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  Dance of a Thousand Years

  Judith Dickerman-Nelson

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  Highlights presents Dance of a Thousand Years by Judith Dickerman-Nelson. Young women in Lowell Massachusetts learn and perform the traditional dances of their Cambodian culture.

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  Clementine and the Family Meeting

  Sara Pennypacker

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  Critics and fans alike delight in the antics of rambunctious third grader Clementine. In Clementine and the Family Meeting, this fiery youngster takes on the age-old problem of sibling rivalry. A family meeting has been called, and Clementine figures she must be in trouble for something, but she's not sure what. Her fears of punishment are replaced by new ones, however, when her parents reveal they are trying to have another baby. Clementine's sure that four is the perfect family size-can she be convinced to make room for number five?

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  Quick Classics Collection:...

  Anna Sewell, Rudyard Kipling,...

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  William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first time. 
  This second volume of curated children’s classics will take you on a rhyming journey with elephants, cheetahs, and rhinos in Just So Stories; delve into the world of Mole, Toad, Rat and Badger in The Wind in the Willows; and through the streets of London with a beautiful horse in Black Beauty. 
  These classic children’s stories are read by actress and presenter, Angela Rippon; Shakespearean actor Sir Michael Horden; and star of stage and screen, Patrick Wymark. 
  This collection includes: 
  • Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, read by Angela Rippon 
  • Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling, read by Sir Michael Horden 
  • The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame, read by Patrick Wymark 
  For fans of E. Nesbit (Five Children and It), Richard Adams (Watership Down), L. Frank Baum (The Wizard of Oz), and Louisa May Alcott (Little Women).

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  Kittywood

  Darcy Pattison

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  "...Pattison's characters delight..." Kirkus Review of Book 1 
   
  Angel Persian, a kitten born into a famous KittyTube family, faces her biggest acting challenge yet. The clock is ticking! By the month's end, only ten kittens will be offered acting contracts. 
   
  Stardom! Will she be chosen? 
   
  Angel must visit the different kennels, work with each director, and rack up views on KittyTube. 
   
  Will she find a kennel to call home? The five kennels are so different! Some aim for slow and steady growth, but some love fast and flashy. One kennel is known for its encouragement while another is competitive. Which would suit her better: a laid-back or a work-hard attitude? Angel's decision now will affect the rest of her life. 
   
  In this final chapter book of The KittyTubers trilogy, Angel Persian searches for a home where she can use her talents. Read this heartwarming story about Angel Persian's search for her future.

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  The Keepers: The Box and the...

  Ed Sanders

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  Experience the fantastic adventure filled with magical objects, secret sects, and life as we know it on the line! Mixing magic and physics, Ted Sanders has created an epic story that has the feel of classic fantasy but twists it into something new and innovative. From the moment Horace F. Andrews sees the sign from the bus—a sign with his own name on it—everything changes. The sighting leads him underground, to the House of Answers, a hidden warehouse full of mysterious objects. But there, he finds only questions. What is this curious place? Who are the strange, secretive people who entrust him with a rare and immensely powerful gift? And what is he to do with it?When Horace finds the Box of Promises in the curio shop, he quickly discovers that ordinary-looking objects can hold extraordinary power. From the enormous, sinister man shadowing him to the gradual mastery of his newfound abilities to his encounters with Chloe—a girl who has an astonishing talent of her own—Horace follows a path that puts the pair in the middle of a centuries-old conflict between two warring factions in which every decision they make could have disastrous consequences. 

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  Big and Little

  Erica Donner

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  Big and Little helps emergent readers understand and differentiate between these opposites while providing them with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience. Carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references to support emergent readers, ensuring reading success by making sure they aren’t facing too many challenges at once. Big and Little includes tools for teachers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, and an index.Big and Little is part of Jump!'s Opposites series.

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