"You might recognize firecracker JoJo Siwa from Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition, or maybe you fell in love with her on Dance Moms. JoJo's nonfiction middle-grade debut is the next generation's version of a real life Cinderella story: Nebraska girl becomes Hollywood's belle of the ball, thanks to her spunky attitude and creative drive. Through the lens of JoJo's personal experience and playful voice, she digs into themes such as finding your passion,...
Chronicles the life of the Founding Father, from his impoverished childhood in the West Indies and journey to New York City to his role in developing the Constitution and untimely death in a duel with Aaron Burr.
Features fifty facts about the universe from how stars are born to the future of space travel. Includes a glossary, infographics, and color photographs.
A book providing information about geographical, historical and cultural aspects of the state of Tennessee. Each discussion is based on a letter of the alphabet.
"Critically acclaimed writer Jabari Asim guides readers ages 9-12 through the history of African Americans, from the slave trade to the Black Lives Matter movement, in the latest volume in Black Dog's bestselling, award-winning Child's Introduction series. This illustrated introduction to African American history goes beyond what's taught in the classroom giving young readers a more comprehensive look at this timely and important topic. Author Jabari...
New York Times Bestselling Series! âThese books are, quite simply, brilliant. . . . Thrilling, bloody, action-packed stories from American history.â âNew York Times  Discover the shocking and true story of the ill-fated Donner Party expedition with the New York Times bestselling graphic novel series!  In the spring of 1846, a group of families left Illinois and...
Over the snow, the world is hushed and white, but under the snow is a secret world of squirrels and snowshoe hares, bears and bullfrogs, and many others who live outside in the woods during the winter.
Introduces young readers to the physical characteristics, habitat, diet, and life cycle of ants. Includes an activity, color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.
An illustrated tableau of Egyptian myths, combines narrative accounts of the stories of the Sun God Ra, the Sphinx, and numerous pharaohs and queens along with historical, cultural, and geographic facts.
From Caldecott Honor- and Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor-winning author-illustrator Jashar Awan comes a hilarious and "confidence-boosting" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) picture book about the perseverance and positive self-talk needed to learn to tie your shoelaces! This big kid is wearing his first pair of big-kid shoes, the kind with laces! Even though they're a little on the roomy side--shoes to grow into, of course--he knows he can take care...
"The award-winning team of Steve Jenkins and Robin Page introduce young readers to some of the stealthiest, most astonishingly camouflaged animals in the natural world and ask them to seek out these sneaky animals hiding in plain sight!"-- Publisher's description.
A World of Cookies for Santa takes readers across the globe to see all the treats that await Santa on Christmas Eve. M. E. Furman provides recipes for children to bake some of Santa's cookies for themselves.
First Class Phonics is a series of books designed to help children quickly become proficient readers and writers.
These books use Synthetic Phonics, a high-quality teaching method recognised all over the world. In Synthetic Phonics, children focus on the skills that enable them to read and spell words accurately. They recognise the importance of every sound they hear in the spoken word and learn to blend these sounds so that they can read words
Guaranteed to enrich a toddler's vocabulary, this simple and fun series of bilingual board books is ideal for helping children discover a foreign language. Highlighting more complex concepts that go beyond colors and numbers, titles in the series feature animals, clothes, fruit, home, jobs, music, opposites, plants, school, sports, tools, vegetables, and vehicles. This collection combines photographs, bright illustrations, and dual-language words...
"A discussion of volcanoes, describing their characteristics, formation, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant volcanic events from history"-- Provided by publisher.
"The life cycle of the monarch butterfly begins when it is a tiny egg clinging to a leaf. In time, it goes through a transformation called metamorphosis to become a butterfly, and in the fall, it can migrate almost 100 miles each day. In this book, follow the story of one monarch butterfly and elarn about what it eats, how it grows, and more."--Dust jacket flap.
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