New Releases by Deborah Underwood

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The second book of the award-winning and bestselling Sugar Plum Ballerinas series by Whoopi Goldberg—now featuring brand-new illustrations! At the Nutcracker School of Ballet in Harlem, young dancers learn to chassé, plié, and jeté with their Sugar Plum Sisters—but things don''t always go to plan! As the girls encounter challenges both on and off stage, they''ll need the support of their classmates to carry them through with aplomb. Brenda Black prides herself on her logical and orderly mind. She studies anatomy books and idolizes Leonardo da Vinci. But things go haywire when her spoiled cousin Tiffany comes to visit. Fed up with Tiffany''s bragging, Brenda snaps when Tiffany implies that Brenda is not cultured enough to know who Miss Camilla Freeman is—Miss Camilla Freeman, the very famous prima ballerina. Brenda tells Tiffany that not only does she know who Camilla Freeman is, but she happens to own an autographed pair of her toeshoes. The problem? Those shoes actually belong to Ms. Debbé, the headmistress of the Nutcracker School! Brenda''s anatomy books might get her into medical school one day, but they can''t get her off of this ballet slipper-y slope—for that, she''ll need the help of her Sugar Plum Sisters!

The first book of the award-winning and bestselling Sugar Plum Ballerinas series by Whoopi Goldberg—now featuring brand-new illustrations! At the Nutcracker School of Ballet in Harlem, young dancers learn to chassé, plié, and jeté with their Sugar Plum Sisters—but things don''t always go to plan! As the girls encounter challenges both on and off stage, they''ll need the support of their classmates to carry them through with aplomb. Alexandrea Petrakova Johnson does not want to be a beautiful ballerina, and she does not want to leave her friends in Apple Creek. Unfortunately, that doesn''t stop her ballet-crazy mother from moving them to Harlem, or from enrolling Al at the Nutcracker School of Ballet. Life is hard when you''re the new ballerina on the block, and it''s even harder when you''re chosen to be the Sugar Plum Fairy in the school recital! Al''s ballet classmates are going to have to use all the plum power they''ve got to coach this scary fairy!

The third book of the award-winning and bestselling Sugar Plum Ballerinas series by Whoopi Goldberg—now featuring brand-new illustrations! At the Nutcracker School of Ballet in Harlem, young dancers learn to chassé, plié, and jeté with their Sugar Plum Sisters—but things don''t always go to plan! As the girls encounter challenges both on and off stage, they''ll need the support of their classmates to carry them through with aplomb. Perfectionistic Jerzey Mae desperately wants to be a ballet dancer. But she''s frustrated by her own lack of talent--and by her friends'' jokes about her terrible dancing. Things get even worse when her little brother Mason attends her ballet class, totally embarrassing Jerzey in front of her prima ballerina idol, Miss Camilla Freeman. When Jerzey learns that Miss Camilla will be attending their recital, she''s determined not to make a fool of herself again. But her efforts to learn her dance are continually thwarted--until she finds help in a very unexpected place.

The fifth book of the award-winning and bestselling Sugar Plum Ballerinas series by Whoopi Goldberg—now featuring brand-new illustrations! At the Nutcracker School of Ballet in Harlem, young dancers learn to chassé, plié, and jeté with their Sugar Plum Sisters—but things don''t always go to plan! As the girls encounter challenges both on and off stage, they''ll need the support of their classmates to carry them through with aplomb. Jessica is worse than worried when she learns that the Nutcracker School of Ballet might lose its lease! Life just wouldn''t be the same without the ballet classes she shares with her Sugar Plum sisters. Her problems mount when she rescues an adorable stray kitty on her way home from class. The animal shelters can''t take the cat for weeks, so Jessica hopes the cat can live at the Nutcracker School in the meantime. But the school is already in trouble, and a cat could be just what the landlord needs to bring down the curtain on the ballerinas-permanently.

This book gives 101 strategies for keeping on top of your life. From schoolwork to chores, these tips will help readers plan their days and weeks.

From the blare of an alarm clock in the morning to snores and crickets in the evening, simple text explores the many loud noises one might hear during the course of a day.

Introduces readers to desert habitats and the animals that use camouflage to survive in them.

Introduces readers to ocean habitats and the animals that use camouflage to survive in them.

Learn how animals use camouflage to hide in the forest.

Introduces readers to mountain habitats and the animals that use camouflage to survive in them.

Introduces readers to polar habitats and the animals that use camouflage to survive in them.

This title introduces readers to wetlands habitats and the animals that use camouflage to survive in them.

This title introduces readers to grassland habitats and the animals that use camouflage to survive in them.

Granny Gomez''s baby pig, Jigsaw, is the perfect roommate. He eats watermelon and watches cooking shows with her—he even does puzzles. But Jigsaw grows up—and out—quickly. Soon he''s too big to get up Granny''s back steps. It seems the only thing to do is build Jigsaw a barn. But once Jigsaw moves in, the two miss each other like crazy! Surely Granny and Jigsaw can find a solution, if they just put the pieces together. . . . Playful language, subtle repetition, and Scott Magoon''s signature watercolor art make this funny story of friendship a book that kids will want read aloud again and again.

With its high-interest, magazine-like design and approach, Sci-Hi teaches science in a way that appeals to teens. Each title takes on a key area of content found in U.S. national science content curriculum standards and delivers that information using colorful illustrations, photos, quizzes, charts, graphs, and summaries, allowing for a greater sense of interactivity and easier readability.

Provides information on the senses, eating habits, breathing, locomotion, reproduction, and life cycles of different kinds of animals.

Introduces ballroom dancing, including information on history, training, moves, and competition.

Discusses the various elements involved in putting together a production, including scripting, costumes, props, characters, and use of voice and movement.

How far does light travel in one year? What is an Astronomical Unit? How many galaxies are there within the Milky Way? The ''Real World Data'' series presents information about familiar curricular topics through charts and graphs. Each title shows how to organize data in different visual forms, and how to interpret and create tables, line graphs, bar graphs, and pie charts.

Explains how children can use charts and graphs to organize and study data related to transportation.

True or False: After Nat Love became a cowboy, he never gave up riding the trails. False! After many years as a cowboy, Nat saw that railroads were connecting towns across the country. He wanted to keep up with the times. In 1889, Nat quit the cowboy life. He began working on trains instead.

Looks at the range of musical syles and instruments played in Australia, Hawaii, and the Pacific.

Explains why some animals migrate, describes how monarch migration was first studied, and discusses how these butterflies make the long journey and what they do when they reach their wintering grounds in Mexico.

Discusses the habits and characteristics of peafowls.

Join Pete, whose mom has been hypnotized to believe she''s actually a pirate, on his adventure to get his mom to remember who she really is! Yo ho ho! Pete loves pirates, but his mom thinks they are rude and messy. Then Pete and his mom go to see the Amazing Marco, and Marco hypnotizes Pete’s mom into thinking she’s a pirate! Now Pete’s mom won’t behave. She chases the neighbors. She steals underwear off other people’s clotheslines. She’s even flying the Jolly Roger over the house. Pete has to find the Amazing Marco. He wants his real mom back!

This book asks the questions that young people want answered about the continent of Africa. Each chapter of this book contains the answers to a different question about Africa. This book includes clear and detailed maps to assist readers in their quest for knowledge. Explanations are given to help students understand a range of issues in Africa.