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It is very important to learn to swim. You need to know how to swim so that you will be safe in the water. Then you will be able to go on boats and swim with your friends. Focus Skills:… Read More →

Tyrannosaurus Rex was an enormous dinosaur that lived on Earth millions of years ago. T-Rex was probably the fiercest of all the dinosaurs. We know what the dinosaurs were like because… Read More →

Do you know where honey comes from? Yes, bees make honey, but how do they do it? What makes honey so sweet? Who do you think the bees are making the honey for? Focus Skills: j, qu, v, w, x, y, z, zz Read More →

Have you ever made a new thing out of something old? It's called recycling. In this story the children use their imaginations to build something new from old tin cans. How many cans do you… Read More →

Tom and his stepdad Tod like to build things together. Take a look at the picture on page 1—what do you think it is? Tom and Tod are building a bird house. What do you think they will need?… Read More →

We get a lot of great things from trees. People like to eat chocolate and fruit. Children like to play in trees. Wood and rubber come from trees, and some animals live in trees. Focus… Read More →

Pandas are a type of bear that are only found in China. They are playful and great at climbing trees. They like the water and spend a lot of time eating! Do you know what they eat? They eat… Read More →

It's exciting and fun to perform on stage to entertain an audience. An actor is part of a group called a cast, who work together to present a show. How does a dramatic production get… Read More →

We all know what is inside the skin of a banana. Have you ever eaten shellfish? Some other things that we eat give us a surprise when we see what is inside. Focus Skills: s, a, t, p, i, n, m Read More →

Will Rogers was the most famous American entertainer, writer, and actor of the early 1900s. He was best known for making fun of politics and the US government. His humor endures, with today's Read More →

Many people choose jobs where they help other people. What work can they do that helps people? What jobs do you know that make things better for us? Do you know what job you would like to… Read More →

Whenever the author-illustrator runs in a field, climbs a hill, or swims in the sea in Israel, she looks for something small to hold in her hand. She finds a basalt pebble from the ice-cold… Read More →

Portugal, 1967. Sónia thinks she knows what her future holds. She’ll become a poet, and together she and her artist boyfriend, Zé Miguel, will rise above the government restrictions that… Read More →

Praise for Touch the Sky by Stephanie V. W. Lucianovic, illustrated by Chris Park: Booklist Editor's Choice A Kirkus Best Picture Book NPR Best Books of the Year Chicago Public Library Best Read More →

When Lola's friend, Morris the goldfish, disappears from his bowl, Lola doesn't know what to think. Will Lola really never see Morris again? What does it mean to lose a friend? You never… Read More →

Creature-of-No-Words lives a happy life on his own, but one day he gets a feeling like "the chill touch of ice," and nothing can lift his sadness. Just then Creature-of-Words arrives and… Read More →

Praise for Cruzita and the Mariacheros by Ashley Granillo: Pura Belpré Children’s Author Honor Book Cruzita is going to be a pop star. All she has to do is win a singing contest at her… Read More →

The exercises in this book use everyday Jewish items to inspire mindfulness in children. Imagine you have a piece of fresh challah in one hand and a spoonful of hot chicken soup in the other. Read More →

Rejected by the parents of the girl he loves for being poor, Ma Mon Luk strikes out from China and boards a steamship headed for the Philippines in 1918. He vows to make a fortune and return Read More →

The first in a funny chapter book crime series about a well-behaved child who doesn't fit in to his family of criminals—featuring a prison break, a diamond heist, and a lie that saves the… Read More →

Praise for Things That Shimmer by Deborah Lakritz: Sydney Taylor Notable Book In the spring of 1973, Melanie Adler desperately wants to be accepted by the Shimmers, the popular kids in her… Read More →

“Fire is part of nature. It’s just like the rain, the sunrise each day. It’s a natural occurrence, a part of nature necessary to complete lifecycles of different plants and animals.” –John… Read More →

When Luis joins his new baseball team, the Manatees, things seem pretty hopeless at first. Some of his new teammates—including "loud and obnoxious" home-run slugger Jimmie—are mean to him or… Read More →