Grade 2-4-The adorable and intelligent hamster introduced in The World According to Humphrey (Putnam,2004) is dismayed to find that he shares his status as classroom pet with a frog.Try as he might,Humphrey cannot seem to make friends with Og,who just splashes him or says"BOING!"The little rodent,who can secretly write,learn,and get out of his cage,also uses his wits to effect positive outcomes of the various subplots,including a new girl who won't talk and has trouble making friends,two pals who get into a terrible fight,a bully who causes trouble on the bus,and the janitor who dreams of going back to college.The theme of friendship is as pervasive as the title implies,making this chapter book a charming read-aloud.Pair this tale with Frank Asch's Survival School(S & S,2003)for an appreciation of animals in the classroom.

For the millions of fans who have made Britney Spears the hottest female singer in America comes a parody that takes the reader into the Adrian-Mole-ish world of a California teen!

Exciting nonfiction books for kids just beyond the beginner stage can be hard to come by, and the story of the sinking of the Titanic and its subsequent rediscovery will be the ticket for both hard-to-please young 'real stuff' buffs and older reluctant readers. The de*ions of the ship and action are clear, facts are accurate, and the watercolor illustrations convey the high drama of the sinking.

Although Saul was cruel to the earliest followers of Jesus, a miracle while traveling the road to Damascus opened his eyes, making Saul a convert who changed his name to Paul and traveled the countryside teaching about Jesus. Original., Timeless stories for children and parents to share. A Level 3 Reader about Saul who became the Apostle Paul. Saul was cruel to the earliest followers of Jesus until his eyes were opened on the road to Damascus. Saul converted, changed his name to Paul, and traveled the countryside teaching about Jesus. ,"This level 3 reader tells the story of Saul, who became the Apostle Paul. Saul was cruel to the followers of Jesus until a miracle happened on the road to Damascas"--Cover back.,Presents the story of how Saul, who was cruel to the earliest followers of Jesus, experienced a miracle on the road to Damascus, changed his name to Paul, and traveled the countryside teaching about Jesus.,

Ferrari-in the world of cars,no other name generates such passion.Enzo Ferrari began building racing cars in 1947,and within a few years Ferrari had won most of the major races in the world.Alongside the racing cars,Ferrari have always produced the most thrilling of road cars.The gigantic racing success of the past ensures that Ferrari road cars are the most coveted cars today-combining fabulously exciting,powerful engines with stunning,elegant lines. Nothing can equal the sight and sound of a Ferrari,and this fascinating book brings you all the thrills of those road cars with superb color photographs and informative,detailed text and specifications for each model. That there have been more books written on the subject of Ferrari cars than any other motoring subject is really not surprising,as no other manufacturer can match the glamour and excitement produced by the blood-red cars from Maranello.This book covers the cars built by Ferrari for the road,but inevitably this overlap with some GT racers whi

In a memoir of great tenderness and eloquence,Louise Kehoe portrays a family in thrall to a brilliant, volatile and profoundly secretive father,a man of stark contrasts and inexplicable contradictions whose ability to charm his children coexisted unpredictably with his ability to tyrannize them. At the beginning of World War II the acclaimed British architect Berthold Lubetkin stunned the London art world by abruptly abandoning his thriving architectural practice and moving to a desolate farm with the forbidding name of World s End.It was here,in this isolated corner of rural England,that he raised a family that had to endure not only the rigors of hard physical labor on the farm,but also their father s own brand of doctri-naire communism. It was not until after his death that his daughter was able to bring to light the tragic past he had tried so hard to hide Her search for the truth about her father brought her to the place where individual lives are caught and transformed by the tumultuous even

Gr 8 Up-In this gritty novel of World War II, 16-year-old Erik Brandt is forced to fight for the emaciated German army, and because of his knowledge of the Russian language, he is sent to the Russian front. The train trip that Erik and the other young men take is symbolic of their transition from child to man. These boys are sent to the front with only a few weeks of basic training and the directions to kill or be killed. After the first battle, Erik makes the life-altering decision to take the uniform of a dead Russian soldier and pretends to be Russian for most of his remaining time as a soldier, surviving serious wounds and finding the love of his life while he recuperates in a war hospital. There he pretends to have amnesia and takes the moniker "Soldier X." When the hospital is attacked, Erik and his girlfriend escape. After a harrowing journey filled with enemy encounters, they find a safe house in Czechoslovakia and eventually make their way to Berlin. The story is framed with a prologue and epilogue f