Offers young readers the best foundations for nonfiction reading and learning

Offers young readers the best foundations for nonfiction reading and learning

Offers young readers the best foundations for nonfiction reading and learning

Introduce emergent readers to the sense of hearing through carefully leveled text and a tight text-to-photo match.

A guy walks into a bar car and... From here the story could take many turns. When this guy is David Sedaris, the possibilities are endless, but the result is always the same: he will both delight you with twists of humor and intelligence and leave you deeply moved. Sedaris remembers his father's dinnertime attire (shirtsleeves and underpants), his first colonoscopy (remarkably pleasant), and the time he considered buying the skeleton of a murdered Pygmy. With Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls, David Sedaris shows once again why his work has been called "hilarious, elegant, and surprisingly moving" (Washington Post).

Discover how you use your five senses, sight, smell, taste, hearing and touch to learn about the world. In this classic Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out picture book, Aliki uses simple, engaging text and colorful artwork to show young readers how they

Using ordinary materials commonly found in the classroom, students will delight in doing a variety of scientific investigations that will lead them to their own discoveries about scientific phenomena. Helpful tips and background information are provided for the teacher.

This informative book gives young readers an introduction to the sense of taste. The book also includes a table of contents, one infographic, informative sidebars, a That’s Amazing special feature, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index.

Chef Felicien craves a real Maitre'd to ensure that his food-art and Guests are served properly. Instead Corporate provides him with a series of managers that regularly violate the basic tenets of the Fine Dining Experience. Burned out from the abuse, Felicien retreats into his Kitchen. Underestimating his power, Don the Waiter feels there is nothing that he can do to protect Service. Although Brain continues to spread his web of misconceptions, the Universe places Don face-to-face with Reality. Heart's chains break and Body stands up for herself. Rising to Power is the second book in the trilogy, Citronelle's Rise & Fall. The trio of books chronicles the real trials and tribulations of Citronelle, a popular gourmet restaurant in Santa Barbara. The author has worked as a waiter in Santa Barbara's Fine Dining scene for over thirty years. He has written many other books, including Butter on Table 7 and The Divine Breakdown.