Lifestyles category: 236 books

Roses for Isabella invites us to experience life in Ecuador through the eyes of a young girl who keeps a journal and loves to write. We learn about Isabellas parents who work on one of the hundreds of farms growing beautiful roses that are sold all over the world. But not all of these farms are fair...

Twelve year old Sarah Gillespie and her family struggled to make a life for themselves on the Great Plains. Crops and animals needed constant care. Neighbors depended on one another for survival. Through it all, Sarah wrote down her experiences in a diary. Read her story, and learn about the American frontier from someone who lived on it.

Follow the busy lives of Mr. and Mrs. Farmer through A Year on the Farm, looking after the animals and growing crops. Look out for the busy Red Tractor who helps out. Level 1 DK Readers feature read-together stories for children just beginning to learn to read. These books contain short simple...

Take a trip to the city and practice addition! This charming title follows the story of a family who visits the city for the day, discovering how many ways addition and early STEM skills are a part of transportation and daily life. Students will add ticket prices, travel times, passengers, taxis,...

The Algonquian, People of the Wooded Country is the third book in the “Native Life” series. It was written for a third grade reading level. Read about Otter, his family and his friends to learn about the way they lived and their culture. Food, hunting customs, clothing, play, religious beliefs...

Grab your cowboy hat and saddle up! Early elementary readers learn about all the responsibilites it takes to be a cowhand and ranchhand as they move through this captivating nonfiction title. Featuring plenty of vibrant photographs in conjunction with informational facts about cattle, cowboys, and rodeos, this book will have readers engaged and eager to learn more!

The family in this book is going on a vacation. They drive in a car, ride on an escalator, take a ferry across the water, and more. They discover the many ways that addition is a part of daily life. They even use addition to count taxis and to compare the cost of riding the subway for the day and the week. Hop on the double-decker bus and join them on their adventure through the city.

Explications – Les héros du quotidien – No 629 – Une fille incomparable – 24-03-16.   Christine a toujours été fascinée par son mari, Martin, qui est un explorateur. Il est si excitant à écouter. Il a visité tellement de...

This book is for anyone who loves to garden and wants to invite a child to join in a delicious celebration of the fullness of life. Crisp cabbages, crunchy carrots, radiant radishes.... Vibrant illustrations of vegetables in the garden by legendary Japanese artist Mayumi Oda will inspire children...

With an evocative poem for every month of the year, young Naomi introduces us to her family and hosts a journey through the seasonal rhythms of her rural Mennonite community. In the winter there’s a quilting bee with chattering, friendly women to warm the frigid night, visits to a general...

Did you know the first 'selfie' was taken way back in 1839 Who was the 'Phantom Barber'? Do you know where the flag placed on the moon came from? How about the car that can operate under water!  In the Middle East, they use robots as camel jockeys. Saudi...

Perch on top of a skyscraper with the Stickmen, then descend to street level and travel below to see all the layers of a city. But beware, some layers are smellier than others! Follow the Stickmen to land on a helipad, ride in a double-decker underground subway, and view a giant lump of fat in a sewer....

What do Prospect Park, Coney Island, and Atlantic Avenue have in common? They are all located in Brooklyn, New York, a magical place where you can listen to jazz music, eat bagels and lox, and sit on the stoop of a brownstone and daydream. Children will recognize aspects of their own neighborhoods in this celebration of urban culture and community.

Eric is a country boy . He is at a clumsy stage in his growing up. He has a little sister called Annie and a big dog called rover. The dog is always blamed if something goes wrong and it usually does especially if Annie tries to help.  They build cubbie houses,  take shortcuts to school...