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Ruby Lu, Brave and True (Ruby Lu Ser.)
by Lenore Look Anne WilsdorfMost days the best thing about being Ruby is everything. Like when she's the star of her own backyard magic show. Or when she gives a talk at the school safety assembly on the benefits of reflective tape. Or when she rides the No. 3 bus all the way to Chinatown to visit GungGung and PohPoh. And then there are the days when it's very hard to be Ruby. Like when her mom suggests Chinese school on Saturdays. Or when her little brother, Oscar, spills all of Ruby's best magician secrets. Or when her parents don't think she's old enough to drive! Come along with Ruby Lu in her chapter-book debut -- which even includes a flip book of a magic trick -- and share the good and the not-so-good days with an (almost) eight-year-old Asian-American kid.
Saturdays And Teacakes
by Chris K. Soentpiet Lester L. LaminackWhen I was nine or ten years old I couldn't wait for Saturdays. I got up early, dressed, and rolled my bicycle out of the garage. <P> So begins author Lester Laminack's poetic memory of the adult who made him feel incredibly special-his grandmother. Every Saturday, the narrator, a young boy, rides his bicycle up and down country roads past farms, a graveyard, and a filling station, until he reaches his beloved Mammaw's house. She is waiting for him. While she picks tomatoes, he pushes the lawnmower through the dew-wet grass. Afterwards, he always helps her make teacakes from scratch, breaking the eggs and stirring the batter. But the best part, he remembers, is eating the hot, sweet cakes fresh from the oven. Children will understand the special relationship of the narrator and his grandmother. Set in a small town in the Leave It to Beaver days of the mid-sixties, the story evokes a gentler and more innocent time and place. Young readers will almost hear the sounds of bicycle wheels on gravel and the criiick-craaack-criiick of a metal glider in Laminack's richly detailed prose. Award-winning illustrator Chris Soentpiet's images beautifully capture the relationship and the place, perfectly depicting the simplicity of an earlier time.
Saturdays and Teacakes
by Lester L. LaminackA lyrical picture book memoir of one boy and his beloved grandmother, from award-winning author Lester L. Laminack.Every Saturday, a young boy rides his bicycle up and down country roads, past farms and a filling station, until he reaches his Mammaw's house. She is waiting for him. There, the young boy helps her. She picks tomatoes and he pushes the lawnmower through the dew-wet grass. But the best part of the day is helping his Mammaw make teacakes from scratch and eating the hot, sweet cakes fresh from the oven.Lester L. Laminack's richly detailed prose perfectly portrays the special relationship of a young boy and his grandmother. Award-winning illustrator Chris Soentpiet's remarkably detailed watercolor images beautifully capture the setting.
Say What?
by Margaret Peterson Haddix James BernardinSukie is worried -- her parents are acting strange. When she runs in the house, her dad asks, "If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you jump off a bridge too?" When she eats peas with her fingers, Mom yells, "You'll put an eye out with that thing!" What is going on? Have her parents been replaced by aliens? Are they robots with broken circuits? She and her older brothers decide to investigate. And what they discover leads to a kids-against-parents WAR! This very funny book casts a new light on family rules.
Scientists Ask Questions (Fountas & Pinnell LLI Blue #Level K)
by Ginger GarrettA simple introduction to scientific investigation, describing what it is and giving examples of how scientists use tools and conduct experiments.
Second Grade Rules, Amber Brown (A Is for Amber #5)
by Paula DanzigerAmber Brown thinks that second grae rules! But when her teacher says desks have to be kept clean, Amber knows that is one rule she cannot follow. She desperately wants the desk fairy, Deskarina, to visit her desk and leave a reward. A messy desk never bothered Amber before, but now that a treat is involved, it does...Following closely on the events in Get Ready for Second Grade, Amber Brown, kids and teachers will applaud this hilarious take on a universal classroom issue.
Sequoyah: The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing
by James RumfordThe story of Sequoyah is the tale of an ordinary man with an extraordinary idea-to create a writing system for the Cherokee Indians and turn his people into a nation of readers and writers. The task he set for himself was daunting. <P><P>Sequoyah knew no English and had no idea how to capture speech on paper. <P><P>But slowly and painstakingly, ignoring the hoots and jibes of his neighbors and friends, he worked out a system that surprised the Cherokee Nation-and the world of the 1820s-with its beauty and simplicity. <P><P>James Rumford's Sequoyah is a poem to celebrate literacy, a song of a people's struggle to stand tall and proud. <P><P>Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor Award.
Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf
by Janet Schulman Peter Malone Sergei ProkofievTHERE IS NO better way to introduce children to classical music than with Prokofiev's musical fairy tale of the little boy (played by all the strings of the orchestra) who, with the help of a bird (played by the flute), outsmarted the big, bad wolf (played by the French horns). And now with this book and CD package, children can look and listen all at the same time. A new retelling by Janet Schulman follows the basic story, but with a kinder ending for both the big bad wolf and the argumentative duck. Peter Malone's paintings have the luminous quality of old Russian masters. The CD, with music performed by the Cincinnati Pops and word-for-word narration by Peter A. Thomas, was made exclusively for this book and CD package.From the Hardcover edition.
Shapes (Max Lucado's Hermie & Friends)
by Max LucadoHermie has invited WormieTM over to play his new board game, "Get into Shapes." With a flick of the spinner, Hermie and Wormie are literally bending over backwards to do their best caterpillar impressions of the shape that the arrow lands on. The tumbling, bumbling caterpillars attract the attention of the other garden inhabitants, and soon, the whole group of insects is 'getting into shapes.' Antonio AntTM lends his sectional body to create a perfect triangle; Lucy LadybugTM's wing forms an exact semicircle, and Schneider the SnailTM has to expend little effort to exhibit a circle. Children will laugh and learn as the caterpillar crew teaches them to identify circles, squares, triangles, and other shapes-with an underlying message of using individual strengths toward a team effort.
Shared Reading Coaching Tool: 3 Days, 1 Book, 3 Times Through
by Marsha SpearsThis handy resource can be used by teachers, classroom volunteers, and parents for large-or small-group shared reading instruction. Scripted language, fun activities, and sample questions on topics such as directionality, text conventions, high-frequency words, and comprehension provide the instructor with reading strategies to support beginning and advanced readers.
Shopping (Baby Max and Ruby)
by Rosemary WellsBefore Max and Ruby were preschoolers, they were Baby Max and Ruby. The popular bunny siblings are back in another board books as their baby selves.In Shopping, Baby Max is mischievous as ever while he helps Baby Ruby fill the shopping cart with good things to eat. With eye-catching novelty elements, these irresistible board books will introduce the very youngest readers to the beloved bunny pair, who star in their own show on Nick Jr. and Noggin.
Shredderman: Secret Identity (Shredderman #1)
by Wendelin Van DraanenAlvin Bixby: Hulking, knuckles of steel, hideous breath, foul temper. Kids call him: Bubba. Nolan Byrd: Puny, power walker, math genius, can't keep shoes tied. Kids call him: Nerd.Bubba has been the bane of Nolan's existence for five long years. So when Mr. Green asks the class to become reporters, Nolan decides he'll write an exposé--on Bubba. He doesn't want to sign his name to it (that'd be suicidal), so Nolan creates a secret identity for himself--on the Internet. He launches Shredderman.com as a place where truth and justice prevail--and bullies get what's coming to them.This hilariously triumphant story is for any kid who's ever dreamed of unleashing their own inner superhero!From the Hardcover edition.
Sidewalk Circus
by Paul FleischmanA young girl watches as the activities across the street from her bus stop become a circus.
Silly Dreamers (Sound Out Chapter Books - Set C-1)
by Matt Sims"I'm really happy your dad could get us these jobs," Leroy stated. He leaned over to empty a waste basket under a metal desk.
Sir Francis Drake
by Kristin PetrieA biography of the English seaman and explorer who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I.
Sir Gadabout Goes Overboard
by Tony Ross Martyn BeardsleyLongbeard, a loathed and prickly pirate, and his cranky crew have been stirring up trouble in the English Channel. Luckily, Sir Gadabout is on a mission to save sailors from the scurvy scoundrels.But Sir Gadabout's never sailed a ship before and the pirates don't have much love for landlubbers . . .A shiver-yer-timbers sea story exploding with cannonballs and cutlasses and starring Camelot's crassest knight!
Smarter Than Squirrels
by Mike Reed Lucy NolanTHE HILARIOUS ADVENTURES OF TWO CONFUSED CANINES Down Girl and Sit are two dogs who are "smarter than squirrels. " They know how to protect their masters from all the things that can go wrong in the neighborhood: they bark at paperboys and guard the garbage cans, and keep mischievous squirrels at bay. But when Here Kitty Kitty moves in next door, their daily routines are turned topsy-turvy. Filled with humor and adventure, this illustrated chapter book takes a look at life in the backyard from the well-intentioned but misguided viewpoint of man's best friend.
Sonnets: No Fear Shakespeare Side-by-Side Plain English (No Fear Shakespeare)
by William Shakespeare SparkNotesThis No Fear Shakespeare ebook gives you the complete text of the Sonnets and an easy-to-understand translation.Each No Fear Shakespeare containsThe complete text of the original playA line-by-line translation that puts Shakespeare into everyday languageA complete list of characters with descriptionsPlenty of helpful commentary
Space Cat (I Can Read Level 1)
by Doug CushmanA cosmic adventure with a character in the spirit of Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon, and other great space age heroes. Features read-to-me audio, perfect for sharing.