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Joanna Cole
With an author's note about what big siblings need-extra guidance, reassurance, love-and sweet, engaging artwork, it's no wonder that nearly 4 million families have chosen I'm a Big Brother and…
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With an author's note about what big siblings need-extra guidance, reassurance, love-and sweet, engaging artwork, it's no wonder that nearly 4 million families have chosen I'm a Big Sister and…
A sensible, reassuring guide to sex and growing up, revised with the most up-to-date information.
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Originally published in 1997 with illustrations by Maxie Chambliss.
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Brand-new art brings new life to these classic, bestselling books, which look at the arrival of a new baby through an older sibling’s eyes. Full color.
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Love Rules by Joanna Coles: Conversation Starters
Junk Love - that’s how Joanna Coles described the fast, available, convenient, attractive and tasty version of love nowadays. Junk Love leaves you…
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Norma Jean, whose love of jumping might be a bit excessive, stops her favorite activity after her friends complain, but participation in the school Olympics proves there is a time…
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Best friends Arlo and Robby are almost identical in what they wear, what they like, and even where they have teeth missing, but when Robby insists on betting on who…
Learn all about insects with Fly Guy and Buzz!Fly Guy and Buzz are ready for their next field trip! And in FLY GUY PRESENTS: INSECTS they go outside to…
One twist of the dial and the Magic School Bus transforms into a time machine that travels back to the prehistoric age, making pit stops in the Mesozoic Era and…
Capturing the miracle of birth for young children, this book traces the birth and early life of Dolly, a Norfolk terrier puppy. All the stages of birth are shown in…
Collects a wide range of fairy tales, animal fables, ghost stories, and legends from the United States, England, China, Russia, Haiti, and many other countries.
For use in schools and libraries only. On a special field trip in the magic school bus, Ms. Frizzle’s class goes into outer space and visits each planet in the…
A reassuring, cheery book about going to the doctor by the highly successful team that gave us I’m a Big Brother and I’m a Big Sister
Hay alguien nuevo en casa. !Es nuestro bebe! !Ahora soy una hermana mayor!
Joanna Coles
Shares advice for women on how to find meaningful relationships in a complicated, largely digital, romantic landscape, offering recommendations for recognizing and connecting with prospective quality partners who are capable…
Time travel to the world’s most exciting dinosaur dig with Ms. Frizzle and the Magic School Bus in this picture book from the best-selling science adventure series. For ages 6…
For use in schools and libraries only. On a special field trip in the Magic School Bus, Ms. Frizzle’s class learns firsthand about different kinds of rocks and the formation…
This introduction to sharks keeps within a first-grade reading level without sacrificing information. Cole tells about different kinds of sharks, and facts on their food consumption and innumerable teeth. The…
When Ms. Frizzle, the strangest teacher in school, takes her class on a field trip to the waterworks, everyone ends up experiencing the water purification system from the inside.
Comment se forment la glace et la neige? ? bord de l'autobus magique, madame Friselis et ses ?l?ves roulent direction nord. Apr’s avoir fait voyager ses ?l?ves dans les nuages…
Newly updated and illustrated with over 40 full-color photos, this classic book has helped thousands of families talk frankly about what to expect with a new baby in the family.
For use in schools and libraries only. The magic school bus takes a close look at the inside of a hurricane.
After Ms. Frizzle takes her class to visit a beekeeper, the Magic School Bus mysteriously vibrates, shrinks, and flies right into a beehive. And when Ms. Frizzle tells everyone to…
Joanna Cole,Stephanie Calmenson
A collection of stories, poems, and non-fiction for beginning readers, by such authors as Dr. Seuss, Else Minarik, and Arnold Lobel.
For use in schools and libraries only. When the school bus, Ms. Frizzle, and the entire class magically shrink and accidentally enter Arnold’s mouth, the ensuing anatomical adventure proves educational…
Alexis Clark,Joanna Coles
Inspiring ideas on how to make the most of decorative elements for any occasion from entertaining guru Cathy Graham.
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On another special field trip on the magic school bus, Ms. Frizzle’s class learns about the ocean and the different creatures that live there. Full-color illustrations.
Profiles the life of the fascinating garden spider.
Cole and Calmenson bring together every silly, kooky joke they can find in a collection bound to please the second- through fourth-grade set, who can never get enough of bad…
Describes how a baby grows and lives inside a mommy’s tummy.
The must-have book of jump rope rhymes! There are red-hot pepper rhymes for jumping very fast, counting rhymes to keep the beat, and rhymes for jumping in and out. Learn…
What a big girl you are! Potty training can be fun. With warmth and sensitivity, Joanna Cole and Maxie Chambliss guide young girls though the challenges and rewards potty training-from…
Sam has a story of her own–about how she was adopted. And in the end, Sam’s story comes full circle, inviting young readers to share stories about how they, too…
A simple discussion of the kinds of sharks and their behaviour.
Ms. Frizzle’s class has been studying the senses. But they are in for a real lesson when Principal Wilde ends up behind the wheel of the Magic School Bus and…
The Magic School Bus carrying Ms. Frizzle and the entire class shrinks and isaccidentally eaten by Arnold, and journeys through his body.
Small enough to squeeze through power lines, Ms. Frizzle’s class learns how electric current travels through the town, lights up a light bulb, heats up a toaster, and runs an…
Joanna Cole’s Asking About Sex & Growing Up is the perfect book to provide answers to preteens’ questions about sex.
How do your ears hear? Will food taste the same if you hold your nose? A fun and simple science book–with games and experiments kids can do to test and…
Bruce Degen,Joanna Cole
The field trip to the planetarium is foiled when the museum turns out to be closed, but Ms. Frizzle saves the day. The Magic School Bus turns into a spaceship…
When Arnold wishes he had more information for his family tree, Ms. Frizzle revs up the Magic School Bus and the class zooms back to prehistoric times. First stop: 3.5…
The classic title that started the award-winning series! Join Ms. Frizzle and her students as they follow the trail of water, from its sky-high source to the school bathroom sink…
Rock collecting has never been quite like this! When the class forgets to do its homework, a fieldtrip through the Earth’s crust, into the center of the Earth, and out…
When the Magic School Bus is swallowed by a bewildered Arnold, Ms. Frizzle takes the class on a tour of his stomach, intestines, and bloodstream.