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A rhyming story about a packrat who enjoys sorting his collection of trinkets in a variety of ways. Includes "For Creative Minds" section with sorting activities.

Two friends take off on a butterfly hunt, only to find themselves tangled in a mathematics net!

"After Lucy P. Simmons's parents drown, Lucy must find a way to keep her greedy aunt and uncle from taking her family's house. A mysterious woman who seems to come from the sea, as well as the house itself, come to Lucy's aid"-- Provided by publisher.

Mysterious paintings in a cave near her grandmother's inn on the Maine coast and an unusual cat that her younger brothers want to adopt lead twelve-year-old Evie to face her suppressed memories of her mother's death and her father's breakdown six years before.

The Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons is a beautifully written middle-grade fantasy adventure that Newbery Medal--winning author Katherine Applegate says is "as magical and mysterious as the sea itself." Ever since her parents died, Lucy's house has magically awakened. An enchanted flu...

Offers advice to teachers on how to build positive relationships with parents, discussing the parent-teacher partnership, explaining how to start the year off right, looking at methods of communicating with parents, and considering techniques for defusing tension, and dealing wit...