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Santa Claus - Children's Literature
The familiar phrase, “Santa is coming! Santa is coming!” is proclaimed by many kids every December. Kids wait for him to come on Christmas Eve and he comes when they sleep. The anticipation of his arrival, as well as other information about Santa Claus is well covered in this View →
What is it? - Children's Literature
“Words to Know” is the first section in this early reader and it is really a picture glossary of nine words. The pictures are set on crisp white pages and fill the page. First readers see a cat and on the opposing page there is a hat and readers are asked what they see. The… View →
Speak Up! Communicating Confidently - Children's Literature
The book opens with a scenario that many will recognize: a friend is talked into loaning a piece of sports equipment and he knows that the person borrowing will probably never return it. The question posed is how one feels after being a part of such a situation—crummy is certainly a good View →
Kristen Stewart - Children's Literature
This biography on Stewart mainly concentrates on her acting career and success as young Bella Swan in the popular movie Twilight and its sequels in “The Twilight Saga.” The movie is about a Vampire family named the Cullens, and, Bella, a human, who falls in love with Edward… View →
Backyard Encyclopedia - Children's Literature
One of 18 in the “Crabtree Connections,” a series of short references books for early readers that focus on a particular area of geography, science or history. This edition takes youngsters on a backyard safari, highlighting four or five areas within a section of the backyard View →
Taylor Swift - Children's Literature
Taylor Swift knew from a young age that she wanted to be a songwriter and singer. Her parents, recognizing Swift’s tremendous talent, began entering little Taylor in local singing contests and even moved to Nashville when Swift was eleven years old in order to provide her more… View →
The Appalachians - Children's Literature
The historic Appalachians—separating the eastern coastal plain of North America from the interior—stretch from Labrador in Canada to northern Georgia and Alabama. Readers of this “Mountains Around the World” series will discover that the Appalachians influenced the early… View →
On Expedition with Lewis and Clark - Children's Literature
One in a series from “Crabtree Connections,” this informational book is designed with newly independent readers in mind. Short, simple chapters (roughly two pages each) chunk the main points of each stage of the explorers’ journey into highly-accessible portions. Each… View →
Military Helicopters: flying into battle - Children's Literature
Scouting, attacking, and transporting people and cargo are the main jobs of military helicopters. Young readers interested in flying machines will find much to like in this addition to Bobby Kalman’s “Vehicles on the Move” series. The who, what, when, where and why are… View →
What Are Sedimentary Rocks? - Children's Literature
Sedimentary rocks are a common form of rocks, as they result from sediment forming to build a new structure. Hyde walks the reader through the process of this creation, from bits of sand or particles of rock falling off and being carried away by wind, ice or rain, to the deposits of… View →
Vanessa Hudgens - Children's Literature
This heavily illustrated biography of Vanessa Hudgens covers her life and career in brief headlined segments. The first two pages summarize her current status in four such segments: “The Rest Is Herstory,” a description of the audition for High School Musical that accelerated View →
I like to play - Children's Literature
Think of games using a ball. Baseball, basketball, golf, soccer, and catch make up more than half of the six words introduced in this beginning reader with a predictable text pattern. Part of the “My World” Leveled Reader series written in eight guided reading levels A-H, the View →