Homes
Homes
No matter what type of home it is, where it is, or when people lived in it, people have always wanted to feel safe, secure, and sheltered. Homes have always met people’s basic needs but our changing lifestyles have influenced the kinds of homes we have.
Hear the Wind Blow
The stages of the Beaufort wind scale, portrayed with precision and also with poetic free verse, style, and imagination. It will stretch readers’ imaginations as we see the wind pick up from a kiss of air, to a gentle breeze that shivers the shifting grasses, to a roiling hurricane that makes tree roots shudder.
Goldilocks and the Three Engineers
Goldilocks is an inventor with inventor’s block. To clear her mind, she takes a walk. Coincidentally, a very smart Papa Bear, Mama Bear, and Baby Bear also take a walk, and they find a cute little bungalow with almost-right inventions. Can they help make the inventions just right?
Freddie Ramos and the Meteorite
When Freddie and Mr. Vaslov see something fall from the sky, Freddie learns it could be a meteorite. He’s determined to find it. As Freddie uses his Zapato Power to search, he stumbles upon the remains of an old school garden. Can Starwood Park get the garden functioning again? And will Freddie find the meteorite before someone else does?
Dylan’s Dragon
Dylan loves playing, drawing, dreaming, and, best of all, dragons! But his days and weeks are so full—with piano lessons, science club, baseball practice, karate class, and more—that when the dragon of his daydreams shows up, there’s never any time to play. How can Dylan let his family know that his busy schedule needs room for dragon time?
Close Your Eyes
Little night owls, take note: this bedtime book is filled with the sleepiest, snuggliest, most ridiculously snoozy-soft baby animals ever. Can you resist a drowsy little lamb? A bunny taking a nap with a guinea pig friend? A pile of dozy puppies? You’d better bring your coziest blankie, just in case. From the team behind the hilariously adorable classic Next to You comes a winsome new read-aloud to inspire sweet dreams.
Bat and Sloth Throw a Party (Bat and Sloth: Time to Read, Level 2)
Bat wants to throw a party. Sloth’s not so sure. He’d rather sleep. But with ghost stories and banango cake, both friends find a way to have fun.
Bat and Sloth Solve a Mystery (Bat and Sloth: Time to Read, Level 2)
Bath and Sloth are trying to sleep when they hear a noise. A LOUD noise. Can Bat and Sloth figure out where it’s coming from and how to make it stop?
Animal Time Set #1 (Animal Time: Time to Read, Level 1)
The wonderfully wacky antics of a group of wild animal friends are now together in one shrink-wrapped set. Contains the first four books in the series: Hide and Peek, Stop, Fox!, Cub Shrugs, and Just Right Cat.
A Neighborhood Walk, A Musical Journey
One bright city morning, Penelope and her mom make their way to the farmer’s market. On street corners and train platforms, musicians and performers enchant Penelope, speaking to her through their floating, booming notes. The noise of the city keeps the pair moving—until Penelope hears a sound so magical she knows she has to play the instrument that makes it.