The festival of lights is here―time to celebrate the New Year!Diwali has arrived! Rangoli art decorates the floor, and strings of flowers hang around the doors. Now it's time to ring the bells, light the lamps, and welcome the New Year with family and friends. A sweet introduction to the Hindu festival of lights.
Mysteries seem to follow Jessie wherever she goes.Jessie Alden thinks her days of solving mysteries are over. With her new role at the student newspaper, as well as classes, friends, and boys, there's a lot to keep up with. And Jessie always likes to be prepared. But when a new boy at school comes to her with information about strange things taking place at his parent’s business, and she also finds out the club she’s writing her first feature on seems to know something about it, Jessie realizes her story is much bigger than she thought―and she can’t help but get to the bottom of it.
A mysterious hacker is on the loose in Greenfield.When an embarrassing message between Charla and Daniel goes out to the whole class, Jessie finds herself stuck between her feuding best friends. As she helps Charla investigate how this happened, they find that someone has been tampering with Charla's lawyer mom's computer, and it could spell trouble for her mom’s legal case. In order to keep the culprit from walking free, Jessie and Charla need Daniel’s help. But when some messages go out, they’re hard to take back.
Jessie's next article is taking a dramatic turn.When a traveling theater production comes to town, Jessie is excited to write a profile of its star, a talented performer who grew up in Greenfield and is making a big splash around the world. But when the performer goes missing days before the show is set to make its debut, Jessie realizes that something big is going on behind the scenes. If she wants to score a celebrity interview, she’s going to have to solve a mystery first.
Primatologist Mireya Mayor is living proof that courage and determination can make the impossible possible.For Mireya Mayor, even as a young child whose house was filed with cats, dogs, rabbits, birds, a chicken, and a snapping turtle, nothing was quite wild enough. Older, she traded her pom-poms as a cheerleader for the National Football League for the swamps of the South American jungle. The first woman wildlife TV reporter for National Geographic, she traveled the world, but things still weren't quite wild enough. It was only when Mireya went to Madagascar that things FINALLY got wild enough. This biography of the woman who convinced the prime minister of Madagascar to make the mouse lemur’s rain forest a protected national park is an inspiring―and wild story.
A team of kid entomologists learns that important discoveries can be hidden in plain sight.Simone is an entomologist. She and her team find, identify, and study insects to better understand them. During an exciting trip to Costa Rica's lush rain forest, Simone's team investigates some strange-looking army ants that appear to have not one but two abdomens. Is the team on the brink of discovering a new species?
A team of kid astronauts finds out that by working together they can solve big problems.José is an astronaut. He and his crew are traveling to the International Space Station to research how outer space affects the human body and plant growth. When space debris damages the station's solar panels, José’s crew learns that they must be ready for anything while living in space.
A determined boy learns to manage his OCD.Malik's obsessive-compulsive disorder means his brain wants him to do everything on the count of four. When he’s invited to a minigolf birthday party, Malik is excited. But he worries about his Number Thoughts. If he has to take four tries to get the ball in the hole, he’ll never win―and everyone might make fun of him. Can Malik say "no" to his Number Thoughts?
The moon does so much more than shine at night.Have you ever wondered how the moon was formed or why it changes shape in the sky? The moon's story began 4.5 billion years ago, but it continues to affect everything we do today, from weather to timekeeping. Award-winning science author Robert E. Wells explains how and why the moon matters in our lives―and for the future of space exploration.
Chip and Ben join their neighbors in a joyous celebration of the first snow of the season.The wind is colder. There is ice at the edges of the pond. The first snow is coming! Chip helps his parents gather food and make their home cozy and warm. The next day, he and Ben join all the other pond animals as they build a snow fort, ice skate, go sledding, and have their First Snow Party.
The Aldens search their home for hidden treasure.Hidden behind the wall of their guest room, a mysterious journal leads the Aldens on a search for a valuable collection. Adapted from Gertrude Chandler Warner's story of the same name, this early reader allows children to start reading by themselves with a Boxcar Children classic.
Say "hello" to the apples in the trees, and learn how they become delicious apple cider.Grab the wagon, it's a bright autumn day and the trees are full of ripe, red apples! There’s an apple festival underway at the farm and lots of work to do making cider. This visit finishes with a cider doughnut and a cup of freshly pressed cider. DELICIOUS! Told in crisp, action-driven rhymes from a young child’s point of view, From Apple Trees to Cider, Please! is a realistic account of how apple cider is pressed, flavored with the charm and vigor of a harvest celebration.
When a loved one dies, remembering them through shared experiences and the ways they expressed their love, helps with loss.Bushra misses her mother, her dayik. So does her brother Sherzat. Mom used to help them with homework, read to them, and tuck them into bed at night. For Bushra, she would cook kubbat halab, perfectly golden rice-and-potato patties made without meat. No one can make kubbat halab quite like Mom, but Bushra wants to try.
This is one Passover Ruby and her family won't forget!Ruby and her family are hosting the first Passover seder in their family this year. Ruby wants everything to be perfect. But when nothing goes as planned, can Ruby find a way to still enjoy the holiday?
Can Ruby find her special ring in time for the Purim celebration?Ruby loves making hamantaschen with her family and dressing up in her Queen Esther costume on Purim. But as she gets ready for this year's celebration, she realizes she's lost the special ring Bubbe gave her for Hanukkah. Will her relatives be able to help her find it?
Santiago finds a way to connect to his classmates―through dinosaurios!Santiago is new to the United States, and he doesn't speak English. On his first day of school, how will he connect with his peers? Santiago learns that even when you don’t speak the same language, some interests―like dinosaurs―are universal.
A trip to the farmers market turns into a lesson on growing plants.On a trip to the farmers market, Daniel discovers that there's a lot he doesn’t know about plants. He sets off to learn everything he can, from how photosynthesis works to what role bees play in helping plants grow. Armed with this new knowledge, he decides to join in the fun and put his plant-growing skills to the test at a local community garden.
A young scientist and her friends experiment to develop the ideal design for a paper airplane.Gracie and her friend Victor want to make the perfect paper plane: one that will fly far without quickly crashing or veering off course. But just as they are starting to make big breakthroughs in their experiments, Victor gets injured and has to stay at home while he recovers. It's up to Gracie to carry on the research and find a way to lift her friend's spirits.
From whales and elephants to cicadas and spiders, discover how and why living creatures rest.What is sleep? What is resting? What is the difference between them? This book explains that difference by looking at why people need sleep, how we sleep, and looking at how animals either sleep or rest.
A tiny difference in your DNA makes you one of a kind.Inside every cell in the human body are tiny molecules that define all of a person's biological traits. Award-winning science author Robert E. Wells explores DNA with curiosity and awe, pairing thrilling facts with clear explanations. Our human DNA might be 99% the same, but that last 1% difference makes each person unique.
