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One of Anthony Bartholomew's dads loves the morning paper, but some mornings it's stolen from outside their front door. Anthony overhears something about "newspaper pirates" and wanting to protect their newspaper, sets out to search for clues. Anthony...

LISTEN BETTER. It's OK to be afraid. Fear is a friend. You can't be brave if you don't fear. Award-winning...educator endorsed. FREE download discussion ideas, poster, video, song and interactive questions. www.wedolisten.org The We Do Listen Foundation...

LISTEN BETTER. Winning is great but not everything. Play sports for the fun of it and be a good team player. Award-winning...educator endorsed. FREE download discussion ideas, poster, video, song and interactive questions. www.wedolisten.org The We Do...

LISTEN BETTER and help those less fortunate. Getting is good. Giving is way better.Be grateful for what you have. Award-winning...educator endorsed. FREE download discussion ideas, poster, video, song and interactive questions. www.wedolisten.org The We...

LISTEN BETTER to help be healthy and strong. Follow the screen and food rules. Award-winning...educator endorsed. FREE download discussion ideas, poster, video, song and interactive questions. www.wedolisten.org The We Do Listen Foundation is helping...

LISTEN BETTER to your body to help calm down, back away and get in less trouble. Award-winning...educator endorsed. FREE download discussion ideas, poster, video, song and interactive questions. www.wedolisten.orgThe We Do Listen Foundation is helping...

- Over-100-page biographies for the reluctant reader interested in sports.- Perfect for book reports, each title gives an in-depth look at one of the most exciting sports figures playing today.

Samuel Clemens grew up in a child's paradise--Hannibal, Missouri. There, mischief added humor to everyday events as Sam encountered the folks who would one day reappear as Huck Finn, Aunt Polly, and Becky Thatcher in his books, The Adventures of Tom...

Helga and Erik could not believe their eyes. There were grasshoppers everywhere, and they were eating the crops! In the 1870s, when grasshoppers destroyed farms in Minnesota and other Midwestern states, many families gave up and moved away. This is the...

From the time she was a very young girl, Rachel Carson felt a bond with nature. Growing up in Pennsylvania, she spent hours exploring meadows and woods, dreaming of seeing the ocean. As Rachel grew older, she combined her gift for writing with her love...

Allen Jay's family farm is a stop on the Underground Railroad. Allen's parents give food and shelter to slaves escaping from the South. One day in 1842, Allen's father asks him to help a runaway slave. Is Allen brave enough? This exciting true story...

Thirteen-year-old Celinda McKelvey is getting ready for her Kinaalda, a coming-of-age ceremony for Navajo girls. When Celinda finishes this ceremony, she will be a woman. As she tests her strength and endurance and works side by side with her family,...

Like their Pueblo ancestors, Gia Rose and her family treat the clay with respect. They believe that Clay-Old-Woman, the spirit of clay, watches over their work and that she lives and breathes within each piece of pottery. Many things have changed at...

A Rosh Hashanah story based on the first historic train ride from Jaffa to Jerusalem in 1892, shortening the journey between the two cities from 3 days to 3 hours. Engineer Ari's train is coming to Jerusalem collecting goodies along the way to celebrate...

Where was Roberto Clemente born? How did he help people in Nicaragua after an earthquake? What is Roberto Clemente Sports City? Read this book to discover the answers!

An engaging look at the ways that plants interact with people and animals.

An engaging look at the ways that people interact with plants and animals.

An introduction to the common characteristics of a suburban community.

An introduction to the common characteristics of an urban community.

Why Rosa Parks was arrested in 1955? How sitting on a bus could require courage? Why Rosa Parks is called the mother of the civil rights movement? Read this book to discover the answers!

Create a classroom of conservationists! Through simple text, this book examines way students can help reuse materials in their community.

How do octopuses swim? Why can they change to fit into any shape? Young readers can learn the answers to these and many other questions in the Pull Ahead Books title Giant Octopuses. Engaging text and color photos bring the octopus to life as it swims,...

In this exciting edition beginning readers can peek into the secret life of the cottontail rabbit. It may be small, but the cottontail is an expert survivor that can live in almost any habitat. Readers will discover how cottontails use their senses to...

What animal talks with its tail, smells with its tongue, hears with its body, and finds its prey by sensing body heat? A rattlesnake! Learn how these amazing animals give birth, hunt and eat their prey, and survive in different locations. Through...

Bats use their voices to find food like a ship uses radar to find its way. They squeak out calls, and when the noise bounces off of a bug, the bat knows it is there and can catch it! Although it is a mammal like you, a bat can fly and likes to come out...

Wolves are a lot like people. They are mammals, they live in families, or packs, and they live and hunt in a certain territory, or home. Wolves must have very good hearing and a strong sense of smell to be able to find and hunt for food. Their thick fur...

Described in tourist brochures as a land of white sand beaches, sun, and surf, Jamaica is also a mountainous island with green forests, trickling streams, and modern cities. Beautiful color photos depict the island's tropical beauty, busy cities, and...

Learn more about the dramatic landscape of Sweden, from the hundreds of wooded islands along the coast, to the cold north where snow falls for eight months of the year. Topics include: - Rivers and lakes - The Northern Lights - The people of Sweden -...

Israel is a land of faith, both for those who created it and for those who live there, and visit there. Israel the Culture examines how Jewish, Christian, and Muslim holidays and festivals are celebrated in Israel. New updated spreads on art and...

Israel The people is a careful update that examines sensitive issues through the use of several new images. Readers are given an insight into who lives in the country of Israel and how, despite its ancient roots, the country is thoroughly modern and...

Israel the Land is a sensitive exploration of the land and people that make up modern Israel. More than 20 new color images portray the country and its changing boundaries. This revised edition also explores how the increased use of water from the Jordan...

Ancient Greece gave the world democracy, the Olympic games, art and architecture. With over 20 new images, Greece the Culture examines the cultural accomplishments of both ancient and modern Greece. Topics include: - the Olympic games - ancient and...

China is opening itself up to the rest of the world like never before by hosting the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. This colorful new edition of China: the Culture features the ancient traditions of this 4000-year-old civilization alongside more modern...

China's new prosperity is at the heart of this newly revised edition. New information takes a close up look at the influx of people into the cities and away from the countryside, how better economic situations are changing social rules, and an update on...

This revised edition takes a new look at this beautiful and vast country. New topics include: the benefits and problems of a booming economy, an update on the Three Gorges Dam, political reforms over the past 10 years, and the status of Hong Kong,...

Spectacular new photographs highlight this new edition of Japan: The Culture. Fascinating aspects of Japanese theater, festivals, and fine arts are explained in clear, concise text.

This updated book includes new information on the distinctive blend of traditional and modern ways of life in Japan, the challenges faced by Japanese society today, and leisure activities such as manga and karaoke. Brilliant new photographs depict their...

This fascinating book takes a look at the interesting mix of people and cultures that make up South Africa today. A special section focuses on traditional African beliefs and healing. Readers will also learn about South African jazz, dance, and...

Learn about the daily lives and family traditions of the people who have lived in this land for thousands of years. Breathtaking photos create intimate portraits of life in both the village and the big city. South Africa's turbulent history is described...

Fabulous photographs reveal the breathtaking beauty of South Africa from Table Mountain near Cape Town to the dry veldt in the north. Visit the country's major cities and its wildlife parks where elephants and lions run free and the upside down baobab...