What would you do if you clapped two erasers together and a genie appeared in a cloud of chalk-dust and granted you three wishes? Or if you opened your messy desk and a small creature was eating your favorite eraser? Or if a voice in your ear told you the answer to a very difficult question on a test? Here are 11 stories of the strange happenings in the classroom at the end of the hall. The one…
A cute, creative story about children and their texts, tweets, posts and pics. Don’t be mean and irresponsible! That’s the straight-to-the-point advice “Screen” has for young readers who are active on social media. Whether tapping out messages on their computers, tablets or phones, Screen wants kids to know their words – the kind and the cruel – will follow them for life, creating a…
Donald Crews, the Caldecott Honor artist and award-winning creator of Freight Train, Truck, and many other classic picture books for young children, writes of his own childhood experiences visiting his grandparents in Florida. Share this book at home or in the classroom. Everyone will enjoy the memories of a perfect day in the country, exploring and playing, and the connections among family mem…
The Berenstain Bears love spending time at the library! They are always checking out books on outer space, medieval knights, and more. A visit to the library is their favorite stop on the weekends. Then one day, the family finds out the library may be shutting down forever. The cubs know they have to do something! But how can they save their precious library before it’s too late?
Stand Up, Speak Out is a unique handbook that invites children to investigate and celebrate the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Stand Up, Speak Out is the follow-up to the hugely successful Stand Up For Your Rights, and examines all 54 articles of the Convention, grouped into themes of education, health, citizenship, protection and participation. Children all over the world have contr…