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This story tells how the animals and birds lived happily in a beautiful forest that provided for all their needs. Sadly, pollution began to destroy their shelter and food supply, and their future looked bleak. A kind professor invites the animals to blast-off with him to another planet in order to escape the destruction of the forest.

Everyone in the first grade feels sad when they hear that Jim's dog Muffins has been killed. His friends try to help him feel better, but Jim won't talk or listen to anyone. All he can do is think about his dog. Then Jim's friend Paul has an idea. Will Paul's plan help Jim cry and laugh about the times he shared with Muffins?

Serving food to city workers or racing through a small town, trucks are everywhere! Big, loud, fast, or flashy, all doing important jobs. What is inside these trucks? Lift the flaps to discover and name the interesting things inside each truck. This is the perfect book for every child who has wondered, What's inside that truck?

Little ones will soon settle down for bedtime just like Little Sea Otter as she snuggles with Mama in a cozy bed of sea kelp and calls good night to all her ocean friends - sea lions, sea snails, seagulls, seals, and sea urchins. They all reply. The gently rocking seas and Mama's loving arms soon send Little Sea Otter to dreamland.

"A celebration of colorful animals that entices beginners to learn their numbers."

Mole lives underground, but she wishes she could catch the sky and bring the sun's warmth and light and the cool breeze into her home. Her friends, Squirrel, Frog, and Bird, each tries to help by capturing a piece of the sky as a special gift for Mole.

Little Sea Otter tries everything to avoid going to sleep, including saying good night to all of the creatures above and below the ocean's surface.

"Oh no! Has Pinwheel broken Owl's tree? Pinwheel and Squirrel can't stop bunches of small, colorful bits from falling! Perhaps Owl can shed some light on the conundrum. . . . Later, Pinwheel has the most wonderful dream ever and wants to replicate it. But his daytime nap means spending less time with his friends. Join Pinwheel and his friends for two tranquil stories in this new Level 3 Star Readers edition of Friends at Night. Engaging plots and age-appropriate vocabulary will help young readers take a step forward with their literacy skills. "

"Pinwheel the joyful donkey as he befriends someone who always agrees with him: his echo! That is, until the echo says it likes climbing trees instead of looking for rocks. Then, Pinwheel and his friends meet a mysterious figure across the pond that never stops waving. Who could it be? In this new Level 3 Star Readers edition of Pinwheel Days children will follow Pinwheel on two fun-filled adventures. Simple vocabulary and sentence structure will give young readers the confidence to continue building their skills and their love of reading. "

Using animal behavior as an example, this book proves that everyone is afraid sometimes.

Using animal behavior as an example, this book proves that everyone is afraid sometimes.

A week of fun begins when Mrs. Calamari and her many, many cats move into a new apartment on Monday. On Tuesday, the landlord, Mr. Gangplank, declares, "No cats allowed!" Fortunately, he has lost his glasses, so when Mrs. Calamari says, "Cats? Of course not! They are visiting relatives," he believes her.

"Babies respond to and learn from seeing other babies! Little ones will love looking again and again at the sweet faces in this...book."--

This retelling originally published in 1999 by Oxford University Press as The Bremen town band.

"What is more fun than a day at the beach when the tug of gentle waves leaves your feet covered with sand?"--Page [4] of cover.

Initially an ardent admirer of Adolf Hitler, Wilm Hosenfeld became aware of the Third Reich's relentless brutality against the Poles and Jews when he was stationed in Poland. Witnessing the Nazis' inhumanity changed Hosenfeld from an enemy occupier to a rescuer. Hosenfeld's heroic efforts to save Polish citizens was mostly unknown until a scene in the Oscar-winning film, The Pianist, brought Hosenfeld to the public's attention. In Defying the Nazis, the full story of Hosenfled's courageous transformation and his attempts to help those he was ordered to kill can finally be read and appreciated.