Most Popular Books by Wendi Silvano

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

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

"Easter is almost here--and Turkey knows just how to celebrate. He''s going to win the eggstra-special Easter egg hunt! The only problem is that animals aren''t allowed to enter. So he and his barnyard friends come up with a top-secret plan. With his trademark disguises and a whole lot of help, Turkey goes undercover. Will his basket of tricks help him win a prize?"--Back cover.

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.

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. -

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.

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.

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. -

An interactive lift-the-flap book of nursery rhyme riddles.

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

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

Love flies around Missouri and shows children, their family and friends, how love can affect all that they do and the people and animals that they meet.

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!

★★★亞馬遜暢銷排行榜第一名★★★ 《火雞的萬聖節》、《火雞的聖誕節》 溫迪‧席瓦諾與李‧哈柏 同系列作品 令人捧腹大笑的火雞好點子 讓人深深著迷的農莊故事 火雞有麻煩了！ 而且是感恩節的那種麻煩！ 因為火雞是感恩節的主菜， 火雞要怎麼逃過這天呢？ 感恩節來臨，火雞將成為餐桌上的主菜。 火雞煩惱的睡不著，該怎麼辦才好呢? 火雞一大早就悄悄躲起來，不讓農夫傑克找到他。 要怎麼樣才不會變成餐桌上的主菜呢？ 火雞有個好主意——如果他看起來不像火雞呢！ 如果他看起來像另一種動物，是不是就不會被抓走了？ 要是他看起來不像火雞呢？ 要是他看起來像一匹馬呢？ 農夫傑克總不會吃馬過感恩節吧！ 他的扮裝還不賴！ 事實上，火雞看起來就像一匹馬……差不多啦！ 「哞……」乳牛說：「火雞，別胡鬧了，你露出馬腳啦！」 「你怎麼知道是我？」火雞不大高興。 「你太矮了！」乳牛說。 「好喔，咯咯。」火雞很洩氣。 到底該怎麼扮，才能躲過這一天呢？ 經過多次扮裝的嘗試，火雞總算想出了完美的偽裝， 讓這個感恩節成為有史以來最棒的節日！ 本書特色 ◆來自亞馬遜兒童讀物鳥禽類暢銷書第一名，以火雞為主角的農莊故事，火雞的扮裝令人驚艷。 ◆使用生動活潑的文字，搭配色彩豐富的插圖，運用非凡的想像力，火雞的生存故事讓人感到勵志。 ◆捧腹大笑的火雞故事，讓人一讀再讀愛不釋手，回味無窮。 ◆隨著故事的情節，火雞與農莊動物之間的互動，使得故事更加生動有趣，讓人迫不及待想知道火雞還有什麼好點子！

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!

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!

Love flies around St. Louis and shows children, their family and friends, how love can affect all that they do and the people and animals that they meet.