(Hardback)

An empowering, inspiring--and accessible!--nonfiction picture book about the 11-year-old girl who, in 1930, actually named the newly discovered "ninth major planet" after Pluto, the ruler of the afterlife in Roman mythology. Full color.

(Paperback)

Rabbi Benjamin's congregation presents him with a special holiday vest--and cooks him so much food that soon its buttons pop off. Includes glossary, notes on Jewish holidays, and recipes for special foods associated with them.

(Hardback)

On the morning he is to start school, a nervous little boy is reassured by his father's advice to handle problems step by step.

(Hardback)

"Dive in and explore the wonders of the ocean and its inhabitants in this lyrical, fact-filled ode to the sea"--

(Hardback)

Cody is worried when his family on a New Mexico Navajo reservation runs out of water, but Darlene Arviso, called "The Water Lady," is on the way with her tanker truck. Includes glossary of Navajo terms and notes about Arviso and life on a reservation.

(Hardback)

Bathe the floor Sweep the dishes This riotous romp of a picture book follows a frantic family as they try to get some chores done - with no help from the family cat, who keeps scrambling the list of chores with hilarious effects. Get ready for a rollicking read-aloud with a truly purrfect ending.