Christmas is coming! This sweet Little Golden Book is about a young girl choosing a Christmas tree with her family. Join an excited little girl as she heads to a Christmas tree farm with her parents and dog. Some trees are crooked. Some are too big. Will the family find a tree that's just right for them? Other holiday traditions, such as admiring houses decorated with loads of Christmas lights, and drinking hot cocoa while hanging ornaments on the tree, are also mentioned in this Little Golden Book. It's perfect for young boys and girls who are getting ready to celebrate Christmas with their own family!

A little science, a little arts and crafts, a little math, a lot creative and a whole lot of fun! This packet is full of activities and ideas that give free reign to students' curiosity and stretch their creativity. There are opportunities to investigate, create and discover in all areas of the curriculum. Clear step-by-step instructions make the activities easy and fun for students, while the aims and objectives, extension activities and assessment tools make it a helpful resource for teachers.

Christmas is coming! This sweet Little Golden Book is about a young girl choosing a Christmas tree with her family. Join an excited little girl as she heads to a Christmas tree farm with her parents and dog. Some trees are crooked. Some are too big. Will the family find a tree that's just right for them? Other holiday traditions, such as admiring houses decorated with loads of Christmas lights, and drinking hot cocoa while hanging ornaments on the tree, are also mentioned in this Little Golden Book. It's perfect for young boys and girls who are getting ready to celebrate Christmas with their own family!

"A jam-packed compendium of holiday information." –Kirkus Reviews Travel the world in this stunningly illustrated collection of 36 celebrations. A jubilant look at holidays and festivals to celebrate every season! How is spring celebrated in Japan? When is the Jewish New Year? And what do people wear to the Venice Carnival? Come find out in this anthology that takes you around the world. Discover the smells, tastes, sights, and unforgettable traditions of festivals from every season–filled with interesting facts and bold, bright illustrations. This truly international collection includes celebrations and traditions such as: Nowruz, Holi, Rosh Hashanah, Sogkran, Christmas, Hanukkah, Diwali, Eid Al-Adha, Carnival, Halloween, O-Bon, Thanksgiving, the Dragon Boat Festival, Saint Patrick's Day, and many more! A captivating volume for every bookshelf–at school or at home–with opulent illustrations from the illustrator of Christmas is Coming, Ewa Poklewska-Koziello.

Plants are an important part of our environment. They also add beauty and colour to our surroundings. Learning about Plants explains interesting facts about plants through spot-the-difference, maze, and colouring activities, besides various simple counting and writing exercises. These easy-to-do activities promote creative thinking and problem solving among young minds, making the title a fun supplement to their textbooks. At the same time, it acquaints them with the importance of plants and trees. Other titles in the series Learning about Animals (ISBN: 9788179934333) Learning about Birds(ISBN: 9788179934340) Learning about People and Places(ISBN: 9788179934371) About the author: Eman Chowdhary was born and brought up in Patna. Thanks to her professor parents, she started reading when she could barely hold a book properly! As the natural progression of this reading habit, she joined the publishing industry and has been there since!

Sean McKay is attending a small college in Iowa. It’s called Hilltop because it’s built on a series of hills, making walking a difficult task in the winter. The year is 1968, and within a year, the school will have all its customs and values turned upside down. The Vietnam War is pulling students apart. But all Sean wants to do is find some real-life friends and a girlfriend. Remember those fun college days? Sean experiences some wild times. Come along and discover what college was like without modern technology and social media. Come learn about “life.”

This book was copied out of my journal that was wrote whilst I travelled around Australia and Asia. I wasn't planning to write a journal, but I left England around x-mas time and the journal was a x-mas present from my brother Mat. The first few weeks of my travels I met so many people who had started a journal and didn't carry it on, it was these guys who give me the inspiration to keep writing until I got back to London. 2 and a half years later Lets get Dogs#!t' was born.

1st Runner Up-Eric Hoffer Award-General Fiction 2011 1st Runner Up-San Francisco Book Festival-Teenage Category 2011 Mama takes thirteen-year-old Serena and her sister to the US in search of fortune, leaving behind their multicultural family, stability, and the colors of the Caribbean. After driving from Miami to Hollywood, their money and luck run out and a 1963 Ford Galaxie becomes their first American home. Guided by the memory of her native Cura ao and the words of her wise grandmother, Serena confronts unimagined challenges and grows up quickly. What gifts will this new country bring, and at what price? "Intimate, at times lyrical, charged with pain and wonder, laughter and perennial hope, The House of Six Doors is terrific storytelling." Olga Rojer, Associate Professor, American University, Washington DC "An honest tale of love, acceptance, and American dreams." --El Mundo If you feel as though the circumstances of your life are against you and you wonder whether this will ever change, this is a story that will fill you with hope. --David Robert Ord, author, "Lessons in Loving, A Journey into the Heart" The book is about affairs of the heart, clashing cultures, courage and how we each deal differently with love and pain. ...there is a Hemingwayesque type of reportage to it it 's satisfying. --Michael Bowker, author, Winning the Battle Within

The shiny aluminum tree was the symbol of everything he thought was right in their lives and everything she thought was wrong. It was 1958 and Jimmy Jackson had it all: a wife, two kids, and the promotion that was his ticket to success. Finally, he could afford all those things he had gazed at in the Sears Roebuck catalog. But now that he had the money, would he find that the true cost was more than he could pay?