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Learning becomes fun with this book about Africa’s savanna. Amazing artwork will inspire children in classrooms and at home to appreciate the world around us! Come along on a safari! You’ll meet lions and rhinos and hippos—oh, my! You’ll also find elephants that squirt, giraffes that slurp, and hornbills that toot. Africa’s savanna is home to a delightful diversity of animals. Kids will love to sing about them—and count them, too! Cut paper illustrations add to the discovery, highlighting some animals and hiding others. Safaris are fun! Information about the animals, a map of Africa, and tips from both the author and the illustrator on how to use this book with children round out a very helpful package.

Children learn about the life cycle of a green bean from the perspective of a young girl and her dog. A freckled-faced young gardener opens a packet of seeds. And the magic begins! Crisp verses take the reader through the growing season—from a sprout peeking out, to a curlicue catching dew, to a vine twining on a line, until finally . . . GREEN BEANS! Trina’s watercolors match the mood of a garden, and in the backmatter Patricia provides life cycle science and related vocabulary, and instructions on growing your own green beans. This book is sure to encourage young gardeners to put their toes in the soil and perhaps even read a book in a garden nook.

Learning becomes fun with this book about animals on the farm. Amazing artwork and rhyming text sung to the tune of “Over in the meadow” will inspire children in classrooms and at home to appreciate the world around us! Welcome to the farm, where pigs roll, goats nibble, horses gallop, hens peck, and turkeys strut! Count, clap, and sing along to the classic tune of “Over in the Meadow” while learning about life on a classic farm. This book is one of Marianne’s own favorites, and is a delight for children and adults alike. Cathy’s illustrations are charming. And as usual, Marianne offers up a potpourri of valuable information about farm animals and suggestions for child-friendly activities.

Cruise in to bedtime alongside cars of all kinds! This bouncy text explores the wonderful world of cars zipping up, down, fast, and slow. And at the end of the day it’s bedtime for these busy cars: Rest cars, Hush cars No more rush, cars. Cars pull in, turn off the light.

Activities for Katie Clemons’ prompt journal series.

Animal tails are talking! Every shake and shiver, rattle and splash is saying something. But what is it? Look and listen for the clues on one page. Then go to the next page to discover the message. A fascinating glimpse into the world of animal communication! Animal tails are talking! Every shake and shiver, rattle and splash is saying something. But what is it? Look and listen for the clues on one page. Then go to the next page to discover the message. A fascinating glimpse into the world of animal communication!

A powerful picture book about how one person (or dolphin) can change the world, from the New York Times bestselling author of Before Happiness and The Happiness Advantage Happiness and kindness can be contagious! Ripple, the new dolphin at the aquarium, is surprised that no one in her new home plays or has any fun at all—all because of a bullying shark named Snark. Ripple teaches her new friends that happiness is a choice, and that we can each make the world a better place because of who we choose to be. They challenge Snark to a staring competition—if they can make Snark smile, everyone gets to play. If not, Snark’s no-fun rules will rule. Will Ripple have the effect she hopes for? Ripple’s Effect will help children understand and harness the power of positive psychology and rise above conflict peacefully.

A hide-and-seek guide for all of your elephant best friends! Elephants are great at many things…but playing hide-and-seek is not one of them. The Elephant Hobby and Sport League is here to help all those frustrated, always “found” elephants out there with The Elephants’ Guide to Hide-and-Seek. This handy guide offers sympathy, support, and superior hiding solutions to elephants who long to overcome their size disadvantage when playing their best human friends’ favorite game.

Journey alongside an adorable mole as he struggles to find the perfect hat in this delightful picture book debut The perfect read for fans of I Want My Hat Back and Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Mole is struggling to find the perfect hat. After trying on big, spooky, and silly hats, Mole ends up creating the perfect hat for himself. Full of creativity, and sweet, deadpan artwork, this picture book is a charming and engaging read.

A fun ABC introduction to St. Patrick’s Day for kids ages 3 to 6. Children will enjoy learning about the history and traditions of this Irish holiday, with puns, jokes, and trivia. Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with this fun introduction for kids ages 3 to 6. St. Patrick’s Day is associated with leprechauns, shamrocks, and pots of gold, but there is so much more to this Irish holiday. What luck, then, that the St. Patrick’s Day Alphabet is here to teach kids the history, traditions, and customs of the holiday in an engaging ABC format. It also includes a leprechaun hunt: Kids will love searching for these sneaky little fairies hiding throughout the book.

A heartwarming thank you note from a child’s perspective for a growing, popular form of education: homeschooling. I’m thankful for my homeschool, because with homeschool, I’m free to be me! In this heartwarming picture book, a homeschooled child thanks his school for everything it offers—from indoor inventions to outdoor adventures, from finding new friends to puzzling out problems. His school day might include robotics with friends, silent study time, planting seeds at the community garden, and more. One thing is for sure: homeschool is not boring! A Thank You Letter to My Homeschool celebrates the unique learning opportunities and life experiences this popular education model offers. A celebration of homeschool in all its forms, it’s the perfect book for every family who embraces this form of learning. Homeschool is not just at home or in a classroom. It takes me on adventures— Here. There. Everywhere. I’m thankful for all the ways homeschool helps me grow. Sowing, waiting, wondering, and watching. Collecting and counting. Mixing, matching, discovering. I’m thankful for the time it gives me to invent. Building up, tearing down, and starting all over again. Asking questions and unlocking new answers. If you homeschool your children or know someone who does, grab your copy today!

The newest addition in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling How to Catch series—do YOU have what it takes to snatch the Halloween witch? From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling How to Catch series comes a new Halloween treat to delight young readers and educators alike with STEAM concepts, hilarity, and chaos! It’s Halloween night and something doesn’t seem quite right. When our heroes head out to trick-or-treat, there are ghosts, goblins, and ghouls everywhere! The Catch Club Kids soon learn that the Halloween Witch opened a magical portal that let all the Halloween creatures visit your neighborhood to trick or treat! Follow along as the Catch Club Kids set zany traps for the Witch so that they can close the portal and get rid of the ghosts and goblins before they take all the Halloween candy!

A Common Core State Standards–Aligned Activity Guide for Grades Kindergarten, 1, and 2 The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes introduces readers to the idea of having a growth mind-set and that taking risks and sometimes making mistakes is part of how everyone learns and grows.

At each grade level, the lessons align with the Common Core State Standards Initiative for Speaking and Listening. The text exposes children to diverse cultures and fosters attitudes of curiosity and respect. Children learn how they are similar to their peers across the world, but also learn to explore and appreciate how they differ as well. What Does It Mean To Be Global? is a perfect starting point for relevant classroom activities. Classroom activities in this instructional unit tap into children’s various perspectives including: their senses, their talents and interests, their shared languages, and their values.

Award-winning author Todd Sturgell returns with another irreverent, hilarious, and informative picture book that explains just how dinosaurs might have ended up in space! Dinosaur fossils are found all over the earth, and now they’re found in space! When the narrator explains about the big boom that caused dinosaur extinction, Dakota the dinosaur and his ragtag group of friends don’t want to hear it! Taking over the story—much to the narrator’s dismay—these dizzy dinos share their spacetastic theories about moon-sauruses, Martian dinosaurs, and…zombie-sauruses? This silly science lesson gone wrong is an amusing lesson based on real scientific theories. If Nasa sticks to schedule the manned mission to circle the moon will be November 2024, and then we’ll really know if Dinosaurs are in Space!

The instant New York Times bestseller and #1 Kids’ Indie Next Pick is now in paperback! Three friends team up to find a hidden treasure in an abandoned 1940’s funhouse in this fast-paced middle grade adventure, perfect for fans of The Goonies and The Inheritance Games. Twelve-year-old Sarah Greene wants nothing more than to spend seventh grade beating the hardest escape rooms alongside her best friends, West and Hannah. But when a foreclosure notice shows up on Sarah’s front door, everything changes. Now, her family will have to move away until they can get back on their feet, and all her plans will be put on hold. There is one way to get the money for her family…play the Delta Game. According to local legend, three identical brothers dreamt of building the most epic funhouse in existence. They wanted the experience to be more than mirror mazes and optical illusions, so they not only created elaborate riddles and secret passages, but they also claimed to have hidden a treasure inside the building-a prize for beating their game. The three friends decide to take on the challenge, but once inside, they realize the house is unlike any escape room they’ve attempted. There are challenges, yes, but they feel personal, almost like the brothers know them. It seems impossible, but so does everything about the house. As the trio climbs through trap doors, swings from wall-to-wall on ropes, and searches for hidden keys, Sarah worries they are in way over their heads…but there’s no turning back now, even if they wanted to.

From Marianne Richmond, the classic children’s book author who has touched the lives of more than six million readers, comes a new book about relishing the cusp of a new beginning, when you are poised to bring all of your unique gifts to the world. Each page in this gorgeous picture book covers a different aspect of “you” that will bring a different type of gift to the world: your style to embrace, your mind to think, your hands to help, your feet to take you to new places, your voice to cast your own vote, your story, your grace, your heart, your spirit, and your love. What will you do with your spark, to make your own mark? Not only for children, this book will inspire and ignite love in every heart.

If Kamala Can, SO CAN I! From the newly-announced Young People’s Poet Laureate comes a powerful and inspiring picture book that shares how each milestone and moment in Kamala Harris’s life represents something that lies within young readers’ reach, too—building community, asking for answers, learning from elders, standing up for what’s right, pride, friendship, strength, and most of all—knowing that nothing is out of the reach of their future!

Hold onto your traps! The How to Catch series, with 16.5 million copies sold, brings readers the next How to Catch graphic novel adventure starring a hilarious duo! Time to catch the Easter Bunny with Pup and Dragon! A hilarious pup and bearded dragon duo star in the next standalone graphic novel story brought to you by the creators behind the New York Times and USA Today bestselling How to Catch series! In this exhilarating Easter adventure, Pup and Dragon are trying to catch the Easter Bunny! Bursting with colorful art and funny text that is sure to appeal to How to Catch lovers and new young readers alike, this action-packed new title continues the expansion of the How to Catch brand into the booming graphic novel space.

From the best-selling creators of Unicorn Day comes a dino-mite celebration as all dinosaurs, big and small, celebrate Dinosaur Day! Hooray! Hooray! It’s Dino Day! The dinosaurs are on their way! The ground starts shaking- Here they come! Thumpa-bumpa, rum-tum-tum! Dino Day is finally here, and it’s dino-mite. On Dinosaur Day, dinosaurs love to stomp and chomp. But they like silly singing, rowdy swimming, and yummy desserts too. All this fun makes the baby dinos want to join, but something unexpected pops up. Will the dinos accept this new addition to keep Dino Day going?