Abbott wishes to take his son Barley to a special place, a place just for the two of them, a place where he can be a hero to Barley. Wherever they decide to go, Barley's friends had been there before. Only Abbott's huge heart will be able to find the perfect place: he's brave, he can handle it!

A moving tale about a brave hearing-impaired teen losing his vision, told through the perspective of his loving sister in poetry, prose, and the sign-language alphabet.Carlo is a teenager who happens to be hearing-impaired and can see only out of one eye. Now that eye is failing, and Carlo must have an operation to try to save his vision. His fierce and funny sister Emma, Carlo’s closest companion, begins writing poems that express the fear she works hard to hide, ...

A story for anyone who has felt like a fish out of waterThere's a boy in class who doesn't say anything. He doesn't yell when a student steps on his foot, and he writes his answers to the teacher's questions on the board. One of his classmates is trying to understand why he's so quiet, but she can't figure it out. But then one day the class goes to the science museum, and she discovers a phone with an aquarium full of fish on the other end of the line. And the fish, as it ...

Celebrated poets Ted Kooser along with Connie Wanek, and illustrator Richard Jones, explore figures of speech in a spirited and magical way—and invite our imaginations out to play.A freewheeling romp through the world of imagery and metaphor, this quietly startling collection of thirty poems, framed by the four elements, is about art and reality, fact and fancy. Look around: what do you see? A clown balancing a pie in a tree, or an empty nest perched on a leafless ...

Biscotti is the sweetest dog on the sanctuary, but Punch, the pig, doesn't think so. According to Punch, Biscotti is mean and bites.Then one day, something happens to make Punch change his mind. Read on to find out how Biscotti saved Punch.

You've only got one day to spend at the carnival-how do you make the most of your time? Students will learn how to measure time while reading about a fun-filled day at a carnival! This engaging book uses real-world examples to teach math concepts, and incorporates fiction reading to increase vocabulary and comprehension skills. The challenging practice problems, graphs, and sidebars provide many opportunities for students to practice their developing math skills, and apply what they've lea...

Series: I’m writing this for you Massimo and Maria Grazia are a couple both in real and literary life, and they love writing fiction for everyone, regardless of their age. This idea was born with the idea of turning the tales they had made up for their children into books.

Life is all about the small joys and sorrows, the little successes and goof-ups, the people that surround us, and the everyday moments. 24 by 12 is a celebration of these simple snapshots of life. A shopaholic mom, the monster in the kitchen, a stranger at the bus stop, two lovebirds separated forever—meet all of them and many more in this collection of 24 poems that poses the funny with the poignant, the silly with the serious and the mundane with the impossible. Ride the carousel with a ...