Most Popular Books by Joe Rhatigan

Discover the meaning of culture! This Spanish nonfiction book examines diverse cultures and encourages students to celebrate their differences. Made for young readers, the book includes a fiction story related to the topic, an extension activity, discussion questions, and more beneficial features. This 24-page full-color Spanish book describes how food, games, holidays, and more vary from culture to culture. It also covers relevant themes such as kindness and being different, and includes an extension activity for Grade 1. Perfect for the classroom, at-home learning, or homeschool to learn about multicultural society, world studies, and diversity.

Pablo the alpaca is nervous about getting a haircut, but with help from a friend, heu0092ll learn to love getting groomed. This illustrated chapter book helps advancing readers learn to embrace new (and scary!) experiences. This Spanish fiction book supports early fluent readers on their journey to independent reading. Engage studentsu0092 natural curiosity with fun and inspiring real-world stories. Perfect for shared or guided reading, this book builds a foundation for a lifelong love of reading. This fiction book is written in Spanish.

Batty and Catty are bragging about their special abilities and Battyu0092s feelings get hurt. Catty feels bad and decides to make amends by teaching Batty some new tricks while learning some new ones herself. Written in verse, this Spanish picture book introduces important life skills to upper emergent readers. With pre-reading questions, this book is ideal for guided reading and builds early Spanish literacy skills. This picture book is written in Spanish.

Spark young learners’ imaginations with this fun story about animals from around the world competing in an epic sporting event!

When a noise wakes up Little Bear in the middle of his long winter nap, he goes outside...and finds a surprise! Young boys and girls will love this adorably illustrated, playful rhyming tale, in which Little Bear has fun in the snow with his friends...until his mom calls him back to their cozy den to finish his sleep until spring!

Welcome, welcome to Dizzytown! Where we smile at work and never frown. We believe we’re good at what we do. Come take a look and you’ll think so too! But readers may frown . . . and giggle . . . when they find out that in Dizzytown, the wrong people are doing all the jobs!!! This rhyming picture book with illustrations from the award-winning Patrick Corrigan, follows a young girl on her first trip to Dizzytown. Her friend shows her around, pointing out all the hard workers. Unfortunately for the residents of Dizzytown, it’s the teachers who put out fires, while sanitation workers take sick people to landfills, musicians fly airplanes, and more! Each time, the young girl exclaims, “Wait! What??” and explains who are the right people for the jobs. Children will love pointing out the discrepancies in Dizzytown, where children go to work, trucks are driven by punk rock bands, and houses are built by pumpkin-pie bakers, and delight in the young girl’s frustration that everything in Dizzytown is just very wrong!

Experience a new twist on this classic nursery rhyme with the new book, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. A group of kittens want to get closer to their friend Twinkle, the star. Will they reach Twinkle? Everyone loves and remembers nursery rhymes from when they were a small child. Each book in the Classic Nursery Rhymes Retold series begins with a classic nursery rhyme, then expands on it with more wacky rhymes and fun, toddler and young child friendly nonsense. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star is a re-imagined expansion of the wonderful rhyme. In this story, Twinkle the star has some kitten admirers on Earth that will do anything to visit their star friend. The kittens build a rocket ship, a super slingshot, and other contraptions, hoping that one of their ideas will get them closer to Twinkle. Perfect for children ages 1 through 5, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star will make them giggle with delight as they read this new classic over and over again.

With Little Genius books, curious kids can learn and laugh while being captivated by the world around them. With super-simple concepts about the sun, planets, comets, and more, each spread features the wonderful illustrations of Mattia Cerato along with rhyming text that delights while it instructs. With the sun as your guide, meet Mercury, Venus, Earth, and the rest of the planet gang, as you travel further and further to the outer reaches of the solar system. Each planet has one funny identifying feature that will help kids remember a fascinating fact about it. For instance, Earth is wearing goggles. Why? Because it has lots and lots of water! Little Genius: Solar System reads like a fun story, making it the perfect introduction to our night sky.

Quinn Gray, Private Detective, is known at her school as the person to hire when you need a mystery solved. When her friend Jessica starts receiving mysterious notes at her desk, will Quinn be able to crack the case? This mystery Spanish fiction book supports early fluent readers on their journey to independent reading. Engage studentsu0092 natural curiosity with fun and inspiring real-world stories. Perfect for shared or guided reading, this book cultivates lifelong reading success. This fiction book is written in Spanish.

Who jumped, slithered, and stretched into the bed last night? That''s what Dad wants to know in this wiggly, giggly bedtime book! Written in catchy, sing-song verse, this adorably illustrated book will be a bedtime favorite. Children will love seeing who jumps into the bed next, and parents will appreciate the dad who, after a sleepless night, still gets up and saves the day!

Little Genius . . . where curious kids can learn and laugh while being captivated by the world around them. A first architecture book for little geniuses! Architects are artists and scientists as well. They design the spaces where we shop, learn, visit, and dwell. From drawing houses with crayons to building with Legos and blocks, children are born architects! And Little Genius: Architecture is a child’s first look at the incredible work that architects do. Each spread features one or more amazing buildings or architectural feats, such as the Taj Mahal, the Chrysler Building, the Great Wall of China, the Parthenon, the Sydney Opera House, the Great Mosque of Djenné, and more!!! Also, a few terms such as Gothic and Art Deco are introduced without weighing down the lilting, rhyming text. With dynamic artwork by illustrator and architect Jomike Tejido, children will enjoy reading and re-reading this educational and fun book!

Little Genius . . . where curious kids can learn and laugh while being captivated by the world around them. With super-simple explanations about rain, wind, humidity, storms, the seasons, and more, Little Genius: Weather presents just the right amount of information for little learners. Children will love following along as a cute, smiling cloud guides them through simple weather events and explains what causes them using simple, rhyming text. Each spread also features a fun fact for kids who are ready to learn even more! It’s the perfect gift for budding climatologists and meteorologists!

Learn the history of u0093The Star-Spangled Banneru0094 and the meaning behind its famous words with this Spanish nonfiction book. Ideal for young readers, the book includes a related fiction story, glossary, connected project, useful text features, and engaging sidebars. This 28-page full-color Spanish book analyzes the national anthem line by line to make sure students fully understand it. It also covers important topics like patriotism and community, and includes an extension activity for grade 2. Perfect for the classroom, at-home learning, or homeschool, to explore the national anthem, U.S. symbols, and American history.

"Discusses items found in architectural salvage yards.... Projects range from simple (transforming a metal porch support into a corner shelf) to more complex (building a blanket chest from salvaged doors), and safety tips on working with metal, glass, and wood are provided....Recommended for public libraries."--Library Journal. "Try any one of these 45 projects and create something new with all the elegance of the original historic remnant."--Better Homes & Gardens Decorating. "Lively...prove[s] that one man''s trash is another man''s treasure."--Washington Post.

Discover the meaning of culture! This Spanish nonfiction book examines diverse cultures and encourages students to celebrate their differences. Made for young readers, the book includes a fiction story related to the topic, an extension activity, discussi

This kit contains everything you need to start your own garden of ginormous pumpkins! This kit includes everything you need to begin your perfect pumpkin patch. * Approximately 10 seeds * Seed starter * And a full-color manual that includes instructions for growing your plant/pet successfully. These materials and instructions will give you larger than life results, helping you feed and tend a GIANT pumpkin. Impress all of your neighbors and friends this Halloween with the biggest jack-o-lantern ever, or simply watch the miracle of the garden take this pumpkin beyond the outer limits!