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This book introduces early readers to the platypus, a brown, furry animal with a large bill. Simple text and vibrant images help engage children and grow a love of reading! Downloadable Teacher Notes available.Author: Amy CullifordPublisher: Crabtree RootsPublished: 11/27/2023Pages: 16Binding Type: HardcoverISBN: 9781039809796Audience: Baby-Preschool

This book introduces early readers to the healthy habit of eating the right foods to help their bodies and brains grow. Simple text and vibrant images help engage children and grow a love of reading! Downloadable Teacher Notes available.Author: Vicky BureauPublisher: Crabtree RootsPublished: 11/27/2023Pages:...

When WERECAT terrorizes a couple on a moonlight beach walk, locals wonder: Can WERECAT be caught? Downloadable Teacher Notes available.Author: Laurie FriedmanPublisher: Crabtree LeavesPublished: 11/27/2023Pages: 48Binding Type: PaperbackISBN: 9781039810105Audience: Ages 9-12

What is a pull? It is a force that moves something toward you. With simple text and vibrant photographs, this book introduces early readers to basic science concepts. Each book also includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions to help...

This book introduces early readers to the hairy frog. Simple text and vibrant images help engage children and grow a love of reading! Downloadable Teacher Notes available.Author: Amy CullifordPublisher: Crabtree RootsPublished: 11/27/2023Pages: 16Binding Type: PaperbackISBN: 9781039810334Audience: Baby-Preschool

When someone says something kind, it can spread joy and smiles. When someone says something unkind, it can stick to us and be hard to shake off. Learn how one superhero figured out what to do before saying anything at all. Downloadable Teacher Notes...

This book introduces early readers to the healthy habit of brushing their teeth to prevent cavities. Simple text and vibrant images help engage children and grow a love of reading! Downloadable Teacher Notes available.Author: Vicky BureauPublisher: Crabtree RootsPublished: 11/27/2023Pages: 24Binding Type: PaperbackISBN: 9781039810372Audience: Baby-Preschool

As the fifth-largest country in the world, Brazil's landscapes range from the famous Amazon rain forest to biodiverse mangroves, flat grasslands, and mountain ranges. Read all about the country's land and resources, how Indigenous peoples live, and the impact of colonization by Europeans, as...

This book shines a light on the disturbing practice of recruiting children into conflicts. Around 250,000 child soldiers are participating in conflicts around the world today. Many are physically abducted or threatened into joining by armed groups or forces who desensitize them to violence....

Mimi is a seven year old girl who loves to eat ice cream and play with her friends. But then she is diagnosed with epilepsy and is worried about what that means. But thanks to her parents, friends, and helpful doctors and nurses she...

On September 25, 1873, Dr. Nathan Jackson Morrison, the first president of Drury College, stood in the second-story window of an unfinished building and rang a borrowed boardinghouse dinner bell to announce the opening of the school. The six faculty members and thirty-nine students...

Strange and unusual things lurk behind the calm façade of Dearborn County. Several legends surround Hillforest Mansion, the home of one of Aurora's founding families. Many have seen the ghost of a farmer and his mule at Carnegie Hall in Moores Hill. The glowing...

Fourteen-year-old Harper Whitmore has just entered high school as a naïve five-foot tall freshman who has a quick wit and an ability to hold her own. Although she is convinced she is prepared to take on the world (or her tiny island of it),...

The king of the Court of Love wants me dead, the queen wants me in her bed, and the prince... He wants the only piece of me I will never surrender. They call me jester, dancer, trickster, lover.I exist to entertain. But behind my...

LEBRON JAMES"LeBron James: A Biography of an NBA Superstar" is a must-read for anyone who loves basketball and wants to know more about one of the greatest players in the history of the game. This comprehensive and well-researched book provides a look at LeBron's...

A compelling exploration of trans art, activism, and resistance. Spanning over four centuries, this volume brings together a wide-ranging selection of artworks and artifacts that highlight the under-recognized histories of trans and gender-nonconforming communities. Through the contributions of artists, writers, poets, activists, and scholars,...

Author: Svenja FlasspöhlerPublisher: Herder & HerderPublished: 07/25/2023Pages: 284Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 8.43h x 5.43w x 0.79dISBN: 9788425449031Language: Spanish

""This poetry collection faces head-on the daunting work of being human. From heartache to healthcare, politics to playfulness, these poems explore healing, resilience, and belonging. May these words companion your journeys into the unknown. May you release what hinders your wholeness. May you disrupt...

One woman's life broken down into 20 poems leaving you completely raw and exposed on the inside. This love letter of poetry will take you on a journey of self exploration, surrender, and new beginnings as the author lays out her life stripped down...

On the Fourth of July, a young woman is reported missing. Her family has no idea where she might have gone. The police can find no evidence of where she can be. Robert McCarthur and Lisa Fernandez are the detectives assigned to work on...