Best Selling Books by Margaret McNamara

The Robin Hill School first-graders learn about butterflies in this springtime Ready-to-Read! When a package arrives on Mrs. Connor’s desk, everyone is eager to find out what’s in it. Mrs. Connor hints that it’s something that changes from one thing to another. The children soon discover that it’s not a monster or a superhero, but a jar with five caterpillars. The class is going to learn about the life cycle of butterflies! They patiently watch as the caterpillars eat and eat and grow and grow, become chrysalises, and then emerge as beautiful butterflies. And all the children agree that butterflies are “even better than a superhero.”

The kids in Mrs. Connor''s class love the snow! And they love snow days even more! But when the snow will not stop falling, Nia realizes that staying at home is not so much fun after all.

Nia is excited to be in the class play! Then, on the big day, she gets nervous and forgets her lines. Will taking deep breaths help her calm down?

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Mr. Tiffin and his students explore skip counting and estimation in a fun pumpkin-themed classroom experiment! This book makes a wonderful read-aloud companion to any math or science curriculum, and it''s a fun way to reinforce counting skills at home. "How many seeds are in a pumpkin?" Mr. Tiffin asks his class as they gather around the big, medium, and small pumpkins on his desk. Robert, the biggest kid, guesses that the largest one has a million seeds; Elinor, sounding like she knows what she''s talking about, guesses the medium one has 500 seeds; and Anna, who likes even numbers better than odd ones, guesses that the little one has 22. Charlie, the smallest boy in the class, doesn''t have a guess. Counting pumpkin seeds is messy business, but once the slimy job is done, to everyone''s surprise, the smallest pumpkin has the most seeds! As Charlie happily exclaims, "Small things have a lot going on inside of them." And don’t miss the newest addition to the Mr. Tiffin series, The Dinosaur Expert!

Mr. Tiffin and his students from the perenially popular How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? are back in this picture book about a school trip to an apple orchard! In this playful, humorous, and child-friendly classroom story, the students learn a lot about apples and apple orchards—including how apples are harvested, how cider is made, and what the different varieties of apples are—while trying to solve a riddle. The book also celebrates how some children learn differently than others. Margaret McNamara and illustrator G. Brian Karas bring us another fun and educational picture book.

It''s Parents Week for Mrs. Connor''s first graders. Each day another parent is visiting and showing what they do. But Ayanna''s dad isn''t like the other parents. Will her classmates like him anyway?

Mrs. Connor announces that a bunny rabbit is coming to visit the class. Everyone is very excited to take care of Sparky, except for Reza. He doesn''t want to admit it, but he''s afraid of bunnies. Mrs. Connor then gives Reza a very special assignment. Full color.

Jaime longs to have at least one tooth missing in his first grade class picture, just like his friends, and when picture day arrives an unexpected event gives Jaime his wish.

It''s Becky''s first day at Robin Hill School--and election day in Mrs. Connor''s class. Becky thinks she''d make a great class president, but hasn''t yet made friends. When Becky takes a chance and makes a speech, the whole class is surprised by the winner. Full color.

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Eloise gets an unexpected opportunity to march down the aisle when a flower girl goes missing during a wedding ceremony being held at The Plaza. Simultaneous.

It''s time to say goodbye at Robin Hill School as the first-year students prepare to make the big step to second grade. It''s graduation day! Full color.

With Sylva and the Fairy Ball, Margaret McNamara launches the Fairy Bell Sisters, an enchanting new chapter-book series. The books feature Tinker Bell’s little sisters and are a must-read for lovers of the Rainbow Fairies and Disney Fairies stories. Clara Bell, Golden Bell, Rosy Bell, Sylva Bell, and baby Squeak are fairy sisters who live on Sheepskerry Island. Usually Sylva and her sisters get along just fine—until the week of the Fairy Ball. Sylva has her heart set on going—she’ll get to wear magical diamond wings and walk on beautiful satin ribbons under the stars! But fairies must be at least eight years old to attend, and poor Sylva’s birthday is the day after the ball. But before the night is over, Sylva’s big sisters will need her to come to their rescue. Charming illustrations by Julia Denos bring the world of fairies to life.

Fans of the musical Hamilton and their children won''t want to miss this stunning picture book biography about Eliza Hamilton, American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton''s extraordinary wife and an important figure in her own right. Includes an afterword from Phillipa Soo, the actress who originated the role of Eliza in Hamilton! We all know the story of scrappy Alexander Hamilton and his rise in American politics--but how much do we know about his workmate, inspiration, and stabilizing force, Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton? Margaret McNamara employs the letter-writing style of the period to tell the story of Eliza Hamilton, who was born into a family of considerable wealth, power, and influence in Albany, New York, in 1757. Eliza was expected to marry into a similarly powerful family . . . until she met and fell in love with the charismatic Hamilton. She stood by him throughout his tumultuous life, and after his death, she single-handedly collected his papers and preserved them for historians and musical-theater writers of the future. Eliza outlived Hamilton by fifty years; during that time she founded the first orphanage in New York State, raised funds for the Washington Monument, and kept the flame of her husband''s memory and achievements alive. This is a beautiful and informative biography featuring extensive back matter--including information about America''s revolution, the historical relevance of letter writing, and a timeline--and exquisite, thoroughly researched art that mirrors paintings from 18th-century America. Every Hamilton lover will want to gift it to the young readers in their lives.

The first graders of Robin Hill School learn about Groundhog Day in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read story, now in hardcover for the first time! It’s Groundhog Day in Mrs. Connor’s class. But instead of a real groundhog, they wait to see if Chester the hamster will see his shadow!

Read about the Northern states, the Southern states, and the causes of the Civil War.

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Read about the Lakota Indians who lived on the plains and hunted buffalo.

Read about the Underground Railroad.

Read about the Civil War battle of Gettysburg.

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Read about the Lakota Indians who lived on the plains and hunted buffalo.

"Based on the art of Hilary Knight"--Cover.

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How many hours do the musicians practice? How many strings do the musicians need? You can multiply to find out.

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Read about the geography of Brazil.

Margaret McNamara tells the stories of Tinker Bell’s little sisters in her charming chapter-book series, the Fairy Bell Sisters. Readers of the Disney Fairies and Rainbow Fairies series will adore these magical fairy tales. In the second book in the series, Rosy and the Secret Friend, it’s summertime, and the island cottages are taken over by the Summer People. The fairies are supposed to stay in hiding, away from the big, scary humans. But one Summer Child, Louisa, is sick and lonely. Kindhearted Rosy knows just what to do to make her feel better. Soon Rosy and Louisa are secret friends! How can Rosy keep such a big secret from her very own sisters? Whimsical illustrations by Julia Denos make these books a magical read.

Bakers use multiplication every day. How do bakers use multiplication? How do bakers multiply multidigit numbers? Read this book to find out.

Aspiring young fairies who adore Rainbow Magic and Disney Fairies will delight in the fourth magical installment in Margaret McNamara''s Fairy Bell Sisters series, about Tinker Bell''s little sisters. All the fairies on Sheepskerry Island look up to Clara Bell. Clara can do anything, which is why the younger Bell sisters—Rosy, Goldie, Sylva, and Squeak—are so proud of her. But when Clara starts to grow into her magical powers, things get a little bumpy. At first it''s fun to practice her charms, especially since a colony of gnomes is visiting Sheepskerry Island for the Valentine''s Games . . . and one of them, Rowan, seems to like her—very much. But when Clara and Rowan are faced with very serious trouble, Clara tries to do magic that''s too hard for her—way too hard for her. Will she have to pay a terrible price? Julia Denos sprinkles her signature fairy dust on each and every page, bringing the illustrations of the Fairy Bell Sisters to life.

Learn how identify congruent polygons, similar polygons, and lines of symmetry in the school environment.