New Releases by Deborah Underwood

Presents an introduction to safari animals, providing instructions for diagramming facts about them into charts, tables, and graphs.

Discusses the habits and characteristics of peafowls.

Join Pete, whose mom has been hypnotized to believe she''s actually a pirate, on his adventure to get his mom to remember who she really is! Yo ho ho! Pete loves pirates, but his mom thinks they are rude and messy. Then Pete and his mom go to see the Amazing Marco, and Marco hypnotizes Pete’s mom into thinking she’s a pirate! Now Pete’s mom won’t behave. She chases the neighbors. She steals underwear off other people’s clotheslines. She’s even flying the Jolly Roger over the house. Pete has to find the Amazing Marco. He wants his real mom back!

Describes the geography, climate, wildlife, and natural resources of Africa.

Discusses how orangutans in Asia live, look for food and raise their young.

Is it okay to slurp your noodles in Japan? How do the Maori people say hello? In China, should you give an umbrella as a gift? Social customs can vary greatly from country to country. This entertaining and enlightening book takes readers on a visit to different cultures around the world to learn what they consider good manners when greeting, gift giving, eating, and much more.

Millions of people are now safe from smallpox. Read this book to learn how a cow stopped an epidemic.

Explores having a career as a librarian including the different kinds of librarians, their education and training, and the type of work they do.