PreS-Gr 2—Santa's idea is to let the toys choose their new owners; thus, children can be absolutely sure that the item they saw advertised a gazillion times in the months leading up to Christmas really, truly wanted to be theirs...
Gr 4—6—A welcome and popular addition on a topic that always needs updating...
PreS-Gr 2—A child invites a scarecrow to come in from the snow, and the scarecrow asks if he can bring a mouse with him...
PreS-Gr 2—Little Princess is back, and she wants a party even though it is not her birthday or Christmas...
Gr 2—6—This elegant, thoughtful book is an excellent introduction to the life and times of Joan of Arc...
K-Gr 2—Emma's cousin, Abby, is supposed to come for a sleepover, but a blizzard is brewing...
Gr 3—6—The African continent as a whole reveals a rich smorgasbord of cultural and societal contributions from its people...
Gr 1—3—Fielding describes how tails work for elephants, kangaroos, primates, cats, squirrels, chameleons, lizards, snakes, birds, whales, stingrays, and caterpillars...
Gr 5 Up—Eye-catching layouts with good use of color, photographs, and informative sidebars, many of which use primary-source quotations, are the highlights of these appealing volumes...