New Releases by Lisa Regan

From counting money to telling the time on a clock, numbers are used in so many parts of life. With this engaging volume, readers gain important skills related to using numbers. Puzzles are an excellent way to get young people interested in reading, problem solving, and math. They help with the understanding of important concepts while also offering a fun activity to take part in. Each of these eye-catching brainteasers features colorful illustrations and simple text to help guide readers in solving the puzzle.

From rectangular windows to circular plates, shapes are all around us. It''s important to be able to spot and identify different shapes in the world. Readers of this thought-provoking volume learn to do just that. Solving puzzles is a great way to reinforce and refine important math and geometry skills. The colorful puzzles feature vibrant illustrations and simple instructions that help guide young readers in completing each activity. Readers are encouraged to identify, describe, and name shapes, which are key aspects of early elementary mathematics curricula.

Understanding logic is important to understanding many parts of life. With the help of this captivating book, readers gain important skills related to logic, problem solving, and reasoning. Accessible text introduces each activity, while colorful illustrations hold readers'' attention and guide them through completing the puzzle. Solving a problem can result in a strong feeling of accomplishment and give readers a desire to keep learning. These engaging puzzles offer a fun way to develop key logic skills.

Math is an important part of life, but for some people, it can be difficult to learn about and stay interested in. With this engaging volume, that won''t be a problem. Puzzles are a fun way to learn, and the ones in this book feature attention-grabbing illustrations and exciting tasks. Readers will become more interested in math with each subtraction problem they solve. This book is an ideal supplement to key elementary math curricula. Even those normally reluctant to study math will enjoy these activities.

By sorting things, or putting them in a particular order, it can become easier to find answers to other questions. Readers of this innovative volume work on sharpening their sorting skills by solving fun puzzles. Each activity is introduced with concise instructions explaining the age-appropriate puzzle. Colorful illustrations engage readers and guide them in drawing conclusions and finding answers. This invaluable resource supports the growth of important skills that are vital in early development.

A visual representation can be a helpful tool when it comes to learning to count. Colorful and engaging illustrations guide readers of this unique volume in gaining important skills related to counting. Each puzzle provokes careful thought and fosters a comprehension of this key math concept. Readers feel a sense of accomplishment upon completing each exciting activity. This innovative book supports a strong understanding and knowledge of counting, an important part of early elementary math curricula.

Being able to spot and figure out patterns is a skill that can be useful in many different ways. The puzzles in this stimulating volume make it fun to find patterns. Eye-catching illustrations accompany concise sections of text and encourage readers to use their observation and reasoning skills to complete each exciting activity. These educational puzzles support a love of learning and offer a fun way for young readers to gain knowledge about patterns and problem solving.

This brightly illustrated book is loaded with more than 40 full-color activities featuring all kinds of prehistoric puzzle fun. Kids can step back in time to uncover interesting facts about the Stone Age as they work out a mammoth variety of challenges: picture, word, and matching games, doodles, mazes, memory tests, and more.

Kids who love horses and ponies will be thrilled with this adorable book and its colorful, fun-filled puzzles. More than 40 activities — all with equine themes — include word searches, picture puzzles, secret codes, mazes, math challenges, and other brainteasers. In addition, fun facts about these amazing animals appear throughout.

Josie works until her arms ache, until the paramedics arrive and pull her gently away from the woman’s cold, fragile body. Noah’s voice cracks beside her as he calls the time of death for his own, beloved mother. Arriving with her partner Noah for dinner at his family’s immaculate countryside home, Detective Josie Quinn is devastated to find Noah’s mother, Colette, lying lifeless in the back garden, her mouth clogged with soil. Searching the house for answers, Josie’s team don’t know what to make of the rosary beads buried in the dirt near the body, or the hidden file labelled “Drew Pratt”, the small town of Denton’s most famous missing person. As she delves deeper into Pratt’s case, Josie quickly discovers he had a brother whose body mysteriously washed up on the banks of a river. There’s also a diary entry suggesting that Colette may have met him on the last day he was seen alive. Can Josie believe the unthinkable, that a kind old soul like Colette might have been involved in their murders? And, will Josie’s new relationship with Noah survive the accusation? Josie’s only hope lies in tracking down Pratt’s daughter. But when she arrives at her home to find she’s been murdered just minutes before, Josie knows the real killer is one step ahead and won’t stop until Colette’s secret is buried forever. With many more innocent lives on the line, how deep is Josie prepared dig to reach the truth? An absolutely unputdownable crime thriller that will have you up all night! If you love Angela Marsons, Robert Dugoni or Rachel Caine you’re guaranteed to be hooked from page one. Read what everyone is saying about The Bones She Buried: ‘Loved it!!!... I could not put it down… amazing characters… twists and turns in the plot that keeps the reader turning pages to get to the end… DON''T MISS OUT ON THIS SERIES!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars ‘I was tapping my kindle like a demented wood pecker, so many suspects and tension you could cut with a knife and as for the ending it BLEW ME AWAY!!!!!... Another addictive and gripping series that just keeps getting better. I LOVED IT!!!!!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars ‘A highly entertaining, top-notch and impossible to put down read, couple that with an intelligent, feisty female protagonist and you''ve got an unmissable five-star page-turner’ Reader’s Retreat, 5 stars ‘Wow this book grabbed me from the very first page… twists and turns that kept me reading page after page. Just when I thought I was on the right track, I realize I wasn''t.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars ‘I tell myself I am only going to read a few chapters of before bed. Next thing I know it’s 2am and I am only a few pages away from being done!!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars ‘Phenomenal… Addictive with an intense and complex… I was certain I had it all figured out on several occasions, but turns out I didn''t. It kept me on the edge of my seat until the final twists… It''s definitely action-packed… Prepare yourselves for another wild ride...’ Book Obsessed Introverts, 5 stars ‘Oh my it’s a goodie!!... The suspense just keeps mounting ending with a stunning conclusion. A brilliant, compulsive and skilful police procedural.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars ‘One heck of an entertaining and intense ride... Fast, entertaining, suspenseful and action-packed… you will find yourself flying through and it will be hard to let go before you reach the final page…Another scorcher!’ It’s All About Books, 5 stars

"STEM, Science Technology Engineering Mathematics."

Puzzles and activities can be a great way to learn about history and culture. Readers of this stimulating book will work hard to solve puzzles while also learning about the Inca. With the help of bright illustrations, age-appropriate text, and helpful clues and keys, readers will sharpen their problem-solving skills. A dynamic page layout allows for readers of many levels and ages to work on and complete these exciting puzzles. This creative volume is sure to be a popular addition to any library or collection.

What better place for an adventure than a spooky hotel? Readers of this innovative book will go on a puzzle-solving journey through an old, haunted hotel. Along the way, they''ll meet some very interesting characters and hone their problem-solving skills. Delightful illustrations are featured throughout the book and encourage readers to pay attention and find clues that will help them solve the different puzzles. This exciting volume is a must-have for lovers of Halloween, ghosts, and all sorts of spooky creatures.

Presents facts about the planet Earth, including the shape of the Earth, how earthquakes work, and why Antarctica is considered a desert.

Codes are made for cracking. What secrets are hiding in these engaging enigmas? Readers of this interactive book will find out. They''ll stretch their problem-solving muscles with these perplexing coded puzzles. Riddles help readers develop critical and creative thinking skills. Handy intros to each puzzle help readers in a pinch. Charming illustrations accompany each riddle. Readers will practice their language, logic, and math skills while having fun.

There are two in a corner, but only one in a room; there is one in an apartment and one in a shelter, but none in a mansion. What is it? The letter ''r''. This fantastically funny book features over 800 clever, funny and tricky riddles including brain teasers, logic puzzles, tongue-twisters, silly puns and many more! These tough riddles will stretch young readers'' imaginations, and help them to think outside the box. Humorous cartoon illustrations accompany the riddles, giving the books and fun and playful look. Perfect for kids aged 8+.

Children may be surprised to learn that doing the right thing isnt always easy. Each of these engaging, accessible value education titles explores the story of one child who faces dilemmas about different social situations, the choices he or she makes, and the consequences of those choices. The Interactive question and answer approach engages the reader in real life situations while the charming, colorful illustrations keeps the tone of the book whimsical and playful.

This accessible value education title explores the story of an impatient child named Tilly who does not like waiting or letting others have their turn. She wants to play the video game her brother is playing. She wants to go on the seesaw her friends are on. She wants to tell her parents about her swimming lesson in the middle of their conversation. Tilly chooses one out of three behaviors for each situation, and the consequences of each choice is explained. The interactive question-and-answer approach engages the reader in real-life situations, while the charming, colorful illustrations keep the tone of the book whimsical and playful.

Readers will be delighted by colorful illustrations as they immerse themselves in Samu0092s story and try to make the right decisions. Sam finds himself in several situations that make him sad: his hamster dies, his best friend moves away, and his parents pay more attention to his little sister than to him. There are three ways Sam can act in every situation. The reader can compare Samu0092s choices to the ones he or she would have made and gain a deeper understanding of the central lesson.

Five years ago, Claire Fletcher escaped her abductor. But some scars never fade, and surviving was just the beginning... When Claire sees a car full of children careen into a river, she rushes to the rescue. But the driver, a mother named Leah Holloway, prefers to drown. For Claire and her ex, Detective Connor Parks, it doesn''t add up. What would motivate a woman with a beautiful family and a successful career to resort to such unspeakable extremes? What Connor finds out confirms Claire''s suspicions of something dreadful behind Holloway''s picture-perfect facade: a link between the terrified mother and a serial strangler targeting Sacramento soccer moms. As Claire and Connor are drawn back together, their investigation leads them to unearth everything Holloway was hiding. What they find could be the only way to stop a killer from striking again.

Chemical reactions are happening all around usu0096and inside our bodies! From a scab forming on a cut to the creation of carbon dioxide as a waste product, there are so many ways chemistry plays a part in how the human body works. Each spread of this colorful book offers readers a fascinating or surprising fact about popcorn, flour, or other familiar items and relates it to chemistry in understandable and age-appropriate language. These real-life examples and explanations of chemistry in our world engage readers with important STEM concepts such as states of matter, atoms, acids, and more.

Some of the coolest science information in our world is out of itu0097in space! From how the celestial bodies move around our solar system to peopleu0092s ability to travel in it, space science is endlessly fascinating. Itu0092s also an incredible vehicle for physics learning! In this book, readers learn about space, light and sound, machines, and forces in an engaging format that introduces each new concept with a real-life, surprising fact. Colorful photographs and understandable language present STEM curriculum topics in a new way, sure to draw readers in with their gravitational pull!

Winifred Holtby (1898–1935) is best-known today for her friendship with fellow feminist and pacifist Vera Brittain and for her last novel, South Riding. This is the first monograph to provide a literary criticism of Holtby’s social philosophy and presents in-depth readings of all her major works as well as some of her less well-known writing.

This book of brain teasers runs the gamut of subjects from geography to science, and from poetry to math. The colorful word-filled bubbles make each riddle eye-catching, and playful illustrations add a whimsical touch as readers challenge themselves to solve each mind game.

Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I? Readers will have to read this entertaining farm-themed riddle book to find the answer. From wordplay to math puzzles, each riddle will have readers scratching their heads and clamoring for more.

From “What Am I?” questions to solving clues to a mystery word, this title has a variety of water-themed riddles. Readers will get their feet wet in the world of brainteasers as they wade their way through this splashy title. With stimulating word games and vocabulary-testing puzzlers, this book will keep readers guessing and eager for more.

This series looks at child-centred social issues such as hitting, being fair, getting angry, and feeling sad. The right and wrong decisions are explored in each situation.