"Based on a true story, the author humorously recounts the time his grandfather got stranded with a friend on Surtsey, a brand new volcanic island in Iceland. The adventurers face epic challenges like molten lava, melted eyeglasses and scant supplies before finally getting rescued. Graphic novel-like layouts and spirited text invite readers to search for the one thing that's not actually true in this thrilling yet light-hearted tale of adventure....

Ana no está contenta con su vida. Su madre no la trata bien, y jamás encuentra consuelo en un abrazo o una palabra amable. Por eso, Ana suele escaparse al Castillo de Humo, un lugar donde refugiarse, sentirse protegida y aislarse del mundo. Allí, unos seres mágicos llamados los Inseparables velan por ella. Sin embargo, las cosas están a punto de cambiar...-

A Benita le encanta leer en la cama, pero la interrumpen continuamente un Tunche que silba, un Supay aterrador y otras criaturas espeluznantes de la tradición peruana. Para incredulidad de las criaturas, Benita está tan absorta en su libro que no les tiene miedo en lo más mínimo. Esta divertida celebración de la lectura antes de dormir le da un giro global a quitarle lo "aterrador" a los monstruos, ¡ahora en español!

SUMMARY IN SPANISH:
¿Alguna vez has pensado en todas las formas en las que te puedes tirar un pedo? A Flora le encantaba tirÁrselos levantando una pierna, poniendo el culete en pompa... Sus pedos favoritos eran los que aparecÍan a la hora del baÑo. ¡Puajjj, quÉ asco! ¡TenÍan un olor insoportable!
¿Ha sido un pedo? es un cuento infantil divertidÍsimo con el que es imposible...

Presents the story of Lily Renée Wilheim, the Jewish girl who escaped from the Nazis through the Kindertransport operation, leaving her parents behind and traveling alone to England, later becoming a comic book artist in New York

"A book about loggerhead sea turtles, and a girl's attempts to help save their babies from man-made light."-- Viv has a new home and a new school by the sea on the South Carolina coast. Trying to find an idea for the class project, she becomes interested in problems faced by the baby loggerhead turtles. Can the class rally the community and help the sea turtles?

"Why should girls miss out on the joy of adventure? They can jump off rocks, swing on ropes, and climb trees just as well as boys can. But girls often allow fear to stand in their way. In The Gutsy Girl, author Caroline Paul emboldens girls to seek out a life of exhilaration. Once a young scaredy-cat herself, Caroline decided that fear got in the way of the life she wanted--of excitement, confidence, self-reliance, friendship, and fun. She has since...

The rhyming text provides information on the sleeping habits of animals that live on land, in water, and fly through the air. "For Creative Minds" section includes animals sorting cards and activities. Reproducible (via photocopy/Xerox), not separate or removable from pages

"In this collection of poetry, Nikki Grimes looks afresh at the poets of the Harlem Renaissance -- including voices like Langston Hughes, Georgia Douglas Johnson, and many more writers of importance and resonance from this era -- by combining their work with her own original poetry. Using "The Golden Shovel" poetic method, Grimes has written a collection of poetry that is as gorgeous as it is thought-provoking. This special book also includes original...

Far off the coast of California loos a harsh rock known as San Nicolas Island. Blue dolphins splash in the water surrounding it, sea otters play in the kelp beds, and seabirds roots in its crags. Once, Indians also lived on the island-until one day they decided to leave and sail east. A young girl was left behind. Karana is that girl. Year after year, she waits for the ship to come back. But it never does. Finally, she realizes she must make a fateful...