New Releases by Duncan Searl

Cairn terriers are small—but their fun personalities can easily fill up the big screen! Right off the bat, readers will meet Terry, the little cairn terrier who played Toto in the 1939 classic movie The Wizard of Oz. Toto became one of Hollywood’s most famous dogs because of the loyalty, courage, and intelligence that Terry showed on screen—traits that any cairn terrier owner would instantly recognize. Where did these qualities come from? Perhaps they can be traced back to the cairn terrier’s ancestors, who worked on farms in the Highlands of Scotland hundreds of years ago. These working dogs were bred for loyalty, intelligence, and bravery so they could help farmers hunt down farm pests like rats and weasels. A narrative treat for dog lovers, Cairn Terrier: Hero of Oz covers the breed’s history and its relationship to the animal’s current size, physical and mental characteristics, and suitability as a pet.

What’s the truth about beagles? Are they all nose and no brain? No way! A beagle certainly has a powerful nose to work with—it has 220 million scent-receptors compared to the human’s puny 5 million. But there’s a lot more to beagles than the nose. And you won’t have any doubts once you’ve met Trouble. This member of the USDA’s Beagle Brigade works at Miami’s airport, sniffing out banned meats, fruit, and other plant items. During five years on the job, Trouble has found over 1,800 banned food items! Beagle: A Howling Good Time is a narrative treat for dog lovers that includes amazing, real-life stories about these little pups while also recounting the breed’s history and its relationship to the animal’s physical characteristics, personality, and suitability as a pet.

Use Novel-Ties ® study guides as your total guided reading program. Reproducible pages in chapter-by-chapter format provide you with the right questions to ask, the important issues to discuss, and the organizational aids that help students get the most out of each book they read.

Use Novel-Ties ® study guides as your total guided reading program. Reproducible pages in chapter-by-chapter format provide you with the right questions to ask, the important issues to discuss, and the organizational aids that help students get the most out of each book they read.

Novel-Ties study guides contain reproducible pages in a chapter by chapter format to accompany a work of literature of the same title.

In Wolves, young readers will follow Professor Harry Frank as he uncovers the truth about wolf intelligence. Children will learn how Professor Frank adopted wolverine pups and studied their problem-solving ability by building "puzzle boxes" that pups had to open to get food. From pulling strings to unlatching doors, the pups were able to open all the puzzle boxes. Despite their reputation as "the big bad wolf," wolves rarely attack humans and are among the smartest animals in the kingdom. So how did they get such a bad reputation? In this fascinating narrative about smart animals, young children will learn how scientists are dispelling myths by showing how wolves share many humanlike intelligence traits. Full-color photographs, a habitat map, a diagram of animal intelligence features, and lively anecdotes of wolves will engage every smart child.

Jack Horner was seven years old when he made his first dinosaur find. Later, he made his greatest discovery by uncovering more than 13 dinosaur nests filled with eggs and babies on "Egg Mountain." In The Maiasaura Nests, young readers will follow the exciting adventures of Horner as he climbs to the top of Egg Mountain in Montana to identify a new species of duck-billed dinosaurs. Full-color photographs, a map, an illustrated dinosaur timeline, and exciting narrative text will inspire budding fossil hunters.

Use Novel-Ties ® study guides as your total guided reading program. Reproducible pages in chapter-by-chapter format provide you with the right questions to ask, the important issues to discuss, and the organizational aids that help students get the most out of each book they read.

Novel-Ties study guides contain reproducible pages in a chapter by chapter format to accompany a work of literature of the same title.

"This reproducible study guide ... consists of lessons for guided reading. Written in chapter-by-chapter format, the guide contains a synopsis, pre-reading activities, vocabulary and comprehension exercises, as well as extension activities to be used as follow-up to the novel."--Prelim.

Pigs demonstrate their intelligence by rescuing people and learning behaviors.

"Investigate the Olmec and Maya cultures and the majestic, mysterious creations they built."--Publisher''s website

Priscilla senses trouble. Quickly, she jumps into the water and swims toward a drowning boy, pulling him to safety. Priscilla''s act of heroism is commendable-especially since she''s a pig! Yet Priscilla is not alone among quick-thinking pigs. In Pigs, young readers will meet many smart porkers like Priscilla that are demonstrating their learning acumen and problem-solving skills, such as saving a drowning boy, navigating a maze, or winning a video game.

Examines elephants, including their size, location, habitat, and life span, and discusses their intelligence.

Novel-Ties study guides contain reproducible pages in a chapter by chapter format to accompany a work of literature of the same title.

Use Novel-Ties ® study guides as your total guided reading program. Reproducible pages in chapter-by-chapter format provide you with the right questions to ask, the important issues to discuss, and the organizational aids that help students get the most out of each book they read.

Describes the strange and wonderful animals that inhabit the oceans'' depths.

Use Novel-Ties ® study guides as your total guided reading program. Reproducible pages in chapter-by-chapter format provide you with the right questions to ask, the important issues to discuss, and the organizational aids that help students get the most out of each book they read.

Novel-Ties study guides contain reproducible pages in a chapter by chapter format to accompany a work of literature of the same title.

Use Novel-Ties ® study guides as your total guided reading program. Reproducible pages in chapter-by-chapter format provide you with the right questions to ask, the important issues to discuss, and the organizational aids that help students get the most out of each book they read.

In Little Bear''s visit, Little Bear enjoys a visit with his grandparents.

Helps young learners improve their writing skills with main ideas, fact and opinion, and point of view.

Novel-Ties study guides contain reproducible pages in a chapter by chapter format to accompany a work of literature of the same title.

Use Novel-Ties ® study guides as your total guided reading program. Reproducible pages in chapter-by-chapter format provide you with the right questions to ask, the important issues to discuss, and the organizational aids that help students get the most out of each book they read.