Teenage Steven and his father, Corey, take to the road with a Bible, an old army tent, and less than the best of intentions. Tired of being poor, Steven's father is certain that preaching the Word of the Lord is the easy way to fame and fortune. But just when they've got their act down pat and the money is rolling in, Steven and Corey begin to realize that what they'd originally thought of as a harmless lie is all about avarice and power and, ultimately, guilt.
" ""Each book includes a reader's guide."

Twelve-year-old Andy feels he would be better off with his father in England than in his San Francisco home with his mother and her new husband. To raise the money needed to finance his trip to England, he stages his own kidnapping, but the plan backfires when someone decides to make the kidnapping a reality. "A common family situation becomes action-filled drama in Bunting's capable hands."--"Booklist"

Explains the history and significance of many Jewish symbols, such as the Shield of David, the menorah, and the mezuza, and discusses holiday symbols and rituals.

This all-new How to Draw book includes tons of Pokemon from Galar, the newest region. Over 40 characters in all! Want to become a Pokemon drawing expert? You've found the right book! This all-new How to Draw adventure includes simple, step-by-step instructions on how to draw tons of new and previously discovered Pokemon -- from Pikachu to Grookey, Sobble, and Scorbunny to Yamper and Centiskorch. Over 40 Pokemon in all!

It's a book of world records... of bones! Guess whose bones are the longest, shortest, heaviest, spikiest, and more. With touchable skeletons!Ten record-breaking animal bones are introduced through a series of superlatives set up as a guessing game with clues. Readers examine animals' skeletons and guess to whom they belong; the answers are revealed in vibrant, full-color scenic habitats, with easily understood - and humorous - explanations. This entertaining introduction to the connection between animal bones (anatomy) and behavior is playful, relatable, and includes touch-and-feel finishes that bring the bones to life!

Count along with Ten Little Candy Canes and watch as they disappear!

Ten little candy canes hanging from the pines, along comes a reindeer and then there are…nine.

Learning to count has never been more fun. This unique board book counts from ten little candy canes all the way down to one with adorable illustrations. With each page, one more candy cane disappears. To demonstrate this concept, this book uses tactile candy cane buttons to help children count how many little candy canes are left as the story progresses. Follow along with the easy rhythm and rhymes of this story and let your child touch the colorful, built-in toys for a creative, hands-on approach to counting. Start young ones on a lifetime of loving reading and learning with Ten Little Candy Canes.

The Magical Counting Storybook Series:

Makes learning fun for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten kids Has interactive push buttons to demonstrate arithmetic such as subtracting and addition Is a great way to teach little ones to read with simple rhyme Makes a great classroom addition for homeschool or daycare Don't miss the rest of the series with titles such as:

Ten Little Jack O Lanterns Ten Little Bunnies Ten Little Valentines Ten Little Ghosts Ten Little Monkeys Ten Little Fish And more!

When a strange-looking animal arrives pulling a big suitcase, the other animals are curious. What on earth could be inside that suitcase? A teacup? Maybe. A table and chair? Perhaps. A whole home and hillside with trees? This stranger must be fibbing! But when the animals break into the suitcase and discover a very special photograph, they begin to understand what the strange creature has been through, and together they create a very special welcome present . . .

Embark on a prehistoric journey with this picture book of fun stories and incredible facts about dinosaurs.

Introducing A Dinosaur’s Day: Stegosaurus Makes Its Way Home - a Storytime adventure that teaches kids about exciting dinosaur facts.

Packed with beautiful pictures and compelling facts, this dinosaur book teaches 3-6 year old's about the stegosaurus species through images, pronunciation guides, and amazing facts and figures. Little dinosaur lovers can join a young Stegosaurus as it wanders through its Jurassic home, gets lost, and munches her way back to her herd.

A Dinosaur’s Day: Stegosaurus Makes Its Way Home…

- Helps children learn facts about dinosaurs in this beautiful picture book format. - Teaches dinosaur facts and behavior in a very natural way. - Features a non-fiction double page about the dinosaur species following the story. - Is full of bright, colorful pages with an engaging story. - Has a clear, fun story to make learning the facts and information easy.

A fun and engaging story and vibrant images teach children about different prehistoric species in this educational dinosaur book. Ideal for pre-reading toddlers and children just learning to read, engaging text and artwork will teach children about the Stegosaurus dinosaur species. Enjoy the spectacular scenery along the way as you follow a day in the life of a young Stegosaurus.

A highly original non-fiction guide on waste and the environment for a young audience. Your Planet Needs You! is packed with simple and entertaining ways that kids and their families can reduce, re-use, recycle, renew and REALLY GET INVOLVED in cleaning up our planet. Nobody really likes to think about rubbish (pee-ew!). But whether you know it or not, waste is part of everyone’s lives. Each year, a single person can create up to a tonne of waste. That’s the equivalent weight of a small hippo! Where does waste come from? Where does it end up? And what can we do to help our planet? Renowned picture book creator Philip Bunting answers all these questions and more in this entertaining and enlightening look at how to wallop waste and reduce rubbish. Learn how to start a compost bin, or how to use an old egg carton to sprout your very own seedlings. Get tips on cool things you can do with empty tin cans or an old pair of socks, and discover how long different things take to decompose – from an apple core to a gumboot to a plastic bag. With a positive outlook and a generous dollop of humour, Your Planet Needs You! shows that taking care of our environment can be both fun and rewarding. You can be the change! Your planet needs you! For ages 4 and up.

Karate Kids
"One was a black belt. ""One was a brown. ""One had a loose belt; ""His pants fell down. """
Silly, irreverent, and always clever, these poems showcase Douglas Florian's talent for creating outrageously entertaining verse. More than 150 witty poems accompanied by droll black-and-white drawings will knock the socks off devoted poetry fans and newcomers alike.

Raft down rapids to see raccoons, ski across ice to spot emperor penguins and dive underwater to explore the coral reef and learn why discovering animals is SUPER exciting! From the leafy green canopy of the rainforest, where gibbons communicate by singing, to the scorching hot desert where one of the world's DEADLIEST scorpions lives, planet Earth is full of AMAZING animals that are just waiting to be discovered. Did you know that marine iguanas sneeze out salty sea water after a big swim? Or that a narwhal's tusk is actually a very, VERY long tooth? And did you know that dung beetles are the STRONGEST animals on earth? Explore a different habitat on every spread, with fun and vibrant illustrations and fact-filled text for intrepid adventurers who want to know EVERYTHING about the world we live in. Readers will be taken all around the globe to discover a world of animals across rainforests and jungles, rivers and rapids, deserts and ice, and much more. Do You Love Exploring? is the third book in the award-winning series by Matt Robertson that includes Do You Love Bugs? and Do You Love Dinosaurs?

The year is 1868, and fourteen-year-old Alika and his younger brother, Sulu, are hunting for seals on an ice floe attached to their island in the Arctic. Suddenly they hear the terrible sound of the floe breaking free from land. The boys watch with horror as they start drifting south--away from their home, their family, and everything they've ever known.
Throughout their six-month-long journey down the Greenland Strait, the boys face bitter cold, starvation, and vicious polar bears. And yet, in this moving testament to the bond between brothers, Alika and Sulu remain hopeful that one day they'll be rescued .""
"Includes a map, a glossary of Inuit words and phrases, "
"and an author's note".""