New Releases by Rebecca Rissman

This book takes readers on a journey through the night to discover the world of nocturnal animals living in their own backyards. This title focuses on red foxes, showcasing their behavior, habitat, diet, and the things they get up to when we''re asleep!

Compares the ways people in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries obtained soap and kept their floors, dishes, clothing, and themselves clean with contemporary practices.

Compares the ways people in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries traveled and the vehicles they used with contemporary practices.

A simple guide to understanding insects. Includes life size pictures.

Compares the ways children in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries amused themselves, the equipment they used, and how they stayed in touch with friends with contemporary practices.

This amazing book utilizes real-size photographs to teach young learners about different materials. Instead of explaining in words alone how materials look and function, this book conveys information about scale, proportion, and use with accurately-sized photographs. Simple, levelled text helps readers access this information and build vocabulary.

This amazing book utilizes real-size photographs to teach young learners about different plant parts. Instead of using words alone to explain the appearance and function of leaves, roots, flowers, seeds, and stems, this book conveys information with accurately-sized photographs. Simple, levelled text helps readers access this information and build vocabulary.

How can you tell if something is living or non-living in the desert? Children reading this book explore a stunning desert habitat while learning how to tell the difference between living and non-living things, such as rocks, cactuses, and lizards. Headers in the form of questions help guide the reader as they learn the properties of living and non-living things.

How can you tell if something is living or non-living in the rain forest? Children reading this book explore a stunning rain forest habitat while learning how to tell the difference between living and non-living things, such as trees, frogs, and rocks. Headers in the form of questions help guide the reader as they learn the properties of living and non-living things.

This book contains stunning photography of festivals from around the world to captivate young learners and inspire questions. The first text appears in detailed parent and teacher notes at the end of the book. These notes contain information about festivals and suggestions for discussion, including suggestions for a variety of ways in which the book can be used.

Engaging photographs showcase the sights of each of the four seasons.

Collects photographs of people enjoying their time at different kinds of parks, including play parks, theme parks, and animal parks.

Children will love looking at the photographs and learning new words in this simple label book.

Helps readers identify items at the park beginning with each letter of the alphabet.

It''s time to eat! Children will love looking at the photograps and learning new words in this simple label book. Enjoy teaching children new vocabulary as they explore a world of food and drinks and learn to say what they see.

Introduces the different noises that animals make, featuring the sounds of such animals as cats, birds, lions, and ducks.

Introduces children to decision making and shows the consequences of both good decisions and bad decisions.

Shows possible outcomes for common pet-related choices.

Teaches children the differences between living and nonliving things in the rain forest.

"Colorful images, rhyming text, and a playful design make counting to ten fun for young learners!"--P. [4] of cover.

Provides tips and tricks to doing mathematical operations.

Uses simple rhymes and engaging images of familar household objects to teach young readers to count.

Do you hear that sound? Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! It''s a bee! Covered in black and yellow fuzz! This book uses simple rhymes and engaging images to teach readers about bees.

"To-do list: finish book report, write in journal"--Cover.

Did you see that bug, rushing through the sky? What could it be? Oh, it''s a dragonfly! This book uses simple rhymes and engaging images to teach readers about dragonflies.

A forest-themed counting book that helps readers identify the numbers one to twenty.

"To-do list: finish science fair project, ace science test!--Cover.

Explains the concept of family and introduces different types of families to young readers.

Introduces the color pink by challenging readers to find as many examples as they can during a typical day.

Teaches about different farms, what is in them, how to behave at a farm, and more.