PreK-8

This book teaches readers how to save the environment through the use of bio fuels, conserving energy, recycling, and much more.

Amalia's grandmother always makes her feel better, especially when her best friend moves faraway. She loves spending time with her, but when she passes away suddenly, nothing seems to make sense anymore. She slowly discovers that both her grandmother...

When the Earth's plates move, natural disasters strike. This book explains why this happens and where disasters have occurred.

This book clearly explains how solar energy works.

This book explains what biodiversity is and the threats to it.

Does life exist on other planets? How long would it take to get to Mars? The answers to these and other questions can be found in this chapter book.

Set in Tibet, Lin Chu is an 11-year-old boy who has been training his horse to compete in the race presided over by the Dalai Lama, who, in this story, is also eleven. Lin Chu wins and the two boys begin a friendship that will profoundly affect their...

Ignacio Sanz re-creates poet Vicente Huidobro's voyages to Europe and back to Chile in this chapter book. On the way to Europe, he traveled with his family and his cow Jacinta! Seven years later, when the family returned, they added three hundred...

A little Norwegian boy named Knut becomes separated from his family while vacationing in Granada, Spain. Knowing only a few phrases in Spanish and English, he tries to find his way back to safety. Lucky for him, a streetwise girl named Azucena lends...

Daniela is not happy that she has to stay at her grandmother's house while her family moves. When she explores the attic, she gets the surprise of a lifetime. She finds a mouse inside an old trunk that turns out to be an extraterrestrial! Thus begins...

Welcome to Tia Lola's Bed and Breakfast! Running it, however, is not as easy as everyone thought, especially when it seems that someone is trying to sabotage the family's efforts. Will Lola and the children discover what's going on?

This biography serves as a wonderful introduction to modern art.

Children will be fascinated to learn about the amazing voyages of Marco Polo in this illustrated biography about his life.

Wind energy has been used since the days of the ancient Persians. This book examines how it is used today.

This book is ideal for all units on Earth science. It introduces the different types of rocks, minerals, and soil components.

Readers will be delighted to discover how a class clown grew up to create Mickey Mouse and other unforgettable Disney characters.

Discover the man behind the genius. This biography traces Steve Jobs's remarkable life from childhood to CEO of Apple.

This book makes a fun game of learning about 16 great Olympians. They include Rafael Nadal, Carl Lewis, Jesse Owens, Edwin Moses, Nadia Comaneci, and Mark Spitz.

Miguel is not thrilled when his mother lets the Sword family live with them. Tia Lola works her special brand of magic and charm to save the summer for everyone.

This book traces the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. from a child in the segregated South to Civil Rights leader.

This wonderfully written biography teaches children what Abraham Lincoln was really like, from boyhood through his presidency.

Young readers are offered a glimpse of the life and works of one of our most important and beloved authors: his birth and early years, his joy, sadness and fears, the empathy he felt for the poor and the marginalized, his enormous success, and his tragic...

When Tia Lola gets a job teaching Spanish at Juanita's and Miguel's school, Juanita thinks it's great, but Miguel is mortified. In just a few days, she wins over the hearts of the students and organizes a treasure hunt and carnival. Will Miguel be able...

When Miguel and Juanita move from New York City to Vermont with their mom following their parents’ divorce, family life is pretty much turned on its ear. Then, Tía Lola comes to 'visit' from the Dominican Republic, giving a farmhouse in Vermont a...

This book offers children a fun and ingenious way of learning about 16 important inventions. It spans the centuries, covering early tools and the wheel to today's computer chips.

Things are very lonely after Mama's death, so Papa puts an ad in the paper looking for a bride. Sarah comes from Maine and brings love back into the lives of a small family. The sensitivity captured in this moving novel paints a beautiful picture of...

Ten-year-old Willy must win the big dogsled race to pay the back taxes on his grandfather's farm, but that means beating the huge Indian mountain man, Stone Fox. The fast-paced narrative will keep young readers interested.

Why did unicorns become extinct? Why are anacondas so long? Find witty and beautifully written answers for questions that challenge the imagination. Along with cheerful illustrations, this book shows nature and animals in an innovative light.

This picturesque Spanish novel has now been meticulously adapted for a younger audience. Children will read of Lazarillo's life and his various occupations. This genius and fresh adaptation will allow children to gain an understanding of this classic and...

A Grandmother shares the rich story of her past with her granddaughter and through it we are able to experience the changing Mexican scenery during the Spanish Colonization (around 1520). Readers will be fascinated to learn of incidents that transcended...

Wondering why their winter food supply is disappearing from their pantries, the forest animals decide to investigate, and come up with an ingenious plan to catch the thief. Children will love the mystery, humor, and wacky drawings.

This collection offers thirty-one graceful poems in which birds, fish, toads, flowers, the sea, the moon, and other elements of nature are the protagonists. Delicate watercolor illustrations mingle with the verses to bring to mind images of warm,...

Orión, the dog of a street musician, is forced to flee the city when his owner falls ill and is taken to the hospital. After he finds a mysterious box in the woods, astonishing things begin to happen...

Cuentos de Apolo portrays the hopes, pleasures, and frustrations of a sensitive black country boy who is anxious to learn about the world around him.