New Releases by Chronicle Books

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Reading Rainbow "RM" is known across the country for making the picture book reading experience a welcome adventure. Since the launch of Reading Rainbow "RM" Readers a year ago, this award-winning TV show has been encouraging children to take the next step as they learn to read independently. Bringing together the best first-level easy-to-read stories into 8 theme-related collections. Reading Rainbow "RM" Readers continue to make reading more fun than ever! Explore the Arctic tundra with a pack of sled dogs, or go sailboating into the middle of a wild storm! Includes 5 stories, featuring Betsy Byars, Arnold Lobel, Cynthia Rylant, Mark Teague, and more. Features cover art by Trina Schart Hyman.

Reading Rainbow "RM" is known across the country for making the picture book reading experience a welcome adventure. Since the launch of Reading Rainbow "RM" Readers a year ago, this award-winning TV show has been encouraging children to take the next step as they learn to read independently. Bringing together the best first-level easy-to-read stories into 8 theme-related collections. Reading Rainbow "RM" Readers continue to make reading more fun than ever! Meet 2 grandmas who disagree about everything, and 2 siblings who scramble to cover their tracks before Mom and Dad get home! Includes 5 stories, featuring Marc Brown, Arnold Lobel, Emily Arnold McCully, Cynthia Rylant, Jean Van Leeuwen, and more.

Seven previously-published friendship stories to encourage independent reading.

Collects short stories for children about baseball, football, kickball, running, and soccer.

Keep a record of your personal life journey in this exquisite journal inspired by the "Tao Te Ching," Lao Tzu''s timeless guide to the art of living. Enriched with key passages from Stephen Mitchell''s acclaimed translation of the "Tao Te Ching" and illustrated with ancient Chinese paintings, each page offers insight into true wisdom and serenity.

Adopted from the work of Michael White, the concept of monster busting'' is approached here from a user-friendly point of view. Without the need of a great deal of resources, skills or therapeutic knowledge, this technique aims to be simple and uncomplicated.

The planet Naboo is surrounded by dark and powerful forces and it''s up to young Queen Amidala to save it. Includes a replica of Amidala''s treasured amulet. Color illustrations throughout.

Now available in two sizes, these exquisite facsimiles of antique postcard albums unearthed at a Parisian flea market take us back to an era when postcards were small treasures from faraway lands. Featuring Art Nouveau textured and padded covers and original floral line art inside, these two Cartes Postales albums offer the perfect home for special postcards and photographs. Each can hold both 3-1/2 x 5-inch and 4 x 6-inch postcards or photographs; the small version holds 64 photos, and the large up to 192 photos. Die-cuts hold each photo neatly without adhesive. These are truly special keepsake albums for travelers, collectors, and photographers alike.

Bargain Books are non-returnable.

A pack of materials designed to be an activity program to teach children about Gauguin and art.

With such traditional and contemporary dishes as Tarte Tatin, Croissants, Ratatouille and Salade Nicoise, French cuisine is rightly regarded as one of the richest in the world, and these recipes add up to a repertoire that most would be happy to eat day after day. Once easily available in any number of modest restaurants, today they are more often found in the home; all the more reason, then, to cook them yourself!

The five images in this set of notecards provide a glimpse at the extraordinary work of painter Richard Diebenkorn.

From the simple wheel to the magical radio to the complex microchip, the seven great inventions presented in this book are benchmarks in the achievements of civilization and testimony to the vision and tenacity of the inventors throughout the world. Full color. 7 pop-up spreads.

Here at last is the ultimate keepsake book for avid dog lovers. This compact volume is the ideal place to permanently record Fido''s vital statistics--from important medical records and family history to favorite foods and games, lovable and mischievous characteristics, dogsitters'' instructions, and more. Full color throughout.

Travelmates are the most accessible, user-friendly phrase books available. Each volume in the travelmate Series contains an A to Z listing of frequently used vocabluary and phrases, a pronunciation key, and a menu guide. Compliled by Lexus, the premier European translation and linguistic group, this handy guide is invaluabole for both tourists and business travelers alike.

A collection of fifteen classic fairy tales, including "Hansel and Gretel, " "Snow White, " and "Puss in Boots, " featuring antique illustrations.

Chronicle of the Royal Family is a unique and compelling record of the longest-surviving and best-loved royal family in the world. From Alfred the Great to Elizabeth II, kings and queens have shaped the destiny of the British Isles. This book recaptures the full, thrilling drama in the distinctive Chronicle style that brings history to life as never before. Lavishly illustrated throughout, this book reports events of the past as though they had just happened. It is a saga not simply of power struggles, political intrigues and the rise and fall of empire, but also of personal joy and tragedy, heroism and scandal. It is also right up to date, highlighting the private and public lives of today''s royal family ... Special features of this book are a gazetteer detailing the principle palaces and royal residences, past and present, and a wallchart depicting the royal family trees of Great Britain from 840 to the present day. This book is a lively and authoritative work of reference for people of all ages. It rekindles memories of great events and serves as a lasting celebration of one thousand years of royalty.--Book jacket.