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Individual Sports of the Winter Games

Aaron Derr (author)

Publisher: Red Chair Press LLC ISBN: 9781634407212

At the first Winter Games in Chamonix, France only a few countries were represented by a dozen or more athletes. But now, about 3,000 athletes from nearly 100 countries compete in the Winter Olympic Games. These athletes compete in more than 100 events. The games showcase the strength and skills, stamina and endurance of amazing individual athletes from around the world.

Silent Journey

Carl Watson (author) Andrew Bosley (illustrator)

Publisher: Red Chair Press LLC ISBN: 9781947159303

Scott Schroeder dreams of a day when he and his father can have a home of their own. Following an accident that took his mother’s life eight years before, doctors discovered Scott was suddenly deaf. Blessed with being an accomplished gymnast, and even though he signs and reads lips, Scott’s biggest challenge is convincing others he is just as able in doing all things as those in the hearing world. Picking up on conversations he observes along the way, Scott figures out a big family secret concerning his father and uncle and makes his mind up to play a part in their reconciliation.

Team Sports of the Summer Games

Aaron Derr (author)

Publisher: Red Chair Press LLC ISBN: 9781634407229

Only a few countries were represented by athletes at the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens. But now, more than 10,000 athletes from more than 200 countries compete in the Summer Olympic Games. These athletes compete in more than 300 events. The games showcase the strength and skills, stamina and endurance of amazing athletic teams from around the world.

Team Sports of the Winter Games

Aaron Derr (author)

Publisher: Red Chair Press LLC ISBN: 9781634407236

At the first Winter Games in Chamonix, France only a few countries were represented by a dozen or more athletes. But now, about 3,000 athletes from nearly 100 countries compete in the Winter Olympic Games. These athletes compete in more than 100 events. The games showcase the strength and skills, stamina and endurance of amazing athletic teams from around the world.

Sports of the Paralympic Games

Aaron Derr (author)

Publisher: Red Chair Press LLC ISBN: 9781634407243

The official first Paralympic Games were held in 1960 in Rome with 400 athletes competing from 23 countries. Then in 1976, the first Winter Paralympic Games were held in Sweden. The 2018 Games in PyeongChang were the biggest Winter games ever with over 500 athletes from nearly 50 countries. Like the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games showcase super strength and stamina both individually and through teamwork.

Roosevelt Banks: Good-Kid-in-Training

Laurie Calkhoven (author) Debbie Palen (illustrator)

Publisher: Red Chair Press LLC ISBN: 9781947159181

When ten-year-old Roosevelt Banks discovers that his two best friends are planning a bike and camping trip, he wants more than anything to go along. There’s just one problem—he doesn’t have a bike. Roosevelt’s parents agree to buy him a bike if he can manage to be good for two whole weeks. How can Roosevelt be good and be the same fun guy his friends want on the camping trip? Trying to be good leads to more trouble than expected—and to the discovery that being a good friend is more important than any bicycle.

Roosevelt Banks and the Attic of Doom

Laurie Calkhoven (author) Debbie Palen (illustrator)

Publisher: Red Chair Press LLC ISBN: 9781947159709

With a new sister on the way, Roosevelt Banks has to give up his bedroom and move into the attic, which must be haunted because of all the squeaks and groans coming from the spooky place at the top of the stairs. After his plan to move into a fort in the woods fails, and a ghost-busting exercise goes terribly wrong, Roosevelt—with the help of Tommy, Josh, and Eddie Spaghetti—has to find the courage to defeat the biggest, spookiest ghouls ever and turn the Attic of Doom into a Room with a View.

Individual Sports of the Summer Games

Aaron Derr (author)

Publisher: Red Chair Press LLC ISBN: 9781634407205

Only a few countries were represented by athletes at the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens. But now, more than 10,000 athletes from more than 200 countries compete in the Summer Olympic Games. These athletes compete in more than 300 events. The games showcase the strength and skills, stamina and endurance of amazing individual athletes from around the world.

Into the Wind

William Loizeaux (author) Laura Jacobsen (illustrator)

Publisher: Red Chair Press LLC ISBN: 9781947159426

Into the Wind is a middle-grade novel about the unlikely friendship between a boy and an elderly woman. Both moving and joyful, this is a poignant story about loss and love, and the surprising and sustaining bonds that can grow between the old and young.

The One Great Gnome

Jeff Dinardo (author) Jhon Ortiz (illustrator)

Publisher: Red Chair Press LLC ISBN: 9781947159594

In the spirit of Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz, this story introduces readers to the hidden magical—and mysterious—world of gnomes, elves, and trolls.

Pop Flies, Robo-Pets, and Other Disasters

Suzanne Kamata (author) Tracy Nishimura Bishop (illustrator)

Publisher: Red Chair Press LLC ISBN: 9781947159365

Thirteen-year-old Satoshi Matsumoto spent the last three years living in Atlanta where he was the star of his middle-school baseball team—a slugger with pro potential, according to his coach. Now that his father’s work in the US has come to an end, he’s moved back to his hometown in rural Japan. Living abroad has changed him, and now his old friends in Japan are suspicious of his new foreign ways. Even worse, his childhood foe Shintaro, whose dad has ties to gangsters, is in his homeroom. After he joins his new school’s baseball team, Satoshi has a chance to be a hero until he makes a major-league error.

Animal Look-Alikes: Porcupines and Hedgehogs

Joanne Mattern (author)

Publisher: Red Chair Press LLC ISBN: 9781634402187

Likes living in trees or on the ground? Herbivore or omnivore. Is it a porcupine or a hedgehog? Readers will learn how these adorable spiky mammals are alike and how they differ.

Animal Look-Alikes: Butterflies and Moths

Joanne Mattern (author)

Publisher: Red Chair Press LLC ISBN: 9781634402156

Colorful or dull. Wings up or wings down. Active at night or prefers daylight. Is it a butterfly or moth? Learn how these beautiful insects are alike and how they differ.

Let It Rain: Exploring the Amazon Rain Forest

Alice Boynton, Wiley Blevins (author) Mike Blake (illustrator)

Publisher: Red Chair Press LLC ISBN: 9781634402736

The Amazon Rain Forest is home to tree-strangling vines, poison frogs and killer dolphins. And if it were its own country, it would be the ninth largest in the world! Imagine that! Readers will explore dangers of the rainforest and discover scientific mysteries along the way.

Animal Top 10: Animal Tricksters

Joanne Mattern (author)

Publisher: Red Chair Press LLC ISBN: 9781634406956

You may know that some animals play like they’re dead to avoid predators. Did you know that one animal mimics the sound of the baby of its prey? Some animals are really tricky!

Animal Top 10: Animal Appetites

Joanne Mattern (author)

Publisher: Red Chair Press LLC ISBN: 9781634406949

Which animal swallows its food whole and then doesn’t eat again for weeks? And did you know one animal eats only one food all its life? But it eats a lot of that food!

Experience Media

Jean C. Lawler (author)

Publisher: Red Chair Press LLC ISBN: 9781634403764

Managing the daily influence of technology, including knowing when to ‘unplug,’ allows kids to bring balance to their lives. This leads to deeper friendships, more focus at home and school, and higher success in learning.

Experience Nutrition

Jean C. Lawler (author)

Publisher: Red Chair Press LLC ISBN: 9781634403740

Growing plants and vegetables and studying food sources can help children make good food choices, which is likely to result in overall healthier lives. Readers will learn skills for choosing food wisely.

Experience Nature

Jean C. Lawler (author)

Publisher: Red Chair Press LLC ISBN: 9781634403733

Spending time in nature can lead to less- stressed kids who have greater self-awareness and will be more focused in and out of the classroom. Readers will earn some of the skills needed to fully experience nature.

Animal Top 10: Ugliest Animals

Joanne Mattern (author)

Publisher: Red Chair Press LLC ISBN: 9781634406925

Which animal’s head is shaped like a shovel and covered in bumps? Did you know two animals have wiggly worm-like flesh to attract prey? Some animals are pretty ugly!

Animal Look-Alikes: Alligators and Crocodiles

Joanne Mattern (author)

Publisher: Red Chair Press LLC ISBN: 9781634402149

Long snout. Big teeth. Hard scales. Lives in warm climates. Is it an alligator or a crocodile? Readers will learn how these beasts from the age of dinosaurs are alike and how they differ!

The Gateway Arch

Joanne Mattern (author)

Publisher: Red Chair Press LLC ISBN: 9781634402286

This magnificent arch rises on the banks of the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Missouri. The nation’s tallest monument is the centerpiece of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, honoring Thomas Jefferson’s vision of westward expansion. Mired in controversy in the beginning, this amazing structure is now a national treasure and symbol of the nation’s reach from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

Mount Rushmore

Joanne Mattern (author)

Publisher: Red Chair Press LLC ISBN: 9781634402262

More than just a random display of U.S. Presidents, this imposing monument honors leaders who led America’s founding, expansion, preservation, and unification. Discover the unusual story of how these faces of history ended up on a mountainside in South Dakota’s Black Hills.

The Liberty Bell

Joanne Mattern (author)

Publisher: Red Chair Press LLC ISBN: 9781634402255

From the British surrender in Yorktown to the Civil War to Woman Suffrage and the fight for Civil Rights, one powerful witness to American history played an important role. Discover the reasons why the old cracked bell in Philadelphia is still one of our nation’s most-loved symbols.

Historic Williamsburg

Joanne Mattern (author)

Publisher: Red Chair Press LLC ISBN: 9781634402194

In the 1770s before the United States was a nation, most people lived on farms. But Williamsburg in Virginia Colony was a busy town with wide streets, grand public buildings, bustling shops, and a large Market Square. Home to 2,000 people from wealthy gentry and middle class shopkeepers to poor slaves. Find out how Williamsburg today gives us a fascinating window into America’s past.