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A fun, spooky rhyming tale about a not-so-scary skeleton who just wants a friend.Skeletons might seem frightening, but if you look closer, there’s nothing much to fear. They can’t run fast, they’re te

In this beautiful, heartfelt picture book, a young girl moves from a small village to a big city in China, where she longs to find a friend...and ultimately meets someone very much like her. Liling and her family have moved from their rural farm to an overwhelming urban city. Because of Chinese law, Liling can't go to school and spends her days with Mama or Baba at work. At the playground, the other children throw sand at her and tease her old red coat and dirty shoes. But after she shares a smile with a girl in a bright yellow jacket who lives in an apartment beneath hers, Liling has a big idea! She draws a picture and lowers it down to the girl--Qiqi--who returns it with a drawing of her own. When the new friends meet face to face, Liling takes Qiqi's hand, and they walk bravely into the park--together.With luscious watercolor illustrations and lovely poetic text, this achingly beautiful story is about our universal desire for connection, and the comfort we fee

When Laura—a.k.a. Masterpiece Robot—heads into the backyard with her little sister Molly—a.k.a. Sidekick—her active imagination places them instead on patrol around the perimeter of a dystopian city,

A tribute to the power of persistence combines playful, rhyming text and watercolor artwork in the story of an adorable little robin who ventures out of his nest for the first time on the day he start

While Joey’s mom explains the context of numbers in vivid ways, Joey’s imagination transforms their ordinary car ride into a magical odyssey through a land of make-believe. Is Two a Lot? is a wonderfu

More than two centuries before Einstein,using a crude telescope and a mechanical timepiece, Dutch astronomer Ole Romermeasured the speed of light with astounding accuracy. How was he able to dothis wh

Beautiful illustrations provide kids with information on the adaptations that help plants surviveHow do you survive when danger is near, and you're rooted in the ground? Plants use their natural defenses and fight back!From the prickly desert cactus to acacia trees that "hire" ant guards, plants find creative ways to stay alive all over the world. As readers turn the pages of this stunningly illustrated book, they'll discover fun and poetic language describing every potentially perilous plant predicament. Informative, science-based lessons about these plants and their survival methods are included. Back matter perfect for extended learning features a glossary and a STEM challenge activity—great for home or the classroom!

Surrounded by his cat and furry toy animals, Noah wonders aloud, "Why do you get to have fur coats, but I don't?" In his dreams that night, Noah learns how vital each animal's fur co

Twins Martina and Mateo wanted a hamster as a pet but find caring for Jeannie a chore. Their younger sister, Sophia, loves Jeannie and sets out to solve the mystery of why Jeannie continues to escape

Wilson 1835-1909) is little known now, but was one of the most popular authors of the 19th century, with most of her nine novels becoming best sellers. Sexton (writing, Morehead State U.) selects and

Thirteen contributions from Clements (emeritus, history, U. of Akron) and other scholars in the U.S., Russia and Britain examine Russian masculinity as it has developed throughout history. The focus i