New Releases by Charnan Simon

Did you know that Hawaii is still being built, even today? Heidi learns all about how Kilauea, the most active volcano in the world, erupts and spills more lava every day, making the island grow! She also gets to visit Mauna Loa, the biggest mountain in the world. What do you think it might be like to visit?

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Izzy''s the newest member of the Southside High dance team. And she may have picked a bad time to join up. The team''s captain, Camilla, is determined to win regionals by any means necessary. When the dance team discovers that Izzy is best friends with the leader of a rival squad, the pressure''s on. Will Izzy injure her old friend to sabotage Southside''s competition?

Join Jake and his friends as they try to rescue a possum who got caught in a hole.

Is this happily ever after? Lucy has her life planned out: she''ll graduate and then join her boyfriend, Luke, at college in Austin. She''ll become a Spanish teacher and of course they''ll get married. So there''s no reason to wait, right? They try to be careful. But then Lucy gets pregnant. Now, none of Lucy''s options are part of her picture-perfect plan. Together, she and Luke will have to make the most difficult decision of their lives.

Where can you come face-to-face with black bears, killer whales, and pythons--without getting hurt? Right inside the pages of Nature''s Children! Each title reveals how these creatures survive in the wild, how they raise their young, what''s being done to protect them, and more wild facts.

Discover the most fascinating animals in the world with the Nature Children series Readers will learn how these creatures survive in the wild, how they raise their young, and how they are related to other species. Each title also explores issues concerning conservation by examining the animal''s current status and explaining the ways humans have affected it throughout the years. Book jacket.

Two brothers prepare a birthday surprise for their mother. But her real surprise comes when she sees the mess they have made!

Learn where our home planet fits into the solar system, what it is made of, and why it is the only place we can live.

A tale of a cat who awakens her owner, enjoys some attention, then leads the way to breakfast introduces prepositional phrases. Includes suggested learning activities.

Presents experiments demonstrating the basic scientific principles of water, including information on erosion, precipitation, and condensation.

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Trouble arises between a brother and sister because she always wins the games they play, but then she discovers that she does not have to brag or win all the time.

A son explains what his mother''s responsibilities are as a doctor.

The Magic Door series helps young readers learns simple but important lessons against the backdrop of whimsical illustrations and engaging text. Uncle Jack Is a Carpenter is the story of a girl and her uncle. Together, they explore his work as a carpenter while kids learn the basics of a popular profession.

Jeremy discovers that when he takes his time and is careful, he is no longer clumsy.

Illustrations and simple rhyming text show some of the ways family members can be happy.

Activities in a happy, busy kindergarten.

Une collection de petites plaquettes proposant des textes courts et simples pour apprendre à lire. La liste de tous les mots qui les composent est proposée à la dernière page. Ce titre présente la vie de Gaston, un chien de dépotoir qui adore les souliers, mange des conserves, s'amuse à poursuivre tout ce qui vole, etc. Il retrouvera tout cela et même plus lorsqu'un fillette décide de l'adopter ... -- De charmantes peintures foisonnant de détails campent ce récit dans l'atmosphère des années 1960, où évoluent des personnages excentriques mis en scène dans une palette dominée par des tons de brun et de bleu gris. [SDM].

In simple text that teaches about shapes, Erin and her parents buy two wonderful, round pumpkins and while she and her father carve one into a jack-o-lantern, Mom prepares hers a different way.

Show-and-tell Sam: Rosie brings her dog Sam to school for show-and-tell.

An introduction to the properties of matter, discussing solids, liquids, and gases.

Introduces the planet Saturn, exploring its atmosphere, composition, and other characteristics.

This book describes the geography and wildlife of the Mississippi River and its surrounding lands.

Cumulative rhyme that begins with ten animals in bed and how, one by one, each animal fell out until none are left.

Introduces the planet Jupiter, exploring its atmosphere, composition, and other characteristics.

An introduction to the work librarians do and some of the libraries they work in.

A simple look at police officers and the many different kinds of work that they do to keep their communities safe.

An introduction to plumbers and the work that they do.