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In Elephant Calves, emergent readers learn about baby elephants. Carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references to support emergent readers, ensuring reading success by making sure they aren't facing too many challenges at once. Elephant Calves includes tools for teachers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, and an index. Elephant...

When critters crawl into your home, don't fret! Call Michael the wildlife detective. He uses his special investigative skills to figure out which animals have decided to make your house their own and how to safely and humanely stop them in their tracks. Author Michael Birt, a wildlife biologist, shares with readers the importance of treating wild animals and nature with respect and kindness--even when they end up in unnatural spaces and cause...

Kate Brody may have things together at work, but at home, she's anything but organized. Her silverware drawer is a jumble of forks and spoons that don't match, her desk is littered with enough sticky-notes to start a campfire, and her closet resembles the aftermath of a rockslide.After her mother and family force her hand, she begrudgingly works with a professional organizer to get things in order. It seems to be going well-until the woman keels over...

1 Lighthouse... 2 Horses... 3 Jellyfish... From the Peggy's Cove lighthouse to the dolphins of Twillingate Island, warm and welcoming images serve as a beautiful backdrop in this early educational counting book.

After billions of years of service, the last of the Big Blue Marble Keepers must settle a score before leaving Earth at the mercy of humankind and Vile - that pervasive poisoner of people-hearts intent on accelerating the Sixth Mass Extinction.

The Magic Pony Carousel has come to town and Chloe is excited to ride Flame, a beautiful palomino pony. As soon as she settles into Flame's saddle, the carousel whisks them off on a magical adventure in the Arabian desert, where Chloe and Flame help their new friend Mina solve a mystery and get ready for the big pony parade!

Stalking an old nemesis……she discovers a hidden plot.As a deceptive advisor gets snuffed out. Penny Nicols brings her "gift" to Billington. Searching for her sister, she's determined to stand her ground. One woman holds the keys to Penny's link between her past and the present. When is history better left buried?When the Raven is the one telling the story.Dinah, Penny's old advocate, is struck down before her eyes. Penny's long-distance friend...

Look out London - eccentric antiques dealer Vivian Borne and her daughter Brandy are bringing their own brand of mayhem and mischief to the British capital, in the fifteenth installment of the award-winning Trash 'n' Treasures cozy mystery series. Vivian Borne - true-crime author, antiques dealer and ex-sheriff of Serenity, Iowa - is looking forward to meeting her new editor in London. Flying first class, rooms at the Savoy . . . Her long-suffering...

The sea is full of fantastic fish! Pygmy seahorses hide in coral, Giant manta rays stretch almost 26 feet across, and fish that fly-you can learn about these and more at the aquarium. What does a dolphin eat? How long do mussels live? Do sea birds sleep at sea? Find out the answers to these questions and more when you take a tour of the aquarium. This series is a great source for readers that want to learn quick, fun facts about many marine animals....

Insects can be noisy, but they do many amazing things! Which insects fly? Which insects buzz? Children interact with insects in this original rhyme set to music. Come along on a nature walk! Each title in the Father Goose: Animal Rhymes series is aligned with Early Learning Science Standards. This hardcover book comes with CD and online music access.