How many eggs do these hens lay? It all adds up!
When Jake opens his own lemonade stand, he's eager to negotiate his prices. Will his business be profitable?
No matter who packs lunch, there's always something missing. What is it?
Readers will follow step-by-step instructions to craft a special gift.
When her mom gets sick, Paula is worried that their plans might get cancelled. Can Paula save their special day?
Readers will love watching a wild dream unfold. Vivid, silly photos support imaginative and descriptive text.
Young readers will be amused by this humorous look at a child's dislike for a certain food.
The kids have whipped up a little surprise for Mom. Repetitive text will help readers build fluency.
When the family picks out gifts for Dad, everyone is in for a surprise!
Everyone tries to get Sammy in the house - whose strategy will work?
Sammy doesn't know where to turn in the confusion of a family move. Repetitive text will help readers build fluency.
Sammy has gotten himself into mischief again. Can Dad get him cleaned up without any more mishaps?
What's in the bag? Readers will enjoy guessing along with the characters.
Cleaning the garage can be a lot of work but this rhyming text makes it seem like fun.
Readers will identify with the special connection between a girl and her companion.
Relatable situations introduce readers to many forms of writing, and each form's purpose.
Simple text introduces prepositions, while clever illustrations support the text and keep readers guessing as Matt looks for his cap.
A young girl is prepared for a fun-filled day at the beach! Bold illustrations support vocabulary development.
Spring is in the air - and in the trees! Spring is here, and with the new season come trees full of life, color...and blossoms! From the creators of Leaf Jumpers and Winter Trees, Spring Blossoms introduces readers to a variety of different flowering trees. During a stroll through the forest, two children come across the small and white flowers on a crab apple tree, the rich, red buds on a red maple, and many more. Along the way, readers learn that some trees have both male and female flowers—each with a distinctive appearance. Back matter includes extended botanical facts and more information about trees and their life cycles.Told in lyrical rhymes with beautiful linoleum-cut illustrations, Spring Blossoms offers a unique blend of science, poetry, and art studies.
Did you know Band-Aids were invented by accident?! And that they weren't mass-produced until the Boy Scouts gave their seal of approval? 1920s cotton buyer Earle Dickson worked for Johnson & Johnson and had a klutzy wife who often cut herself. The son of a doctor, Earle set out to create an easier way for her to bandage her injuries. Band-Aids were born, but Earle's bosses at the pharmaceutical giant weren't convinced, and it wasn't until the Boy Scouts of America tested Earle's prototype that this ubiquitous household staple was made available to the public. Soon Band-Aids were selling like hotcakes, and the rest is boo-boo history.
Sarah Jane Hartwell and her class are back. After the stress of her last attempt at taking her class on a field trip (seen in First Year Letters), Mrs. Hartwell has a plan for an upcoming trip to the zoo—a plan that includes a lot of rules. Her students prove that they can line up straight, walk quietly, and take plenty of notes, but everyone soon realizes that this field trip isn’t as much fun as they’d hoped. Mrs. Hartwell rethinks her plan and saves the day.
Ella is extraordinary. Extraordinarily ordinary, that is. Not graceful like Carmen or musical like Kenji, Ella is determined to prove herself at the school talent show. But when every attempt to find a talent falls flat and her own ordinary acts of kindness steal the show, Ella discovers just how extraordinary ordinary can be!
A little boy wants no shower, no eggs at breakfast, no scarf or hat or gloves to wear. But he gives a big, firm “YES” to taking his backpack, having his homework done, and listening in class. And in the end, no and yes come together with a nice surprise.
Do re mi—what can that be? It’s the sound of children preparing for music class. Make pretty music fill the air. Bravo!
In farmyards, jungles, and oceans, almost every animal has something to say! Roosters cock-a-doodle-do. Can you cock-a-doodle, too? Here's a book that invites kids to make some noise. Young readers will love the interactive experience of reading about, then mimicking, animal sounds. And as kids say honk, squawk, moo, and whoo, they'll be learning, too! Science and nature facts are featured in sidebars—why do whales sing? What does a rooster want us to know? This unique combination of language arts, science, and noisy fun is a dynamic duet with cacophonous kid-appeal.
