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This enduring tale of independence and family is an unconventional love story with a strong female lead and a pirate with a sensitive side, written by New Zealand3s leading children3s writer and illustrated by one of Japan3s foremost children3s illustrators. The fierce little woman lived in a house at the end of a jetty. She knitted socks in blue and green wool to sell to sailors who had got their feet wet. But when there were no ships at her jetty, she was quite alone. One stormy day, a pirate came to the house on the jetty. He stood on his toes, and starting tap-tap-tapping on the windowTAfter a battle of words through the jetty trapdoor, these two windswept heroes find they are suited after all in a warm story of a carefree family.
Animal adaptations help animals stay alive by protecting them from predators or making it easier to catch prey. Each book in the Fight for Survival: Predator vs Prey series profiles the habitat, diet, appearance, and behaviours of one predator and one prey. Readers will explore the hunting adaptions of the predator animal and the defense adaptions of the prey as it fights to survive. Beautiful photos and a variety of infographics will aid learning.
Can you tell a bear track from a turkey track? Can you tell an oak tree from a maple tree? Readers will learn to identify different forest animal tracks, flowers, trees, and mushrooms in this fun, interactive series! Carefully levelled text provides defining details for each animalÎs tracks, plant, or fungi, while accompanying photos show identifying features. A comprehensive back matter feature quizzes readers, asking them to match each set of tracks with its animal owner or plants and mushrooms with their name.
The Find Out Files are clever and cheeky activity books where kids can discover more about who they are and what makes them that way!
Teens will become their bravest and fiercest selves and overcome social anxiety disorder with this helpful, upbeat book written by an expert in the field. Social anxiety is tough, but teens don't have to figure it out alone. This empowering book will walk them through strategies that work. From practicing mindfulness to relaxing their bodies, readers can train their brains to help them gradually get back to doing more of what they love to do. These tools will help teens manage anxiety in the future and keep it from managing them. This book uses evidence-based skills from cognitive behavioural therapy to give teens a toolkit to help kids overcome their anxiety and move toward becoming their bravest, fiercest selves.Lively chapters will engage teens and caregivers alike.
We should all know the name Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler, but you probably don't--or at least, you don't yet. Finding Rebecca examines the casual disappearance of America's first Black female doctor from records and memory. But the search for her story and her final resting place, more than one hundred years after her death, turned up a few murky details that author Shani King uses to piece together a picture of the life she led, her hardships, and her many accomplishments. Young readers will discover more about this trailblazing first--and help ensure that she is lost no longer.
Whether battling a blaze at sea or parachuting out of a plane to a smokey forest below, it3s all in a day3s work for some of the world3s bravest firefighters. Learn all about firefighters who face the most dangerous fires in extreme conditions. Go behind the scenes to learn what they wear, how they get where they need to go, the tools they use, and more. Dynamic photos paired with carefully leveled text celebrate these firefighter heroes!
First experiences can be intimidating, and children may have a hard time navigating their emotions and reactions to these situations. In First Experiences, beginning readers will follow young characters who are experiencing new situations or relationships for the first time. Social and emotional learning (SEL) concepts aid the reader in understanding the specific emotions and body sensations that can accompany each and help them prepare for the experience, while sight words, tightly controlled vocabulary, and repetitive text patterns and sounds help develop reading skills.
Favourite characters help little ones explore the pages all on their own, which builds confidence as they step into reading! As kids search busy scenes for hidden objects, they'll build skills like searching, pointing, matching, and making comparisons. Then, turn to the last pages of the book for even more Look and Find activities that caregivers and children can enjoy together.