Most Popular Books by Monica Hughes

Unemployed after high school in the highly robotic society of 2154, Lisse and seven friends resign themselves to a boring existence in their "Designated Area" until the government invites them to play The Game.

Why do we have weather patterns? Where does it rain every afternoon? What is a monsoon? Weather follows patterns. Most parts of the world have a yearly weather pattern. In some places there is also a daily weather pattern. Read this book to find out why these patterns happen.

Describes how animals as different as monarch butterflies and gray whales travel in a similar pattern.

When twelve-year-old Valerie and her brother and sister fall through a space trap and are transmitted to an alien planet, they seek ways to return to the thirty-second century.

Readers will learn what an ocean looks, feels and sounds like, as well as how deep and wide it is, what the edge of an ocean is, who lives in an ocean, and how people use oceans.

No matter what religious festivals a young reader may take part in, they''re sure to love reading about all of the festivals in this series. Each title celebrates diversity by detailing the preparations that go into each festival, what people wear, where it takes place, the food that is eaten, when it happens, who celebrates it, and why it''s celebrated.

The community of the planet of Isis, misled by power-hungry space captain Michael Joseph Flynn, moves down the path of destruction until Moira, the captain''s daughter, exposes his self-serving designs.

Children love getting a close-up look at fascinating creatures in the world around them. This series allows them to get up close and personal with some of these creepy creatures that they can find in parks, gardens and even their own home. Each book identifies the main physical features of each bug including what they eat, how they change, and how they reproduce.

Readers will learn where rivers are found, what they look like, and how rivers change the land. In addition to exploring the depth, length and width of rivers, this book includes a discussion of who lives in a river and how people use rivers.

Children love getting a close-up look at fascinating creatures in the world around them. This series allows them to get up close and personal with some of these creepy creatures that they can find in parks, gardens and even their own home. Each book identifies the main physical features of each bug including what they eat, how they change, and how they reproduce.

This series looks at different work locations and the sorts of work that is done at each. Clear connections between the photos and text allow for clear examinations of an array of occupations and where they take place.

Introduces the physical characteristics and diet of eudimorphodon and similar winged dinosaurs.

Tells what it is like to take a vacation to another country, from getting ready to going home again.

Sixteen-year-old Olwen, who lives alone on the planet Isis with her faithful robot, falls tragically in love with an arrival from earth who is unaware that her natural form has been hidden in a humanlike space suit.

Illustrations and simple text describe how one family celebrates Hanukkah.

A retelling of the traditional story Stone Soup.

Brief text and illustrations introduce dinosaurs and discuss such physical characteristics as horns, spikes, and plates.

For Paula Herman, 11 going on 12, life is pretty straightforward - until the summer her mother decides to move to Edmonton. There Paula begins to unravel the mystery of her past and things begin to get complicated. Why does her mother refuse to talk about it? What has happened to the handsome man in the photograph - the man she knows must be her father? Why is his name Popowich when hers is Herman? The deeper Paula goes into solving the mystery, the more tangled her life becomes - until running away seems the only solution. Or is it?