New Releases by Jon Buller

Nudism Comes to Connecticut is a fascinating graphic memoir of optimism, debt, nakedness and real estate scheming in the early 1930s.

Théodore et ses amis vont aider Olive à retrouver sa soeur ! La vie est douce au Mont des Brumes, où les animaux vivent en autarcie depuis que les humains ont disparu. Mais, Théodore et ses amis ont la bougeotte. Olive, surtout, qui veut retrouver sa soeur Rosa ! Aussi, le jour où le savant Oscar leur montre la maquette du bateau qu''il a conçu, Olive décide d''en réaliser une version plus grande. Et la petite équipe part en mer. Il s''agit de rejoindre un lieu mystérieux nommé Faravole. Seulement c''est Oscar qui les guide, et il n''est guère loquace. Comment lui faire confiance ? Après une étape dans la Forêt Sauvage, puis dans la Cité des Ruines, où les rats-visons de la dragonne ont pris le pouvoir, nos amis accostent enfin sur Faravole.

Théodore Chipmunk, un jeune écureuil, vit heureux dans la Forêt sauvage. Il aime les légendes sur les temps anciens où les humains existaient encore et où les animaux ne parlaient pas. Car, il en est certain, ces histoires sont vraies ! Un jour, emporté par une inondation, Théodore échoue dans la Cité des Ruines. L''écureuil n''a pas le choix : le voilà qui se lance malgré lui dans l''aventure et s''apprête à affronter mille dangers...

On her first day at her new school, Anne is saddled with the nickname Anne of Green Bagels, thanks to the health-food sandwich her grandmother has made her for lunch. Can things get any worse? Already her father has left home to try out his newest crackpot invention, the Pedestrian Mobile Home, and her mother has moved them from New Mexico to the cookie-cutter community of Megatown. Then she meets Otto, who shares her interest in music and in her favorite TV show, The Blimptons. Together they prepare to enter the school talent show with an original composition - Wolfman Stomp. When Anne sees the drawings in a childhood notebook of her father''s, she wonders -- could it be that he was the real inventor of the Blimptons? And can she somehow get him to come home and claim the credit he deserves?

Scarlett is a small, harlequin-colored cat and a huge movie star. And what''s more—she talks! However, abused by her producer, she dreams of but one thing: escaping! So, when the occasion presents itself, she runs for her life. In the company of Trotter, a dog who''s escaped the same torment, she is taken in by Mr. Bougnon. But with the noose getting tighter, will they manage to elude their terrible pursuers?

Three birds said TWEET TWEET TWEET. Two ducks said WAK WAK. And one big frog said GA-DUNK! In this beloved classic title from husband-and-wife team Susan Schade and Jon Buller, a boy goes to the pond to fish but is interrupted by noisy animals that count their way from one to six with silly sounds. Toddlers love to count along and imitate the animals as they count. The big frog''s trademark GA-DUNK becomes more fun to say with every page. Thanks to this new edition, parents, teachers, and librarians who have searched in vain for an affordable used copy will finally be able to share this gem with a whole new generation of GA-DUNKing toddlers at story time.

At bedtime, mother and child tell how much they love each other.

Learn new words and learn to read with this narrated ebook! Ed the Dinosaur wakes up and gets his socks on, eats some rocks, and puts on his green shorts. He would like to ride his red sled, but there is no snow. Ed adds wheels to his sled, and now he can ride it when it''s hot or cold! Promotes self-sufficiency and creative thinking. Includes a note to parents with tips on how to encourage reading and on how to help your child learn to read. Also included is a list of words to "point and read" to help young readers learn new words. As each word is read by a narrator, words are highlighted on the screen. Sounds effects are also included.

Continues the adventures of Thelonious the chipmunk and his friends, who meet a human, build a boat, and go searching for the land called Faradawn. Chapters alternate between text and comics.

Our world is as much about cooperation as it is about conflict; as much about collaboration as competition. Yet our knowledge of collective behavior is still relatively slim. Leaders who have been trained in the command-and-control mode of management are realizing that it often fails to truly engage people; in response, management thinkers have proclaimed the advent of a new, participatory model.But why should there be only two modes of collective behavior? For the past two years Deloitte has invested in a major global initiative, the As One project, to study effective collaborations. The project has discovered that there are many modes of "As One behavior" and that all are effective in certain contexts. As One defines eight archetypes of leaders and followers. Taking more than 60 cases of successful collective behavior, the authors define the characteristics for each model and show how you can apply them to your organization.As One will show you a new way to lead, and to get your team working to reach all your goals. Imagine what we could accomplish if we could unlock the power of As One on a global scale.www.asone.org

Kids will love discovering the floor plan of the White House, a list of presidential perks, and lots of interesting info about all the presidents, from George Washington to Barack Obama. (Did you know he is the only president born in Hawaii?) Each page is jam-packed with trivia, fun facts, and information on the historical events of each presidency.

The kids in Ms. Brandt''s class create a special report on the United States of America, with each child doing research on ten states. There''s a double-spread map of the whole U.S. and a page for every state jam-packed with trivia, interesting facts, handwritten captions, and jokes. At the end of the book is a map showing how the United States grew over time, a spread on the presidents and what states they hailed from, as well as a "bibliography" of books the kids used in their research. Written by a team of well-known author/artists, this 64-page Smart About History book is a great guide for kids.

Cat and Rat learn ice skating at an indoor rink and get to be Snowballs in a show there.

Roger''s friend Kenneth uses an unusual sea vehicle of his own design to take them to an underwater cave, where a cache of old loot gathered by the mermaids turns out to contain a lot of very valuable old baseball cards.

On Halloween, Space Dog Jack comes to the aid of his friend Earth Dog Bob, who is being menaced by a Blob from outer space. Original.

Perry and Cosmo love to draw comics starring their very own made-up characters: superhero Captain Zap and his villainous archenemy, the evil Baron von Fishhead. But what happens when the two boys uncover a couple of magic pencils that bring whatever they draw to life? A larger-than-life battle ensues between Captain Zap and Fishhead. Will Perry and Cosmo get control of their creations before truly "comical" disaster results?

At first the too-short, too-slow Pig gets cut from the basketball team. But hard work pays off when Pig wins the game!

When two scientists put an electronic transmitter on Max the hedgehog''s head, his friends mistake him for a long-lost hedgehog king. This charming tale is from the bestselling author of Babe, the Galant Pig. Illustrations. Digest.

On his way to baseball camp, a young boy is zapped to the Planet of the Eyeballs, where he teaches the inhabitants to play ball.

Ten-year-old Ron is at the mall when it is hijacked and flown into space by small but horrible extraterrestrials.

Although he cannot fly like the birds, Toad finds a way to take to the air.

Follows Pig through a day at his job where he operates an earthmover.

Felix, who has a gift for mental communication, is enlisted by the Frog Princess to help recover her magic moonstone from a mean neighbor''s garden.

Steve finds a magic yo-yo in his attic and uses it to save Earth from being destroyed by the Blobs of Kazoo.

Illus. in full color. In this sequel to the critically acclaimed "Toad on the Road, Toad joyfully takes to the tracks with his freewheeling spirit, carefree humor, and new motto, "Give me a ticket to go anywhere! The farther the better, I don''t care!" "From the Trade Paperback edition.

Mike''s trip to the store for animal cookies results in magical changes in each member of his family.

Illus. in full color. "Where are we going? We don''t know. We don''t care. We just go!" say Toad and his friends as they take to the road in this freewheeling adventure about the joys of independence From the Trade Paperback edition.