Books

Learning to read can be challenging and a lot of work. Children who learn to read high-frequency words by sight will increase their confidence and fluency in their reading. Teaching sight words through songs, games, and the use of manipulatives makes learning them easy....

You're invited to embark on a five-week journey through the book of James -- a small, but powerful book that presents wisdom and instruction for victorious living.James wrote to encourage and instruct Christ-followers in how to live by biblical principles. But sometimes biblical principles...

Learn to Innovate and Make Real ChangeIn our era of disruption and possibility, there are so many great opportunities within your grasp; however, most smart and successful people miss out. Unfortunately, your capabilities are limited by the seven traps of path dependency, which cause...

Author: Anne-Sophie BaumannPublisher: TwirlPublished: 03/18/2014Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 2.50lbsSize: 13.10h x 10.10w x 0.90dISBN: 9782848019420Audience: Ages 9-12Review Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 03/10/2014Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2014About the AuthorAnne-Sophie Baumann studied science and literature before becoming an editor and author. She lives near Paris, France. Didier Balicevic studied at...

Esteemed California music professor David Whealy is drawn to the other side of the country to investigate the circumstances behind his unexpected inheritance. As David probes deeper into the secrets of his benefactor, James Burton West, he finds more than just a wealth of...

What's the worst thing that can happen to a werewolf? Unable to shift into his wolf form for three months, Mateo Cruz knows all too well. His wolf alter ego has taken up residence in his head, taunting him night and day with vividly...

Alona's Hope is a simple, sweetly written book about autism. It takes you on the journey of Alona's realization that her brother behaves differently from her. As she questions her mother about her younger brother's ways, she finds out why he responds the way...

The creators of the award-winning An Egg Is Quiet and A Seed Is Sleepy have teamed up again to create this gorgeous and informative introduction to the world of butterflies. From iridescent blue swallowtails and brilliant orange monarchs to the worlds tiniest butterfly (Western...

High up in the Smoky Black Mountains, Amansun and his family live among the great colony of dragons who call the steep and jagged mountain range home. Though Amansun is the eldest of his dragon clutch, he often feels like an outcast, and he...

Told through the eyes of a ten-year-old, Beginner's Mind asks the question, "How do we want teachers to teach, inspire, and guide our children?" The answer is provided through a series of fourth grade classroom scenes that take us back to a shipyard town...

The political situation of the time is portrayed from different viewpoints, and the Scottish Highlanders are treated sympathetically. If you ever read this tale, you will likely ask yourself more questions than I should care to answer: as for instance how the Appin murder...

Grappling with God and Grammar is a Scripture-based English grammar textbook for Christian high school or middle school. It is equally suitable for Catholic and non-Catholic private schools and for the growing Christian home school market. This textbook uses the Bible itself to teach...

Desmond Child is the ultimatehitmaker, contributing to some of the biggest smash global hits that helped ignitethe success of music icons KISS, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, RickyMartin, Katy Perry, and countless others. In Livin' On A Prayer, hereveals how he climbed his way...

Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez reveals her experience as the U.S. born daughter of immigrants and what happened when, at fifteen, her parents were forced back to Mexico in this galvanizing yet tender memoir. Born to Mexican immigrants south of the Rillito River in Tucson, Arizona,...

Leeds, Massachusetts. The patrons of the Look Diner await their meals, drawn by something greater than hunger, something stronger than the need for shelter from the oppressive heat and humidity of summer. Waitresses hustle. Cooks sharpen knives and light burners, giving birth to blue...

When Paige Crawley hooks up with Renaissance musician Ed Barrett, one night of frolic leads to a detour she never expected. Could it also bring her the kind of love she never imagined? A busy autumn wedding season moves the Inn at Verde Springs...

In the Myth of the Cave as told in Plato's Republic, a prisoner of the cave of illusions escapes and comes to know the true reality of the outside world and the heavens above, only to realize that he must make a return descent...

It's the future. Jordan O'Blenis may be a genius when it comes to computers, but with spies after his sister Cassie's research in UAVs and artificial intelli-gence, he needs all the help he can get to keep her safe and save BWB Aero-space's top...

Southern Baptist Convention president Johnny M. Hunt often shares his unique Christian testimony: a shy, rebellious kid whose alcoholic father left a wife and six children to fend for themselves, he did not embrace faith until after he was married. So when Johnny talks...

In the 1930s, photographer Dorothea Lange traveled the American West documenting the experiences of those devastated by the Great Depression. She wanted to use the power of the image to effect political change, but even she could hardly have expected the effect that a...