Best Selling Books by Larry Dane Brimner

Alex learns a lesson about telling the truth when he thinks he has lost the money his mother gave him to buy milk.

L''hisotire de l''aventure de gaby, JP et Alex. Gaby veru jouer avec des amis mais il faut aider sa grandmere. Story of the adventures of JP, ALex and Gaby. Gaby want to play with friends but promised to help her grandma.

JP découvre à quel point il est important de respecter l''environnement.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of flies and discusses some of the different kinds.

With the encouragement of the other Corner Kids, Alex keeps trying until he is able to swim all the way across the pool.

A young child describes the sights and sounds of autumn, including the "Chop! Chop!" of the woodcutter and the changing colors of the leaves.

In this exciting guide, author Larry Dane Brimmer explains snowboarding''s terminology, details basic techniques, discusses safety and etiquette, and examines the latest equipment.

- Fits national reading standards by linking images to the text to provide picture clues and introduces age-appropriate vocabulary. - This series meets the Reading First initiative. - The repetitive language, structure, and rhyming patterns help children decipher words. - Word lists at the back of each book help build reading vocabularies. Grades K-4 Social Studies Standards Culture: I - Describe ways in which language, stories, folktales, music, and artistic creations serve as expressions of culture and influence behavior of people living in a particular culture. Individual Development and Identity: IV - Work independently and cooperatively to accomplish goals. - Explore factors that contribute to one''s personal identity such as interests, capabilities, and perceptions. - Describe the unique features of one''s nuclear and extended families. - Identify and describe ways family, groups, and community influence the individual''s daily life and personal choices.

Discusses the history, equipment, and basic techniques of surfing, as well as safety issues and surfing etiquette.

Forging an unlikely friendship during a summer spent playing together, small Puppy and grumpy Bear face a first separation when the autumn season arrives and Bear is required to start school.

This research-based K-6 program is built to provide instruction on the Common Core Standards, and includes special emphasis on the Mathematical Practices and Learning Progressions at every grade level. Based on the NSF-funded Children''s Math Worlds project and over 10 years of research, Math Expressions is proven to be effective in raising student achievement. Hands-on and inquiry driven, Math Expressions Common Core teaches students how to represent solutions and explain their answers. This approach helps develop problem-solving and reasoning skills. The strong emphasis in Math Expressions on representation and discussion opens up the world of mathematics to all learners. Every lesson includes intervention, on-level, and challenge differentiation to support classroom needs. - Publisher.

Gay and lesbian teenagers relate their experiences regarding the discovery and acceptance of their sexual orientation.

Ants increase by multiples of ten as they march up the hill toward a tall cake.

Defines hibernation and describes different animals'' ways of preparing for and spending the winter.

Country Bear borrows all the ingredients for a cake from his neighbor and then gives her the cake as a present. Includes a recipe for apple cake.

Ace builds her own skateboard, but it takes a lot of practice (and some falls) to learn to skate well--and then she builds a ramp and takes it to the park to skate with her new skateboarding friends.

Trying to find out why his birthday has been forgotten, Country Bear persists in interrupting the activities of what appears to be a secret club.

The Pals decide they want to have a picnic at the lake, but first they have to figure out how to work together to row the boat.