New Releases by Ann Morris

Introduces Michael Miller, an elementary school gym teacher, describing what he does during the school day and how he interacts with other staff and students.

"Includes 6 great stories for girls!"--Cover.

An overview of Jamaica, including information on its geography, history, government, social life and customs, and relationship with the United States.

An examination of the interplay between cultural context and artistic practice in the work of Robert Smithson.

An African American grandmother relates family and cultural history to her grandson in their Queens, New York, apartment as she tells of growing up in segregated Birmingham, Alabama. Includes a recipe and the words to Amazing Grace.

A Chinese-American grandmother relates family and cultural history from her life in Guangzhou, China to her grandchildren.

Grandpa Jarvis is a boatbuilder and grew up in Southwest Harbor. Grandma Susan cares for the home and makes teddy bears. The children enjoy spending time with their grandmother whom they call "Nana." She often reads to them and takes them on trips to her childhood haunts. Sometimes they cook family recipes together or go to the local wharf to eat lobsters. Sometimes they watch her make teddy bears or play with the teddy bears she has made for them.

A Shoshone grandmother relates family and cultural history to her granddaughter as they share their daily tasks on the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming. Includes a recipe, craft, and activities.

Provides instructions and materials for making a variety of books, from some that are very simple to more complex pop-up and origami books.

Leveled reader, or reading recovery, for tutoring students at the first and second reading grade level. Short two word rhyming phrases describe different types of houses.

This photo essay shows families from all over the world. Simple text reinforces names for family members.

This round-the-world photographic journey introduces young children to the concept of working together while it gives them a look at some of the world''s people, the places they live, and how they work and play.

This is a book of real life stories of adopters which takes the reader through every stage of the adoption process starting with the moment when they decide that adoption is the right option for them to the stories of adoptees brought up by adoptive parents. In between, the book looks at all the different types of adoption that are carried out by all sorts of families from all sorts of children of every race and age and with every kind of problem. They range from babies who are only days old when they are taken into an adoptive family to teenagers with a multitude of psychological and physical problems. The book looks at both the success and failure of these adoptions. Its aim is to inform and enlighten professionals, adopters, potential adopters and all those whose lives have in some way been touched by adoption or want to know more about it. In 15 chapters it includes more than 70 real life stories which are all told from the heart sometimes in a moment of crisis and sometimes at a time of joy. They are not analysed, they are true stories about how it feels to be at the centre of adoption. All the stories, which have been recounted over the past 10 years, are reflective of adoption today in Britain. The book also includes a chapter on the legal aspects of adoption and a further chapter of useful information and addresses.

Photographs of grandfathers around the world depict a positive look at the relationship between grandfathers and grandchildren.

Photographs of grandmothers around the world depict a positive look at the relationship between grandmothers and grandchildren.

Do you use tools? Sure you do, anytime you eat with a spoon or drink with a straw or write with a pen! A French chef flipping crepes with her spatula; Salvadoran fishers mending nets with their marlinespikes; an American girl carving a jack-o''-lantern with a knife -- in every country of the world, people of all ages use tools to make their lives easier.

"Shoes is loosely organized into categories such as working shoes, dancing shoes, shoes for ice or snow, and anytime-at-all shoes. It''s an interesting way to take an armchair tour, and could be used to spark a geography, social studies, or multicultural unit." --School Library Journal.

Come fly an airplane in Germany and a kite in Thailand, fish for wind-up whales on a sidewalk in Japan and cod off the coast of Canada, herd sheep in New Zealand and ride an elephant in the United States. These lively photo essays take young children on a trip around the world to visit people from a rich variety of cultures at work and at play.

A series of photographs shows that everyone likes to stretch the mind, body, and imagination in play whether alone or with others including family, friends, and even animals.

A comparative look at the lives of two cats - one in New York City, one in Paris, France.

Describes the experience of ice skating, from lacing up your very first skates to putting on a show.

Photographs and simple text follow some young ballet dancers from preparation for class through a recital.

Explains what the sport of karate is and shows what happens in a typical karate class.

A loving, positive look at fathers around the world and how they relate to their children.

Photographs of babies from many nations, engaged in typical activities.