New Releases by houghton mifflin

Provides unit word cards from the basic word list to be used for activities to meet the individual needs of students.

The Hummingbirds laugh and enjoy themselves as they work.

A little girl sees everything so clearly with her new glasses.

A general dictionary of the English language adapted for high school students, including etymologies, biographical entries, geographical entries, usage notes, and synonyms.

Children guess who can jump like a frog, waddle like a duck, climb, hide and do all sorts of fun things together.

When the great god Shao promises Tiger nine cubs each year, Bird comes up with a clever trick to prevent the land from being overrun by tigers.

A vivid and dramatic autobiography that provides exciting and incisive rights into the process of acculturation of a young boy from a relatively simple existence in a Mexican village to a somewhat hectic and complex life in a different culture and in an urban setting.

Two children befriend an old man they discover living with his dog in the city dump.

A bratty prince and his whipping boy have many adventures when they inadvertently trade places after becoming involved with dangerous outlaws.

A medical reference that emphasizes preventive medicine

Discusses the composition of quicksand and rescue procedures.

Accompanying the story about a boy captured by an octopus while fishing are suggestions for writing and illustrating your own story.

Lyle is perfectly happy living with the Primms on East 88th St. until irritable Mr. Grumps next door changes all that.

For use in schools and libraries only. A series about an only child and his huge best friend, a mastiff named Mudge.

By feeling a pea through twenty mattresses and twenty featherbeds, a girl proves she is a real princess.

As Charles Tiger looks for his lost roar he encounters many animal friends.

LITTLE HOUSE. BIG ADVENTURE: A fresh, photographic repackage of the original Little House books just in time for the series'' 75th anniversary.

Includes 35,000 synonyms listed and defined, alphabetically arranged and fully cross-referenced; a unique category index; and more. [544p. 4.25 x 6.75]

Presents the etymology of over 500 words in the English language.