New Releases by Lisa Trumbauer

Simple text and photographs describe and illustrate how to use a compass to find one''s way on land, at sea, or in the air.

How many objects does each person have?

Explains that people take measurements to find out how tall, how long, how far, how fast, how heavy, how much, and what size.

Simple text and photographs describe the characteristics of deserts.

Text and photographs introduce oceans and their features including waves, shorelines, and the different zones of an ocean.

Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and stages of development of a dog.

Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and stages of development of a chicken.

Discusses the secrets of how to talk with boys, how to be friends with them, and how to listen so they''ll want to talk back.

Describes the activities that take place at a typical elementary school between arriving in the morning and leaving in the afternoon, including lessons, art, music, and gym classes, visits to the library, and field trips.

Describes the seasons and tells what people, plants, and animals do during each season.

Describes favorite activities, such as singing, dancing, painting, cooking, and camping.

Describes the ears of many types of animals and tells how the animals use their ears.

Describes the ways people travel, including by car, on foot, by bike, on horses, on tractors, on buses, on trains, by plane, and by boat.

Describes different types of families, what family members do together, and where families live.

Describes the food pyramid, the various foods in each food group, and how the foods keep people healthy.

With engaging color photographs, these easy readers relate history, geography and social skills to a child''s everyday world.

Describes different types of communities, including cities, suburbs, and rural areas. Also discusses various occupations in a community.

This book presents more than 75 hot sites that offer homework help on a wide range of subjects: math, English, history, science, geography, social studies. Young students will find scores of sources that offer all sorts of help for research and report-writing, including on-line libraries, museums, dictionaries, and encyclopedias, plus links to experts on specific topics. Featured sites offer tips for taking notes and acing tests. And if you think that homework is all work, think again: there are game sites that make math fun, teach tons of new words, and even glamorize grammar.

Explains how to use a personal computer to complete activities related to social studies, such as drawing maps, putting out a community newsletter, and creating a local time-line.

Explains how to use a personal computer to complete activities that explore math, reading, geography, and science.

Provides descriptions and Web addresses for numerous sites on the Internet that provide information about many different sports and sports-related topics.

Explains how to use a personal computer to complete activities that explore various aspects of Halloween.