Chile is a long narrow country that stretches along the western side of South America. Travel through the countries of the world and learn about weather landscapes and everyday life.|Chile is a long narrow country that stretches along the western side of South America. Travel through the countries of the world and learn about weather landscapes and everyday life.
Being a big sister to a new baby brings big responsibilities.Sona Sharma's house is full of people who joke often and argue sometimes. Relatives come unannounced, the phone rings frequently and friends drop in all the time. Then one day Amma tells Sona she is going to have a baby. Is that good? Sona isn't sure – she has always enjoyed being an only child – and straight away she has a word with her best friend, Elephant. When Sona learns that there will be a baby naming ceremony, she is determine...
Zora Neale Hurston: Harlem Renaissance Writer (Essential Lives Set 2) (Essential Lives)
by Katie Marsico
Parque Nacional de Las Grandes Montanas Humeantes (Great Smoky Mountains National Park) (Parques Nacionales (National Parks))
by Grace Hansen
A poetic and moving picture book biography celebrating the life and work of the visionary Japanese American woodworker George Nakashima. Growing up in the Pacific Northwest, George Nakashima began a love story with trees that grew throughout his remarkable life as an architect, designer and woodworker. During World War II, George, with his wife Marion and their baby daughter, endured incarceration in Minidoka prison camp, where he drew comfort from the discipline of woodworking. Once free...
St. Patrick's Day (Holiday Histories) (Holiday Histories (2nd Edition))
by Jennifer Blizin Gillis
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level What's it really like to go on safari? What do you take? What will you find? Go on a journey with Jonathan and Angela Scott to the famous game parks of Kenya, and discover the excitement, the wonder and the dangers of travelling into the wild. Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts.Text type: A non-chron...
The Fabulous Girls' Book is the indispensable guide for fabulous girls everywhere. It is full of tips and tricks to help every girl be utterly fabulous in every way, with beautiful step-by-step illustrations and a hot-pink retro-effect cover. Contains tips on: how to look fabulous in five minutes flat; how to throw a fabulous theme party; how to tie a headscarf in five different styles; how to make a tropical bath treat; How to tie a sarong; how to make your own headed notepaper; how to direct...
A brief biography of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton, whose idea that he would get the best deals he could on merchandise and pass those savings on to the customer led to his becoming the richest man in America.
Long ago, all living creatures on this land shared a special balance with one another. The pugulatmu’j—the Little People—were the original guardians of the land, and they looked after all living things. As time passed, we forgot these playful yet powerful guardians, but they did not forget us. Occasionally, they make their presence known with the little tricks they play. When her hair clip disappears, Mali is devastated. It was special, made by her giju'. Her mom thinks she lost it, but Mali kn...