Robby Green thinks the country town of Twilight is a disaster area, with nothing but a ruined old Children's Home full of ghosts at one end and a heap of concrete silos at the other. The locals tell Robby about a string of terrible accidents, where the ghost of a girl in a white dress is always seen the night before.
In a brightly colored board book, perfect for the youngest child, Newbery Honoree Grace Lin tells the tale of a Chinese American family as they prepare for the Lunar New Year. Each family member lends a hand as they sweep out the dust of the old year, hang decorations, and make dumplings. Then it's time to celebrate. There will be fireworks and lion dancers, shining lanterns, and a great, long…
The illustrator of the best-selling If You Were My Bunny uses simple sentences and watercolor illustrations to tell the story of three fast friends who share the same book, in an easy-to-read story. Original.
Mr Magnolia has only one boot. He has an old trumpet that goes rooty-toot - And two lovely sisters who play on the flute - But Mr Magnolia has only one boot. In this wittily rhyming picture book, Mr Magnolia has a full and happy life except for one serious omission - a boot. But one day, he receives a mysterious parcel, and at last Mr Magnolia can splash in the puddles with everyone else!
Usborne Phonics Readers have been created in consultation with a language expert, taking into account the latest research on the most effective ways of teaching reading. Children who have just learned to read can enjoy the lively stories with very little guidance from an adult, gaining the experience and enthusiasm they need to become fully confident readers. Stephen Cartwrights delightful illu…
Ted buys a new bed and promptly falls sound asleep, so it is up to his friends to get him home again, in a text with movable flaps.
This double-sided foldout book takes you on a fascinating journey deep underground. One side of the foldout shows the ground beneath the city, whilst the reverse side shows the ground beneath the countryside. The underground scenes include tunnels and pipes, creatures' burrows, layers of rock and the planet’s molten core, and run seamlessly into the next. Mixing urban and rural settings, cove…
In the Arctic, the summer ice is melting, making it hard for polar bears to survive. Why is the world getting warmer? The heat of the sun is trapped by the "greenhouse" gases that surround Earth--carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and water vapor.
Through engaging, interactive scenarios, learners can experiment with text prediction, purpose-driven research, and creative problem solving-all critical thinking skills-while learning about different kinds of energy. Each book includes: Sidebars, Hands-on Activities, glossary, Further Reading, Index