Best Selling Books by Wendi Silvano

As Thanksgiving Day approaches, Turkey nervously makes a series of costumes, disguising himself as other farm animals in hopes that he can avoid being served as Thanksgiving dinner.

This inquisitive picture book poses playful questions about children''s favorite things.

Turkey is determined to have one outsanding beach day, even if Farmer Jake has other plans. Turkey is visiting the ocean for the very first time! But when he arrives, he has to stay in Farmer Jake''s petting zoo on the boardwalk. If only he could get to the beach for some splashing and surfing...Luckily, his friends are determined to help him have an utterly crab-ulous beach day, offi-shell duties or not--and they get to have some fun along the way. Packed with wordplay and clever costumes, this sun-splashed adventure is shore to entertain readers.

Turkey is delivering his valentines in disguise in this funny addition to the popular series. Turkey loves nothing better than a good trick...except maybe a good disguise. So for Valentine''s Day, he decides to secretly deliver a card to each of his friends. But when he dresses up as a cat to deliver the purr-fect valentine, he''s quickly found out. It turns out that outsmarting his pals is harder than he thought. Luckily, Turkey has more silly surprises in store.

Santa Claus finds a way to help Turkey avoid becoming Christmas dinner.

Turkey and his farm friends come up with clever disguises to trick the farmer into letting them participate in the Easter egg hunt.

Students will gain extra practice with the skills they are learning in their physical, earth, space, and life science curriculums! Included are 162 short, reproducible activities that are arranged by topic and cover general science concepts. Teachers can use activities in differentiated instruction situations and as warm-ups, homework assignments, or extra practice. Supports NSE standards.

Featuring two short, reproducible activities per page, this book contains enough lessons for an entire school year. It covers location and place, human-environment interaction, different types of maps, and map reading, as well as the regions and countries of the world! Activities become more challenging as students build upon what they have previously learned and perfect for review and practice, it also supports National Geography standards. --Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing captivating, supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, the product line covers a range of subjects including mathematics, sciences, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character. Mark Twain Media also provides innovative classroom solutions for bulletin boards and interactive whiteboards. Since 1977, Mark Twain Media has remained a reliable source for a wide variety of engaging classroom resources. -

Explore fractions, mixed numbers, decimals, integers, variable expressions, equations, inequalities, graphing, ratios, proportions, percents, rational and irrational numbers, polynomials, and probability. Activities become more challenging as students build upon what they have previously learned. Two reproducible activities per page. Perfect for review and practice. Supports NCTM standards.

Give your students a jump start on algebra mastery. In this helpful classroom resource, short, daily warm-ups cover real numbers, algebraic expressions, linear equations, polynomials, factoring, rational expressions, square roots, and quadratic equations. It includes five warm-ups per reproducible page, answer keys, and suggestions for use. --Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing captivating, supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, the product line covers a range of subjects including mathematics, sciences, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character. Mark Twain Media also provides innovative classroom solutions for bulletin boards and interactive whiteboards. Since 1977, Mark Twain Media has remained a reliable source for a wide variety of engaging classroom resources. -

Everyone loves Halloween candy--even Turkey. But how can he and his barnyard friends get any when the farmers give it out only to children? With a costume, of course! As his pals look on, Turkey comes up with one clever costume after the next. Each trick gets better and better...but will Turkey and his friends end up with any treats? This hilarious companion to Turkey Trouble and Turkey Claus is filled to the brim with holiday fun.

Connect students in grades 5 and up with science using Understanding the Human Body. This 80-page book presents basic information about the complex human body without overwhelming students with medical jargon. It makes the study of the human body even more fascinating with Far Out Facts, fun tidbits of information that keep students on their toes. The book includes a number of Web sites that provide students the opportunity to further explore various body systems and concepts. This book supports National Science Education Standards.

Pre-Algebra and Algebra Warm-Ups for grades 5 to 8+ provides students with daily math activities to get them warmed up for the lessons ahead and to review lessons learned. Each page features four warm-up activities that can be cut apart and used separately, making it easy to adjust each activity when needed. --Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing engaging supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, this product line covers a range of subjects including math, science, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character.

Connect students in grades 4 and up with science using Jumpstarters for Meteorology: Short Daily Warm-Ups for the Classroom. This 48-page resource covers the atmosphere, air pressure, winds, precipitation, storms, weather prediction, weather instruments, climate, and weather maps. It includes five warm-ups per reproducible page, answer keys, and suggestions for use.

Connect students in grades 4 and up with science using Jumpstarters for the Human Body: Short Daily Warm-Ups for the Classroom! This 48-page resource covers body organization and the skeletal, muscular, circulatory, digestive, respiratory, excretory, nervous, and endocrine systems. It includes five warm-ups per reproducible page, answer keys, and suggestions for use.

Oro, Lorenzo''s Ilama, finds a way to send a message to Lorenzo''s mother and together they help Lorenzo get home safely.

Anita''s abuela (Spanish for grandmother) loves to knit. She knits all day long everyday. One morning her abuela sits in her rocking chair knitting a very odd-shaped sweater. She keeps Anita guessing who it is for.

Turkey''s big day is filled with surprises in this fun addition to the much-loved Turkey Trouble series. It''s Turkey''s birthday, but no one is celebrating. In fact, no one even seems to know about it. Even stranger, Farmer Jake and his family are up to something in the backyard. And Turkey isn''t allowed to see what it is. Good thing he knows how to be sneaky--and that his friends help him put together the best disguises. Turkey dresses up as everything from a candle to a cupcake, but try as he might, he can''t get past the family. It just may be that Turkey is in for a birthday surprise or two...

Hector doesn''t know what he''s in for when he steps onto a rickety old bus high up in the Andes Mountains. With no wiggling room to spare, he watches in disbelief as the driver lets more people and animals scramble aboard the swaying bus until it is ready to burst! Children of all ages will love this zany story illustrated in ink, with riches of watercolor. 2003 Children''s Choice Award Winner and 2003 Society of Illustrators Exhibition.

There is no greater love, I can tell you, it''s true, than the love of your family, especially for you.

"There''s no greater love, I can tell you, it''s true, than the love of your family, especially for you!"--Back cover.

"There''s no greater love, I can tell you, its true, than the love of your family, especially for you!"--

Love is all around, if only we stop to look. It''s the voices of the children playing in the park. It''s the cheer of the crowd and animals playing at the zoo. It''s the way a mother holds her newborn child. Love is found on every corner of the neighborhood, and the greatest love of all is found in the place we call home!

This book describes all of the lovely people and lovely things that surround the city of Chicago and its neighborhoods.

"There''s no greater love, I can tell you, its true, than the love of your family, especially for you!"--

This poetic story introduces young readers to the concept of love.

Love is all around, if only we stop to look. It''s the voices of the children playing in the park. It''s the cheer of the crowd and animals playing at the zoo. It''s the way a mother holds her newborn child. Love is found on every corner of the neighborhood, and the greatest love of all is found in the place we call home!

What musical instrument does Old Mother Hubbard''s dog play? The trom-bone! Join the fun in this nursery rhyme flap book. Every time the page is turned, there''s a tantalising teaser and a wonderfully silly answer... hiding under the flap. Children will love the familiar Mother Goose characters in this novelty book and will want to solve the gigglesome riddles over and over again.