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Some Days Are Yellow

Some days are easy! The sky is sunny, and it feels like the whole world is your oyster. Everything goes according to plan, and we know what to expect. Other days are tough! There might be raindrops or skinned knees. Things don't go our way and we feel overwhelmed. But that is the up-and-down rollercoaster ride we call life. And everyone experiences it. The most important thing to remember is ""No matter your day, tomorrow's brand new!"" Lyrical text and colourful artwork remind readers of all ages that life is a vibrant adventure with an array of experiences and emotions, and tomorrow always offers a fresh start. What a difference a day can make! An important message to keep in mind.

Somebody Told Me

A novel of trauma, identity, and survival. After an assault, bigender seventeen-year-old Aleks/Alexis is looking for a fresh start-so they voluntarily move in with their uncle, a Catholic priest. In their new bedroom, Aleks/Alexis discovers they can overhear parishioners in the church confessional. Moved by the struggles of these "sinners," Aleks/Alexis decides to anonymously help them, finding solace in their secret identity: a guardian angel instead of a victim.

Someplace to Call Home

In 1933, what's left of the Turner family-twelve-year-old Hallie and her two brothers--finds itself driving the back roads of rural America. The children have been swept up into a new migratory way of life. America is facing two devastating crises: the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. Hundreds of thousands of people in cities across the country have lost jobs. In rural America it isn't any better as crops suffer from the never-ending drought. Driven by severe economic hardship, thousands of people take to the road to seek whatever work they can find, often splintering fragile families in the process. As the Turner children move from town to town, searching for work and trying to cobble together the basic necessities of life, they are met with suspicion and hostility. They are viewed as outsiders in their own country. Will they ever find a place to call home?

Sometimes You Barf

Song of the River

In this lyrical and evocative picture book, a child follows the river's journey from its source in the mountains all the way to the sea.

Soraya

It's not easy being the weirdest kid in fourth grade. Soraya finds her escape reading comic books about a space superhero who saves the day. But everything changes when Soraya's class goes on a field trip to an aquarium. Can Soraya rise to the occasion and save the day like her superhero idol?

Sound It Out (LOOK! Books™)

The English alphabet has 26 letters-5 vowels and 21 consonants. These letters and letter teams make the sounds of English. They can be used to build many common words for early readers. Each book in the Sound It Out series focuses on one category of English sounds and their spellings. Readers play with these sounds and spellings to build words as they develop their early reading skills.

Sounds and Letters

Sounds and Letters . . . well, it’s just like it sounds! Each book covers thephonics of a letter, or combination of letters, by using fun words and real-lifephotos to engage beginner readers. These books introduce the essential toolsneeded to form a strong basis for reading.

Sounds Good: Discover 50 Instruments

An interactive, engagingly written and illustrated introduction to musical instruments with 50 original compositions to listen toÑfrom the kazoo to the bassoon. What does a double bass or a sitar sound like? What's the difference between bongos and congas? Which instrument has only one note? Which one takes just 30 seconds to learn? This book engagingly presents 50 common and uncommon musical instruments with practical and curious facts that will spark interest in music of all kinds. Each instrument features a piece of music composed by an award-winning musician, accessed via QR code. With instruments presented outside conventional categories, the book is open to all ways of listening and learning. Aspects of history, music theory, and culture are lightly mixed with information about how instruments are made and played.

Space (Beacon)

For as long as humans have existed, we've turned our gazes to the sky and wondered what was out there. This fascinating series explores some of the natural and human-made objects in space, along with the technological advances that have allowed us to explore beyond our home planet. Each book also includes a table of contents, one infographic, fun facts, a That’s Amazing special feature, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index.