In the fourth book in the Gizmo Girl series, Geraldine tackles issues of diversity when a new kid from Pakistan joins the class. Everyone's favorite second grader is back with an all-new invention sure to wow her classmates! Geraldine's latest mission is to unite her class in celebration of their unique differences. When she sees the kids at recess giving the new kid from Pakistan a hard time for being different, she decides it is time for a new invention...

Join us for the first book of the CADY WHIRLWIND THUNDER MYSTERIES Winner of the Historical Society of Michigan's book award for Children & Youth (2020) Winner of the Midwest Book Award for Young Adult Fiction (2020) Winner of the Upper Peninsula Notable Books award (2020) Cady, a 13-year-old girl of Native American heritage, has experienced major changes in the past year-her father's marriage to a younger woman, a new baby brother, and a move from...

This book is timely in our society, when family virtues have been under serious attack by high rate of divorces and long hours spent in the office or outside the home by parents. These have contributed in depriving our young people of love and care, and has left some of them disillusioned, confused, and clamoring for attention. The Teenager attempts to draw our attention to the good son, Morris, who was a product of dedicated loving parents and caring...

When Ralph's and Luna's science fair project doesn't work, their principal takes them back in his time machine to show them how inventors from the past have dealt with failure. They visit Thomas Edison, a man whose ideas about failure may just help Ralph and Luna bring home a science fair medal after all! Students will enjoy this illustrated fiction reader that features compelling text, grade-appropriate vocabulary, and chapter format to build reading...

Enrique is a good student, but wishes he was also good at sports, particularly baseball. Roberto is great at baseball, but bad at math, and needs to ace his next test in order to play. Will these two friends overcome their obstacles and help their team win against the most fearsome pitcher in the league? Especially appealing to sports fans, this hi-lo fiction reader features full-color illustrations, compelling text, and chapter format to build reading...

Travel from Lake Titicaca all the way to the city of Cusco for the highly popular Inti Raymi festival, celebrated in June each year.

Meet Habiba, Aleksander, Malee, Elisa and Dinesh. They have left everything they have ever known and arrived in a classroom in a new country. Meet Grace, Jaylyn, Cameron, Miguel and Yu. They have never lived anywhere else. Hello! A Welcoming Story is the journey through the challenges that young refugees must navigate to find a sense of belonging in a new place. Flip it over and this two-books-in one also tells this story through the eyes of the students...

Chuckle and Buckle are a compassionate duo who navigate through unpleasant situations, while sharing positive lessons with their readers. This first book of the series introduces Buckle and explains how he handles his experience of looking unique. Chuckle y Buckle son un par de compasionados quienes navegan tras situaciones desagradables mientras comparten lecciones positivas con sus lectores. El primer libro del serie les presenta a Buckle...

Differences are not accidental. It is all a part of a uniquely designed plan, therefore, you are encouraged to embrace them as such. There are no two people, who are exactly alike. Sometimes an individual is identified by his/her physical traits with regards to his/her inner qualities. This book is a must-read because it confirms that differences are a positive and not a negative!

You don't have to look very hard to see how different people are, especially those with disabilities or birth defects. It's much harder however to see how we are the same. This is a book on how to look past the outside appearance to find the person's true beauty within. Different but Not is the story of a village full of people who are beautiful on the outside, but sadly their insides were ugly. They needed to learn that true beauty comes from within....