Have you ever dreamed of owning your own business? Being an entrepreneur is not just for adults! This book is full of ideas for turning anything you enjoy doing in your spare time into a lifestyle business. Readers will explore key business concepts including researching the market, pricing for profit, creating a brand, and target marketing.
Can one spoiled cousin upend three kids' hard-won happiness? Find out in this hilarious, big-hearted, high stakes companion to the award-winning bestseller Parachute Kids! Perfect for fans of School Trip, A First Time for Everything, The Tryout, and The Squad.
★ "Humorous and relatable...tugs at the heartstrings." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review
★ "Powerful and triumphant." --School Library Journal, starred review
"Another truly superb graphic novel from Betty C. Tang! Fascinating, funny, and, at times, heart-wrenching. I adored this story!" --Christina Soontornvat, New York Times bestselling author of The Squad and The Tryout
"An incredible, refreshing, heartfelt companion to Parachute Kids that is not afraid to illustrate the hardships of many immigrant families. I could not put this book down!" --Joanna Cacao, New York Times bestselling illustrator of The Squad and The Tryout
WITH FAMILY LIKE THIS, WHO NEEDS ENEMIES?
After seven months on their own as undocumented immigrants, the Lin siblings have settled into their new lives in California. Sis has a new job, Bro has a new crush, and Feng-Li (Ann) is excited to celebrate her eleventh birthday with her new friends. Their parents still await visa approval in Taiwan, so the trio is trying to take better care of one another and stay under the radar of immigration authorities.
But when their cousin Josephine--a violin prodigy--arrives with her privilege and demands, suddenly their world is turned upside down. Will they have to give up the life and the stability they worked so hard to achieve?
A breathtakingly simple poem of universal experience shows us the transformative power of collective action.
"Together offers a vision of the world we want for our children, one in which all living things flourish, our communities thrive, and justice prevails.”--Ibram X. Kendi, author of Antiracist Baby
In Together, social justice kids book pioneer Innosanto Nagara teams up with poet and activist Mona Damluji for a stunningly tender and pitch-perfect visual feast that juxtaposes individual action with the power of people acting together. Each of the ten free-verse couplets in the poem is spread across four pages of imagery, to make a unique and different kind of picture book for young kids to discover with their families.
The first illustrated book in which Nagara applies his extraordinary visual imagination to words not his own, Together is simplicity itself--a poem about the transformational change that happens when people stop acting alone and start doing things together.
Sixth grade renaissance man Nate Wright is bombastic, enthusiastic, and larger than life--it's why his friends call him "Big Nate." But behind the bravado, Nate is a faithful friend whose antics crack up his classmates, impart life lessons to readers, and bring a smile to comics fans everywhere.
It's back-to-school time for sixth-grader Nate Wright, and this just might be the best year ever! Rumors are flying that the villainous Mrs. Godfrey is now teaching EIGHTH grade. Chad is on the verge of destroying Gina in the race for class president. And could Nate finally realize his dream of changing the school mascot to . . . a sea cucumber? Hey, why not? He's a can-do kind of guy. So when the Weekly Bugle needs a story, Nate's happy to make headlines--by (allegedly) starting an epic food fight in the cafetorium! In this latest collection of gut-busting Big Nate comics, Nate's always stirring things up, but at the end of every day, P.S. 38 is still standing. In other words: NO HARM DONE!
Do you enjoy turning unwanted things into something useful or beautiful? Have you ever dreamed of owning your own business? Then perhaps an upcycling business is right for you! This book is full of ideas for planning an upcycling business--from selling at a local fair to an online blog or vlog. Readers will explore key business concepts including researching the market, product design, USPs, online selling, and patents.
It's a battle for the ages! The ostrich is today's largest bird, weighing in at up to 300 pounds. But millions of years ago, the velociraptor was a small but deadly dinosaur, wielding razor-sharp teeth. Learn what makes these fearsome creatures so powerful. Then decide which one would triumph in a battle.
In the thirteenth book in Stuart Gibbs’s New York Times bestselling Spy School series, superspy middle schooler Ben Ripley goes off the grid to eliminate a cybersecurity threat.
After a devious computer hacker pulls off the CIA’s worst-case scenario, shutting down power networks all over the world, Ben and his fellow spies-in-training are forced to make a harrowing emergency landing of their plane in Indonesia. While chaos begins to erupt around the planet, Ben deduces that his team is closer to the mysterious hacker’s base than anyone else. But with all computers and phones down, there’s no way to communicate with anyone at the CIA.
On their latest mission to save the world, Ben and his friends face a conniving villain, assassins, pirates, sharks, and very big lizards in the most remote—and deadly—location of any spy school yet!
Have you ever dreamed of owning your own cooking or baking business? Being an entrepreneur is not just for adults! This book is full of ideas for planning a business--from a small catering company to an online blog. Readers will explore key business concepts including researching the market, writing a business plan, and publicity and marketing.
Meet the adventurer who first discovered the Island in this thrilling novella prequel to the Skandar series from New York Times and internationally bestselling author A.F. Steadman—featuring black-and-white illustrations throughout!
George Penhaligon has only ever wanted adventure. And when he finds himself shipwrecked and alone on a mysterious island, he makes an incredible discovery. Unicorns are real—and they’re bloodthirsty.
Slowly, George gains one unicorn’s trust, and together, they explore the island’s magical secrets. But there is a dark presence lurking in his new home, more deadly than any unicorn.
Can George fulfill his destiny and free the island from a terrible fate?
Minecraft gives everyone so many opportunities for open-ended play... but when you have the whole world to explore what do you do?
This book solves that problem, with 101 amazing ideas for fun challenges and quests in Minecraft. From finding every animal to making your own food factory, creating the ultimate underwater base to challenging your friends to an online dance-off, you won't believe the crazy tasks within. In-game activities range from combat quests to building challenges, and even mad stunts. This is the perfect book for anyone who wants to increase their Minecraft fun 101 times over!
"I, Geronimo Stilton, had been called back to the Kingdom of Fantasy once more. This time, my help was needed in the Kingdom of Art. Someone had been kidnapping the subjects of the world's most famous paintings. It was up to me to track them down and restore them to their proper mousterpieces."
Ember and the other pets come face-to-face with an evil dino-snake duo that's out to ruin the Chin family garden!
Pick a book. Grow a Reader!
This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!
Ember comes face-to-face with the strangest villain yet: the dino-snake! When an evil turtle and sly snake team up against the pets to take over the Chin family garden, the odds are stacked against them. The pressure is on for Ember to come up with the perfect plan or he'll get kicked out of his own backyard! Will Ember be able to protect his family's territory before the evil dino-snake duo take over the garden forever?
With laugh-out-loud humor, engaging artwork on every page, and nonstop action that will have readers rushing to turn the pages, Pets Rule! is the just-right series for any emerging reader!
The next installment in the bestselling chapter book series featuring everyone's favorite pug, Bub, and his human, Bella!
Pick a book. Grow a Reader!
This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!
Bella and Bub and friends Jack and Luna are off to Ye Olde Faire, a festival where people dress up like it's olden times. During a day filled with fairies, knights, and a joust, the friends learn about a magical legend: A real unicorn lives in the woods nearby! Is the story true, or is it a tall tale? Bella and Bub are determined to find out. With Jack and Luna's help, they're off on a magical adventure this pug will never forget!
With full-color artwork throughout, this funny and charming diary-format early chapter book is perfect for anyone who believes a furry pal is the best kind of friend.
"The most lovable duo since Frog and Toad." —Dav Pilkey, bestselling creator of Dog Man and Captain Underpants
The funny and adorable New York Times bestselling kids graphic novel series starring happy-go-lucky, waffle-loving Narwhal and somewhat cynical sidekick, Jelly.
In this hilarious 10th book, Narwhal's PALentine's Day celebrations for Jelly go a little overboard! Includes bonus fun facts!
Dive into three new stories with best buds Narwhal and Jelly! It's PALentine's Day and Jelly gives Narwhal a whaley nice card — but now Narwhal has no idea what to give him! One card isn't nearly enough, and soon Narwhal is flooding Jelly with gifts galore: waffles, a book about Jelly, more waffles, a song about Jelly . . . MORE waffles!
Jelly is grateful, but would prefer the present of Narwhal's presence more than all of Narwhal's over-the-top displays of friendship. Can Narwhal realize what true friendship means before they go off the deep end trying to please their pal?