New Releases by Katie Marsico

Young children are naturally curious about themselves. Tell Me Why I Cry offers answers to their most compelling questions about those salty tears. Age-appropriate explanations and appealing photos encourage readers to continue their quest for knowledge. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.

The Red Cross is a very important international organization. Around the world this agency''s volunteers and staff are working to provide provide disaster relief, run blood drives, and supply medicine and food to those in need. Have you ever wondered how this important work gets done? How do organizations like the Red Cross help? What kinds of problems do they have to solve? Read How Do They Help? The Red Cross to learn more about many people who help in your community and around the world.

The World Health Organization is a very important international agency. Around the world this group''s volunteers and staff are working to treat disease outbreaks, provide immunizations and health education. Have you ever wondered how this important work gets done? How do organizations like the World Health Organization help? What kinds of problems do they have to solve? Read How Do They Help? The World Health Organization to learn more about many people who help in your community and around the world.

The United Nations is a very important international organization. Around the world this agency''s staff and volunteers are working to provide children with access to medical treatment and education. Have you ever wondered how this important work gets done? How do organizations like UNICEF help? What kinds of problems do they have to solve? Read How Do They Help? UNICEF to learn more about many people who help in your community and around the world.

One of America''s bleakest times is the dark period in history when slavery was allowed. This title explores the hardships slaves had to endure and how brave people fought for their freedom. This title will allow students to analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text and how ideas influence individuals and events or how individuals influence ideas and events.

Young readers will be introduced to the types of housing, the landscape, and the experiences and opportunities representative of living on a farm. Prompts, call-outs, and questions within the text encourage children to compare and contrast their own day-to-day life experiences with the information presented about farms and living on them. Text features such as captions, bold print, a glossary, and an index help readers locate key facts and information efficiently.

The opioid drug crisis in America is on the rise and has become a serious public health issue. The epidemic concerning opioids such as heroin, has affected more than 4.6 million Americans ages 12 and over. This timely book exposes the consequences of heroin abuse describing the symptoms of addiction, including the physical, emotional, and social damage that can arise from abusing this highly-addictive drug. The facts about heroin abuse and teen use is alarming. By providing information about heroin from different angles, including personal stories from teens suffering from the addition, students will gain a better insight and will connect deeply to the unfortunate suffering surrounding the epidemic. Most importantly, there is an entire chapter devoted to how to get help, and how to deal with peer pressure when choosing to say no.

Tape measures are among the most commonly used tools in any handyman''s or handywoman''s arsenal. This book will help students develop word recognition and reading skills while discovering what these incredible tools can do and how they do it. They will also find out how tape measures can be used to tackle specialized projects. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate important information and learn new words.

Saws are among the most commonly used tools in any handyman''s or handywoman''s arsenal. This book will help students develop word recognition and reading skills while discovering what these incredible tools can do and how they do it. They will also find out how different kinds of saws can be used to tackle specialized projects. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate important information and learn new words.

The ability to recognize and correctly use the different parts of speech is key to demonstrating command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. In this book, readers will learn about the function interjections have in sentences by following the story of Will and Lauren, who visit a museum to see dinosaur skeletons. The story and activity sidebars help teach concepts such as correct punctuation, capitalization, and how words or phrases can have particular effects.

The ability to recognize and correctly use the different parts of speech is key to demonstrating command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. In this book, readers will learn about the function prepositions have in sentences by following the story of Abby and Nate, two students who have a project to complete for school. The story and activity sidebars help introduce concepts such as prepositional phrases, spatial relationships, and correct punctuation.

A tour of the Chesapeake Bay and its surrounding area.

Learn all about the lives and habits of cheetah cubs.

Learn the importance of being prompt with this easy-to-read story.

Learn the importance of saying please and thank you with this easy-to-read story

Learn all about the lives and habits of baby chimpanzees.

Learn about the thrilling world of choreography and find out what it takes to make it in this competitive career.

Travel to northeast Africa to visit Egypt and learn of its ancient culture and history.

Offering insights into life at the poles, this book follows a leopard seal through its day as it sleeps, eats, and moves.

Provides comprehensive information on the Columbine High School massacre and the examination of violence in schools.

Llamas are strong, useful animals. Their hair is an important source of fiber and they are excellent pack animals. Readers will find out all about the lives of these extraordinary animals.

Provides comprehensive information on industry and immigration, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, its aftermath, and labor rights.

This book provides young readers with an overview of what it is like to work within the post office and then profiles several careers with the postal service.

Working on a farm introduces young readers to many careers available on a farm. Colorful sidebars encourage young children to think, create, guess, and ask questions about a career working on a farm.

Working at a Grocery Store introduces young readers to many careers available at a grocery store, from stocker to store manager. Colorful sidebars encourage young children to think, create, guess, and ask questions about a career working in a Grocery Store.

Learn about the connection between math and tennis.

Madam C. J. Walker''s business skills, motivation, and determination helped her to develop a hair product and become the first African American woman millionaire. Readers will learn how those same skills also helped her reach out and help people living in poverty and speak out against injustice.