After having a fight, two friends spend the day ignoring each other, until the lure of a game of jump rope helps them to forget about being mad.

"An effervescent city child dances through a hot summer day until a thunderstorm brings welcome relief. Executed in collages made from color photographs, imaginatively redefined in unexpected juxtaposition....A wonderful concept book, grounded in ordinary events yet touched with magic, that will strike a familiar chord with preschool audiences while enlarging their perceptions. An auspicious debut!"--Horn Book.

Mother and young son affectionately enjoy activities together during each season of the year.

Our international primary reading series will help your learners become confident, independent readers. It's a hot day and the animals jump into the water to cool off. What happens next? Pink A books are intended for new readers with around 30-60 words, colourful illustrations and a high level of repetition to help with word recognition. Contains full teaching support including learning outcomes, curriculum links and follow-up activities.

Ages 4 to 8 years. It is one very hot day, and Tomas the Tortoise would really like to go for a swim! He sets out at sunrise from his home in Red Rock Canyon to Lake Mead. Along the way many of his desert friends join in the adventure, allowing young readers to learn about the Mojave Desert and its environs.

Text and photographs describe some things that people see and do on a hot day.

Marilee James has a complicated life—caring for her special-needs son, playing surrogate mother to an abandoned niece and temporarily running the local paper until the new managing editor arrives. She's so busy attending to everyone else that her own yearnings get pushed aside. Then Tate Holloway comes speeding into town in his BMW, bringing his whiz-bang laptop, journalistic integrity and the thrill of remembering what running a small-town newspaper is all about. Tate's a firm believer in the little things that make life worthwhile: overripe peaches, a good dog, a passionate kiss. The kinds of things he thinks Marilee needs to rediscover—with him. Problem is, she's already engaged. Not about to let a little thing like a fiancé stand in his way, Tate sets out to win Marilee's heart, little by little, starting with cold tea on a hot day.

Marilee James has a complicated life—caring for her special-needs son, playing surrogate mother to an abandoned niece and temporarily running the local paper until the new managing editor arrives. She's so busy attending to everyone else that her own yearnings get pushed aside. Then Tate Holloway comes speeding into town in his BMW, bringing his whiz-bang laptop, journalistic integrity and the thrill of remembering what running a small-town newspaper is all about. Tate's a firm believer in the little things that make life worthwhile: overripe peaches, a good dog, a passionate kiss. The kinds of things he thinks Marilee needs to rediscover—with him. Problem is, she's already engaged. Not about to let a little thing like a fiancé stand in his way, Tate sets out to win Marilee's heart, little by little, starting with cold tea on a hot day.

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