La Cancion del Sol

After befriending a clever tortoise while lost in the Brazilian rainforest, a young Kulina girl, Mira helps it keep from becoming her father's dinner.

The moon people, Kaluma, Aluma, and others use a cloud bridge to travel to the Earth, a messy but beautiful world of incredible variety that becomes their new home.

No one had been able to scare away the monster that had occupied the forest. The advice of the wisest among the wise had been useless. The most beautiful lady in the kingdom had tried it with her beauty; the jester, with his games, and the king had offered all his gold without any result. And then...

Computer science is all around us, at school, at home, and in the community. Anyone can learn computer science, even at the elementary school level. This book delves into essential computer science concepts using age-appropriate language and colorful images. The computer science topic is paired with an age-appropriate curricular topic to deepen readers' learning experience. The instructional guide on the inside front and back covers provides: Vocabulary, Background knowledge, Text-dependent questions, Whole class activities, and Independent activities.

Anastasia's 10th year has some good things like falling in love and really getting to know her grandmother and some bad things like finding out about an impending baby brother.

Gaston, a cute rabbit, keeps to himself during playtimes . . . Gaston is too shy to play soccer with the other rabbits. Hes much too timid to kick the ball! No, hell never do it! Gaston keeps his head down and thinks, I havent made any friends. Im so dumb!