New Releases by Arie Kaplan

Explains how social intelligence is a character trait that can be used to achieve scholarly success.

Gratitude has a way of increasing the good things that come to and from us, as positivity begets and multiplies positivity. Teens are often criticized for being entitled, greedy, spoiled, and ungrateful. Teens who demonstrate a spirit of gratitude also draw people to them and inspire a desire to help them succeed and reach their goals. This, in turn, results in a strong network of connections, superb college recommendations, employment tips, and great job offers. Teachers and librarians will have reason to feel gratitude when they see how well this text meets various informational text reading standards of the Common Core curriculum, including summarizing text, determining a central idea and its supporting details, tracing and evaluating an argument and its specific claims, determining the validity of the author''s reasoning and evidence, and determining an author''s point of view and purpose.

Six-year-old Nurk, from the planet Glorf, visits a school on Earth and makes a new friend.

Part two of the companion to the History Channel''s 12 hour series that features the history of our civilization.

Explores the importance of social relationships in male adolescence, such as friendship, family relationships, and dating.

Introduces weblogs, including the history of the blog, how to create an informative and insightful blog, and the proper Internet etiquette for writing and maintaining a weblog.

Recounts the life of the real Dracula, a Romanian warrior prince, and how some events have become part of modern vampire lore.

A mysterious blue and pink blur blasts through the sky. It''s Shadow Guy and Gamma Gal, Club Penguin''s dynamic superhero duo! Ever wonder how this incredible team joined forces? Read the never-before-told story in this comic storybook!

Jews created the first comic book, the first graphic novel, the first comic book convention, the first comic book specialty store, and they helped create the underground comics (or "Comix") movement of the late ''60s and early ''70s. Many of the creators of the most famous comic books, such as Superman, Spiderman, X-Men, and Batman, as well as the founders of MAD Magazine, were Jewish. From Krakow to Krypton: Jews and Comic Books tells their stories and demonstrates how they brought a uniquely Jewish perspective to their work and to the comics industry as a whole. Over-sized and in full color, From Krakow to Krypton is filled with sidebars, cartoon bubbles, comic book graphics, original design sketches, and photographs. It is a visually stunning and exhilarating history.

With three episode tie-in stories included, plus stickers and a poster, reluctant readers will giggle as they read this silly book.

Speed Racer learns that he is one of a long line of "Racers" selected by fate to out-race the evils of the world.

This informal history of the comic book chronicles, largely in their own words, the lives and careers of the artists and writers who created the most significant and memorable comic books and graphic novels. Stretching from Will Eisner, who started his work in the industry in 1936, to Marjane Satrapi, whose latest graphic novel was published last year, 11 comic book masters are discussed, including Art Spiegelman, Neil Gaiman, Stan Lee, Dwayne McDuffie, Kyle Baker, and Ho Che Anderson. Amazing stories of how these artists and writers fell in love with the genre and built up their careers are coupled with never-before-disclosed anecdotes and previously unpublished self-portraits that will surprise even the most knowledgeable fans.

"Archie is History," Part Two. Archie''s wallet is history - it''s been mysteriously stolen and everyone''s return bus tickets from Washington, DC are inside! Meanwhile, Reggie tries making political power plays while Veronica tries making a real estate deal of historic proportions! Before story''s end, a valuable lesson about Honest Abe Lincoln is learned, and just wait until you see who''s disguised as Ben Franklin! It''s a trip through history filled with laughter and learning, as only the Archie gang can deliver!

"Archie is History," Part One. Archie and his friends head for Washington, D.C. to take part in a living history festival where everyone dons costumes of their favorite historical figures! Does Archie have what it takes to portray a Revolutionary War hero? Will Betty and Veronica fight over who will wear the Medieval Princess gown? Can Jughead rustle up some grub as a wild west cowboy? What kind of scoundrel will Reggie dress as? It''s a trip through history filled with laughter and learning, as only the Archie gang can deliver!