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Using Simple Machines

For thousands of years, six simple machines have helped people do amazing things. Each title in this informative series introduces young readers to one simple machine, describing how it works, how it helps people do jobs, and how it is used for fun.

V is for Venus Flytrap

Why do onions make us cry? What popular nut really isn't a nut at all? And what makes a forest a rainforest? The answers to these questions and many other fascinating facts can be found in V is for Venus Flytrap: A Plant Alphabet. Mankind's dependence upon the plant kingdom goes far beyond the food on our table and the air that we breathe. Plants have also provided shelter and led to important advances in medicine and science. Using the alphabet, horticulturalist Eugene Gagliano covers a wide r

Valentina and Monster

One morning, Valentina spots something strange: a monster selling cotton candy on her street. But Valentina isn't scared. This monster is friendly and has pink, fluffy fur-perfect for hugs. Valentina and Monster quickly become friends, but tragedy soon arrives. This story of loss and grief shows how to hold onto the love from others long after they are gone.

Valentine for Frankenstein, A

Frankenstein isn't your typical monster. For starters, he only has just head, only two eyes, and no tail. And worst of all, he's incredibly nice! Frankenstein quickly realizes his friendly behaviour is out of place at the Valentine's Day Bash. Still he's comfortable in his own green skin. Perhaps a secret valentine from a mysterious sender might help the others accept Frankenstein-and one another-for the monsters that they are.

Valentine,The (Rev.) (Mouse Book)

Within the pages of this wordless title, a mouse chews loose an empty book page, then folds it into a paper house with a heart-shaped hole in the roof, sharing the space with another mouse.

Values (Macmillan Young Library)

This series explores ideas about values and how they guide people in many ways in their daily lives. The aim of these titles is to develop awareness of positive and negative emotions and personal strengths and how these may impact on students’ own and others’ behaviour.

Values (My Young LIbrary)  

Vampire Peter

Poor Peter always gets the blame, even when it's not his fault. That's what happens when you're the only vampire in the school.

Vampirita

Vast Wonder of the World, The

Ernest was not like other scientists. He saw the whole, where others saw only parts. And he noticed details others failed to see. Through stunning illustrations and lyrics prose, this picture book presents the life and accomplishments of Ernest Everett Just, an African American biologist who made important discoveries about the cell in the 1930s. Through his careful observations and hard work, Ernest opened up the wonder of the universe to all of us, through a tiny egg cell.