Most Popular Books by Monica Hughes

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.

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.

"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

Introduces the physical characteristics and diet of eudimorphodon and similar winged dinosaurs.

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

Illustrations and simple text describe how one family celebrates Hanukkah.

A retelling of the traditional story Stone Soup.

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

Readers will explore the forest during different seasons, finding out what it looks like, feels like, and sounds like, as well as what animals live in the forest and how people use forests.

This book explains the water cycle, defining "evaporates," "water vapor," "condenses," and other terms.

This book introduces the first day of school for two students in different classrooms.

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

Introduces the biggest, longest, and tallest dinosaurs.

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

Describes the bodies, relatives, diets, and life cycles of pill bugs, and includes color photos.

Imagine a turtle that’s 13 feet [4 m] long! That’s just one of many surprises to be found in Swimming Giants, a book about the creatures that inhabited the world’s ocean waters during dino times. In this exciting companion to Flying Giants, young readers will get a glimpse into the steamy world of long ago where some fish, such as the Shonisaurus, were over 50 feet long [15 m] and had spine bones the size of dinner plates! The simple text and colorful illustrations will help kids learn about the similarities between these ancient swimmers and modern-day animals. Developed by literacy experts, Swimming Giants features controlled text with appropriate vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure for emergent readers.

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This book introduces the birth of a sister to an older brother.

In 1897, Dawson City on the banks of the Yukon River was the scene of the greatest gold rush the world has ever known ... the Klondike Gold Rush. More than 20,000 men across rugged trails and mountains to reach this land where fortunes could be made in a day. Two adventurous children go to the Klondike, too. Their mother is dead and their father is missing somewhere along the gold rush trail. So Henry and Sarah Thorpe stow away aboard a ship and search for their father-the first of many hardships to come...

Walt Elliot goes with the father he hasn''t seen for years to the planet Aqua, where he discovers that his father''s project threatens the existence of a highly intelligent native species.

In the early morning of November 11, 1813, the day of the battle of Crysler''s farm, a young Canadian, Alexander MacAlpine, is found hiding in a ravine among enemy troops. MacAlpine is accused of giving away the British and Canadian positions to the Americans. But he has an alibi: he''s been out hunting for Indian treasure and found himself in American territory when the battle broke out. But no one believes his story - that is, not until 150 years later when two boys holidaying near the farm discover the Indian treasure...

Big Books from big name authors to share with the whole class

One of a series offering classic and contemporary fiction for schools to suit a range of ages and tastes. Set in the 1860s, this novel is based on the first Dr Barnardo boy. Penniless and alone when his mother dies, little Jim Jarvis is put in the workhouse, from which he is determined to escape.

Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4–11 edited by Cliff Moon. Top children’s authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children will love to read, banded to help you choose the right book for every child. Practical ideas for guided reading are included at the back of each book.

The community of the planet of Isis, misled by power-hungry space captain Michael Joseph Flynn, moves down the path of destruction until Moira, the captain''s daughter, exposes his self-serving designs.

Unemployed after high school in the highly robotic society of 2154, Lisse and seven friends resign themselves to a boring existence in their "Designated Area" until the government invites them to play The Game.

When twelve-year-old Valerie and her brother and sister fall through a space trap and are transmitted to an alien planet, they seek ways to return to the thirty-second century.