"Kids all around the world enjoy using crayons to make art. But how are crayons made? Engaging text combines with fascinating factory images to explore the materials, machines, and molds needed to make wax into crayons. Features map where crayons are made, highlight crayon stats, and show off needed machines. A full-page feature shows the steps to make crayons in one place. Readers will have a new appreciation for their favorite coloring tool!"--Provided...

"From mines to factories, sand undergoes a lengthy process before it becomes glass. In this low-level title, leveled text and engaging mine and factory photos combine to help readers explore the sand to glass process. Features map the country that makes the most glass, show how much sand is mined each year, and more. A full-page feature highlights the process in one place. This fascinating book is sure to interest beginning readers!"--Provided by...

Mr. Hibble's new dog, Jake, is very cute and cuddly, but he likes to do human things--such as eating at the dinner table and brushing his teeth.

A child demonstrates that while Dad differs from a traditional superhero, as an American soldier he is a superhero of a different kind.

There is nothing sweeter than arriving at the playground, seeing it empty, and knowing you have it all to yourself-the silent comfort of playing alone. Maggie is overjoyed to have that solitude to make her Salad Pie. But then Herbert saunters over and wants to play too. "I'm making salad. Salad Pie. And don't you touch it!" Herbert just wants to help, even though Maggie makes it clear she won't let him.Then her imaginary pie takes a spill, and she...

Young children demonstrate that Mom, as an American soldier, is a superhero.

Twins Bibi and Matt learn about different liquid measurements when they go to Les Jumelles Coccinelle International Pastry Academy while on a trip to Paris with their parents and dog.

When a friendly and talented rattlesnake slithers into Dustpan, Texas, he must prove his value to the residents of the town before the sheriff will allow him to stay.

With a "Hot diggety-dog!" and a wave of his white sombrero, cowboy Joe Cinders gets the girl in this Southwestern retelling of the Cinderella story.

"Come along on a Halloween ghost hunt through an old forest, over a creaky bridge, and into a spooky haunted house. Sheet music at the back of the book gives this popular chant a new musical twist!"--P. [4] of cover.