New Releases by Devra Newberger Speregen

When her father''s job takes the family to Italy for the summer and fifth-grader Justine has her best friends join her for two weeks, they find themselves in the midst of a mystery surrounding the Palio horse race.

A young adult biography that focuses on Einstein as a great Jewish thinker and champion of Israel. In 2005, the world celebrated Albert Einstein''s annus mirabile, the miraculous year. It was the 100th anniversary of the publication of his five pioneering papers that led to revolutionary changes in our understanding of the properties of space and time. The anniversary of the Einstein''s theory of relativity and the publication of his famous formula, e=mc2, presents JPS with an opportunity to educate a new generation of young readers about Einstein''s importance as a scientist and, more specifically, as a Jew. Speregen fully explores the fascinating story of Albert Einstein''s connection to his Jewish roots and the growth of his commitment to the creation of the State of Israel. She describes Einstein''s difficult early years as a student in Germany''s repressive school system and details his struggle to respond to his stubborn questioning nature and personal search for answers to some of the great questions of the universe. The author discusses how Einstein''s ties to his people grew as he witnessed the rise of anti-Semitism in the early 1900s and his relentless efforts to raise money and public awareness to promote the creation of the State of Israel. (In fact, he was even offered the presidency of Israel after the death of Chaim Weizman.)

When Deerfield Valley is covered with snow, all kinds pieces of construction equipment remove it.

Danny Dozer and his friends do various construction jobs throughout the week, including digging, pushing dirt away, and lifting gravel. On board pages.

A biography of Israel''s first astronaut ending with his tragic death aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia in 2003.

A biography of the young man whose dedication to Zahal, the Israeli military, made him a national hero after he was killed in the rescue mission at Uganda''s Entebbe airport in 1976.

When Oscar''s father volunteers to speak about the joy of teaching at Career Day, Oscar knows he''s sunk: the kids at school already think he''s a beaker geek for having won the science fair. "Get your uncle Bobby to come, " his friend Rose advises. "He''s a football star -- he''ll make the other kids forget about your geekdom." Oscar sees the point. But how will he tell his dad not to come? And how will he explain to Uncle Bobby that he''s volunteered him and his team''s star quarterback?

Contains a profile of the rock group ''N Sync; when turned over and read from the back cover forward, contains a profile of the rock group Five.

Michelle and Stephanie think Camp OutaSight will be major fun. Michelle can''t wait to camp out with her friends. And Stephanie wants to be the best counselor ever. But senior counselor Parker Peterson has another idea ...

Contains questions designed to allow teenage girls to identify their personality traits.

While lost in a creepy wax museum, Jordan has a strange encounter with one of its inmates.

Several tales of terror featuring young people in sinister and scary situations---go into a bead shop with a secret curse, encounter strange happenings in a hospital, or play an unreleased version of a virtual reality game.

It?s a rainy day outside the bell tower, and Quasimodo is bored. So his gargoyle friends, Hugo, Victor, and Laverne, decide to amuse him with a story about three stone carvers who entered a contest long ago. Each wanted to create a gargoyle that would be judged worthy of placement on the great cathedral of Notre Dame. The carvers found inspiration in unusual places? to say the least. But what would become of their final creations? Is it possible for everyone to win?? back cover.

When data-dump-yard dog Frisket swallows a hidden unformat command, the evil virus Megabyte orders his slapdash goons to go after the one thing Frisket treasures: his best pal, Enzo. Will the command destroy Frisket''s aching belly before Enzo can rescue them from Megabyte''s evil clutches?

Stephanie is finally going to meet her pen pal, Kyra. But when they meet, Kyra isn''t quite what Stephanie expected. They never agree on anything--until Kyra starts flirting with Brandon, a cute guy Stephanie''s had her eye on!

Did you know that...the sun is a star! Some of the craters on the moon are miles wide! There are billions and billions of stars!Find these great facts--and lots more--in this terrific book. There are many super puzzles for you to do. And you can color all the pages, too.

Contains puzzles, facts, and other fun activities about dinosaurs.

Based on the hit TV Series full house, easy to read chapter books.