Helen Plum Library

A hilarious and timely tool to help kids learn how to tell what news is true and what isn't.

Can peanuts give you super strength? Were unicorns discovered on the moon? Did Martians really invade New Jersey? For anyone who has ever encountered outrageous stories like these and wondered whether they were true, this funny, yet informative book breaks down what fake news is, why people spread it, and how to tell what is true...

This accessible behind-the-scenes look at being a scientist takes beginning readers on a research boat to the North Pole where they can discover what type of scientist they want to be

BEST OF THE YEARKirkus · Parents · Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association · Chicago Public Library · Washington Post · Evanston Public Library · Los Angeles Public LibraryCharlotte Huck Recommended BookCommon Sense Media SelectionIt’s Dat’s first day of school in a new country! Dat and his Mah made a long journey to get here, and Dat doesn’t know the language. To Dat, everything everybody says — from the school bus driver to his...

Tom discovers a red and purple dinosaur in his neighbor's yard one night

"Learn all about the world of these massive, majestic mammals in this level 1 hippos reader"--

When the biggest blizzard in years sweeps across their farm, Reuben and his five sisters, his parents, and his grandfather all face new adventures and challenges. But the loss of electricity doesn't affect his family since they never had any. And when their neighbor man can't get his car out to take his wife to the hospital, Reuben and his father come to the rescue with their sleigh. This revised edition features updated text and newly designed pages....

Para niños a partir de tres años. Lo que ella quería de verdad era un bolso muy grande, donde cupieran también... sus amigos, la torta de banana de su mamá, su professora, sus padres, sus primos, su almohada, el pañito que usaba cuando era niña... Será que existia un bolso tan grande? Hablar de escojas con niños, de fantasia y imaginacion. El cotidiano de una niña envolvido en fantasia.

Snail goes on three errands for his teacher and has amazing adventures. In three chapters, the diminutive snail eagerly volunteers to get things for his teacher. Each time he has adventures. A flood erupts from the drinking fountain, a fire extinguisher takes him to outer space, and musical instruments come to life in this humorous story with cartoonlike pictures

"Developed by literacy experts and educators for students in PreK through grade two, this book introduces beginning readers to turkeys through simple, predictable text and related photos"

"Pete the bird likes living alone on his island, but a turtle, dog, and elephant join him. When a storm rolls in, everyone works together to keep safe"--