New Releases by Lisa Bullard

This exciting book explores how wolves in wolf packs work as a team. The book describes how wolf packs raise young, how they hunt together, how they communicate, and how they protect one another.

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Why do we dress up on Halloween? Why do we carve pumpkins? Learn all about the history of this holiday with short text and engaging illustrations. Critical thinking questions encourage engagement from young readers.

A fun narrative, diverse characters, and appealing illustrations await readers as they learn about saving energy. Comprehension questions, fun facts, and critical thinking questions keep readers engaged and thinking while they read.

Colorful illustrations and diverse characters will lead readers along a narrative that teaches them the environmental benefits of reusing. Comprehension questions, fun facts, and critical thinking questions keep readers engaged and thinking while they read.

Turkey! Mashed potatoes! Pie! These things help make Thanksgiving great, but the holiday is about much more than eating. Learn all about the origins of Thanksgiving and why it''s celebrated.

Spin the dreidel! Eat some latkes! Learn all about why people celebrate Hanukkah through bright illustrations, recall questions, and charming text. Extend learning with photos in the back matter.

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! It''s food week in Manuel''s class. Each student tells about something special his or her family eats. Manuel learns that families have different food traditions. Some eat noodles with chopsticks. Others use a fork. Some families eat flat bread. Others eat puffy bread. What kind of food will Manuel share with his class? Join him to find out how deliciously different and alike food can be. Explore the ways in which people and cultures are similar and how they''re unique in the Alike and Different series, part of the Cloverleaf BooksTM collection. Diverse young narrators explore similarities and differences among people and cultures by comparing and contrasting their own lives to their friends'' and neighbors'' lives. Kid-friendly text and appealing illustrations make these informational fiction books fun.

Rachel has been chosen to ride a bike in Riverdale''s parade! There''s only one problem—she doesn''t know how. But she''s determined to learn! She and her dad go all over Riverdale to prepare for the big day—from the bank to the bike shop. How is Rachel''s town similar to and different from other towns? Come along and see what makes Riverdale worth celebrating!

Do you know what a blizzard is? Why a blizzard is dangerous? What wind chill means? Read this book to discover the answers!

Makayla meets her friends'' families. She notices some families have many children, but others don''t. Some friends live with grandparents or have two dads or have divorced parents. How is her own family like the others? How is it different?

There''s a new girl in Romelie''s class named Camila. Camila speaks Spanish, and she''s teaching it to Romelie. That gets Romelie thinking. What other languages do people speak? Her own family uses English and American Sign Language. Her mom''s friend knows Somali and Arabic. Can Romelie discover more languages in her city? How are they like her own? How are they different? A diverse cast gives multiple points of comparison.

Chloe gets to pick a special outfit for school! Should she wear her karate uniform? Her firefighter''s helmet? Her bunny slippers? To decide, she talks with family and friends about clothes. Which clothes show a person''s interests? Which clothes show someone belongs to a certain religion or culture? Which clothes tell about a person''s job? See what Chloe comes up with for her special outfit!

LEARN HOW TO WRITE COMPELLING STORIES FOR CHILDREN. Get Started in Writing for Children will help you at the very beginning of the creative journey to gain confidence and find inspiration, and then support you in the completion of your first piece of children''s literature, whether it''s a picture book, a middle-grade story or a young adult novel. Each chapter includes a central writing exercise and four shorter ones, while key quotes, key ideas and focus points will be clearly signposted and will summarise important concepts and advice. At the heart of each chapter is the ''Workshop'', a key exercise in which you will gain a deeper insight into the craft of writing for children. In addition to coverage of the key categories and their conventions, this book includes substantial information on getting established in the writing community, gathering a fan base and pitching your work to publishers. What are you waiting for? This book has all you need to get started.