A lighthouse keeper, her dog, and the lighthouse itself work together to guide boats home during a hurricane in this lyrical and adventurous picture book from the creator of The Big Umbrella.Abner the lighthouse, Lucy the lighthouse keeper, and Wick the lighthouse dog make the perfect team. It’s their job to keep Abner’s light glowing bright so ships out on the big, wide ocean can see it and follow it home.But one night a hurricane hits, and the li...

A mother and daughter spend a sunny day at the beach together where they swim, dance, build sandcastles, and, most importantly, communicate. But their communication is not spoken; rather, it is created by loving hands that use American Sign Language.Readers will learn how to sign 15 words using American Sign Language with the help of sidebars that are both instructive and playful. And the beautifully illustrated beach scenes will appeal both to the deaf community and to hearing pare...

Exam Board: AQALevel: AS/A-levelSubject: GermanFirst Teaching: September 2016First Exam: June 2017Our Student Book has been approved by AQA.Support the transition from GCSE and through the new A-level specification with a single textbook that has clear progression through four defined stages of learning suitable for a range of abilities.

**“A subtle, deceptively simple book about inclusion, hospitality, and welcoming the ‘other.’” —Kirkus Reviews“A boundlessly inclusive spirit...This open-ended picture book creates a natural springboard for discussion.” —Booklist“This sweet extended metaphor uses an umbrella to demonstrate how kindness and inclusion work...A lovely addition to any library collection, for classroom use or for sharing at home.” —School Library JournalIn the ...

Meet Abbie Arden, a quirky young woman who at last realizes her life's passion: the written word. Abbie, fledgling editorial assistant, is assigned to the American Open, a tennis tournament held each August, where, among other things, she must interview Max Tadeo, a gorgeous, Spanish, professional tennis player (poor Abbie has a fetish for accents), and, well... Max is a tad unusual himself. Abbie encounters a few problems on her mission to become "superjournalist": she thinks tennis is fo...

This title is endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to support the full syllabus for examination from 2021.Strengthen language skills and cultural awareness with a differentiated approach that offers comprehensive coverage of the revised Cambridge IGCSE™ German (0525/7159) syllabuses for first examination from 2021.- Develop the cultural awareness at the heart of the syllabus with engaging stimulus material and questions from around the wo...

“The gorgeous illustrations and lovely storyline make this an instant classic.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)From the creator of The Big Umbrella comes another poetic and lushly illustrated picture book about the joy of companionship and there always being room for one more in this tale about the search for the perfect pet.Mr. and Mrs. Gargleson-Bittle are looking for a change. Their life has become too quiet, and littl...

New York Times bestselling adult novelist Adriana Trigiani and beloved illustrator Amy June Bates team up for a heartwarming picture book about a how a family comes together to celebrate Valentine's Day.Mia Valentina Amore loves valentines. After all, her name means My Valentine. When she wakes up on Valentine's Day, it looks like just another morning in the rickety old Amore house in the Blue Ridge mountains of Appalachia. But over the course of ...

A New York Times bestseller!From #1 New York Times bestselling author, Pulitzer Prize winner, and leading historian Doris Kearns Goodwin comes an essential middle grade guide to Presidents Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, and Lyndon Johnson and how they became leaders.All four presidents profiled grew up and lived in very different worlds—Lincoln was poor and self-educated; Theodore Roosevelt hailed...

Gittel’s Journey: An Ellis Island Story is an award-winning picture book from author Lesléa Newman and illustrator Amy Bates.Gittel and her mother were supposed to immigrate to America together, but when her mother is stopped by the health inspector, Gittel must make the journey alone. Her mother writes her cousin’s address in New York on a piece of paper. However, when Gittel arrives at Ellis Island, she discovers the ink has run and the ...

A long, long drive.It's been a yearof dreaming, waiting.Now, summer's here.In a funny and heartfelt celebration of family, vacations, and the joy of the sea, Deanna Caswell and Amy June Bates capture the essence of summer—building sand castles, jumping the waves, and watching the stars come out after a long day at the beach—and the love that warms every moment. Plus, this is the fixed format version, which will look almost identical to the print version...

“This amusing picture book encourages imagination and individuality.” —BooklistFrom the acclaimed author and illustrator of The Big Umbrella comes a delightful celebration of creativity and gumption about a girl and her panda that’s Calvin and Hobbes meets If You Give a Mouse a Cookie!Sometimes when they say to draw a perfect circle, mine turn out a little wonky.I can draw a perfect fl...