by Barb Langridge | Nov 9, 2011 | Non-Fiction
There are many different kinds of shapes in the world. Some objects have a simple shape like a circle or a square. But some have many sides. Arrows, the cells of a beehive and kites all have many sides. It’s fun to look around to see what shapes you can find....
by Barb Langridge | Nov 9, 2011 | Non-Fiction
Have you ever seen a Giant Squid? Just how big is it How about as big as a house. Using jaw dropping photographs, this book shocks and delights as it delivers one comparison after another. Take a look at the reticulated python crawling up the escalator. The largest...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 9, 2011 | Non-Fiction
The good punctuation fairy, sometimes known as the apostrophe, is on the job and we need to thank it for its daily hard work. What difference does a little bit of punctuation make? A great big difference. Take a look at these examples: See the boys bat. See the...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 9, 2011 | Non-Fiction
Filled with humorous possibilities when the comma is used and misused, this book explores the power of the comma. Everyday, Anthony turns, slides and swings. Every day, Anthony turns slides and swings. That comma makes all the difference. The student, said the...
by Katy Manck | Nov 8, 2011 | Fantasy
In summer’s muggy heat, young Pip’s blood freezes when he spots a strange ship crossing the Fenlands. Who is heading toward remote Wickit Monastery – Soldiers? Thieves? Invaders? Pip rushes to warn the monks of the approaching peril, but they assure the orphaned boy...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 8, 2011 | Non-Fiction
Bright white teeth. Straight leg bones. Awkwardly contorted arm bones. On a hot summer day in 2005, Dr. Douglas Owsley of the Smithsonian Institution peered into an excavated grave, carefully examining the fragile skeleton that had been buried there for four hundred...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 8, 2011 | Non-Fiction
From the time he was a young boy roaming the forests of the unsettled Midwest, Abraham Lincoln knew in his heart that slavery was deeply wrong. A voracious reader, Lincoln spent every spare moment of his days filling his mind with knowledge, from history to literature...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 8, 2011 | Picture Book
It is wintertime in the city and freezing cold, but not everyone is inside and warm. Ben and his sister Lizzie know that there is a lady who lives outside in a box over a warm air vent. The children worry about the kind-looking lady, and begin sneaking food and...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 6, 2011 | Historical Fiction
Winner of the 1930 Newbery Medal Hitty is a doll of great charm and character. It is indeed a privilege to publish her memoirs, which, besides being full of the most thrilling adventures on land and sea, also reveal her delightful personality. One glance at her...
by Barb Langridge | Nov 6, 2011 | Picture Book
2003 Caldecott Honor Book For 40 days and 40 nights rain poured from the heavens, enveloping the world. Only Noah had been warned by God of the great flood and only Noah could save life on earth. This powerful story of salvation has fascinated people of all ages for...
