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She Did It!: 21 Women Who Changed The Way We Think
by Emily Arnold McCullyPrepare to discover new heroes among these twenty-one women who challenged the status quo, championed others, and made their voices heard. From Jane Addams to Alice Waters, from groundbreaking artists and social justice advocates to scientific pioneers and business innovators, a strong thread of trailblazing women runs through American history. Written in compelling, accessible prose and vividly illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Emily Arnold McCully, this collection of inspiring and expertly researched profiles charts the bold paths these women forged in the twentieth century. The subjects profiled include: Jane Addams Ethel Percy Drusilla Baker Gertrude BergRachel CarsonShirley ChisholmJoan CooneyIsadora DuncanBarbara GittingsTemple GrandinGrace HopperDolores HuertaBillie Jean KingDorothea LangePatsy MinkVera RubinMargaret SangerGladys TantaquidgeonIda M. TarbellMadame C. J. WalkerAlice WatersSecond Wave Feminism
She Raised Her Voice!: 50 Black Women Who Sang Their Way Into Music History
by Jordannah Elizabeth and Briana DengoueA fully illustrated middle-grade anthology celebrating Black women singers throughout history in a first-of-its-kind collection. From jazz and blues, hip hop and R&B, pop, punk, and opera, Black women have made major contributions to the history and formation of musical genres for more than a century. In this fully illustrated middle grade anthology, 50 strong, empowering, and inspiring Black women singers' bios will teach kids to follow their dreams, to think outside the box, and to push the boundaries of what's expected. Written by music writer and journalist Jordannah Elizabeth and illustrated by Briana Dengoue, She Raised Her Voice! will inspire readers to find their voice and their own way of expressing themselves.
Sherlock Academy
by F.C. ShawSherlock Academy is a mystery and detective story for young readers that takes place in the heart of London on the famous Baker Street. F.C. Shaw&’s attention to historical detail caught and continues to catch readers&’ imaginations, launching this middle grade series into bestselling status.
Sherlock Academy: The Holmes Brigade
by F.C. ShawBook 3 of the bestselling Sherlock Academy Series! Kids will love this middle grade mystery as it takes them through historical London with their friends Rollie and Cecily.
Sherlock Academy: Moriarty's Final Threat
by F.C. ShawThe middle grade series that all started with the bestselling book Sherlock Academy is finally complete. Book 4 will leave young readers wishing that they could be right next to Rollie in the mystery-solving, top-secret societies of historical London.
Sherlock Academy: Watson's Case
by F.C. ShawSherlock Academy: Watson&’s Case is a mystery and detective story for young readers that takes place in the heart of London on the famous Baker Street. Kids will love book 2 of the bestselling Sherlock Academy Series!
Shingaling: A Wonder Story
by R J PalacioWONDER told the story of August Pullman: an ordinary kid with an extraordinary face, whose first year at school changed the lives and the perspectives of everyone around him.SHINGALING looks at that year through the eyes of Auggie's classmate, Charlotte: smart, kind, and desperate for acceptance from the popular crowd. Thought-provoking, surprising, poignant and heartwarming, this is a must-read for the thousands of readers who loved WONDER.
Shinoy and the Chaos Crew: The Day of the Dodgy Doubles: Band 11/Lime (Collins Big Cat)
by Chris Callaghan Zoë Clarke Amit Tayal Collins Big CatWhen Shinoy downloads the Chaos Crew app on his phone, a glitch in the system gives him the power to summon his TV heroes into his world. With the team on board, Shinoy can figure out what dastardly plans S.N.A.I.R. has come up with, and save the day. Location: Chaos Crew Flat Hill film set. Operatives: Sky-high Ember. Mission: Find out everything about the new Chaos Crew spin-off TV show being filmed in Flat Hill. This exciting title is part of the Shinoy and the Chaos Crew series by Chris Callaghan. Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language. Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.
Shinoy and the Chaos Crew: The Day of the Risky Rescue: Band 11/Lime (Collins Big Cat)
by Chris Callaghan Amit Tayal Collins Big CatWhen Shinoy downloads the Chaos Crew app on his phone, a glitch in the system gives him the power to summon his TV heroes into his world. With the team on board, Shinoy can figure out what dastardly plans S.N.A.I.R. has come up with, and save the day. Location: Further Earth. Operatives: Shinoy … and Dad. Mission: Rescue the Chaos Crew from a Mega-Level Security Prison Cell. Thwart S.N.A.I.R.’s plans (again). This exciting title is part of the Shinoy and the Chaos Crew series by Chris Callaghan. Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language. Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.
Shiny Pippin and the Broken Forest (Shiny Pippin)
by Harry HeapePermit me, lovely readers, to take you on a journey. Firstly though, wherever you are, it is important that you should be comfy. For example, if you are in bed, make sure there are no spiky pieces of Lego under your bum bum. That sort of thing simply won't do...Pippin's just an ordinary little girl who lives with her ordinary little granny in the ordinary little town of Funsprings. Or so she thinks. When some rather terrible goings on start occurring, Granny is forced to reveal a secret - she used to be a secret crime fighter! And on top of that, Pippin has a special gift - she is Shiny, and can talk to animals. Hurray! But life's not all fun times and lemonade and monster munch for tea. Not only has all the water gone, the animals are disappearing too. Someone as rotten as a pig fart in a jar must be behind all this, and it's up to Pippin to find out who. Armed with her new power and some new friends to boot, Pippin will confront kidnappers, evil scientists and would-be diamond thieves in this fantastic new series from Harry Heape (brilliantly illustrated by Rebecca Bagley too, you lucky things!).
Shipwrecked!: Explore Floating And Sinking And Use Science To Survive (Science Adventures #18)
by Richard Spilsbury Louise SpilsburyScience has never been more exciting with this attention-grabbing approach which delivers true scietific learning through an action-packed story and spectacular graphic illustrations. The science is the story is backed up through simple experiments that readers can try for themselves.
Shoot for the Hoop
by Matt ChristopherWhen Rusty Young is diagnosed with diabetes, his parents want him to stop playing basketball, but Rusty doesn't want to. When Rusty learns that his friends have formed a summer league team, he is determined to persuade his parents to let him join them.
Shopping Choices: Shopping Choices (Go Green #6)
by Helen Lanz'Go Green: Shopping Choices' explains how the way we live today creates lots of waste, and looks at what we can all do to become better shoppers by reducing what we buy, making do and mending and choosing to buy more sustainable products.Packed with statistics, useful information and handy tips, each title in the tells us what steps we can all take to `go green`.
Shortstop from Tokyo
by Matt ChristopherWhen the new boy from Tokyo takes over Stogie Crane's position as shortstop, the two boys encounter the first of several barriers to their friendship.
The Show Must Go On!: Book 4 (Creepover #4)
by P. J. NightBecca Hart has secretly wanted to act on stage for as long as she could remember-it's all she ever thinks about. Determined to make her dream come true Becca tries out for this year's school play, The Last Sleepover, and gets the starring role! After a few creepy incidents on set and persistent nightmares at home, Becca quickly learns that this is no ordinary school play. Is it stage fright? Or is the play haunted?
Shrek! (Macmillan Young Listeners Story Time Sets Ser.)
by William SteigRead the book that inspired the famous film franchise in this wonderfully funny picture book. Before Shrek made it big on the silver screen, there was William Steig's SHREK!, a book about an ordinary ogre who leaves his swampy childhood home to go out and see the world. Ordinary, that is, if a foul and hideous being who ends up marrying the most stunningly ugly princess on the planet is what you consider ordinary.
Shrek the Third Friends and Foes (I Can Read! #Level 2)
by Cathy HapkaShrek, Donkey, Princess Fiona and friends guide your child in their first steps to reading.
Sick!: The Twists and Turns Behind Animal Germs
by Heather L. MontgomeryWhen a super sickness lands on the land, when a parasite becomes more than a pest, when an infection ignites an epidemic, what's a body to do? Your body is an animal body, so why not ask the animals?Follow the scientists, around the world and into their labs, who are studying animals and the germs that attack them. From fungus-ridden frogs with fevers to bacteria-resistant buzzards and everything in-between, animals have A LOT to teach us about infections. But-reader beware!!-the story of germs is filled with twists and turns.In this fascinating, highly visual nonfiction book packed with colorful, comic-style art, you'll discover not only the cool ways that animal bodies (and our bodies) fight back against pesky pathogens, but also the amazing and surprising ways we can learn to work together with germs.Sick! The Twists and Turns Behind Animal Germs is written by Heather L. Montgomery with graphic novel-style art from Lindsey Leigh.
Sick!: The Twists and Turns Behind Animal Germs
by Heather L. MontgomeryWhen a super sickness lands on the land, when a parasite becomes more than a pest, when an infection ignites an epidemic, what's a body to do? Your body is an animal body, so why not ask the animals?Follow the scientists, around the world and into their labs, who are studying animals and the germs that attack them. From fungus-ridden frogs with fevers to bacteria-resistant buzzards and everything in-between, animals have A LOT to teach us about infections. But-reader beware!!-the story of germs is filled with twists and turns.In this fascinating, highly visual nonfiction book packed with colorful, comic-style art, you'll discover not only the cool ways that animal bodies (and our bodies) fight back against pesky pathogens, but also the amazing and surprising ways we can learn to work together with germs.Sick! The Twists and Turns Behind Animal Germs is written by Heather L. Montgomery with graphic novel-style art from Lindsey Leigh.
Siddhartha: Eine Indische Dichtung (Penguin Modern Classics)
by Hermann Hesse Paulo CoelhoThis edition has a NEW introduction by PAULO COELHO. Siddhartha is perhaps the most important and compelling moral allegory our troubled century has produced. Integrating Eastern and Western spiritual traditions with psychoanalysis and philosophy, this strangely simple tale, written with a deep and moving empathy for humanity, has touched the lives of millions since its original publication in 1922. Set in India, Siddhartha is the story of a young Brahmin's search for ultimate reality after meeting with the Buddha. His quest takes him from a life of decadence to asceticism, from the illusory joys of sensual love with a beautiful courtesan, and of wealth and fame, to the painful struggles with his son and the ultimate wisdom of renunciation.This edition is a translation by Hilda Rosner, with an introduction by Paulo Coelho.
Sidekicks: The Candy Man Cometh (Sidekicks Ser.)
by Dan Danko Tom MasonThirteen-year-old Guy Martin, also known as superhero Pumpkin Pete's sidekick Speedy, helps the League of Big Justice save the human race from being turned into puppets by Pinoh Keyoh and the Brotherhood of Rottenness.
Sidekicks 4: The Candy Man Cometh (Sidekicks Ser.)
by Dan Danko Tom MasonSpeedy and the other sidekicks help out when the League of Big Justice faces its stickiest, most chocolatey supervillain yet--the Candy Man, who is determined to rot the world's teeth one cavity at a time.
Sidekicks 5: The Brotherhood of Rotten Babysitters
by Dan Danko Tom MasonAfter Pumpkin Pete accidentally blows up the League of Big Justice and the Sidekick Super Clubhouse, the superhero trouble begins.
Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School: More than 50 mindboggling maths puzzles! - Rejacketed (Wayside School Ser.)
by Louis SacharWhy does elf + elf = fool?How many meals will Miss Mush, the lunch teacher, have to cook for the food to taste as bad as it smells?These Sideways Arithmetic problems may look puzzling at first, but you can use real maths to solve them, and the answers are right there in the book. There are lots of clues and hints; plus all the answers are in the back of the book. Best of all, all the kids you read about in the other books about Wayside School are here to help you!Try solving this, and more than fifty other maths brainteasers, along with the kids from Mrs Jewls's class. You'll learn a lot about maths but you'll be laughing too much to notice!
The Silly Book of Side-Splitting Stuff
by Andy Seed Scott GarrettThis laugh-out-loud book is bursting with lists, facts, jokes and funny true stories all about silly people, silly animals, silly inventions, silly names and much more. Discover The Great Stink, the man who ate a bike, a girl really called Lorna Mower and a sofa that can do 101mph. Find out about famous pranks, crazy festivals, nutty cats, gross foods, epic sports fails, ludicrously silly words and really rubbish predictions. There are even lots of great silly things to do. Unmissable!