New Releases by Vicki Scott

Charli Explores STEM® #5. Transitional Chapter Book. Grades 2-3. Approximately 2,500 words, 96 pages. Encourages young readers to pursue STEM education and careers. When her veterinarian hosts a booth at her school''s HOW TO Fair, Charli learns all about how to take care of her dog, Paris. She also learns about some special things her veterinarian does to help animals. Soon, Charli is lost in a veterinary daydream, helping all sorts of critters. She decides to take a BIG step to help pets and their owners--but will her plans be doable, or will they be too challenging for Charli to achieve?

Charli Explores STEM #5. Transitional Chapter Book. Grades 2-3. Approximately 2,500 words, 96 pages. Encourages young readers to pursue STEM education and careers. When her veterinarian hosts a booth at her school''s HOW TO Fair, Charli learns all about how to take care of her dog, Paris. She also learns about some special things her veterinarian does to help animals. Soon, Charli is lost in a veterinary daydream, helping all sorts of critters. She decides to take a BIG step to help pets and their owners--but will her plans be doable, or will they be too challenging for Charli to achieve?

Charli Explores STEM¿ #2. Transitional Chapter Book. Grades 2-3. Approximately 2,300 words, 96 pages. Encourages girls to pursue STEM education and careers. When Charli''s class is asked to help with a special project, Charli meets a landscape architect who designs public spaces. Charli can''t stop wondering what it would be like to be a landscape architect herself. Soon, she is lost in a designing dream. When she comes up with an idea for a very special park, it''s up to Charli and her friend to solve the problems along the way--and to convince their town to build the park!

Molly and Bear go on a family camping trip in this second book in the Molly and the Bear middle grade graphic novel series based on the beloved comic strip “Bear with Me” by Bob Scott. Molly and her family are excited about their annual summer camping trip. Well, except Molly’s dad, who didn’t want Bear to come. Molly would have thought her 800-pound bestie would be right at home in the woods, but the scaredy bear is terrified of campfires, rafting, spooky sounds that come from the woods at night, and most of all, other bears. Still, Molly, is determined to make sure this trip brings her dad and Bear closer together. She hatches a series of plans to make her dad see how wonderful Bear truly is. But when Bear accidentally attracts other (wild) bears to the family’s cabin, that may be a bigger disaster than even Molly can fix.

Charli Explores STEM #3. Transitional Chapter Book. Grades 2-3. Approximately 2,500 words, 96 pages. Encourages girls to pursue STEM education and careers. When Charli meets an engineer at Career Day, she can''t stop thinking about what it would be like to be an engineer herself. Soon, she is lost in an engineering daydream, designing a tracking device that will let a rescued dolphin return to the ocean. But will creating a device that can attach to the dolphin and work underwater be more than Charli can handle?

Charli Explores STEM¿ #1. Transitional Chapter Book. Grades 2-3. Approximately 2,300 words, 96 pages. Encourages girls to pursue STEM education and careers. On a school field trip to the aquarium, Charli meets a marine biologist who rescues sea turtles. Charli can''t stop wondering what it would be like to be a marine biologist herself. Soon, she is lost in a turtle dream. When she finds a weak sea turtle stranded on the beach, it''s up to Charli and her friends to save him--and to figure out a way to help save all sea turtles!

Based on the beloved comic strip “Bear with Me” by Bob Scott, this lighthearted odd couple middle grade graphic novel is about a girl and her very best friend: an 800-pound scaredy-bear! When Bear wanders into eleven-year-old Molly’s life, she knows she’s just met her new bestie. Loyal, sweet, inquisitive—and terrified of almost everything—Bear makes a great new friend. And he’s not scary at all! But try telling that to the rest of the world. Molly eventually convinces her mom and dad to let Bear stay with them, but showing everyone else that Bear isn’t dangerous (not to mention assuring Bear that he isn’t in constant danger!) is going to take some work. Lucky for Bear, Molly doesn’t give up easily.

Die Peanuts-Bande ist zu einem Besuch im Sommercamp aufgebrochen und nach ein paar Tagen des ganz normalen Campalltags steigen alle ins Rennen, wollen Wildwasserchampion werden. Im Kampf mit heimtückischen Stromschnellen, wilden Tieren und gemeinsten Grobianen eines rivalisierenden Camps, machen die Teams sich auf zur Ziellinie. Zur allgemeinen Belustigung stellt Charlie Brown sich als Anführer auf und Snoopy stürzt sich in ein Leben in der freien Natur – was kann da schon schief gehen? Basierend auf der geliebten Peanuts-Bande um die Originalcharaktere des Charles M. Schulz, adaptiert von Jason Cooper und illustriert von Robert Pope, sollte auch dieser süße Sammelband von keinem Peanuts-Fan verpasst werden!

Meet Dot and Beau, twin panda toddlers who love to learn, play, and explore the world! This adorable board book highlights all the ways one expresses feelings told in lively, bold illustrations and simple text perfect for keeping little ones engaged and entertained. A wonderful introduction to social-emotional learning concepts filled with endless panda cuteness! Encourages confidence and self-expression Introduces little ones to early social-emotional learning concepts Explores feelings and how to express and recognize the feelings of others Bold pictures and simple text perfect for keeping little ones engaged and entertained Collect all four books in the Panda Panda series! A must for little panda fans!

Meet Dot and Beau, twin panda toddlers who love to learn, play, and explore the world! This adorable board book introduces kiddos to a diverse range of animals and the sounds they make told in lively, bold illustrations and simple text perfect for keeping little ones engaged and entertained. A perfect first library addition! Encourages confidence and self-expression Helps kiddos identify animal sounds with corresponding animal Playful introduction to early learning concepts Bold pictures and simple text perfect for keeping little ones engaged and entertained Collect all four books in the Panda Panda series! A must for panda fans!

Zamboni is Billy''s guinea pig. Readers will enjoy this amusing tale as Zamboni hitches a ride again and gets into big trouble at the ice rink. F&P: L, RR/DLL: 20, DRA2: 24, Lexile: 740L, Stage: Transitional-Early Fluent, Type: Fiction

Die Kultserie von Charles M. Schulz bekommt Weihnachten 2015 nicht nur einen Animationsfilm spendiert, der schon jetzt groß beworben wird, sondern trumpft bereits mit neuen Abenteuern in Comicform auf! Sei es, dass Lucy tierisch von dem Weihnachtsmusikgedudel genervt ist und das auch alle wissen lässt, sei es, dass Snoopy und die Rasselbande erneut ihrem Lieblingssport Baseball nachgehen oder sei es, dass man einen kleinen Zeichenkurs mit auf den Weg bekommt, um selbst den perfekten Charlie Brown zu Papier zu bringen. Die bunte Mischung aus nagelneuen Kurzgeschichten und den klassischen Comicstrips von Charles M. Schulz zeigt einmal mehr, warum die Peanuts von Millionen von Fans weltweit so geliebt werden.

Sie sind zurück ... die Peanuts! "Was wohl im Weltall so los ist?", fragen sich Charlie Brown und seine Freunde und machen sich kurzerhand mit Laserpistolen bewaffnet für den Raketenstart ins Unbekannte bereit ... außer Charlie. Der will kein Astronaut sein, sondern viel lieber die Invasion der Marsbewohner anführen. Was ihm vielleicht sogar gelingen würde, wäre da nicht Snoopy, der ihm ständig mit seinem knurrenden Magen dazwischenfunkt. Doch der eigenwillige Beagle sieht sich bald schon mit einer eigenen Mission konfrontiert, die ihm, dem selbsternannten Fliegerass, wie ein Flug zum Mond ohne Rückfahrschein vorkommt: Sein liebster Fressnapf liegt drüben, jenseits der Hecke, in der terra incognita ... bei der Nachbarskatze! Als auch noch Woodstock verschwindet, gibt es für Snoopy keine Wahl mehr: Anschnallen, Triebwerke an und los! Die von Vicki Scott geschriebenen und skizzierten sowie von Paige Braddock gezeichneten neuen Abenteuer mit Charlie Borwn, Linus, Peppermint Patty und - natürlich - Snoppy stellen die einzigen aktuell von "Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates" genehmigten Peanuts-Geschichten dar, die nicht vom Schöpfer selbst auf Papier gebracht wurden.

The Past does not have to constrain your leadership potential.International authors and education and training experts Wendy Watego (Quandamooka woman) and Vicki Scott look newly at leadership. They drill down to the core of you cultural identity and spirit. You get to see how your habits, your decisions, and the way in which you communicate and build relationships is impacted and shaped by unresolved upsets from your past.After reading this book you will have a very different mindset about what is now possible for you. You will be the true "author-ity" of your life, and have the power to self-determine the direction of your future and your leadership. You''ll learn:- Ways to stay strong in your cultural identity and how to use it as an asset to work smarter as a leader- How to identify and heal from the silent national lie that "blackfellas aren''t as good as whitefellas"- Steps to alleviate the impacts of inter-generational trauma and lateral violence on leadership- What it takes to build delicious, respectful and healthy relationships- How to create a Blueprint for leadership success that guarantees you results- Simple and fun ways to use your unique strengths, gifts and talents to build your leadership capacity- What you need to know about living longer and leading stronger

Fiction, Reading Recovery Level 19, F&P Level K, DRA2 Level 20, Theme Humor, Stage Transitional-Early Fluent, Character N/A