As soon as Fred gets out of bed, his underwear goes on his head. His mother laughs, "Don't put it there, a head's no place for underwear!" But near his ears, above his brains, is where Fred's underwear remains.
I am digging a hole in the ceiling in order to gaze at the sky, I began at the end of September, I intend to be done by July.
For readers of Newbery Winner Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña.
Everyday a young girl is disheartened by the things in her neighborhood: the trash on the streets, the graffiti on the walls, and the homeless woman that sleeps in a box. When she learns the word 'beautiful' at school, she sets out to find 'something beautiful' in her surroundings. In her search, this little girl learns to see beyond the barren ugliness of her environment to find beauty in her friendships, her family, and herself.
Buildings, bridges, and books don't exist without the workers who are often invisible in the final product, as this joyous and profound adapted-for-audio picture book reveals from acclaimed author of The Christmas Boot Lisa Wheeler and New York Times bestselling illustrator of Love Loren Long
All across this great big world, jobs are getting done
by many hands in many lands. It takes much more than ONE.
This is an eye-opening exploration of the many types of work that go into building our world--from the making of a bridge to a wind farm, an amusement park, and even the books that line a library's shelves. An architect may dream up the plans for a house, but someone has to actually work the saws and pound the nails. This audiobook is a thank-you to the skilled women and men who work tirelessly to see our dreams brought to life.
The book tells the story of Mika and how her illustrated math journal helps her cope with the challenges of middle school, math, and her mother's melanoma.
Jakten på den gyllene rustningen går vidare.
Tom är på väg hem. Under sitt uppdrag har han drömt om dagen då han äntligen kunde resa tillbaka till sin by med vetskapen att han hjälpt till att hålla Avantien säkert.
Men Malvel har andra planer. Den onde trollkarlen är ute efter hämnd och har släppt lös sitt senaste vidunder, träskdemonen Soltra i träskmarkerna runt Toms hemby. Toms familj och vänner är i fara! Som tur är får Tom och Elenna hjälp från oväntat håll. Men kommer de kunna besegra det ohyggliga monstret och rädda Toms familj innan det är för sent?
Soltra - träskdemonen är den tredje delen i Den gyllene rustningen och den nionde boken i den hyllade barn- och ungdomsserien Beast Quest. Vi får följa Tom och hans vänner på deras resa genom kungariket Avantien, i kampen mot ohyggliga vidunder som terroriserar landet. Beast Quest är en serie fylld av magi, spänning och hjältemod som kommer att fängsla stora som små.
Middle-grade fans of Pam Muñoz Ryan's Esperanza Rising, will find a new Mexican heroine to love in Solimar and a fresh, magical story! On the brink of her Quinceañera, and her official coronation, Solimar visits the oyamel forest to sit among the monarch butterflies. There, the sun pierces through a sword-shaped crevice in a boulder, which shines on her and sends the butterflies humming and swirling around her. After the magical frenzy, she realizes she's been given a gift—and a burden: she can predict the near future! She has also become a protector of the young and weak butterflies. This alone would be a huge responsibility, but tragedy strikes when a neighboring king invades while her father and brother and many others are away. The remaining villagers are taken hostage—all except Solimar. Can this princess-to-be save her family, the kingdom, and the future of the monarch butterflies from a greedy and dangerous king? Written for ages 8 to 12 by the Newbery Honor Medal winner of the highly acclaimed novel Echo.
Below-freezing temperatures, scorching heat, and
storms bigger than planet Earth are just some of the
wild weather you will encounter on your trip through
the solar system! Get your fun facts along with your
forecast for each major planet, as well as a moon
(Titan) and a dwarf planet (Pluto). Get ready for some
out of this world fun with Solar System Forecast!
This dog’s about to blast off. Will his trip be out-of-this-world?
Arthur can’t wait to make his first flight into outer space. Jumping for joy, he’s rocketing off on a mission to see the twinkling stars. And once he boards his ship, he’s eager to sniff out the most paw-some planets in our solar system.
Flying to each of the heavenly bodies circling our sun, Arthur has to find out what makes each one so special. But from worlds with rings and moons to balls of gas and rock, he’s not sure how to choose his favorite place in space.
What majestic wonders will Arthur dig up before he comes back to Earth?
Solar System Amazing Space Adventure will delight you with beautiful pictures, vibrant descriptions, and incredible facts. Explore the planets closest to the sun to those farthest away, zooming from Mercury to Neptune on an unbelievable cosmic tour.
Solar System Amazing Space Adventure is the shiny third installment in the wonderfully illustrated Kids Books for Young Explorers series for ages three to nine. If you or your child like reading playful poems, discovering cool science, and chasing down a galaxy full of fun, then you’ll love Gene Lipen’s sparkling story.
Buy Solar System Amazing Space Adventure to launch into a tail-wagging journey today!
'Jetzt passiert es: Alexander fragt Ida, ob sie mit ihm gehen möchte. Obwohl ich so sehr in ihn verliebt bin, drücke ich ihm die Daumen, dass Ida ja sagt. Das wäre wirklich toll. Sie passen so wunderbar zusammen. Ich werde ihn sowieso nie bekommen.' Sofie ist heimlich in Alexander aus ihrer Klasse verliebt. Es ist jedoch ihre beste Freundin, Ida, die seine Freundin wird. Da Alexander aus Ida jedoch nicht so recht schlau wird, bittet er Sofie um Hilfe. Schlagartig kommen sich die beiden näher und nicht nur Sofie findet sich plötzlich in einem großen Gefühlswirrwarr wieder. In der Buchreihe LIEBE erleben die vier Freundinnen Sofie, Ida, Ella und Johanne ihre erste Begegnung mit der Liebe. Der erste Band, Sofie und Alexander, erzählt Sofies aufregende Geschichte über ihren Sommer mit Alexander.
Miss Lila Greer announces it's time for Grade Two to get a class pet, and she wants the kids to participate in choosing which one. After all, they will all have to share the responsibility of caring for it. The class narrows it down to two options: Team Turtle and Team Bird. Sofia is named Election Commissioner, in charge of overseeing a fair and honest election between the two teams. There's a class-wide campaign, complete with posters, articles, and speeches. Then it's time for the election! But when the votes are counted, there's a tie, and one vote is missing. How will the class break the tie? And what happened to the vanishing vote? It's up to Sofia Valdez and the Questioneers to restore democracy!
