New Releases by Margaret Snyder

The magic of storytelling unfolds in page after beautiful page of these early-reader paperbacks that are perfect for reading aloud and simple enough for children who are ready to spread their reading wings. Priced so affordably, parents will collect them all!

In this adaptation of the traditional tale of Cinderella a lovely peasant girl working as a servant for Duke Donald and his three spoiled nephews serves as heroine.

Mickey''s nephews try to teach Pluto tricks so he can win a pet talent show.

Illustrations and simple text provide examples of being honest in everyday life.

Art doesn''t know what to do when a new pet is brought into the house.

It''s Halloween on Sesame Street and this year Elmo wants to wear the scariest costume ever.

First Steps board books give toddlers and young children, ages 2-5, their first look at religious topics such as Bible stories, going to mass, and prayer.

First Steps board books give toddlers and young children, ages 2-5, their first look at religious topics such as Bible stories, going to mass, and prayer.

Sound Stix feature a 24-page, four-color book and a hand-held electronic sound unit featuring sixteen real-life sounds. Advanced speech technology allows Sound Stix to accurately reproduce character voices, human speech, music and sound effects. For maximum enjoyment, the book and sound unit can be used simultaneously or independently.

Transforming Development is uniquely appropriate reading at a time when civil society and the private sector are popular concepts and foreign aid is under fire. This books shows that given the chance, women are instrumental in expanding and democratizing national economies: they create wealth and family well-being. Through a history of UNIFEM, the United Nations Development Fund for Women, the author shows how the large-scale investments of governments, the World Bank, the United Nations and other organizations can become both more effectively and gender-sensitive.The book includes both a history of UNIFEM with its struggle to survive political and bureaucratic power games, and an examination of some of the activities which UNIFEM has assisted, from village-level projects to national and regional policy interventions.

In this adaptation of the traditional tale of Cinderella a lovely peasant girl working as a servant for Duke Donald and his three spoiled nephews serves as heroine.