Grade 3

Adventures are great fun, especially if you have a close friend to share the experience. It's more enjoyable, and much safer than being alone. You can plan details together, checking safety… Read More →

Forest villages in France, England, the U.S. and Australia feature rope bridges and buckets of acorns for squirrels. Readers will meet some of the rescuers helping these little red squirrels survive. Read More →

Saif is "just shy," or at least that's what everyone tells him. When his mom comforts him with a patchwork quilt made of his special memories, he remembers that he's so much more. He was… Read More →

Through charming illustrations and rhyming verse, readers follow a toy sailboat on its journey from brook to river to sea. Along the way, the boat passes by a variety of habitats and… Read More →

What's that dog with the massive body, wide head, and drooping cheeks? It's the Saint Bernard! Saint Bernards are courageous dogs with kind hearts and even-tempered personalities. Their… Read More →

What is an amphibian? Frogs, toads, and salamanders and are all amphibians! Read More →

Sally Snip Snap was busy getting ready for her party. What would she have to do to get ready for a party? She asked the children to help her, but nobody would. They all said they were too… Read More →

Saltwater crocodiles are the biggest reptiles in the world. When they’re not resting, they’re on the hunt for their next meal. Explore the lives of these giant crocs and discover where they… Read More →

Eleven-year-old Johnny Mickley longed to be a hero and have some part in helping America gain its independence. The British Army was just miles away from colonial Philadelphia, planning to… Read More →

Sam Bennett needs new shoes. His old ones are full of holes. And Sam is growing up. With new shoes, he will now be able to help his pa plow the fields and sheer the sheep. Yet when Sam’s new Read More →

In April 1607, twelve-year-old Sam Collier and a group of Englishmen landed in North America. Arriving as an assistant to the solider John Smith, Sam was excited to discover what adventures… Read More →

Sammy Spider goes through the English alphabet using the Jewish holidays and traditions celebrated by the Shapiro family. With its sweet rhymes and iconic illustrations, this book is a fun… Read More →

Josh's cousin Ben is having his bar mitzvah, and Sammy accidentally ends up coming along! He gets an up-close view of the Torah readings, the blessings . . . and one tradition that gets this… Read More →

A first Jewish prayer book introduces children to daily and Shabbat prayers, plus special prayers. Sammy Spider watches Josh Shapiro and his family as they recite standard prayers for a… Read More →

Join Sammy Spider as he guides us through the Passover Seder! Celebrate Passover with Sammy Spider's First Haggadah! Beginning with the blessings over candles and wine, Sammy guides us… Read More →

Sammy Spider watches longingly as Josh Shapiro lights another candle and receives another brightly-colored dreidel each night of Hanukkah. Read More →

Sammy Spider is back in his fifteenth adventure story, learning about Jewish holidays and values with his buddy Josh Shapiro. In this story, when Josh gets a cold―“Achoo!”―his friend Moti… Read More →

When Sammy Spider's web gets swept away during the Shapiro family's Passover cleaning, his mother decides spring is a perfect time to make a new web. As Sammy learns to spin, he gets… Read More →

Sammy Spider wants to help Josh get ready for Purim. Instead, he gets stuck inside a grogger. How will he escape? Read More →

Sammy Spider yearns to celebrate Shabbat. He watches Josh set the festive table, and is especially fascinated when Mrs. Shapiro braids the challah. As the family gathers to welcome Shabbat,… Read More →

"What's a recipe?" Sammy Spider asks his mother as he watches Mrs. Shapiro make blintzes for Shavuot. As Sammy follows the holiday preparations, young readers will learn how the Torah, which… Read More →

Inside, outside, upside down! Where is Sammy Spider now? Swinging on an apple, from the roof of the Shapiro family sukkah, he is learning about the Jewish harvest festival of Sukkot. Sammy… Read More →

This 15th book in Kar-Ben's popular Sammy Spider series finds Sammy and his human friend Josh presenting a delightful cookbook of Hanukkah recipes and crafts. With four chapters of Hanukkah… Read More →