Best Selling Books by Laurie Krebs

Join the caravan for an exciting year-long trek along China''s ancient Silk Road. Following the rhyming, treasure-filled story are informational endnotes about the history of the Silk Road, the story of silk, important cities of China, and a full-spread map. Ages: 4-10 Colour illustrations

Learn to count in Swahili and discover all kinds of African animals with this exciting children''s safari through the glasslands of Tanzania!

"This charming book is visually enticing and just plain fun to read" — School Library Journal Join Grandpa the Beeman and his grandson as they explore the fascinating world of bees! In this charming rhyming story, young readers will learn all about the buzzing creatures that make honey and how beekeepers care for them. What surprising facts will you uncover about the importance of bees? Teaches the basics of beekeeping and the vital role bees play in nature Includes educational endnotes with fun facts about honey, bees, and beekeeping Perfect for budding young naturalists and curious minds

Climb aboard the river boat! We’re sailing down the Nile. All aboard for a journey down the Nile! From bustling Cairo to Tutankhamen’s tomb and the mysterious Sphinx, kids will explore the sights, sounds, and stories of Egypt. Perfect for curious young travelers, this book includes fun rhymes and eleven pages of facts about ancient Egypt, gods and goddesses, a map, and more. Explores iconic landmarks and cultural treasures along the Nile Combines rhyming storytelling with engaging nonfiction content Includes detailed endnotes to deepen learning about Ancient Egypt

Looks at the daily life of a lighthouse keeper at Boston Light in colonial Massachusetts, describes the duties and responsibilities of a colonial lighthouse keeper, and tells the history of Boston Light.

This rhyming text takes readers from Lake Titicaca all the way to the city of Cusco for the highly popular Inti Raymi festival, celebrated in June each year. Children from many areas of southern Peru are traveling to the festival, each using a different mode of transport. Includes educational endnotes on the history, people and festivals of Peru.

Rhyming text introduces the wildlife of the Galapagos Islands, such as giant tortoises, black iguanas, and brightly-colored lava crabs.

Three children embark on a day-long trek through the Amazon, discovering all sorts of rainforest creatures in their natural habitats. The charming, rhyming text highlights an adjective for each creature. The story is complemented by educational endnotes about the creatures in the story and the peoples of the rainforest.

★ "The text’s easy, natural rhythm makes reading aloud a pleasure... [a] brilliant, horizon-expanding outing" — Kirkus Reviews, starred review Learn to count in Swahili while discovering African animals on an exciting safari through the grasslands of Tanzania. Facts about Tanzania, Swahili counting, the Maasai people and a map are included at the end. Spanish edition. Learn to count in Swahili Perfect for animal loving kids! Extensive endnotes provide an illustrated guide to counting in Swahili, a map, notes about each of the animals, and interesting facts about Tanzania and the Maasai people.

Now available in Spanish! Find out where honey comes from as Grandpa the Beeman teaches the basics of beekeeping to his young grandson. This rhyming story includes 7 pages of educational endnotes full of essential facts about bees, beekeeping, honey, and the vital part that bees play in the natural world.

Travel to Mexico and discover its many wonders, from the amazing monarch butterflies in the Highlands to a mariachi show in the village square. The rhyme and lyricism of the text is complemented by endnotes about the history of the country, national fiestas, and a glossary of simple Spanish vocabulary. (Spanish language edition)

Arusha, Mosi, Tumpe y sus amigos emprenden un aventura sobre contar a través de los prados de Tanzania, descubriendo diversas clases de animales africanos mientras cuentan a partir la uno a diez.

Come sail to Galapagos and see what you can see! Now available in Spanish!

Du temple d''Abou Simbel aux pyramides de Gizeh, embarque sur une felouque égyptienne pour un voyage magique le long du Nil ! Kalila et ses amis te font découvrir leur beau pays, ses paysages enchanteurs et ses nombreuses richesses. A la fin de l''ouvrage, une carte et un documentaire complètent ton voyage.

These charming tales make it easy to bring the history curriculum to life in your classroom. These books are tied directly to the National Social Studies Standards and Benchmarks through the following themes: culture time, continuity, and change individual development and identity power, authority, and governance people, places, and environments production, distribution, and consumption civic ideals and practices science, technology, and society Readers of this series will travel back in time and spend a day in the life of a real citizen during the earliest days of our nation. Each book in the series features a person who actually lived and worked during colonial times. The readers will learn how they may have spent a day in their lives. The books offer original period documents, oil paintings, etchings, and woodcuts that portray the colonial era. These primary sources bring depth and authenticity to young readers'' exploration of life before the American Revolution. The captivating stories of these real-life characters, some of them American icons, will make history tangible and fun.