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When trucker Jo hits the open road, her faithful little doggy pal, Big Al, is always with her. The two make a fine traveling team until Big Al gets distracted after a potty break at a rest stop and wanders off. In her rush to get back on the road, Jo doesn't realize her best buddy isn't in the truck cab. As soon as Big Al figures out what has happened, he is determined that nothing will distract him from his plan to wait for Jo to come back. Well, almost nothing. When you're a dog, it's easy to get overwhelmed by all the unfamiliar and tempting sights and smells, and even new humans. Told in both Jo's and Big Al's voices, this heartwarming story of separation and joyful reunion is based on a true event.
Six-year-old Leopold doesn’t want to go to school one morning. Luckily, it’s also the morning he discovers he can turn invisible! Leopold uses his new super power to torture his big sister, sneak off with extra dessert, exact playground justice, perplex his parents, and make the occasional fart joke. Leopold and his big sister squabble, but in the end they work it all out . . . more or less. He discovers along the way that it helps to have his older sister as an ally, and she learns that even a little brother with super powers needs help sometimes. But the rivalry is sure to go on.
In a pasture near the sea, a flock of egrets lives in peaceful companionship with a herd of cows. Each day the flock flies out to explore the nearby marsh and seashore. Well, the flock minus one. One young egret always stays behind, longing to go but afraid to venture out. He fears to leave his dear friend Cow. Egret imagines the worst. What if I get lost and can't find Cow again? But Cow is worldly; she's been places and knows there are wonderful sights to be seen and enjoyed. She is determined that her feathered friend will visit the seashore like the others. So together bird and bovine scheme up ways to make sure Egret gets safely back to Cow. But what happens if every egret looks like Egret and every cow looks like Cow? This warm and witty story about adventure and friendship is the perfect book for any young reader facing separation anxiety or new-experience jitters.
A comprehensive guide for young adults on how to organize schoolwork, lockers, bedrooms, and even schedules. Take a quiz to identify your organizing style and get great advice about making decisions, purging closets, and creating the perfect space to relax, work, and store belongings. With fun and useful illustrations, easy-to-follow charts, and ample doses of humour, Where's My Stuff? is an incredible asset for anyone who wants to get it together and keep it together, for good. Newly updated for readers living in a digital world, this 2nd edition includes tips on managing online files and backups, digital planners, and more. Written in collaboration with professional teen organizer Lesley Martin.
In one little town (it is sad but it's true), The tushies left town without leaving a clue." What happens when all the tushies in an unusual town decide to take a vacation?
Some animals look so alike, it's difficult to tell which is which! From alpacas and llamas to wasps and bees, readers will discover the similarities and differences between animals that are often confused for one another. Focused on 21st Century content, the Which Is Which? series encourages readers to ask questions, think more critically and creatively, and use their problem-solving skills.
When young witches come of age they get to choose their own grown up witch nose! However, no new nose seems quite right to Griz, until she spots the perfect nose . . . in her own reflection!
Enjoy lively, colourful, fairy-tale-style fun with the Whiskers Sisters! Maya has antlers. Mia's a cat. And May can't quite talk yet. But they're all family! They live in the woods with their grandfather, the Guardian of the Forest—and they get into all kinds of adventures with the chatty animals that live nearby.
Whisper is a quiet dragon who notices everything. When he sees that his family's fires are damaging their forest neighbourhood, he knows he must persuade them to change their ways. But nobody will listen to him. How will he get his message across? It will take all of Whisper's resourcefulness and courageCand some help from his friendsCto save the mountainside in time. This sweet and empowering picture book is about making oneself heard and taking care of our environment.
Whistle-blowers expose outrages that come to their attention through access to confidential materials or witnessing illicit behaviour. Examples range from Edward Snowden, who revealed the breadth of unauthorized US government surveillance around the globe, to Jeffrey Wigand, who made public the ways in which Big Tobacco was lying about the health risks of smoking and actively looking to make tobacco more addictive. Readers will gather information about the issues, analyze the ethics of blowing the whistle, and draw conclusions to determine—is it worth it?