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Catch readers' attention with these striking hi/lo books about popular paranormal topics. These books are great for lessons in evaluating arguments in a text and analyzing key ideas and details. With infographics, first-person accounts, and more, readers will have the data they need to decide if the stories are strange AND true.
Take a look at the world's weirdest stories--stories too strange to be made up! Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. Considerate text includes tons of fascinating information and wild facts that will hold the readers' interest, allowing for successful mastery and comprehension. A table of contents, glossary with simplified pronunciations, and index all enhance comprehension.
Immerse yourself in the world of the paranormal with stories inspired by true events. Each book is ready to scare with an account of creatures and events that are truly strange-and often terrifying! Do human fear and superstition explain the existence of zombies and ghosts, or can science offer an explanation? Check out this series and decide for yourself!
Three women, from three different continents and separated by generations, share stories of coming to the United States. Sarah's great-great grandmother Manya fled the Cossacks in the Ukraine at the turn of the twentieth century. Grace's mom escaped with her family during the Iranian revolution in 1979. Raquel and her family fled gang violence in El Salvador in the 2010s. These three stories, all accounts of the authors' real family stories Manya is legendary author Jane Yolen's grandmother highlight the essential commonality of the immigrant experience.
It's a snowy winter's night in the city. The bedroom lights are off and it's time to settle down to sleep. But wait! What's that? Strange and scary sounds are coming from the streets outside. What can be making these sounds? Are monsters coming? Don't worry! Through rhyming text and atmospheric artwork, young readers can first imagine what might be making these mysterious sounds. This clever concept is based on a bedtime ritual the author used with her own grandchildren to assuage their nighttime fears.
Stress Less teaches concrete skills for managing stress and anxiety, organized into common ""stress domains"" such as family, friends, dating, school, and media. Let's get real. Stress is part of every teen's lifeCstress of exams, college applications, a big game, difficult teachers, difficult friends, parents who don't always get you, not to mention the dating and social scenes. Stress like this tends to build over timeCweek after weekCand takes a toll on your mental health. But, great news! Learning stress-busting skills doesn't take much time at all. Just 20 minutes a day is probably all it takes. The skills in this book are easy to learn and can be practiced anywhereCon the bus, before bed, or during lunch. Once you see that it helps, you'll adjust and be ready to bust more stress. And then before you realize itCyou've got it! Written by cognitive-behavioural therapist and stress-busting expert, Michael A. Tompkins, PhD, Stress Less will help readers maintain balance and calm as
Evan just wants to win a game. Bobby would rather fight than win. HockeyÑand lifeÑkeep handing them both losses. Their team, the Strikers, has a roster of rejects in hand-me-down coats but lacks good equipment, a deep bench, and a coach who shows up on time. Their town of Flint, Michigan, has been down on its luck their whole lives. The boys may not understand each other, but together, theyÎll find their reasons to keep taking the ice. Strikers is a hilarious, hard hitting, and moving story about how to stay on your skates when you only see LÎs in your future.
When a curious kitten encounters its young owner's string ball craft project, an amazing adventure ensues! The kitten squeezes inside the ball and begins to roll . . . right out the open front door. Yikes! Kitten and ball encounter playful pups, pecking birds, a baby in a carriage, and one very slippery slide. Whee!In the tradition of Kitten's First Full Moon and Spot, the Cat, author-illustrator Chris Monroe takes readers on a journey they won't soon forget in this nearly wordless picture book.
Bold artwork--with a charming retro feel. A young tiger sets out to explore and hunt, determined to catch things with stripes. A young leopard sets out to explore and hunt, determined to catch things with spots. And when the two cubs meet, their adventures more than double! In this delightful children's book, originally published in 1961, Dahlov Ipcar uses the playful cats to depict the exuberance of youth. And when danger looms, perhaps they are not as old or as brave as they think they are. Dahlov Ipcar's incomparable signature artwork has never looked bolder or brighter.
Teen flip-book series featuring two different stories. Want a different point of view? Simply flip the book! Las Vegas is the city of lady luck. And teen heiress Alana Skye is living the life, thanks to her billionaire dad. But money comes with strings attached. Failure is not an option. Kaylee Ryan was not born with a silver spoon in her mouth. But she has nerve and imagination. Just what this new Vegas transplant needs to make it big.