PreK-8

This book presents the articles adopted by the United Nations on the rights of children in an age-appropriate, illustrated format.

Many insects hatch from eggs and molt several times as they grow bigger; others, such as butterflies, undergo a complete metamorphosis. This book breaks down these cycles into easy-to-understand steps in both accessible language and colorful diagrams...

In this Brazilian folktale, a brave young princess sets out to find her mother and her son who have both vanished from the palace.

This book teaches important scientific topics and vocabulary terms including freshwater, saltwater, swamp, bog, wetland, marsh, reservoir, evaporation, precipitation, and more. Aligned to state and national standards, the book also includes a fun and...

Introduce students to the concept of landforms with this Spanish science reader that features easy-to-read text. This book teaches important scientific topics and vocabulary terms including slope, elevation, plateau, canyon, continent, peninsula, and...

This book teaches important scientific topics and vocabulary terms including hypothesis, data, experiment, conclusion, method, research, and more. Aligned to state and national standards, the book also includes a fun and engaging science experiment to...

Matter can be a water, liquid, or gas. These are the states of matter. Learn about matter with this science reader that features easy-to-read text. Aligned to state and national standards, the book includes a fun and engaging science experiment to...

Introduce students to the topic of energy with this science reader that features easy-to-read text. Aligned to state and national standards, the book includes a fun and engaging science experiment to develop critical thinking and help students practice...

A force is a push, a pull, or a turn. Every force has an equal and opposite force. Learn about forces with this science reader that features easy-to-read text. Aligned to state and national standards, the book includes a fun and engaging science...

Living and nonliving things live together in an ecosystem. To stay alive, all living things in an ecosystem need to live in balance. The book includes a fun and engaging science experiment to develop critical thinking and help students practice what they...

Learn about the water cycle, the rock cycle, natural disasters, and adaptations in this science reader that features easy-to-read text and introduces students to important scientific concepts and topics. The book includes a fun and engaging science...

Insects, water, and wind help plants grow new plants. Learn about pollination with this science reader that features easy-to-read text and introduces students to important scientific concepts and topics. The book includes a fun and engaging science...

Juana Inés de la Cruz decided to become a nun to be able to read and learn all that she wanted. She wrote and published several books. Today, centuries later, her works are still read and studied, and she is considered one of the most important...

Uncle Manuel cannot attend Edu's party, but he sends his dragons as a surprise. What kind of trouble could that cause?

In the first story, Jack helps Billie with her chores, thinking that with the money she will earn, she would buy something they both want. When she finally has enough, she wants to get something just for herself. Will she change her mind? In the...

This very powerful picture book shows the plight of refugees through a child's eyes. The little girl in this story does not understand why she has to leave her home, where she is going or why everyone is afraid. The dark illustrations will help readers...

Fernando, Balbina, and Hopi take an unforgettable trip in a mechanical cow built by Balbina. They land in the American Southwest and meet a Hopi storyteller. He asks them to help solve the mystery of the missing sacred feather.

Crock runs away from his village because he is tired of being laughed at by the older boys. He decides to go hunting to prove he is as good as they are, but nothing could prepare him for what falls into his trap!

Readers will love the humorous twists given to fables and fairy tales, including Sleeping Beauty, The Ugly Duckling, The Tortoise and the Hare, and Snow White. It offers a fresh way of looking at the classic tales.

In Maurice Sendak's debut as a writer, a little boy named Kenny has a dream one night in which a four-footed rooster asks him seven questions. Readers young and old will be swept up in his quest to answer them all in a story that masterfully blends...

Ixchel wants to learn how to weave the colorful fabrics that Mayan women have been creating for generations, but her mother is always too busy making things to sell at the market to teach her. Undeterred, she not only finds a way to learn on her own,...

Based on the author's childhood, this book depicts a day in the life of a Chinese immigrant family in Guatemala. Their daily routines, which revolve around the family store, are shown through the eyes of a little girl. She relishes the uniquely...

Readers will love the hilarious steps outlined by the author that include airplanes, harrowing escapes, mazes, and, of course, pretty paper. Don't forget to congratulate the recipient of the gift after all your effort.

The sun's structure, atmosphere, and other features are introduced in collaboration with related mathematical problems in this noteworthy companion to the elementary science and math curricula.

The little boy in this story imitates the behavior he sees around him and does not understand why he always gets in trouble for it. When he sees that adults get in trouble, too, for things like saying bad words or speeding, he feels a lot better.

After the tragic events of 9/11, a seven-and-a-half ton steel beam from one of the World Trade Towers was given to the U.S. Navy. It was sent to a foundry in Louisiana and eventually became the bow of the USS New York. Readers of all ages will be moved...

In book one, Billie B. is asked to show Mika, the new student from Japan, around. When Mika begins to copy everything Billie does, she gets really annoyed. In the second story, Billie B. must learn to overcome her fear of swimming. Help comes in a way...

José Martí was barely 16 years old when he began to fight for the independence of his homeland through his writing. At 17, he was declared an enemy of Spain and sentenced to six years of prison and hard labor. That did not stop him. Martí dedicated his...

The human body comes in many shapes and sizes and changes a lot over the course of our lives. This illustrated book explains all about our bodies and the life cycle in a way children will understand. A glossary of helpful terms is included.

Judy Blume's wonderful story about a little boy who desperately longs for freckles will be interesting reading for any child who has ever felt frustrated when trying to achieve the impossible.

In this exciting new Merlin Mission, Jack and Annie go back in time to New York City, during one of the darkest periods in the city's history--the Great Depression. Even worse, the city is in the grip of a terrible snowstorm. To stop the blizzard, Jack...

Merlin sends Jack and Annie on a mysterious mission to Paris, France, over a 100 years ago. There they must find four magicians and give them an urgent message from Merlin himself. Jack and Annie are about to find out in another adventure filled with...

Jack and Annie travel back in time to a desert in the Middle East at the behest of Merlin who has given them a rhyme to help on their mission. There they meet a Bedouin tribe and learn about the way they live.

Merlin has asked Jack and Annie to help on another Merlin Mission. This time they head back into history to Venice, Italy, in the 1700s. With the help of some new friends, a research book, and a mysterious rhyme from Merlin, the heroes will save the...

A new villain appears in Gotham City to challenge Batman. Everything is not what it seems, and even an elegant kitty named Catwoman can make the bat go off the deep end.

This book is inspired by the film Man of Steel, which explains and details the origins of Superman.

Sam Graves discovers his school is alive and hungry for students! He is forced to use his horrible orange monitor's sash to protect his fellow classmates. Will he be able to defeat the school?

Martin Luther King, Jr. grew up knowing that there needed to be a change in the way that African Americans were treated. In this biography, readers will learn about his inspirational life as he fought for equality and desegregation for African Americans...

A quiet, shy, and humble little girl grew up to become a VERY important writer. How important was she? She was the first Latin American writer to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, the most prestigious award given to writers in the world!

Simón Bolívar is known as El Libertador because he freed an enormous territory--an area that today is shared by six South American countries--from the yoke of the Spanish Empire. Come meet him in the pages of this book.