Most Popular Books by Dana Meachen Rau

Provides a history of card games, step-by-step instuctions, and color illustrations that show how to play several card games.

Easy to read text with rebuses explores things that can roll.

Easy to read text with rebuses explores the many varieties of treats found in a bakery.

Boldly going where Step into Reading has never gone before: comic readers are told almost entirely in action-packed dialogue! Simple, graphic paneled layouts introduce emergent readers to the joy of comics. This Step 1 comic reader tells the story of a girl and a robot whose friendship is tested when one of them gets a bit bossy. Step 1 stories have big type and easy words, rhyme and rhythm, picture clues, and easy-to-decode dialogue.

"Dr. Mae Jemison and 100 Year Starship"--P. [1] of cover & t.p.

Discusses how alternative renewable energy resources such as wind or water can help solve our energy problems.

Discusses the life of the self-made millionaire who made his fortune in the steel industry and is remembered for his generous donations that built libraries, universities, and research facilities.

Discover how entrepreneur Bill Gates created Microsoft and amassed a fortune as a leader in the computer industry and then partnered with his wife Melinda Gates to found the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Readers will learn about their lives and their mission is to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty around the world.

"Identifies ovals in the world"--Provided by publisher.

Whether you're looking for something to do on a rainy day or making a personalized gift for a friend, crafts are a great way to pass the time. They also provide an opportunity to learn how to draw meaning from technical texts. The activities in this book push readers to read for comprehension, use information gained from the text and illustrations to follow step-by-step directions, determine relationships among steps in a technical process, and build the skills they need to fold amazing origami creations.

"A rebus book about a rabbit that finds dinner in a garden"--Provided by publisher.

Following a guessing game format, this book provides young readers with clues about a frog's physical characteristics, behaviors, and habitats, challenging readers to identify it.

Following a guessing game format, this book provides young readers with clues about a penguin's physical characteristics, behaviors, and habitats, challenging readers to identify it.

Discusses traveling great distances into space and studying it while living there.

A rebus book that follows the lifecycle of a butterfly.

These fluent readers explain the action described by a verb, while making connections between people, animals, and objects.

This book introduces rock climbing presenting information on its history, equipment, techniques, safety tips, and competitions.

Provides brief passages for children to read which employ the verb "dig" in different forms and contexts.

These series are designed specifically for children who are just learning to read. Each title provides and supports a winning approach to the efforts of early literacy. the books in What's Cooking? explore the different kinds of food we eat.