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Tech is constantly progressing and changing. But have you ever stopped and wondered how it all started? In this series, discover how early innovations evolved into the technology we have today. Engaging inquiry-based sidebars encourage young readers to think, create, guess, and ask questions about this technology.
Lily has a hole. It eats her joy, makes her angry, and--no matter what Daddy does to try to help--it just keeps growing. So Lily retreats. But a friend lets her in on a secret (he has a hole too!) and shows her the best way to repair holes: spend time on friends, family, the things you love, yourself, and kindness. Those patches don't make the hole go away, but they help. A lyrical and age-appropriate story for learning to cope with grief and loss.
An old dog wants nothing more than to take a nap, but a musical mouse makes this impossible. Through rhyming text and a series of funny letters, the miscommunication between the two builds to a surprising ending.
Noah brings his favorite storybook to school for Show and Tell, but the characters escape and begin causing havoc! Alien's stolen Noah's lunch, Dragon's roaring at the little ones, and Ghost has blocked the toilets. But when Noah finally catches them and begins to read to the class, something truly magical happens. Discover the magic of books . . . when they behave.
This rhyming picture-book story celebrates the ordinary people-grownups and kids-who hold our world together with their daily lives and work. Teachers, bus drivers, grocery clerks, mail carriers, and the other folks who give a community its core identity deserve to be celebrated as heroes along with cops, firefighters, and soldiers. And this story gives a nod to kids, too-kids who are kind and brave and help each other. They're heroes too.
A boy walks home one day, only to find his street under construction! As he enjoys watching the excavators, bulldozers, dump trucks, pavers, and more, he gets a sense of the building process from start to finish. From blueprints to demolition to fresh, new asphalt, friendly, bright illustrations show the construction machines and workers up close.
Meet the Tuckabees. They're going on vacation. They choose the wackiest destinations for their family trips, and they have tons of fun when they get there. Come along for the ride--and learn to tell apart they're, their, and there.
This high-interest series will spark interest in young readers as they read about some of the vehicles that grab their attention in everyday life. Each books features large brightly coloured photographs, simple text, and sight words to aid comprehension. Early readers will enjoy learning about their favourite vehicles while practicing their reading skills. This book also includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions to help aid in reading comprehension. Downloadable
Science exploration should not be limited to conducting experiments in a laboratory; science can be fun and done anywhere! In this series, young scientists are taught that experiments using the scientific method can be conducted in everyday places, like the gym, car, kitchen, or at the beach. These books will be a hit for the budding scientists in your library.
Families come in all shapes and sizes. This series makes sure that all kinds of families are represented in your library. Simple, sweet text introduces a family and is followed by fun, everyday activities and interactions that all types of families experience. Aligned to Common Core standards & correlated to state standards.