New Releases by Martha Weston

Help your kindergartener learn to read with 5 books from the #1 early reader line, Step into Reading! Remember, a lifetime love of reading starts with a single Step! This boxed set of five Phonics Readers is perfect for sharing at home or in the classroom. These books are designed to help your child learn about the sounds that letters stand for and how letters are put together to make words, while being entertained with friendship stories, mice, dogs, teamwork, and more! Titles chosen especially for your Kindergartener are: Jack and Jill and Big Dog Bill; The Pup Speaks Up; Jack and Jill and T-Ball Bill; Mouse Makes Words; and Silly Sara. Step into Reading has a great variety of subjects and they''re true to their level--something parents really appreciate! --Hannah Schwartz, owner, Children''s Book World, Haverford, Pennsylvania

Dr. Clock is ready for a new adventure. This time he is taking his time machinge to look for saber-toothed cats. Wait - Dr. Clock does not notice, but he is not travelling alone on this trip! Find out who has secretly hitched a ride to prehistoric times in this humourous easy reader.

I felt my ears get hot. I''d gotten my wish--a big part--but this part? And in this play? Topher Blakely has been waiting all his life to get the lead in the eight-grade play. But the contest winner is a fairy tale! At least Topher gets to act mean and wear a fake beard. Topher and his best friend, Kip, know that from Populars to Losers, the label you get is the label you live, and nobody lets you forget it. At least half the school would rather eat rocks than try out for a play. Want people to think you''re a geek or gay? Hang out near the theater. And Bad Daniel, the school bully, makes sure Topher never forgets it. At least a guy can go home to relax, right? Won''t Topher''s savvy, undertanding parents, his adoring little sister, and his fun-loving pet cat put life in perspective? Yeah, rrriiiight. . .

Jack and Jill and big dog Bill go sledding one snowy winter day. When big dog Bill notices a rabbit on the hill, mayhem ensues. This fun phonics reader helps early readers with the use of alliteration and rhyming.

Jack and Jill enjoy sledding until their dog gets tired.

Dr. Clock invents a time machine, but his trip back to the era of the dinosaurs does not turn out as he had expected.

When they go to the city to see the sights, Curious George gets separated from his friend and has many adventures before they are reunited.

A boy is visited by beings that look like robots that arrive in a flying saucer from outer space.

Dot loves her new fish. They are colorful and zip around in their bowl. Unlike her cat Fuzzy, they don''t get hair all over. Fuzzy loves the new pets too. But he doesn''t want to watch them swim. He wants to eat them for dinner. Luckily for the fish, Dot knows what to expect from a cat, but what will Fuzzy try when Dot isn''t looking? Dot has her hands full trying to teach fish and felines to be friends in this warm and humorous easy reader about the advantages and disadvantages of some popular pets. Holiday House Readers is a line of books that features large type, simple vocabulary, and short manageable chapters. The books are specially written, illustrated, and designed for children who are learning to read on their own. Level 2 books are intended for children in the first and second grades.

Four-year-old Tessa is impatient with her new baby brother William.

Shows parents and caregivers how to teach preschoolers social skills through a collection of fun and easy activities that focus on sharing, caring, and respecting others

Gran comes to visit and Polly wishes she would go home, until one night Gran babysits and the two of them have a fabulous tea party together.

Shows parents and caregivers how preschoolers can play and express themselves with art--at home and away from home--by using easily found items

By the end of her busy day Bea has gone from having four teddy bears to having none, but by retracing her steps she is able to get back up to four bears again.

Easy-to-follow diagrammed recipes for making a variety of foods from bread to stew.

Text, illustrations, and suggested activities offer a common-sense approach to mathematic fundamentals for those who are slightly terrified of numbers.