Michiko's mother writes books. Jessica's mother is a veterinarian. Pablo's father is a construction worker. What kinds of work do people you know do?
On Career Day the children in Mrs. Madoff's class take turns introducing special visitors. Every visitor has something interesting to share, and together the class learns all about the different work people do.
In the fourth Mrs. Madoff book, Anne and Lizzy Rockwell revisit Mrs. Madoff's class as they help young readers explore the question "What do you want to be when you grow up?"
Michiko's mother writes books. Jessica's mother is a veterinarian. Pablo's father is a construction worker. What kinds of work do people you know d...
From the duo who created the classroom called "a charmed place" comes a patriotic primer for picture-book readers.
Today at school we celebrated Presidents' Day by putting on a play. Mrs. Madoff said I could be George Washington because his birthday is the same as mine. Charlie was Abraham Lincoln because he's the tallest kid in our class. Everyone else had very important parts to play, too. At the end of the day we voted for class president, and you'll never guess who won
From the duo who created the classroom called "a charmed place" comes a patriotic primer for picture-book readers.
A celebration of the amazing human machine and a life on the move Your amazing body can jump, sprint, twist, and twirl. Your body is built to move. Lizzy Rockwell explains how your bones and muscles, heart and lungs, nerves and brain all work together to keep you on the go. Kids walk and skate and tumble through these pages with such exuberance that even sprouting couch potatoes will want to get up and bounce around--and that's the ultimate goal. Studies show that American kids are becoming more sedentary and more overweight and that they carry these tendencies with them into...
A celebration of the amazing human machine and a life on the move Your amazing body can jump, sprint, twist, and twirl. Your body is built to mov...
Good Enough to Eat is one of a kind: the only guide to kids' nutrition written especially for kids. A practical, hands-on tool for families who want to eat a healthy diet, this book explains nutrition from carrots to cookies.
In this book, you will learn:
all about the nutrient groups--carbohydrates, protein, fat, water, vitamins, and minerals
each nutrient's function
which foods contain which nutrients
how much of each nutrient a kid needs each day
how the body digests food
all about calories
Good Enough to...
Good Enough to Eat is one of a kind: the only guide to kids' nutrition written especially for kids. A practical, hands-on tool for familie...
On St. Parick's Day, come dance a jig with the students in the classroom ALA Booklist calls "a lively place."
Today in Mrs. Madoff's class we all wore something green to school. Kate played the fiddle and we danced to Irish music. Then we learned about St. Patrick and many Irish tales and traditions. Now we know why there are no snakes in Ireland. Not every-one in school is all Irish like me, but we all can celebrate St. Patrick's Day together
On St. Parick's Day, come dance a jig with the students in the classroom ALA Booklist calls "a lively place."
An updated classic in a beautiful new hardcover edition In Apples and Pumpkins, a little girl spends a glorious Fall day picking apples and searching for the perfect pumpkin.
An updated classic in a beautiful new hardcover edition In Apples and Pumpkins, a little girl spends a glorious Fall day picking apples and searc...
A young girl spends a glorious fall day picking apples and searching for the perfect pumpkin in this refreshed classic. "When red and yellow leaves are on the trees," a little girl goes with her parents to a farm where they pick apples and choose "the best pumpkin of them all." Back home, she helps to carve a grinning jack-o'-lantern face on the big orange pumpkin, which guards their doorstep on halloween night while her mother hands out shiny red apples and she and her father go trick-or-treating with the neighborhood ghosts and goblins. Bold, autumn-colored paintings and a simple...
A young girl spends a glorious fall day picking apples and searching for the perfect pumpkin in this refreshed classic. "When red and yellow leave...
Named a Best Children's Science Book of the Year by Science Books & Films, this classic picture book follows a full year of growth and change for robins: how the birds develop inside their eggs during the spring; how they mature into fledglings in the summer; how they learn to fly in the fall; and how they leave for warmer climates in winter--only to return when spring comes around again.
Now rebranded with a new cover look, this book features rich vocabulary and beautiful spreads detailing different bird habitats and feather types. Both text and artwork were vetted for accuracy by...
Named a Best Children's Science Book of the Year by Science Books & Films, this classic picture book follows a full year of growth and change for r...