"Gramma Tinker is acting strangely -- even for a really old caterpillar who is always inventing things. One day, worker ants Leaf and Lu, who often visit Gramma in her cherry tree, are fascinated to find her creating what she calls her greatest invention yet: the Wingmaker 77. Gramma is busily preparing for an upcoming adventure, and Leaf and Lu can't imagine what it might be -- especially when she mysteriously explains that she'll rest inside the...

"Geronimo takes a vacation to the Camel Oasis!"--

Readers go on an adventure into deep space with this thrilling book that combines cool facts and entertaining mazes. The conversational and informational narrative presents science topics in a way that resonates with developing readers. The inclusion of activities adds another level of fun to this trip into space. Informative fact boxes provide entertaining supplemental snippets, and a detailed glossary builds vocabulary skills. The full-color photographs,...

"Join celebrated artist Julie Flett on a joyful romp with animals. From chasing, chirping birds, to swimming, squirting whales, this book for young readers reminds them how animals play just like them. This picture book, with gorgeous images and sweet simple text, is a marvelous celebration of the interconnectedness of all creatures, and includes some Cree phrases. It is based on the Cree teaching of wahkohtowin, interconnectedness and play, and includes...

"Willow Moss's small magic has always seemed unremarkable. But when the most feared witch in the land of Starfell appears on the Moss family's doorstep looking for help, it's not Willow's talented sisters she seeks, it's Willow. Because Willow is a finder of lost things--and Moreg Vaine says that last Tuesday has gone missing. Willow and Moreg set out on a perilous journey across the wilds of Starfell, looking for what they've lost. If they don't...

"Swimming, singing and blowing bubbles--baby whale calves and young human children share so many of the same activities! This lyrical picture book compares the relationship of a young child and mother with that of a whale calf and its mother, showing how the lives of the whales can be so touchingly like our own. Patterned in a call-and-response format, where the mother observes and the child responds, the text begs to be read aloud. Safe at night...

"Pig is so incredibly kind and fabulously fun, but he also has a big secret--he's a tremendous worrier! When Pig gets the brilliant idea to throw a party for Mouse and their friends, he can't help but think of everything that could possibly go wrong. After all, what if a lion eats all the invitations? What if nobody comes? or wor¡se, what if everyone comes and has an awful time?"--

"In a world that doesn't always welcome big questions, a persistent and inquisitive girl keeps asking them anyway--because asking questions is how we learn and grow"--

Abby Beckett comes from a long line of elite Viking warriors known as the Aesir, being trained her whole life to hunt the creatures known as Grendels. The problem is there hasn't been a sighting of a Grendel in centuries and the Viking Councel wants to disband the Aesir. But when her father is attacked by one and no one believes her, Abby embarks on a journey to protect her family's name and stop the plot to destroy the Aesir.

"Lead kids on a tour of spooky sights! Zombies, witches, monsters, and other spine-chilling creatures make finding the hidden objects in the full-color photo puzzles a BOO-tastic challenge. Pictographs and word labels are included in each to-find list"--