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Describes events, anniversaries, and activities that happen in the month of July.

Playful images of Halloween trick-or-treaters in costume and simple rhymes introduce the American Sign Language signs for numbers.

This illustrated nonfiction book tells young readers what makes March special, including when it is and what holidays it has.

Presents information about the history of Ellis Island, the process immigrants went through after arriving in the United States, and how to visit the island today.

The show must go on! Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow is a fractured fairy tale based on the story of Rapunzel. Rapunzel is a modern princess living with a bunch of tradition she doesn't understand-why can't she cut her hair, or ride the bus to school like normal kids?! Find out what happens with Rapunzel breaks tradition and disobeys her mother, the Queen. This book provides information on putting on a production-including tips on sets, props, and costumes....

It's time for your mission to Venus! Jump in your super speedy rocket to explore Venus's size, atmosphere, temperature, gravity, orbits, clouds, mountains, and craters. Basic solar system facts are brought to life with a focus on what questions scientists are still trying to solve.

Playful images and simple rhymes introduce the American Sign Language signs for shapes.

The show must go on! The Princess and the Frog is a fractured fairy tale based on the story of the princess and the frpg. When the princess loses her ball in the well, a helpful frog is willing to get it for her-for a price! But the kiss doesn't cause the traditional transformation. This book provides information on putting on a production-including tips on sets, props, and costumes. An easy-to-follow script with color coding for character cues is...

The show must go on! Pricked Pinkies is a fractured fairy tale based on the story of Sleeping Beauty. When Mouse takes exception to the story of Princess Elizabeth and her pricked pinkies, he helps the narrator rewrite the story with a mouse as the hero! This book provides information on putting on a production-including tips on sets, props, and costumes. An easy-to-follow script with color coding for character cues is ideal for readers' theater,...

Provides information about the bald eagle and explains how and why the bird came to be a symbol of the United States.