's up to Sal to go get help. Uses decodable text, a repetition of sight words, and vowel sounds to increase readability. Focuses on the phonics skill of decoding consonant blends. Original illustrations help guide readers through the story.
Lucy is Sam's best hen. She takes good care of the baby chicks and makes sure all the chickens in the flock have a place to roost. Everyone loves Lucy. Especially Sam. Lucy and Sam do the chores together, go fishing--and Lucy always waits for Sam's bus after school. When Lucy starts to limp, the vet lets Sam know that Lucy is getting old and the best thing to do is give her lots of extra love. Which is just what Sam does. This tender story tells readers of love, loss, and appreciating the friends we have while they're with us.
Izzy's new neighbor is a bit of a grump--though they are both botanically inclined. When the neighbor discovers unwanted flowers--again and again--in his precious rose garden, he bids Izzy to take them away. Izzy does--and uses the blooms to brighten someone else's day. Before long, the town is bursting with Izzy's flowers. The grumpy neighbor doesn't see the fuss. "They're JUST FLOWERS!" he yells. "Just flowers" that brought joy and color to everyone in town. Can Izzy finally get that neighbor to accept the bloom of friendship?
Friends make life joyful! How to Deal: Understanding Friendship offers practical advice for meeting friends and creating close friendships. Readers will learn what makes a good friend, how to avoid common problems with friends, and how modern technology fits into friendship.
Silly Kitty lives with his human, Emma. But when Emma is busy, Silly Kitty has to find things to do. Read about Silly Kitty's adventures on a windy day.
Sometimes friends forget to do the right thing! When Simon Zebra wasn't being honest, he knew he had to make it right. A great low-level fiction story for building character.
Silly Kitty lives with his human, Emma. But when Emma is busy, Silly Kitty has to find things to do. Find out what happens when Silly Kitty plays outside on a snowy day.
It's summer! Silly Kitty goes outside to explore. Find out what Silly Kitty needs when he discovers it's a very sunny day.
Sometimes friends forget to do the right thing. Read how Chester Fox reminds Olive Cat and Sara Duck how they should take turns. A great low-level fiction story for building character.