Ages 7 to 8

Life can be very different depending on what part of the world a person is in. This vibrant series helps young readers explore the many ways that people live around the world. Each book includes easy-to-read text and vibrant photos, making it a great...

Zoey loves poutine with its French fries, gravy, and squeaky squeaky cheese curds. It's her favourite dish to make with her father. And it's their annual tradition to make it for their shared July 1 birthday. Zoey is excited. Tomorrow is her fifth...

Life can be very different depending on what part of the world a person is in. This vibrant series helps young readers explore the many ways that people live around the world. Each book includes easy-to-read text and vibrant photos, making it a great...

Life can be very different depending on what part of the world a person is in. This vibrant series helps young readers explore the many ways that people live around the world. Each book includes easy-to-read text and vibrant photos, making it a great...

With a little Yiddish and a lot of humor mixed in, this bubbly read-aloud picture book about holiday foods and traditions emphasizes the joy of the Jewish experience. Rhyming text takes readers through Jewish holidays, including Tu B'Shevat, Purim, and...

This series explores disability in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. This book explores disability pride, self-advocacy, and person-first language. Engaging inquiry-based sidebars encourage students to LOOK, THINK, MAKE A GUESS, ASK...

An Incredibly Boring Story Poor Delia, nothing ever happens to her. Her life is so dull, dull, dull. But perhaps if Delia decided to look up or turn around, she'd see... the elephants marching through her house... the pirate sitting behind her on the...

Life can be very different depending on what part of the world a person is in. This vibrant series helps young readers explore the many ways that people live around the world. Each book includes easy-to-read text and vibrant photos, making it a great...

This compassionate book explores the dynamics of blended families. Young readers learn about the different kinds of blended families, the ways they form, the challenges they can face, and strategies for working through those challenges. This book also...

This compassionate book explores the dynamics of adoptive families. Young readers learn about the different kinds of adoptive families, the ways they form, the challenges they can face, and strategies for working through those challenges. This book also...

This engaging book helps readers understand how to write in a journal, conveying this writing’s purpose, its essential elements, and all steps of the writing process. Each book also features a “Write Like a Pro” special feature,...

This engaging book helps readers understand how to write an argument, conveying this writing’s purpose, its essential elements, and all steps of the writing process. Each book also features a “Write Like a Pro” special feature,...

This engaging book helps readers understand how to write a letter, conveying this writing’s purpose, its essential elements, and all steps of the writing process. Each book also features a “Write Like a Pro” special feature,...

Escaping persecution for being Jewish, the Baline family fled Russia and arrived by ship in New York City harbor in September 1893. Little Israel Isidore Baline is only five years old. After arriving at Ellis Island, the first stop for all immigrants,...

This book celebrates jobs related to information, computers, phones, and the internet. It includes a table of contents, an On the Job special feature, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. 

The Social Justice Standards from Learning for Justice are a proven framework for developing anti-bias in students. In Understanding Identity, students learn how the ways they and others identify leads to a richer community. Readers will see the domain...

The Social Justice Standards from Learning for Justice are a proven framework for developing anti-bias in students. In Taking Action, students learn to speak up in the face of bias. Readers will see the domain of action in real life and learn best...

The Social Justice Standards from Learning for Justice are a proven framework for developing anti-bias in students. In Speaking Up for Ourselves and Others, students are introduced to figures who put the elements of the Social Justice Standards in action...

The Social Justice Standards from Learning for Justice are a proven framework for developing anti-bias in students. In Social Justice All Around Us, students will look at real world issues, like environmentalism and poverty, through the lens of identity,...

Before the sun even rises, a confident group of birds is warming up their vocal chords preparing for a full day of singing. They perform solos and acapella and arpeggios. And they sing and sing--and sing some more! Until the day comes to an end and they...

The Social Justice Standards from Learning for Justice are a proven framework for developing anti-bias in students. In Seeking Justice, students learn the harmful effects unfairness and injustice have on our world. Readers will see the domain of justice...

Ailton Nunes's Musical Journey Even as a toddler, Ailton Nunes was drawn to the joyful, energizing sounds of samba music, with its clinks, bongs, and bangs filling the air. It was part of his heritage and practically the heartbeat of his Mangueira...

Junior Library Guild SelectionThe Social Justice Standards from Learning for Justice are a proven framework for developing anti-bias in students. In Respecting Diversity, students learn to engage and create relationships with those who both look similar...

From the same team that brought you My Momma Likes to Say comes this delightful interpretation of maxims, idioms, proverbs, and clichés many students remember hearing on a regular basis in the classroom. From "Do you have ants in your pants?" to...

Since he was knee-high to a grasshopper, little Stu's favorite place to visit was the nearby zoo. He was there so often that even the animals recognized him. The animals' sounds, from the coos and the snorts, and the squeaks and bellows, and the brays...

Jackie Kennedy loved the arts. And America loved Jackie Kennedy. The first lady knew she had the country's attention--what would she do with it? Encourage Americans to appreciate art, of course! She turned the White House into a historical site filled...

Joey Moss first became known to many Canadians because of his work with the NHL Edmonton Oilers hockey team. Joey loved connecting with people. Whether he was singing "Oh Canada" on a jumbotron screen at a hockey game, welcoming a new friend with a...

Grammar can be confusing, no matter if you're an adult, a child, or well . . . even a ghoul. And its rules can be hard to remember or keep straight. Ghastly things can happen when a comma or even a simple period is misplaced. But never fear! We have the...

Told in narrative nonfiction, this book teaches young readers how to communicate with others. Books help build a foundation for students to develop into capable and compassionate individuals and, through examples, show them how to make the choices that...

Travel back in time to find out what life was like before social media. Historical photographs, helpful infographics, and a “Blast from the Past” special feature provide readers an engaging overview of ways people shared their interests, got...

Travel back in time to find out what life was like before cell phones. Historical photographs, helpful infographics, and a “Blast from the Past” special feature provide readers an engaging overview of past technologies people used to...

Jordie is awed by asteroids, perplexed by planets, and mesmerized by moons. She can't believe her luck when she finds a black hole taking up residence in her desk at school. Of course she's keeping it. But when the black hole starts snarfing everything...

Over the course of eighty years a spruce tree grows, along with the little boy who first selected it at a tree farm. As the tree grows from sapling to magnificent evergreen, the child matures as well, becoming a father and then grandfather. Now at the...

In Math All Around, narrative-driven stories introduce foundational math concepts to young readers in creative ways. Each title combines an interesting story with an important math concept, while simple language helps build readers’ confidence in...

Planet Earth needs you! Join Earth’s Eco-Warriors in taking the Planet Promise. Will you promise to rethink what you use and buy? Will you refuse what you don’t need, and will you repair broken things? Greta, Bailey, Pietro, and Rocky the dog...

From fierce wolf packs to bustling ant colonies, many animals use teamwork to survive. This exciting series explores eight kinds of animals that work as teams. Each book focuses on the animals’ social lives, their forms of communication, and how...

All organisms go through changes during their lives. However, these changes can look very different from species to species. This informative series gives simple explanations of the life cycles of eight organisms, including the stages of development and...

From food and water to medicine and electricity, communities rely on many resources to keep people healthy and safe. In this eye-opening series, young readers discover some of the workers who help provide these important resources. Each book also...

This series takes readers behind the scenes of some of the world’s worst spills, fires, and explosions. Readers learn the causes and impacts of each type of disaster, as well as how people are working to prevent future damage. Each book pairs short...

This exciting series showcases the scientists and rescue workers who brave storms and fires to do research and save lives. Each book highlights a different dramatic career, as well as the tasks and training it involves. Each book pairs short paragraphs...