As the assured, silver-tongued narrator weaving amongst the excellent work of approximately 40 British actors, Pullman extends an impossible-to-refuse invitation to listening adventure on this splendid adaptation of the much-anticipated conclusion to the His Dark Materials trilogy. The author picks up the story of Lyra Belaqua where it left off in The Subtle Knife. In the most provocative installment yet, Lyra finds herself at the center of what is to be the final battle between good and evil she is a target for the Church, which sees her as a threat. But she is also happily re-teamed with Will Parry, the young hero who Lyra eventually recognizes is her soul mate/true love. Throughout, Pullman challenges Christianity and God (who is a craggy old man here, very different from the usual biblical depiction), asking readers to examine the ideas of organized religion. Favorite characters such as Iorek the bear and Lyra's parents, Lord Asriel and Mrs. Coulter, return, though the introduction of layers of new creatu

…you ve obviously been playing Graduation Mad Libs!Play them with friends or enjoy them by yourself!

Divas-in-training will delight in this hot new title from Mad Libs . Featuring puzzles about everything a girl wants, from sports to superstar-fashions and friends, while giving her all our signature treatment and a positive spin on girl power, Diva Girl Mad Libs is perfect for the little, or not-so-little, girl in your life!

When two poor woodcutters see a star fall one bitter winter's night, they rush to the spot where it lands, hoping to find treasure. Instead they find a mysterious child, whose destiny takes them on a strange and challenging journey. A morality tale in the unique Wildean manner - this story combines sumptuous imagery with bittersweet narrative. Olwyn Whelan's illustrations glow with life and depth; author Stella Maidment achieves an accessible, modern retelling that retains the rhythm and dazzlingly visual language of the original. 作者简介： Stella Maidment graduated from St Anne's College, Oxford with a degree in English Language and Literature. She spent seven years working as an editor in book publishing before embarking on her career as a children's writer. She particularly enjoys making classic stories more accessible to today's young readers and her titles in this field include Tales from the Arabian Nights and Tales from the Wind in the Willows (both Chrysalis Children's Books). After livin

If you have just heard someone say,“When piranhas are feeding,they may ynort and groud at anything around them.If you see them cooking and they look tied,you better stay in the dayyroom!”

Parents will love revisiting a fond part of their childhoods when they share these classic Dick and Jane readers with their children. With charmingly innocent exploits and simple, repetitive declarations, these beloved characters helped entire generations work, play, look, see—and learn! And now they’re available for a whole new generation to enjoy.

Children will use this workbook to work on categorization through picture sorting activities, and will review letter sounds and writing letters. In addition, beginning sight words will be introduced, and reading comprehension will be developed. 作者简介： Nancy Jolson Leber is a freelance writer with over 25 years of educational publishing experience. She specializes in the development of teaching guides and student materials for early literacy, reading, and language arts.

Learning letters is easy with the help of this new workbook designed for kindergartners. Plus, the 32 bonus cards will enhance letter recognition and formation of words through the use of a variety of games.

Where is that mischievous little bunny hiding? Connect the dots and discover Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-duck and the rest of his friends. Simple, full-page classic Beatrix Potter illustrations help introduce children to shapes and animals. Once the pictures are finished, the illustrations provide hours of coloring fun.

Grade 2-4-Sticking closely to the series format, Burdett retells the story of The Tempest in rhyming couplets. Her students' drawings filled in with clear bright marker colors, along with the children's boxed comments, provide the book's primary appeal. The main text is distinctly plodding-especially when compared with the original. While it's true that the simple couplets might be easy for an adult to understand at first glance, they are not exactly a breeze for early readers, the audience for this book. It would require almost as much effort to use this text for a performance (as suggested) as it would to perform scenes from the original work or to have children create their own improvisations on the story. Burdett's techniques for exciting children about Shakespeare certainly seem to work well with her own classes. It seems sad that other youngsters might be handed a finished product rather than the fun of creating their own interpretations. The final page contains suggestions for parents and teachers.

It is a beautiful day, and Charlie and Lola have invited their two best friends, Marv and Lotta, over for a picnic. But when it starts to rain, Lola’s special picnic turns into a disaster. Luckily, with the help of Charlie, a gloomy day is transformed into a very extremely magical adventure.

Angelina can hardly wait to enter the Miller’s Pond Boat Carnival and win a trophy just like her father did long ago. She’s got big plans for making a swan princess boat with Alice. But then she gets stuck with Sammy, and the two mouselings can’t agree on a single thing! Can they put aside their differences to win the trophy and make a big splash?

Slaughtering elephants for their ivory; shooting bears for their gall bladders; capturing sea turtles for soup. In the name of vanity, fashion, and greed, man stalks and kills wild animals -- and gets away with it, even when it is clearly against the law. But now scientists have a way to catch and convict poachers. In a laboratory in Ashland, Oregon, they analyze clues to link suspects to crimes. In words and pictures, this book tells a poignant story and reveals how science can indeed save the day.

Children will learn literacy concepts, including same and different, rhyming and syllables, patterns, and letter names. Plus, the numbers 1–6 will be introduced.

Dick, Jane, and Sally love to play hide-and-seek, and this time Jane’s it! Come along as she searches all over the house for her brother and sister—and finds some funny surprises along the way. It’s just another day of classic family fun with Dick and Jane!

Strawberry Shortcake and her pals have planned the perfect day at the beach.But when Angel Cake accidentally breaks Strawberry's favorite sunglasses,this sweet day turns sour.Can the girls mend the sunglasses and their friendship?

With 75 full-color, reusable stickers and big, inviting full-color spreads to decorate in each and every book, Sticker Stories> give young children the tools and freedom to create their own stories time and again! A wonderful wintery addition to our Sticker Stories series, this book is a delightful romp through a winter's snowy day. Children can enjoy all the fun activities a snowfall can bring. Sledding, skiing, making snow angels, and ice hockey are just some of the exciting activities in which the reader can vicariously partake. Let's build a snowman!

Angelina is very excited; she is going to be head flower princess in the big recital. She practices like crazy and feels confident on the night of the performance. But—oh, no!—Angelina gets the hiccups. She tries everything but they just won’t stop. Unless she finds a way to cure them, Angelina will be pirouetting—and hiccupping— across the stage! Find out if the show goes on for Angelina Ballerina in this first All Aboard Reader!