New Releases by Suzanne Francis

Woody encourages children to have confidence in themselves.

Four concept-based story retellings in one wonderfully chunky package!

The Incredibles 2: The Junior Novelization retells the exciting new Disney/Pixar sequel.

Disney Princesses Ariel and Jasmine create their own paths this Step 2 Step into Reading leveled reader featuring two stories in one! Princess Ariel from Walt Disney Animation Studios’ The Little Mermaid needs to get medicine for her sister, but it can only be found in a deep, dark part of the sea. Princess Jasmine from Disney’s Aladdin wants to help the people of her kingdom, but her father and Jafar want her to stay within the palace walls and be a proper princess instead. This Step 2 Step into Reading leveled reader features two books in one and is perfect for children ages 4 to 6.

It''s almost time for the crystal ceremony, where Grand Pabbie honours the young trolls. But Little Rock needs to earn his tracking crystal before he can join the fun. Can Little Rock''s friends help him discover the secret to being a great tracker, and will they make it to the crystal ceremony in time to see the amazing beauty of the Northern Lights?

"Can Pua the pig stop Heihei the rooster from causing trouble for Moana at the island feast?"--Back cover.

An exciting chapter book series featuring all-new stories about each Disney Princess as a young girl! Disney Princess Jasmine is nine years old. She has private tutors, fancy clothes, and even a pet tiger, but what she really wants is a friend her own age. When a royal from a nearby kingdom comes for a visit and brings his son, Jasmine is excited. But she and the boy don''t have much in common. But then, while on an exciting underground adventure, Jasmine meets the son of one of the palace workers. Will Princess Jasmine finally find a true friend? Children ages 6 to 9 who are independent readers will love this new chapter book based on Disney''s Aladdin featuring full-color illustrations! Disney''s Dream Big, Princess campaign focuses on the amazing stories and leadership qualities of each Disney Princess and shows how they relate to today''s girls.

Lightning McQueen is ready to take on another racing season, but Jackson Storm, a next-generation racer with sophisticated high-tech capabilities, may give him a run for his money.

A collection of stories featuring characters from Disney and Disney-Pixar movies.

"The next-generation racers have hit the tracks! Can Lightning keep up?" - Back cover.

The jungle holds a storytelling contest but Mowgli doesn''t have a story to tell. He goes into the jungle to search for a story. As the animals are telling their stories Mowgli has an experience that gives him a story to tell the others.

Join Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, and their friends as they embark on an adventure to find the magical Northern Lights!

Includes a fold-out map as part of page 3 of cover.

"Join Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, and their friends as they embark on an adventure to find the magical Northern Lights!"--Back cover.

"The deluxe junior novelization"--Cover.

Follow Little Rock and all of your favourite Frozen characters for an adventure with ''On the Trail''.

Jump inside Riley''s mind and get to know the Emotions who know her best: Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust. Relive all of the adventure from the Disney*Pixar film, Inside Out, with this storybook that includes word-for-word narration, thrilling sound effects, and original character voices from the movie!

Disney•Pixar’s Inside Out will take you to a place that everyone knows but no one has ever seen: inside the mind of an eleven-year-old! Once there, you''ll meet the five Emotions that know Riley best: Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust! Also features eight pages of full-color scenes from the movie.

After being separated from his family following an asteroid stike, Arlo, a dinosaur, strikes up a friendship with a wildboy he names Spot, and together they embark on a journey to find their homes.

Are you ready to explore? This continent has unique people, plants, animals, geographical features, and cultures. Take a fascinating tour of Europe to learn what makes it like no other place on Earth. You?ll find well-researched, clearly written informational text, primary sources with accompanying questions, charts, graphs, diagrams, timelines, and maps, multiple prompts, and more. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

"Things get hot when world-famous racer Dusty Crophopper joins forces with a quirky crew of firefighters devoted to protecting historic Piston Peak National Park."--Page 4 of cover.

This book offers a new framework for the study of political elites and an empirically rich interrogation of the realization, accumulation and exercise of institutionalized political power by political elites in the African context of the Provincial Legislature of KwaZulu-Natal.

In the second book of the "Sons of the Mariner" series, a powerful new threat appears in Cloudy Bay, searching once again for the mirror left to Tessa Kivelson by her grandmother.Tessa and her best friend Jane are cast into an alternative time line. Jakob, Tessa''s lover, succumbs to madness, leaving Lut to navigate this confusing new world single-handedly. Will Lut condemn his brother to life in a mental institution while Tessa helplessly floats in the twilight between life and death?It is Suvi Markku, Tessa''s grandmother, who holds the key that will stitch together the ruptured worlds and mend Tessa''s broken heart.