"This is Richard Turere's true story of growing up on a farm in Kenya. A Maasai boy, Richard attended school when he could but more often was needed to herd his family's cattle. Richard's challenge was to protect his cows from the lions who prowled the night. Desperate Maasai farmers often killed lions, even though lions are at the core of Kenya's tourist trade and are protected. Richard noticed that lions stayed away when he was outside with a flashlight....

Do you have a friend or classmate with a disability? You might be wondering what life is like for them. The Understand Disabilities series is a good place to start! Learn about dyslexia and other disabilities that affect kids. Find out what challenges and strengths these disabilities present in school, friendships, and more. And discover how you can be a good friend or classmate to someone with a disability.

This title will introduce readers to Atlas moths. Readers will learn where these insects can be found, how they survive, and what makes them so incredible. Complete with great, up-close photographs. Aligned to Common Core standards & correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.

"Do needles give you goosebumps? Does the flu shot send chills down your spine? You're not alone. In this Pebble Emerge book, explore the reasons many people are afraid of shots, including flu shots and Covid vaccines, and discover simple tips for facing this fear safely. Reassuring facts and helpful photos provide the knowledge young readers need to face their fear about shots"--

Contains facts about hammerhead sharks and bull sharks, comparing such aspects as their sizes, brain structure, and abilities.

Tells the story of Frida Kahlo, the renowned Mexican painter and activist. After surviving a bus crash, she made her mark in art history for her unique way of looking at the world and integrating her own image and life into her paintings. -- adapted from Amazon.com. "This picture book biography follows Frida Kahlo's start as an artist and how she integrated her unique way of looking at the world into her art"--

Join a young girl as she explores her surroundings and sees that water is everywhere. But water doesn't always look the same, it doesn't always feel the same, and it shows up in lots of different shapes. Water can be a lake, it can be steam, it can be a tear, or it can even be a snowman. As the girl discovers water in nature, in weather, in her home, and even inside her own body, water comes to life, and kids will find excitement and joy in water...

Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to orcas.

Sky gazers experience a total solar eclipse in this descriptive picture book about the wonders of this phenomenon. What happens during a solar eclipse? The sun vanishes. Light becomes dark. Day animals sleep and night animals wake. The moon takes over the sky. People stop what they're doing and together, they look up. The whole world changes for a few beautiful minutes.

Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to octopuses.