Author: Ronald Kidd
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing
Keywords: street, beale
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2008-06-17
List price: $16.99
ISBN-10: 1416933875
ISBN-13: 9781416933878

ROCK AND ROLL IS ABOUT TO CHANGE JOHNNY ROSS’ LIFE. Living in Memphis in 1954, Johnny’s world is completely segregated -- until he starts sneaking out to Beale Street at night. Beale Street, with its music clubs, is on the wrong side of the tracks, but it’s the only place Johnny can hear the blues, which is all he cares about. It’s also near Sun Records, where Johnny finds himself working for Sam Phillips -- and witnessing history in the making when an up-and-coming musician named Elvis records his first song. Nobody has heard anything like it. All at once Johnny is pul

Authors:Lee Bennett Hopkins, Karen Barbour,
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing
Keywords: speaking, listening, writing, reading, words, poems, wonderful
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2004-02-24
List price: $17.99
ISBN-10: 0689835884
ISBN-13: 9780689835889

Come, words, come in your every color. Whether we are sharing poems or secrets, acting onstage, or just telling jokes, the words we use are our best friends. Join acclaimed poet Lee Bennett Hopkins in this glorious collection celebrating words in speech, reading, language, and drama and how they influence our lives. Works by Emily Dickinson, Eve Merriam, and Nikki Grimes make whispers, metaphors, and dreams come alive, while Karen Barbour’s illustrations interpret the magic of language with vivid hues. This is a collection sure to inspire wordsmiths of all ages, over and over. And just

Author: Emily Gravett
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing
Keywords: dogs
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2010-02-09
List price: $15.99
ISBN-10: 1416987037
ISBN-13: 9781416987031

Big dogs, small dogs, stripy dogs, spotty dogs. There are so many different kinds of dogs. How can anyone pick one type of dog to love the most?Emily Gravett celebrates man’s -- and kids’ -- best friend in this delightful book with a clever twist.

Author: Laura Numeroff
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing
Keywords: grandpas, grandmas
Number of Pages: 40
Published: 2000-09-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0689805527
ISBN-13: 9780689805523

Grandmas can do lots of things, like paint with you, take you on a picnic, and teach you how to dance. But what do they do best? The answer is made perfectly clear in this Irresistible celebration of grandparents and the everyday things they do.Grandpas can do lots of things, like play hide-and-seek, help you build a sand castle, and sing you a lullaby. But what do they do best? The answer is made perfectly clear In this irresistible celebration of grandparents and the everyday things they do.

Author: Nancy Tafuri
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing
Keywords: squirrel, little
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2007-08-28
List price: $16.99
ISBN-10: 0689873417
ISBN-13: 9780689873416

The leaves have started to fall. The air is cold. Squirrel needs to get ready for winter. He cannot nibble with the mice. He does not have time to hop with the frogs or run with the dogs. But there is one thing he can do!

Authors:Angela Johnson,  Loren Long,
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing
Keywords: flyers, wind
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2007-01-09
List price: $16.99
ISBN-10: 068984879X
ISBN-13: 9780689848797

All he ever wanted to do was fly.Three-time Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Angela Johnson and New York Times bestselling illustrator Loren Long invite readers to ponder a band of undercelebrated World War II heroes -- the Tuskegee Airmen. With fleeting prose and transcendent imagery, this book by the masterful author/artist duo reveals how a boy’s love of flight takes him on a journey from the dusty dirt roads of Alabama to the war-torn skies of Europe and into the hearts of those who are only now beginning to understand the part these brave souls played in the history of Americ

Authors:Marion Dane Bauer,  Richard Cowdrey,
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing
Keywords: baby, christmas
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2009-10-06
List price: $15.99
ISBN-10: 1416978852
ISBN-13: 9781416978855

When a baby was born in the manger, Mary and Joseph rejoiced. The angels sang, and kings journeyed to bring gifts. When you came into the world, there was a celebration too - because every new baby is a small miracle.