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The American West

The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story

Kanzi's family has moved from Egypt to America, and on her first day in a new school, what she wants more than anything is to fit in. Maybe that's why she forgets to take the kofta sandwich her mother has made for her lunch, but that backfires when Mama shows up at school with the sandwich. Mama wears a hijab and calls her daughter Habibti (dear one). When she leaves, the teasing starts. That night, Kanzi wraps herself in the beautiful Arabic quilt her teita (grandma) in Cairo gave her and write

The A-Z of Health

This series presents aspects of physical and mental health in an A–Z format. Some entries present information that explains different body processes and others deal with diseases and sicknesses that affect health and well-being. Some entries cover medicines and treatments and ways to prevent sickness and keep good health.

The A-Z of Scientific Discoveries

Eighty-four important scientific discoveries are presented that identify or explain parts of the natural world. Each discovery is explored over a double-page spread, with information on: who made the discovery, how the discovery was made, the significance, and the changes related to the discovery over time.

The Best Ever Jobs

Getting young readers excited about STEAM careers has never been easier! This essential set breaks down each category of STEAM—science, technology, engineering, art, and math, and provides an incredible amount of career possibilities, from makeup artist to cartographer. Each book provides readers with a brief look at each career, whether thatÎs racing bike designer or mechanical engineer, and includes the schooling needed to achieve it as well as what each job may entail.

The Bill of Rights

This riveting series describes, in-depth, each of the first ten amendments to the US Constitution. Each book focuses on one of the amendments, including the events that led up to the writing of the amendment, as well as key players involved in its writing, ratifications to the amendment, and the affects the amendment has had on American policies since its writing.

The Bizarre History of Beauty

Covering everything from makeup to hair and bathing to body modification, this series looks at bizarre ideas about appearance throughout history, examining the strange practices people have taken up to alter their bodies. It explores cultural influences on how people want to look and changing attitudes towards beauty throughout the ages. Specially themed side bars examine deadly practices that people turned to in order to enhance their looks, from using lead powder to applying leeches.

The Blue Spruce

An inspiring story of determination, hard work, and belief in your dreams until you capture them. Former Governor Mario Cuomo shares this endearing life lesson passed down to him from his father. Papa told Mario that having a house with a yard and a tree to call our own was his very special dream. Papa was excited about moving his family to their new home, after leaving behind their grocery store for many years, and sharing his dream with them. Papa and Mario loved the magnificent Blue Spruce

The Bollywood Academy

Set in Mumbai, where the bustle of street sellers gives way to the glitz and glamor of Bollywood, The Bollywood Academy charts the fortunes of students of the city’s most prestigious stage school, the Bollywood Academy. Home to future film stars and movie producers, the academy sets the stage for Bela, Monica, Deepa and their fellow students to make friends, break friends, plot revenge and most importantly dream big as they prepare for life on the silver screen. Full of endearing characters, tru

The Buddy Bench

Buddy Benches were introduced in Germany in 2014. When a child sits on the bench, it signals to other children to ask him or her to play. Patty Brozo's children bring a playground to raucous life while Mike Deas's illustrations invest their games with images of planes, dragons and elephants. The children match their imaginations with empathy, identifying and swooping up the lonely.