Surprise! The little red chicken is back — and as endearingly silly as ever — in David Ezra Stein’s follow-up to the Caldecott Honor–winning Interrupting Chicken.

ABOUT GLOW-IN-THE-DARK CONSTELLATIONS

90,000 stargazers can’t be wrong! Our original Glow-in-the-Dark Constellations was such a hit that we’re bringing it back in an affordable paperback edition for a new generation! From Andromeda to Pegasus, Orion to the Big Dipper, this super informative guide covers it all with dazzling glow-in-the-dark illustrations of the constellations, eight sky maps, and fascinating retellings of the legends behind the constellations. Helpful tips on locating stars in the night sky through every season of the year make this a book the whole family can enjoy together.

ABOUT ALPHATHOUGHTS

This clever collection of poems offers a word for each of the twenty–six letters— E for elevator, I for igloo, S for science—followed by a brief, playful definition. The subject of the poems are wide–ranging, and young readers will enjoy discovering the word or words in each poem that start with the featured letter.

Fireflies is Julie Brinckloe's reflects a classi theme in children's literature--the need to set something free in order to keep it. (The Horn Book)

A young boy is proud of having caught a jar full of fireflies, which seems to him like owning a piece of moonlight, but as the light begins to dim he realizes he must set the insects free or they will die.

Learn how you can see the effects of wind. You can't see wind, but you can see its effects. Explore the different ways in which wind can help and hurt us.

I Dance To Tell The World's Stories.

Tilda is a ballet dancer on a world tour. Travel with her to find out about the stories she performs in different countries.

Have you ever had to het ready for, or live through, a hurricane? Read Elena's diary and see what it's like, day by day.

Narrative Fiction

Washington D.C. is under attack 

How do we know what people looked like long ago.

I can ride!

I can ride, too, 

I can jump...

Join Zero on his math adventure as he discovers his place through multiplication. Zero is lonely in Digitaria. He can't play Addemup with the other numbers because he has nothing to add. All the other numbers seem to belong and they all have a place, but when zero discovers multiplication he thinks he might have a place there. He sets out to find King Multiplus who also is curious about what will happen when Zero gets thrown in the mix. With math and wordplay A Place for Zero is the perfect introduction to multiplication and number placement. A playful way to make math less intimidating and more fun to explore.

Susie finds a baby bumblebee. Why is everyone scared of it? Read this B102 and find out. A playful and vibrantly illustrated adaptation of the popular song.

Learn how crayons are made, inspected, wrapped, sorted, and packed for use in drawing and coloring just about anything on earth.

 This series details the astounding transformations that raw materials undergo as they are manufactured into goods that every child knows and uses.

This irresistibly endearing book of baby animal photos celebrates the bond between mother and child.

What could be cuter than baby animals? Baby animals snuggling with their mamas! This adorable Level 1 Ready-to-Read story stars the lovable ZooBorns babies and their mothers, accompanied by text that’s just right for beginning readers. This heartwarming tribute to motherhood is perfect for Mother’s Day or any day of the year!

Animals. American History. Earth Science. Geography. Health. Space. True Books covers all this and more in photo-filled chapter books that provide a basic introduction to curriculum-relevant topics. Ideal for today's young investigative reader, each True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and an index, plus a comprehensive To Find Out More section listing books, organizations, and Internet sites. A staple of library collections since the 1950s, and redesigned with a fresh new look in 1996, the new True Books series is the definitive nonfiction series for elementary school readers.

Una chica protegida. Un caballo salvaje. Un viaje inolvidable.

Maya vive como una cautiva. En la casa de la abuela en California, todo está prohibido: los amigos, la diversión, incluso los recuerdos. Y su vida se construye a base de mentiras: mentiras que la abuela le cuenta sobre su madre muerta, mentiras que Maya cuenta para impresionar o manipular. Pero entonces se traslada a los vastos parajes de Wyoming, donde le espera la familia de su madre, gente amable y ruda que no tolera las mentiras. Ellos desafían a Maya a enfrentarse a la verdad sobre quién es. Y también la espera un misterioso mustang de pintura tobiana llamado Artemisia. Ella tiene la llave de la libertad de Maya. Pero para encontrarla, Maya tendrá que arriesgarlo todo, incluso su vida.

This collection featuring stories about Scar, Cruella de Vil, and Captain Hook accompanied by a word-for-word narration on the CD is great for Disney fans who are just learning to read.

A classic early reader that's simple and funny—while also exploring the perennial childhood issue of competition

Whose is the best? Two boys. Two balloons. Each boy thinks his balloon is the best. What do you think?

Mine’s the Best is a My First I Can Read, which means it’s perfect for shared reading with a child. It "sparkles with the kind of obvious humor and sight gags that young children love."*

Mine’s the Best was written by Crosby Bonsall, who was one of the very first I Can Read authors. "Her characters are real children—children who interact with humor and charm, but also with a certain amount of temper, rivalry, and frustration so commonly found at the preschool age."*

*Children's Books and Their Creators

Among Mrs. Brice's 25 mice, all but one do everything together. And this mouse's difference ‘comes in handy when the mice meet a cat, and while twelve run this way and twelve run that, this mouse runs this way and that, wearing out the cat and saving them all. The simple, gracefully repetitive text and bright drawings will make a preschool hero of the clever little mouse.' 'C.

Frustrated when his basketball teammates refuse to pass him the ball, Sam decides to prove to everyone that he is not too slow and impresses the First Grade Friends gang by making the winning shot. Original.

From the author of Itchy, Itchy Chicken Pox comes this lively, rhyming story about a jubilant party of kids making a pizza. A 1993 Caldecott winner's vibrant illustrations combine with a simple, humorous text for a delicious treat that beginning readers will eat up.

 The multi-platform adventure through time continues!

Moby Shinobi is a very helpful ninja! In this rhyming Level 1 reader series, Moby is helping animals at the pet shop. Moby tries to give the dogs baths, feed the animals their treats, and play with all the pets, but each try ends in a funny mess. Moby wants to help the pets, but he worries his ninja skills aren't right for the job. Then, the snake gets loose from its tank, and it's Moby's time to shine! Simple, bouncy text and bright, full-color artwork make this the perfect book for young readers!