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This engaging story uses imaginative metaphors to explore a child's anger when his mom tells him, ""No."" Kids hate the word ""no""! It can make them feel mad and sad, turning them into a dragon that breathes fire, a mischievous wizard, and a raging volcano. It can make them want to destroy everything in their path. With a parent's help, together they can find the best way to turn a NO into a YES. Included is a Reader's Note with more information about helping children cope with big feelings associated with hearing ""no.
Whether it is by air, water, or land, there are so many ways to get around. This series will teach early readers all about different ways to get around, including airplanes, bikes, buses, cars, cruise ships, ferryboats, helicopters, motorcycles, subways, and trains. Simple text and vibrant images aid comprehension.
Once upon a time, a woman meets a mermaid and falls in love. But the story doesnÎt end there. Before they can live their happily ever after, the pair must go on a fantastical journey full of pirates, dragons, trolls, and wizards. What do you think happens next? Learn the (possibly) true story of how a girlÎs two mothers met.
How Nature Works books employ vivid photography and text (3,000 © 4,000 words) to ask questions of the natural world. These inquiry-based books, designed to stimulate active minds, include two Junior Library Guild selections, starred reviews, three NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books of the Year, and an Audubon Magazine EditorÎs Choice.
People live in all kinds of places, from bustling cities to remote mountains, and from the cold tundra to hot deserts. Our physical environment can affect the food we eat, the clothes we wear, the houses we build, and how we get around. This fascinating series takes readers on a journey around the world. By focusing on familiar, everyday activities, it shows how peopleÎs lives can be very different, but also very similar, to our own.
In this series, readers have the chance to explore celebrations like never before, taking a journey around the globe to see how young people experience important celebrations in their lives and the lives of their family and community. Through the lens of young people from around the world, one from the United States, and three others from places across the globe, readers will experience the excitement and joy of cultural and community traditions that bring people together. This narrative nonfiction series uses considerate text that is written at a higher maturity level with a lower reading level to engage and accommodate struggling readers and includes sidebars that support geography, world history, and world cultures curriculum.
There is one sure-fire method to avoid being eaten by sharks: Don't go in the ocean. How can you avoid being eaten by sharks? What does it mean to ""skateboard"" someone? Is there a chance you could be abducted by aliens? Are there zombies hiding under your brother's bed? In this hilarious guide, John Larkin relates his tried and tested advice for navigating the mysteries of life, with a sprinkling of some of the facts and history he's discovered along the way. Accompanied by entertaining comic-style illustrations from Chrissie Krebs, this is an education not to be missed!
From cochlear implants and pacemakers to bionic arms and legs, pioneering technological breakthroughs have changed lives. For some people, particularly those with disabilities, recent advances have crossed the realm of imagination into reality. People with paraplegia can walk again, those who are hearing impaired can listen to even the faintest sounds, and people with missing limbs can create beautiful works of art. This phenomenal book is a celebration of all that has been achieved so far, and a look at what might be possible in the future. Is it inevitable that technology will surpass biology?
Human Rights at Risk explores some of the most urgent human-rights issues that challenge nations around the world today. Each book examines the issue, its history, which areas are most affected by it, and what organizations are doing to help. Topics include gender violence, human trafficking, refugee and immigrant rights, reproductive rights, and excessive use of force by police. Each book includes a graphic that presents key information visually, Source Notes, and resources to aid in further research.
This series takes readers behind the scenes of some of the worldÎs worst spills, fires, and explosions. Readers learn the causes and impacts of each type of disaster, as well as how people are working to prevent future damage. Each book pairs short paragraphs of easy-to-read-text with plentiful photos and includes a table of contents, fast facts, sidebars, comprehension questions, a glossary, an index, and a list of resources for further reading.