"Take a ride with Farmer Brown in his little red truck as he picks up a motley group of farm and country animals. But watch out! When a hodgepodge of frenzied frogs jumps on board, the little red truck becomes stuck ... in the muck!"--

Boys' Life is the official youth magazine for the Boy Scouts of America. Published since 1911, it contains a proven mix of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting.

Fresh, fun ideas for children's storytime fill this book. The author, a long-time storytime facilitator, has put together 52 weekly themes plus additional plans for holidays, all with detailed instructions for talking about the theme and choosing the books, crafts, songs, poems, games and snacks. Each storytime idea is illustrated with photographs of a suggested craft and snack for easy reference. Libraries, bookstores, preschools and parents alike can use this book to offer themed storytimes that include discussion, literature, art, music, movement and food. Options are provided for each storytime, so the ideas can be used year after year.

Hang on--it's gonna be a bumpy ride!

Dealing mainly with the works of William Shakespeare, the essays in Close Readings without Readings reflect Stephen Booth’s lifelong interest in uncovering the ways great literature works upon readers. As the book’s title suggests, the author does not aim to create new or novel interpretations or to uncover the political agendas of literary works, but to notice language patterns—repetitions, analogies, correspondences, echoes, overtones—and other ways in which the choice and the arrangement of words affect readers. For Booth, close reading is a practice of attentiveness. He notices how, why, and in what ways Shakespeare’s works affect his readers. Whether readers agree with the premises of a literary work or not, they subject themselves, knowingly or not, to its effects. For Booth, what we value in literature is the experience. He has devoted his own work to recognizing the nature, process, and functions of reading literature, and to teaching others to do the same. Recent years have seen Booth’s efforts recognized by volumes dedicated both to close reading and to his achievements as editor, scholar, critic, and teacher.

The sequel to the New York Times and Caldecott Honor–winning Click, Clack, Moo is now available as a Level 2 Ready-to-Read! Farmer Brown is going on vacation. He asks his brother, Bob, to take care of the animals. “But keep an eye on Duck. He’s trouble.” Bob follows the instructions in Farmer Brown’s notes exactly. He orders pizza with anchovies for the hens, bathes the pigs with bubble bath, and lets the cows choose a movie. Is that he giggling he hears? Giggle, giggle quack, giggle, moo, giggle, oink… The duck, the cows, the hens, and the pigs are back in top form in this hilarious follow-up to the beloved Caldecott Honor Book Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type.

When Bullregard, a white Champion Bull Terrier, and his owner's young Yorkshire pig, Link disappears from the County Fair, the local Sheriff cannot find a clue to what happened. Mrs. Chubbley is heartbroken and turns to the LORD for comfort when the local Sheriff finds Bullregards collar still buckled and intact. Jayne and Hazel, her close friends quickly join her to help solve the mystery. Fenton Parker her dog handler and her two female Bull Terriers come home from their show campaign. How can a dog and a pig just disappear? Fenton is determined he will find Bullregard! Will he find him before its too late? The story and Bullregards handsome handler intrigues a young female novelist/reporter. Bullregard ponders desperately how he and Link will find their way back home. A sow becomes a friend and Bullregard discovers that he has a lot in common with Yorkshire Swine. Deb Seale lives on a small farm in East Texas with her husband Kenny, two Bull Terriers, seven Paint Horses, four cats, a few ducks, and chickens. She feels privileged to be what God has called her to be: wife, woman, mother, and grandmother. Her gray mare and four cats are "rescued." She is now a freelance writer and speaker at local Churches, Women's, or Youth meetings. She has been involved at her local Church as a Ladies Leader and Speaker, Youth Leader, Choir Member, Soloist, and Young Adult Sunday School Teacher. She is a member of The Christian Writers Guild, her local Church, The Texas Gulf Coast Bull Terrier Club, and The American Paint Horse Association among others. This is her first youth novel about a dog and she is presently working on Book 2 in "The Bull Terrier Series" titled Bullregard and Mrs.Chubbley "The Good Samaritan Dog"

This simplified board book version of Lois Lenski's classic farm story is perfect for toddlers loving their farm animal books! Spend a day on the farm with Farmer Small in this classic story--now available as a board book! Children will love following along as Farmer Small takes care of his hungry cows, pigs, chickens, and more! Newly simplified text paired with Lois Lenski's original bright and charming art make an irresistible choice for kids...and even nostalgic parens and grandparents!

All of the barnyard animals are excited about the arrival of a new duckling, until the noisy little one refuses to go to sleep.

Ready, set, go! Little Green is ready to rumble. He is a happy, busy little pickup truck who loves helping out on the farm. Until... He wakes up one morning to find a big new blue truck ready to take his place. But can Big Blue take on all the jobs? Even the small and gentle ones? With some love, care, and paint... Ready, set, go! Little Green is ready to rumble again, all the way to the farmers' market.