Brooklyn is on a mission to gather the supplies she needs to help her brother, Bryceson build a dam. Upon returning, she discovers the once full barrow is empty. Brooklyn retraces her steps to find the missing items, and arrives home with far more than she could have ever imagined. Join Brooklyn on a journey, where the law of reciprocity and the power of words carry her home. Adults and children are guaranteed to love this book. Persistence.
Xiomara is very proud of her mom; she is in the military. Mars (as her mom calls her) loves eating new foods, meeting new friends, and learning new languages. Mostly, she loves moving with her mom to new places. So, when her mother announces she has received orders, Mars is elated. She dances her happy dance as she tries to guess where they will move. “Mars, you cannot go with me,” her mom announces. Mars is so confused! Why can’t she go? Where will she live? Mars will soon discover the answers to her questions, but more importantly, she will learn so much more. When Life Gives, Us Wind is an excellent tool for any single parent serving in the military. It is also great for any child facing the challenges of temporarily being away from home. This book also highlights the joys of being in a multi-generational family.
Crunch! Munch! Gurgle! Slurp! Smack! Thump! Toot! Chug! Belch! What happens when Mia forgets all of her manners? She asks the reader for help. Mind Your Manners, Mia is a delightfully illustrated book filled with fabulous onomatopoeias designed to create countless hours of reading adventures.
Hi, my name is Ian, and my dad is in the military. Malik and I are best friends. We have our own greeting and secret handshake. While planning Malik's birthday party, I learn my dad has received orders to move overseas. Will I join Malik for his special day, or will I have to move before the festivities begin? This Time Next Year demonstrates the joys and challenges military children face every day. It also celebrates friendships that transcend distance and time. Through thick or thin...friends till the end.
What happens when your wish is so BIG, shooting stars, four-leaf clovers, and genies in bottles cannot fulfill it? You seize the moment presented by capturing the tooth fairy and asking her to grant you your wish. Join Manny as he learns why sometimes words are more powerful than wishes. Manny & Tutu celebrates parent-child relationships, compassion, kindness, empathy, and love.
Unique by DesignIf you follow a lunar bow to its end, you’ll find O’Kapi, an enchanted village. It’s home to the most magnificent horses ever to gallop the earth. It is also where Oy’a lives. She is not like the other horses; she remains to herself. When three sisters befriend her, they set out on a journey unlike any other. One that leads them on the path to self-discovery. This book is about friendship, kindness, and the beauty of acceptance. O’Kapi teaches young readers to embrace their uniqueness and celebrate the individuality of others.
What does it mean to be a good neighbor? From Central Park to Broadway to Times Square, Walter the French Bulldog is on a mission of kindness in this hilarious dog adventure story from ABC's Good Morning America's Eva Pilgrim. Walter's heart is full of kindness, but this little dog's efforts to help his neighbors don't go as planned. Journalist Eva Pilgrim's charming narrative and Jessica Gibson's vibrant illustrations make Walter Does His Best a wonderful way to introduce kids ages 4-8 to new adventures in kindness. This beautiful jacketed hardcover encourages children to look for opportunities to be kind affirms that everyone makes mistakes appeals to kids' enjoyment of animals celebrates authors of color can be read aloud for story time or enjoyed as an independent read introduces kids to New York City landmarks in a fun, colorful way! Join Walter for a jaunt through Central Park, inside a Broadway theater, onto subway cars, through the Rockefeller Center gardens, and all the way to Coney Island as he tries his very, messy best to be a good dog--and learns that what matters most is the love you share with others every day.
A haunting, stunningly illustrated story of loss, hope, and the power of music from multi-award winners David Almond and Levi Pinfold. Kielder Water is a wild and beautiful place, rich in folk music and legend. Years ago, before a great dam was built to fill the valley with water, there were farms and homesteads in that valley and musicians who livened their rooms with song. After the village was abandoned and before the waters rushed in, a father and daughter returned there. The girl began to play her fiddle, bringing her tune to one empty house after another — for this was the last time that music would be heard in that place. With exquisite artwork by Levi Pinfold, David Almond’s lyrical narrative — inspired by a true tale — pays homage to his friends Mike and Kathryn Tickell and all the musicians of Northumberland, to show that music is ancient and unstoppable, and that dams and lakes cannot overwhelm it.
An environmental engineer turned ecology writer relates the history of our waterways and her own growing understanding of what needs to be done to save this essential natural resource. Water: A Natural History takes us back to the diaries of the first Western explorers; it moves from the reservoir to the modern toilet, from the grasslands of the Midwest to the Everglades of Florida, through the guts of a wastewater treatment plant and out to the waterways again. It shows how human-engineered dams, canals and farms replaced nature's beaver dams, prairie dog tunnels, and buffalo wallows. Step by step, Outwater makes clear what should have always been obvious: while engineering can de-pollute water, only ecologically interacting systems can create healthy waterways. Important reading for students of environmental studies, the heart of this history is a vision of our land and waterways as they once were, and a plan that can restore them to their former glory: a land of living streams, public lands with hundreds of millions of beaver-built wetlands, prairie dog towns that increase the amount of rainfall that percolates to the groundwater, and forests that feed their fallen trees to the sea.
This striking book explains the feats of engineering behind the world's most impressive architectural marvels. From skyscrapers that reach astonishing heights to bridges that span deep and wide rivers, the world is filled with awe-inspiring structures. But how do they work? Meet the extraordinary people who challenged our beliefs about what's possible, pioneering remarkable inventions that helped build the Brooklyn Bridge in the US, the Pantheon in Italy, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the Shard in England and the Sapporo Dome in Japan. Discover the ingenious methods engineers have come up with to enable us to build underground, underwater, on ice, and even in space. With text written by award-winning structural engineer Roma Agrawal and detailed full-color illustrations by Katie Hickey, this book provides unique and illuminating perspectives of the world's most incredible constructions. How Was That Built? is a perfect gift for curious kids who want to learn more about construction, architecture, science, technology, and the way things work. This children's picture book also serves as a fascinating companion to the author's adult nonfiction book Built: The Hidden Stories Behind our Structures, winner of the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books.
