New Releases by Monica Hughes

Illustrations and simple text describe how one family celebrates Hanukkah.

Tells what it is like to take a vacation to another country, from getting ready to going home again.

Photographs and simple text explain what a visit to the dentist is like.

Illustrations and simple text describe how one family celebrates Rosh Hashanah.

Children love getting a close-up look at fascinating creatures in the world around them. This series allows them to get up close and personal with some of these creepy creatures that they can find in parks, gardens and even their own home. Each book identifies the main physical features of each bug including what they eat, how they change, and how they reproduce.

Color photographs and brief text introduce young readers to the physical characteristics, eating habits, lifecycles, and reproduction of ladybugs.

No matter what religious festivals a young reader may take part in, they re sure to love reading about all of the festivals that come to life in this new series. Each title looks at the preparations that go into each festival, what people wear, where it takes place, the food that is eaten, when it happens, who celebrates it, and why it s celebrated. A case study approach is taken, following a young child as they get involved in the preparations and celebrations."

Illustrations and simple text describe how one family celebrates Id-al-Fitr.

Way to Go: By Sea is by Monica Hughes for ages 7-12+ for high interest low readability. It contains information and explanation text.

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Years have passed on Isis, but life has gone backward, not forward. Under their leader, Mark London, the settlers have abandoned the technological knowledge of their forefathers. Upper Isis is now a forbidden zone, and the history of the first inhabitants from Earth has been replaced by myth. But one inquiring young man yearns to know the truth, and soon he gets the chance to find it.

Two adventurous kids travel to the Klondike River Valley gold fields to see if they can find their missing father.

A beginning reader helps develop vocabulary and reading skills for preschoolers.

In 2154, sixteen-year-old Alison, eight-year-old Gordie, and their dissident parents are arrested and taken to a sterile dome in a hostile environment, but Gordie escapes and Alison follows him to the place he calls Xanadu.

Jan wants a puppy so badly that she would do just about anything to get one. But her mother and her gramma won''t allow one in the house. So when Jan and her friend Sarah meet a puppy at the pet store, they know they have to find a creative way to make him Jan''s.

A young girl lives in a place where imagination is outlawed.

"Joan and Whizkid discover that their computer game is becoming too real - and dangerous. They must confront the faces of their own fears ..." Cf. Our choice, 1998-1999

"A young girl is ''shipped off'' to a Scottish boarding school during the Second World War, where she uncovers a ''secret society,'' and learns about the Celtic lore of the land" Cf. Our choice, 1997-1998.

Forced into the barrio by her grandmother''s death, Concepcion takes with her a legacy of chili, corn, and bean seeds and finds that they hold the key to her survival.