New Releases by Margaret McNamara

Introduce kids to the planets and solar system in this fractured fairy tale retelling of the classic The Three Little Pigs. Parents and children alike will adore this out-of-this-world story, which is set in outer space! GREEP BOINK MEEP! The three little aliens are happily settling into their new homes when the Big Bad Robot flies in to crack and smack and whack their houses down! A chase across the solar system follows in this humorous and visually stunning book from Margaret McNamara (How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?) and Mark Fearing (The Book that Eats People). The endpapers even include a labeled diagram of all the planets.

The Robin Hill School first-graders get ready to show off their best smiles on picture day!

The students of Robin Hill School plant, tend, and harvest a garden together.

Individual Big Book

Individual Big Book

Individual Big Book

What are factors? What is a product? Read to learn about multiplication!

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!

Mrs. Connor''s students at Robin Hill School share their dreams for the future after learning about the day that celebrates the life and dream of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.

Katie and her family make shamrocks for each of her classmates to celebrate St. Patrick''s Day, but when Mrs. Connor shows a shamrock that looks very different, Katie is sad until, together, they learn the distinction between a shamrock and a four-leaf clover.

Learn how to identify congruent polygons, similar polygons, and lines of symmetry in the community.

Learn how to identify congruent polygons, similar polygons, and lines of symmetry on flags from around the world.

Mrs. Connors first-grade class has a counting race and learns a faster way to count.

Eloise loves loves loves weddings--and now she gets to be in one!

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

Read about the Underground Railroad.

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

Read about the geography of Canada.

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

Read about the geography of Brazil.

On Becky''s first day at a new school, she finds that she has a chance to run for class president.

On Becky's first day at a new school, she finds that she has a chance to run for class president.

When first-graders Nick, Jamie, and Reza refuse to let Emma join their soccer game just because she is a girl, Emma and her father devise a plan to teach the boys a lesson.