New Releases by Rebecca Rissman

This title teaches readers that all families are different, and that some families include grandparents. A family tree shows readers how people in families are related to each other.

Explore the behaviors and environments of mountain animals.

In the first half of this playful flip book, readers follow Lucy the Cat on her wild day through town. To read about Lucy's owner's perspective of the same day, flip the book over and start reading from the back!

This book takes readers on a journey through the night to discover the world of nocturnal animals living in their own backyards. This title focuses on badgers, showcasing their behaviour, habitat, diet and the things they get up to when we're asleep!

"This book takes readers on a journey through the night to discover the world of nocturnal animals living in their own backyards. This title focuses on bats, showcasing their behavior, habitat, diet, and the things they get up to when we're asleep!"--

This book takes readers on a journey through the night to discover the world of nocturnal animals living in their own backyards. This title focuses on mice, showcasing their behavior, habitat, diet, and the things they get up to when we're asleep!

In this playful flip book, readers follow a dog on his wild day through town in the first half of the text. To read about the owner's perspective of the same day, flip the book over and start reading from the back!

Compares the ways children in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries went to school and what schools and classrooms were like with contemporary practices.

Photographs and text compare and contrast modern and historical cleaning methods.

Compares the ways people in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries obtained and prepared their food and the equipment they used with contemporary practices.

This amazing book utilizes real-size photographs to teach young learners about different materials. Instead of explaining in words alone how materials look and function, this book conveys information about scale, proportion, and use with accurately-sized photographs. Simple, levelled text helps readers access this information and build vocabulary.

This amazing book utilizes real-size photographs to teach young learners about simple machines. Instead of explaining in words alone how machines look and function, this book conveys information about scale, proportion, and use with accurately-sized photographs. Simple, levelled text helps readers access this information and build vocabulary.

How can you tell if something is living or non-living in the polar regions? Children reading this book explore a stunning polar habitat while learning how to tell the difference between living and non-living things, such as seals, fish, and icebergs. Headers in the form of questions help guide the reader as they learn the properties of living and non-living things.

How can you tell if something is living or non-living on a mountain? Children reading this book explore a stunning mountain habitat while learning how to tell the difference between living and non-living things, such as soil, snow, and birds. Headers in the form of questions help guide the reader as they learn the properties of living and non-living things.

This book teaches young learners about honesty and accepting responsibility by following one particularly naughty child through one very bad day. Lively illustrations showing a guilty child at the scene of several crimes throughout the day (standing by spilled milk, holding a broken toy, sneaking a Christmas cookie, etc) alongside hilariously improbably excuses, such as "e;The dog did it!"e; or "e;I don't even like cookies!"e; will make children laugh as well as teach them important lessons about honesty.

Collects photographs of people enjoying their time at different kinds of parks, including play parks, theme parks, and animal parks.

A park-themed counting book that helps readers identify the numbers one to twenty.

Children will love looking at the photographs and learning new words in this simple label book.

Engaging photographs showcase the sights of such holidays and festivals as New Year's Eve, Easter, Ramadan, and Christmas.

Helps readers identify items at the park beginning with each letter of the alphabet.

Shows possible outcomes for common pet-related choices.

Introduces children to decision making and shows the consequences of both good decisions and bad decisions. Suggested level: junior.

The Is If Living or Nonliving? series helps children to understand the difference between things that are alive and things that have never been alive. Featuring beautiful photographs from the natural world, the books use a question-based approach to engage and involve the reader. Careful explanations ensure children can grasp the concepts with confidence. This book looks at grasslands, and the plants and animals that live there. Read and Learn is an extensive collection of nonfiction books that help young readers discover and understand the world around them. Headings in the form of questions help children to focus and ask their own questions. Each book contains a glossary and an index, offering young readers an introduction to these important features of nonfiction text. Book jacket.

Provides photographs of everyday items that begin with each letter of the alphabet.

Offers tips on reading, including an explanation on different genres, on how to scan for information, and tips for reading on the Internet.

A home-themed counting book that helps readers identify the numbers one to twenty.

"To-do list: finish book report, write in journal"--Cover.

Have you ever seen a caterpillar? They're usually looking for something to eat! They love to eat anything green, but leaves are their favorite treat. This book uses simple rhymes and engaging images to teach readers about caterpillars.

Helps readers identify items at the store beginning with each letter of the alphabet.

Discover That There Are 6000 Different Kinds Of Dragonflies Because They Are Predators, How Their Body Is Made Up, And How They Reproduce. Correlated To Common Core, Texas TEKS, Virginia Sols, And Georgia Performance Standards.