New Releases by David Adler

Mo may not be the biggest, the strongest, or the fastest basketball player, but he won''t let that stop him from playing! This Step 2 reader from Geisel Award winner David Adler is now in Step into Reading! Mo''s latest obsession is basketball. He''s determined to learn how to pass, but as the shortest member of the team, he can''t seem to launch the ball high enough. Can Mo learn to pass in time to help his team win the big game? Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories, for children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story.

Calvin Waffle doesn''t believe in bad ideas Danny knows his friend Calvin has crazy ideas, so he''s not surprised when Calvin suggests they start a Rent-a-Pet business. After all, Calvin''s Aunt Ruth wants the boys to watch her dog while she''s away, and what better way to get the miniature Collie off their hands than loaning him to a kid in the neighborhood for a few days? But in order to rent a pet, you need a renter. Which Calvin and Danny don''t have. Can the two drum up some business before it''s too late? Or will their plan go to the dogs?

Here''s a fact: My new friend Calvin Waffle is 100% Weird Danny Cohen and Calvin Waffle are two very different kids. Danny likes playing baseball; Calvin enjoys strange experiments. Danny follows the rules at school; Calvin tries to drive his teacher crazy. Danny and Calvin decide to team up for the big jelly bean experiment. Will it lead to trouble? Maybe. Will they have fun trying? You can count on it.

Haunt Me Still

Originally devised as a guide for converting from imperial to metric measurements, ''The Metric Handbook'' has since been totally transformed into a major international handbook of planning and design data. The second edition has been completely updated, with most chapters being totally rewritten, to meet the needs of the modern designer. The book contains nearly 50 chapters dealing with all the principal building types from airports, factories and warehouses, offices shops and hospitals, to schools, religious buildings and libraries. For each building type ''The Metric Handbook'' gives the basic design requirements and all the principal dimensional data. Several chapters deal with general aspects of building such as materials, lighting, acoustics and tropical design. There are also sections on general design data, including details of human dimensions and space requirements. It is a unique authoritative reference for solving everyday planning problems. In its various editions it has sold over 100,000 copies worldwide, and continues to be a reference work belonging on every design office desk or drawing board.

In one single pack you can find a wealth of resources on architecture in the Architect''s Bundle. The books included are Architect''s Pocket Book and Metric Handbook, best-selling references from Architectural Press.

Who catnapped Little Tiger? And why would someone want to steal a helpless woman?s cat? Cam Jansen is the only one who can identify the suspect. Now it?s up to Cam and her photographic memory to solve this frisky mystery.This new Cam Jansen adventure includes?for the first time?a visual puzzle for readers to solve. ?Fans of the detective?s previous adventures as well as newcomers to the series will quickly finish off this upbeat story.? ? School Library Journal for Cam Jansen and the Chocolate Fudge Mystery

A collection of photocopied articles published about the David Adler exhibition held at the Art Institute of Chicago, December 6, 2002 to May 18, 2003.

This biography of Elvis Presley is told through the food he ate. Perhaps because of his dirt-poor childhood, nothing mattered more to Elvis other than food.