Making life : how we reproduce and grow

A set of eight books, exquisitely designed and illustrated, that offers a comprehensive and up-to-date approach to all aspects of the human body. Each book looks in detail at a topic and uses close-ups to reveal inner workings and technical details.

What does it mean to be present?

A Mom's Choice Gold Award Winner, What Does It Mean to Be Present? is the perfect introduction to mindfulness for kids and learning empathy at all ages. Being present means... Noticing when someone needs help Waiting patiently for your turn Focusing on what's happening now Follow a group of friends at school, at home, and at the beach as they become mindful kids and experience just what it…

The summer of the swans

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9780439176910

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129 pages : illustration ; 19 cm

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B

Mermaid wish

Electra really wants to go and explore the shipwreck near Mermaid Island. She thinks she might find objects that would help her discover things about the human world she came from. Maris, her adopted mermaid Mum, won't let her go as it's too dangerous, but Electra won't let that stop her.

Bud, not Buddy

It's 1936, in Flint, Michigan. Times may be hard, and ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy on the run, but Bud's got a few things going for him: He has his own suitcase full of special things. He's the author of Bud Caldwell's Rules and Things for Having a Funner Life and Making a Better Liar Out of Yourself. His momma never told him who his father was, but she left a clue: flyers …

Help! I'm a prisoner in the library

Two girls spend an adventure-filled night trapped inside the public library.

Pleasing the ghost

Newbery Medal winner and master storyteller Sharon Creech spins a wonderfully funny and tender tale. As nine-year-old Dennis confronts the ghost of his uncle Arvie, Arvie's eccentric antics and wonderful wordplay keep the reader laughing. But at its tender heart, the story reveals the holes left in our lives when we lose the ones we love. Ever since nine-year-old Dennis's dad died, a veri…

Expedition down under

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. When Dorothy Ann and the other kids in Ms. Frizzle's class go in search of the kookaburra, they end up in Australia, where they encounter a herd of kangaroo and a Tasmanian devil.

The stories Julian tells

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0590203630

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71 pages : illustration ; 19 cm

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C

Henry and Ribsy

Henry's father promises to take him salmon fishing if he can keep Ribsy out of trouble for the next month. But that's no easy task, especially when Ramona gets into the act.