New Releases by Meg Belviso

Steve Jobs, adoptado en la infancia por una familia en San Francisco, tuvo una vida llena de experiencia en solo cincuenta y seis cortos años. En este ¿Quién fue ... ? biografía , los niños aprenderán cómo su obsesión con las computadoras y la tecnología a una edad temprana lo llevó a co-fundar y dirigir Apple, además de convertir Pixar en un estudio de animación de vanguardia . Jobs dejó la universidad antes de graduarse y tomó medidas no convencionales en su camino hacia el éxito, pero inspiró a los mejores y los más brillantes que fuera con él y «cambiar el mundo».

Everyone loves Harry Potter. Now kids can learn about Harry''s creator! In 1995, on a four-hour-delayed train from Manchester to London, J. K. Rowling conceived of the idea of a boy wizard named Harry Potter. Upon arriving in London, she began immediately writing the first book in the saga. Rowling''s true-life, rags-to-riches story is as compelling as the world of Hogwarts that she created. This biography details not only Rowling''s life and her love of literature but the story behind the creation of a modern classic.

Steve Jobs, adopted in infancy by a family in San Francisco, packed a lot of life into fifty-six short years. In this Who Was…? biography, children will learn how his obsession with computers and technology at an early age led him to co-found and run Apple, in addition to turning Pixar into a ground-breaking animation studio. A college dropout, Jobs took unconventional steps in his path to success and inspired the best and the brightest to come with him and “change the world.”

For David Hawke, directing Dead Before Midnight on Broadway is the chance of a lifetime. But strange things begin to happen to David and his colleagues, and people are saying that the play itself may be cursed. As opening night approaches, it''s not clear if it will be the biggest night of David''s life, or the last...

A boy and his sister are sad and confused as they recognize that their grandfather has changed--he often forgets things and sometimes even where he is--for he has Alzheimer''s disease, in a book with a section that offers advice to parents.

A young boy and girl learn to cope with their grandfather having Alzheimer''s disease, and they realize that he can forget names and places.

Discusses life with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and how life can be must easier if you take the right approach.

Tom, Anne, and Gordon learn about shape and measurement when they try to find the right spot for their chicken pen.

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The new show from the creator of The Powerpuff Girls is a smash hit! "An admirable tale of loyalty and adventure-based learning with a contagious sense of fun." -The NY Times Welcome to Foster''s Home for Imaginary Friends, an orphanage for imaginary friends whose children have outgrown them. The Home''s residents include Bloo, a lovable imaginary friend whose owner, eight-year-old Mac, brings him to Foster''s when his mother tells him he''s too old for an imaginary friend. But Mac and Bloo are determined to stick together. And at Madame Foster''s, they find an unusual but congenial crew of imaginary friends to join them on their many adventures. Junior chapter book #1 tells the story of the show''s pilot episode.

Introducing the Winx Club, bewitchingly beautiful teenage fairies with a passion for fashion and a flair for magic! Meet each of the Winx Club fairies and learn all about their world in Magix, including horoscopes, lucky charms, creating secret messages, beauty hints, yoga tips, witch vs. fairy quizzes and featuring an insert of nail appliqués of all five characters.

The Halloween party on Shivermore Street is not to be missed, especially when the clock strikes thirteen.

What makes a pony a pony? How are they different from horses? Filled with loads of interesting facts and bright, realistic illustrations.

Dexter''s newest invention, the Shrinking Ray, failed to make him instantly tiny, but as the world around him the next day gets bigger by the hour, Dexter panics at the possibilities of being small.

Dexter''s pleasant dreams are being stolen by Mandark''s special helmet and replaced with strange nightmares, and Dexter must find a way to recapture his own dreams in order to sleep peacefully again.

As Dexter gets ready to introduce the Virtual Identity Teleporter to the scientific world, his sister Dee Dee pulls the switch on his invention, turning Dexter into a boy genius ballerina.

To give himself more time with his experiments, Dexter creates a potion to release him from the chores of eating, sleeping, and arguing with his sister, unaware that as a by-product, he also created a dumber, destructive Dexter.

When the Digidestined arrive on the Continent of Server, they are in a race against time to find the unique tags that will help their Digimon evolve to the Ultimate Digimon level before Etemon crowns himself king of the Continent.

Follow three young bear cubs as they are born, leave the den and grow up in the wild. Full-color illustrations.

Dewey snitched on his brothers. He must be tortured. So Malcolm and Reese snag a scary-looking stuffed monkey and make up creepy stories to terrify the little tattletale. It turns out this monkey has a name - Banana Joe, and that to all those who don''t show him respect, bad luck will come.

When an exchange student from another school stays with his family for a week, Malcolm finds himself in competition with her at home and in school.

Malcolm''s class has a pet parrot named Hitchcock, and each week a student takes him home for the weekend. Malcolm really can''t stand the bird. When it''s his turn to take Hitchcock home, Malcolm has an accident with a vacuum cleaner, sending Hitchcock to that Great Birdhouse in the Sky. Panicked, Malcolm replaces Hitchcock with a lookalike--but can he carry off the ruse?