New Releases by Seymour Reit

About The Bank Street Ready-To-Read Series More than seventy years of educational research and innovative teaching have given the Bank Street College of Education the reputation as America’s most trusted name in early childhood education. Because no two children are exactly alike in their development, we have designed the Bank Street Ready-to-Read series in three levels to accommodate the individual stages of reading readiness of children ages four through eight. • Level 1: Getting Ready To Read— (Pre-K to Grade 1) Books are perfect for reading aloud with children who are getting ready to read or are just beginning to read words or phrases. • Level 2: Reading Together—(Grades 1 to 3) Books are written especially for children who are on their way to reading independently but who may need help. • Level 3: I Can Read It Myself—(Grades 2 to 3) Books are designed for children able to read on their own. They also can be enjoyed as read-alouds. Our three levels make it easy to select the books most appropriate for a child’s development and enable him or her to grow with the series step by step. The Bank Street Ready-to-Read books also overlap and reinforce each other, further encouraging the reading process. We feel that making reading fun and enjoyable is the single most important thing that you can do to help children become good readers. And we hope you’ll be a part of Bank Street’s long tradition of learning through sharing. —The Bank Street College of Education The Rebus Bears The interweaving of words and pictures within a rebus framework turns this charming funny retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears into a visual puzzle, adding fresh spice to a well-loved fairy tale.

When Ruff was a lonely pup, he thought he’d never find the perfect owner. Then Wendy came along. In this delightful tail . . . uh . . . tale, Ruff teaches his very new friend how to give him tender loving care.

Seymour Reit, the creator of Casper the friendly ghost, blends fact with fiction in this captivating tale about one woman who dared to go behind enemy lines as a spy for the Union Army. Canadian-born Emma Edmonds loved the thrill of adventure and chasing freedom, so in 1861 when the Civil War began, she enlisted in the Union Army. With cropped hair and men''s clothing, Emma transformed herself into a peddler, slave, bookkeeper and more, seamlessly gathering information and safely escaping each time. This fictionalized biography about the daring exploits of a cunning master of disguise, risking discovery and death for the sake of freedom, will inspire readers for generations to come.

Written in the warm and reassuring Bank Street style, this is an authoritative, ground-breaking guide entriely devoted to the dilemmas of sibling rivalry. Issues such as jealousy, sharing and fighting between siblings are discussed, and there are special sections on twins, step-siblings and single parents.

Frustrated with life under siege in George Washington''s army, nineteen-year-old Will Knox and his brother, Colonel Henry Knox, undertake the task of moving 183 cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston in the dead of winter.

Text and illustrations introduce vehicles from A (Ambulance) to Z (Zeppelin).

Three of Aesop''s fables are retold with rebuses and repeatable refrains.

A field mouse named Mrs. Brisby enlists the aid of a race of intelligent rats to save her home and her sick child.

Presents a brief history of airplanes and describes various types of airplanes and their uses.

The story behind the various organizations responsible for trickery and deception during World War II.

Bugs Bunny visits the dentist hoping to be inspired to write the last line of his Happy Tooth Week poem.

Presents a brief history of trains and describes various types of trains and their uses.

Text and drawings introduce a wide variety of ships from early boats hollowed from logs to supertankers of today.

In the winter of 1925 a dog sled relay makes a life and death race against time through an Alaskan blizzard with a supply of serum needed to stop a diphtheria epidemic in Nome.

A fortune teller sees danger ahead for Benvenuto the dragon after he is captured and placed in a carnival.

Recounts the adventures of Presidents'' children, nephews, and grandchildren who lived in the White House.