New Releases by Sindy McKay

Winner of two Teacher Choice Awards and a Mom's Choice Award, the We Both Read series now has over 100 titles and 7 million copies in print! This unique series features a shared-reading format designed to invite parents and children to take turns reading aloud. With 6 different reading levels, these innovative books for reading together offer an easy way for parents to support beginning and struggling readers. Ben & Becky and the Buried Treasure: Ben and Becky are back for another adventure! While visiting their grandparents in Florida, Ben and Becky get caught up in a hunt for long lost treasure! Their hunt takes them across Florida, from the dark swamps of the Everglades to the sunny beaches of the coast. However, if they find some lost treasure, will it really be theirs to keep?

Winner of two Teacher Choice Awards and a Mom's Choice Award, the We Both Read series now has over 100 titles and 7 million copies in print! This unique series features a shared-reading format designed to invite parents and children to take turns reading aloud. With 6 different reading levels, these innovative books for reading together offer an easy way for parents to support beginning and struggling readers. Robots: strong>Robots are cool! Robotic drones can fly. Robotic cars can drive themselves. Robots can deliver food, vacuum the floor, and build cars. They can even help us explore other planets! Look inside for amazing photos and information on real robots.

Bilingual - Top Predators - Depredadores superiores: This book is part of the We Both Read Bilingual (English/Spanish) series, books designed for two readers to take turns reading. In this nonfiction title, readers can learn about some of the top predators in the world, how they catch their prey, and why those predators are at the top of the food chain in their habitat.

Bilingual - Cats - Gatos: This book is part of the We Both Read Bilingual (English/Spanish) series, books designed for a parent to read with a child. In this nonfiction title, readers can learn all about pet cats: all the different kinds of cats and how to care for them.

Bilingual - What Would You Do?- ¿Qué harías tú? (Social and Emotional Learning): This book is part of the We Both Read Bilingual (English/Spanish) series, books designed for a parent to read with a child. This title offers relatable social and emotional situations, presented with questions for children to answer about what they think are good choices for characters to make. Parents lead in reading this very interactive book.

We Read Phonics is an innovative series of phonics readers that parents and children will love reading together! There are now 32 titles in the series and more than 2 million copies in print. Each We Read Phonics book combines a delightful decodable story with simple phonics games for parents and children to play together. The games are quick and easy to play--and are all designed to help children read the story and improve their reading skills. Rain: We all need rain! It helps plants to grow and gives us water to drink. And after the rain stops, maybe you will want to jump in puddles or even play in the mud!

Top predators: Are they the scariest animals on the planet or are they important animals in maintaining balance in their habitats? Maybe they are both! Learn all about some of the top predators in the world, including how they catch their prey and what helps them stay at the top of the food chain.

Winner of two Teacher Choice Awards and a Mom's Choice Award, the We Both Read series now has over 100 titles and 6 million copies in print! This unique series features a shared-reading format designed to invite parents and children to take turns reading aloud. With 6 different reading levels, these innovative books for reading together offer an easy way for parents to support beginning and struggling readers. Trucks: Trucks are amazing, and there are so many different types of trucks: monster trucks, big rigs, tow trucks, food trucks, tankers, and lots, lots more! Get ready to climb aboard and take this book about trucks for a drive down the road!

Winner of two Teacher Choice Awards and a Mom's Choice Award, the We Both Read series now has over 120 titles and 7 million copies in print! The books in this innovative series are designed to invite parents and children to take turns reading aloud, and with the bilingual editions they can choose to read in English or Spanish. Parents read the left-hand pages, and children read the right-hand pages, which are shorter and easier to read. With many different reading levels, these innovative books for reading together offer an easy way for parents to support beginning and struggling readers. Cute Animals/Lindos animales: This endearing bilingual English/Spanish read-aloud book features lots of adorable animals. The animal photos provide strong picture support to connect to words on the page, making it fun and easy for children to engage in the interactive reading experience. Even children who have never read a word before will be able to say that they helped to read a book and will be more excited about learning to read.

"Helps Make Reading Fun & Easy! We Both Read books offer an easy and enjoyable way to encourage and help children to read! The books feature a unique shared-reading format designed to invite parents and children to take turns reading aloud. Parents read the left-hand pages, and children read the right-hand pages, which have text written at a specific beginning reading level. Developed with reading education specialists, this delightful series brings parents and children together for a wonderful new reading experience and faster reading development!"--Publisher's description.

"Carlos has entered his calf in the Bucket Calf Contest at the county fair. Everything is going fine, until the calf gets loose at the fair and creates a huge mess! Is there any way Carlos and his calf can win the contest now?" -- Publisher's description.

"Penguins: In this book, you'll meet lots of different kinds of penguins. Some live where it is always freezing, but others prefer warm sandy beaches! Most penguins are black and white, but you'll discover one type of penguin that is actually blue. And while some penguins hatch their eggs in a nest, you'll learn how other penguins, instead of using a nest, keep their eggs warm on top of their feet. Have fun learning all about penguins, amazing birds that fly through the water instead of the air!"--Publisher's description.

There are a lot of strange animals in the world, and this book includes some of the most unusual! These fascinating animals all have physical traits and abilities that help them to hunt for food, defend themselves, and survive in their habitats. Students will be captivated by all of these amazing and bizarre animals! This book is ideal for a student to read with a parent at home, for buddy reading in the classroom, and for use as a high-low book for struggling readers.

This interactive book is designed to be read by parents to their children. Throughout the book, relatable social and emotional situations are presented with questions for children to answer about what they think are good choices for characters to make. Each situation in the book is resolved, showing how making a good choice can have a positive outcome and showing what might happen if characters made a different choice.

In this humorous adventure, Matt takes his pet gecko to school, but the gecko escapes and causes mayhem. In the end Matt learns a lesson, and his class learns about geckos.

Explore the mystery and wonder of tropical rainforests, as you travel around the equator to Africa, Asia, and South America! Learn why the rainforests are so important to protect, and explore the habitats of some of the world's most fascinating plants and animals.

This interactive book features simple puzzles that will support kindergarten readiness. Cognitive and pre-reading skills are developed as parents help children think about and answer questions about the pictures.

This book covers the life cycle of frogs and their role in nature's food chain. Many unusual frogs are featured, and the book also discusses the threats to frogs from pollution and habitat loss.

"Shared reading for parent involvement - Ben & Becky go on an African safari and end up having an adventure that they did not expect"--

"Matt takes his pet gecko to school, and disaster almost strikes when the gecko escapes. Matt and his friends try to catch the gecko as it runs around the classroom, hoping their teacher won't notice. In the end Matt learns a valuable lesson, and the class learns a lot about geckos"--Page [4] of cover.

Explores many aspects of the ocean environment, from coral reefs to deep seas, to sandy shores. Provides interesting facts about animal life in the ocean, including dolphins, sharks, whales, starfish and more.

This book features beautiful photographs and fascinating information on all the major animals habitats of our world. Readers will travel through savannas, rainforests, coral reefs, deserts, mountains, swamps, Arctic ice, and much more! It's a stunning tour around the world that helps build awareness about the beauty of our planet and the importance of protecting the diversity of its many environments and habitats.

This light-hearted book about a puppy can assist young students in social and emotional learning, particularly in the area of empathy. Whether used for family engagement in reading at home or used in the classroom, this book can serve as a spring-board for discussion about difficult social situations. In the book, Little Chipper romps and plays with all the other dogs in the park. When a new dog named Rex shows up and wants to play, Little Chipper is excited to have Rex join in the fun. Unfortunately, Rex isn't very excited about playing with Little Chipper. Rex thinks Little Chipper is just too little to play in their games. When Rex threatens to take his ball and leave, all the other dogs need to decide what to do.

"Leamos juntos en inglâes o espaänol"--Front cover.

"En esta deliciosa y divertida versión de la historia clásica, una princesa pierde su pelota dorada y entonces le hace promesas a una rana para que le devuelva su pelota. Pero la princesa no quiere mantener sus promesas. Para su sorpresa, la rana aparaece en la puerta del castillo en busca de la princesa, ¡y de todo aquello que prometió!"--

A girl and her dad spend a wonderful day exploring the fascinating exhibits in a museum.

A group of students who call themselves "The Garden Crew" plant and tend a garden, with the help of their teacher, and finally have a big feast with all the food they have grown. Simultaneous.