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From Caldecott Honor recipient Steve Jenkins comes the EXTREME ANIMALS series of early readers. DEADLIEST! will focus on the most lethal members of the animal kingdom.

In celebration of this beloved classic's seventy-fifth anniversary, this special edition features a beautiful set of window cling stickers - perfect for decorating your own 'Little House1 - and free downloadable audio (access code printed inside the book).

A curious monkey is a busy monkey! George is always on the go-trying something new, visiting new places, and meeting new people. In this exciting collection, Curious George fans will find eight stories about their favorite little monkey: Curious George and the Ice Cream Surprise, Curious George Goes to the Zoo, Curious George Says Thank You, Curious George Saves His Pennies, Curious George Visits the Dentist, Curious George Goes to a Bookstore, Curious George Joins the Team, and Curious George and the Sleepover. It's a treasury to be cherished by fans old and new!

Culling NASA transcripts, national archives, and stunning NASA photos from Apollo 11, Catherine Thimmesh captures not only the sheer magnitude of the first moon landing but also the dedication, ingenuity, and perseverance of the greatest team ever - the team that worked to first put man on that great gray rock in the sky.

With step-by-step instructions, readers learn about specific behaviours; how to catch thousands of fish like a humpback whale or how to sew up a nest like a tailorbird. This fascinating illustrated nonfiction melds science, art, biology, and the environment together in a detailed book about animals who live and survive in our world today.

Twelve year old Hoodoo Hatcher was born into a family with a rich tradition of practicing folk magic - hoodoo, as most people call it. But even though his name is Hoodoo, he can't seem to cast a simple spell. Then a mysterious man called the Stranger comes to town, and Hoodoo starts dreaming of the dead rising from their graves.

As the Halloween moon rises, Sheep are fixing up disguises ... What will happen when the sheep go trick-or-treating? Could there be wolves lurking in the woods, hoping to waylay them as they return home with their bags full of goodies?

I peer outside, there's something there That makes me shiver, spikes my hair. It must be Halloween. Green eyes watch from the dark as skeletons dance, goblins skip, and ghosts float by. Come along to find a scary, scary surprise!

The amazing sights of a train ride through the countryside whiz by in this deceptively simple rhyming board book. Little listeners will be mesmerised by this rhythmic, rhyming ride - perfect reading for kids on a roll!

The best and most comprehensive cookbook for mastering your Instant Pot - the hottest selling kitchen appliance in years.

When a curious cat uncovers a terrible secret, a barnyard of full of memorable animal characters hatch an unforgettable escape plan in this illustrated chapter book in the tradition of Charlotte's Web.

100 Words Almost Everyone Mixes Up or Mangles presents words that people can't keep straight, no matter how hard they try. It features helpful notes that provide guidance on tricky usage issues: the confusion between lend and loan, between plurality and majority, whether free rein is spelled "rein" or "reign."

That Janus was the god of doorways and hallways, and after him we have named janitors? Where did these words and other words, such as chaos, genius, nemesis, panic, and echo, come from? From the ancient stories of the Greeks - stories that rang so true and wise that the names of the characters have survived for centuries as words we use every day.

Billie Holiday-also known as Lady Day-had fame, style, a stellar voice, gardenias in her hair, and lots of dogs. She had a coat-pocket poodle, a beagle, Chihuahuas, a Great Dane, and more, but her favourite was a boxer named Mister. Mister was always there to bolster her courage, even at her legendary appearance at New York's Carnegie Hall.

Quick, call out! Tell all you can reach/ the moon is just perfect for bats at the beach! So pack your buckets, banjoes, and blankets - don't forget the moon tan lotion either. It's time to wing your way to I where the foamy sea and soft sand to meet with this bunch of friendly, fuzzy, frolicking bats.

American scientist Caitlin O'Connell could not believe what she was seeing from these African elephants: as the mighty matriarch scanned the horizon, the other elephants followed suit, stopped midstride, and stood as still as statues. This observation would guide the scientist to a ground-breaking discovery about elephant communication.

A red-lipped batfish waddles across the sea floor on its fins. These creatures come equipped with legs, wings, and they often move from place to place in surprising ways. In the latest eye-catching escape into the kingdom of Animalia, Caldecott Honor-winning team Jenkins and Page show how animals roll, fly, walk, leap, climb, swim and even flip.

Russell Freedman tells the story of Hans Scholl and his sister. They belonged to Hitler Youth as children. As older students, the Scholls and a few friends formed the White Rose, a campaign of active resistance to Hitler and the Nazis. Risking imprisonment, the White Rose members distributed leaflets urging Germans to defy the Nazi government.

In the exciting tenth installment in the Young Wizards series, Nita and Kit take part in a planetwide wizardry competition.

Keeper a stray dog, separated from his mother and his siblings. Faces every challenge with his nose upturned and his tail held high. His journey out of puppyhood, during which he becomes the companion to a homeless man, a story of perseverance in a world of danger and unexpected opportunity.

Researchers from Charles Darwin to Jane Goodall have spent years analyzing the minds of animals, and today's science is revolutionizing old theories and uncovering surprising similarities to our own minds. Humans are not alone in our ability to think about ourselves, make plans, help each other, or even participate in deception.

It's George's birthday, and he is so excited! He loves everything about his birthday. Follow George through his birthday adventures with the short poems in this board book. The fun tabbed pages are perfect for little fingers.

It's Halloween! When Curious George and his friend, the man with the yellow hat, go to a party at Mrs Gray's house, George is excited to find out that it is a costume party. After seeing his friends dressed up as astronauts, mummies, witches and more, George gets to pick out his own costume.

Nicolette's awful stepsisters call her Mechanica to demean her, but the nickname fits: she learned to be an inventor at her mother's knee. Her mom is gone now and the Steps have pushed her into a life of dreary servitude. When she discovers a secret workshop in the cellar on her 16th birthday Nicolette starts to imagine a new life for herself.

Finnigin is never seen without his eating stool, his eating spoon, and his gigantic eating mouth. When Finnigin finds himself in a new town on Halloween, he hopes to join an enormous feast with the creatures who live there. But not a body or soul will share any of their food with the ever- famished Finnigin. So what's a hungry skeleton to do?

George's friend Marco wants to make his famous tortillas for his abuela's birthday, and George is happy to help! But when George knocks over the bag of masa and the grocery store has run out, George and Marco are worried that the birthday surprise will be ruined.

Half the earth's surface is covered by water more than a mile deep, but most of this watery world is a mystery to us. More people have stood on the surface of the moon than have visited the deepest spot in the ocean. Come along as we travel down, down, down from the surface to the bottom of the sea. It'll be a journey you won't soon forget.

Where can Dish and Spoon be? The Rhyme can't go on without them, so Cat, Cow, and Dog set out to search for their missing friends. But where to start? They'll just have to read Fork's map, ask directions, and try not to get lost in Little Boy Blue's haystack or under Miss Muffet's tuffet or in Big Bad Wolf's kitchen.

Domenica Marchetti turns our gaze to the ever-alluring flavours and ingredients of Italy. Mediterranean ingredients lend themselves particularly well to canning, bottling, and other preserving methods. This book also includes recipes for making cheese, curing meats, infusing liqueurs, and even a few confections.

Do you ever feel happy? Are you sometimes loud? Have you ever felt scared, or hurt, or proud? Children can explore their feelings and emotions right along with George in this playful board book with sturdy pages that is perfect for little ones.