While teaching upper- and lowercase letters to preschoolers, Ehlert introduces fruits and vegetables from around the world. A glossary at the end provides interesting facts about each food.
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Readers are introduced to the concept of probability in a story about a boy who has a day in which nothing goes right. MathStart Level 2: Probability.
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Captain Invincible, accompanied by loyal space-dog, Comet, battles his way through outer space, relying on his knowledge of three-dimensional shapes, including cones, cubes, cylinders, and spheres, to make it...
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Describes the plight of the migrant workers who traveled from the Dust Bowl to California during the Depression, how they were forced to live in a federal labor camp and the school that was built for their children.
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The true story of an abandoned child's struggle for emotional survival.
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Answers questions about the background of the Underground Railroad, explains what it was like to be a slave, and describes the hardships faced by fugitive slaves.
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The tragic story of the friendship between two migrant workers, George and mentally disabled Lenny, and their dream of owning a farm.
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Simple experiments for the family kitchen reflect advances in scientific knowledge, as well as the popularity of the microwave, and show how to make caramel, fluff up popcorn, and conduct other experiments
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Chronicles the spectacular career of Jackie Robinson, both on and off the baseball diamond, as the Dodger outfielder became the first black player in professional baseball.
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Introduces the life cycle of a spider, describing how it hatches, develops, spins webs, and feeds.
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Offers step-by-step secret tips on drawing popular PokTmon, including Pikachu, Togepi, Chikorita, Meowth, Pichu, Moundour, Lugia, Cyndaquil, and more.
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A biography of the 19th-century woman who escaped slavery and helped many other slaves get to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A selection of letters by Laura Ingalls Wilder to her husband in which she describes the highlights of her visit to the West Coast in 1915.
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. In 1793 Philadelphia, 16-year-old Matilda Cook, separated from her sick mother, learns about perseverance and self-reliance when she is forced to cope with the horrors of a yellow fever epidemic.
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Examines the life of pioneer aviator Amelia Earhart, who mysteriously disappeared during an around-the-world flight in 1937.
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Shows how to cut a basic circle into arcs and curves and use the pieces to draw birds, animals, snowmen, fish, and many other objects and designs.
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Explains how to use a few simple shapes, letters, numbers, and symbols to draw almost any animal.
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A biography of the former slave who became well-known as an abolitionist and advocate of women's rights.
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Offers young readers an introduction to cowboys, cowgirls, and the Old West, complete with detailed illustrations of their clothing and equipment and profiles of such famous figures as Wild Bill Hickok and Annie...
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A rhymed telling of the life of the first African American aviator, who dreamed of flying as a child in the cotton fields of Texas, and persevered until she made that dream come true.
