Twelve-year-old Rosie and her best friend, Bailey, dont always get along, that's true. But Granny Torelli seems to know just how to make things right again with her interesting stories and family recipes. It's easier to remember what's important about love, life, and friendship while Granny Torrelli makes soup.
Children know that their parents love them when they eat their peas. But what about when they DON'T? And what about when they chase the dog? Or make a big mess? What then? Simple, charming, and disarming, Ann Stott's tender story and Matt Phelan's spot-on artwork show the everyday range of a child's behavior and the unconditional quality of a parent's love.
When a circus ship runs aground off the coast of Maine, the circus animals must stagger to the shore of a small island. At first the townspeople view them with suspicion, but it's not long before locals and animals are sharing the island in harmony. When the greedy circus owner returns, the townsfolk and the circus refugee come up with a delightfully original way to outsmart the bloated blowhar…
This book is a lively series of books to stimulate very young children and promote their development.
Ebenezer Scrooge is not a nice man. He is mean to his employees and mean to his family. He doesn't understand Christmas at all.
After spending the night studying the Joyce Kilmer Middle School Handbook, Jenny McAfee feels totally prepared to start sixth grade. But Jenny has another reason to feel confident. She'll have her best friend, Addie Wilson, right there by her side. When Jenny and Addie meet at their lockers the next morning, Jenny finds out that Addie has other plans--and they don't include her. Could Addie …
Lois and Wilma's father has a brand-new gold Cadillac, and 'lois is looking forward to riding in at all the way from Ohio to Mississippi.
My name is Leon Walter Tillage. I was born on January 19, 1936... I remember that as a young boy Iused to look in the mirror and I would curse my color, my blackness..
What the sun made of? How did astronauts get to the Moon and what did they find there? In this book you'll find the answers and lots more about what's out in space
Venus. Read about the nine planets in our solar system and Earth's special in it. This book also includes instructions for making your own solar system mobile, and on the new "Find Out More" page learn how to track the moon and visit the best planet web sites.