Best Selling Books by Donna Latham

Sitting in his cramped space capsule, astronaut John Glenn waited anxiously to blast off. Within minutes John Glenn made history. He was the first man to orbit the Earth. Since then, rocket design has soared to new heights. Superfast Rockets is the story of speed and adventure beyond the Earth''s atmosphere. Readers will learn the history of rockets, discover the mechanics of high-powered rocket design, and meet the men and women who are setting new records as they speed into space. Full-color photographs, a labeled diagram, and compelling, real-life stories of astronauts in action are guaranteed to capture students'' attention.

Tells in rhyme ways in which people all around the world move from place to place including airplanes, sailboats, camels, rafts, cars, trucks, trains, kayaks, dog sleds, llamas, bicycle, air boat, submarine, and double-decker buses.

Introduce young kids to giraffes with fun facts and stories in an easy-to-read format. This durable library binding book fosters a love for nature and conservation, perfect for early elementary animal lovers. Includes a table of contents and index.

Meeting California Standards for Reading/Language Arts, set helps teachers build readers through motivating and engaging literature, scientifically research-based instruction, and a wealth of reliable teaching tools. The program takes the guesswork out of differentiating instruction with a strong emphasis on ongoing progress-monitoring and an explicit plan to help with managing small groups of students. Items for middle school help students grasp the power and beauty that lies within the written word, while the program''s research-based reading approach ensures that no child is left behind. Starts with concepts such as realism and fantasy, main idea and details, sequence, classify and categorize, draw conclusions, and literary elements and progresses through generalize, graphic sources, compare and contrast, author''s viewpoint/bias to forms of literature, such as fiction and non-fiction, poetry and drama and themes in types of literatures.

Independent, tart-tongued, and unorthodox, herbalist-healer Grace sticks out like a witch''s teat in a God-fearing community and stands accused of conjuring a late-term miscarriage, bewitching crops, and shapeshifting. When the court orders a trail by water, Grace is stripped and cross-bound in a burlap sack and ducked into the waters of Lynnhaven River. Will she sink or swim?

"April was reading a book about a dog who rescued a man. She decided to write a letter to her favorite author, Julia Reed. She wanted the author to write a book about her dog, Golden Boy." -- Cover.

Let YouthPLAYS lead you on a quest for comedy with fifteen short plays all in one comic collection, ideal for short play festivals, classroom scene study and competition. From dirty toilet seat-induced "pregnancies" to the agonizing search for just the right outfit to turning nuclear weapons into dating accessories, teen performers will find a wide variety of comic subjects and styles to stretch their acting chops and tickle their funny bones.

Freaked out Serafina hasn''t been on a date in ages. Just minutes before the doorbell rings, Coco rustles up a head-to-toe makeover.

Explores the innovation and physical science behind bridges and tunnels, featuring illustrated, step-by-step instructions for twenty-five projects designed to help students learn about the engineering process.