First Grade Jitters

First Grade JittersBy: Robert Quackenbush Illustrator: Yan Nascimbene Perfect for nervous excited kids about to go to school (and their parents!), this engaging story convinces parents and children alike that there is no place cooler than a first grade classroom. Time to shake those jitters! Here is the story of a young boy who is about to enter first grade and doesn't know quite what to expect. Will his friends be there? Will he have to know how to read and spell? What

Founding Partisans is a powerful reminder that fierce partisanship is a problem as old as the republic

Those sweet puppy dog eyes

and donkeys can kick their legs

no matter how weird or hilarious the truth is

and beginning vocabulary

It took a while for Abby Cooper

learns from his experiences

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He shows us a culture where everyone

she taught him whom to trust-a crucial lesson for Perry when he wins the multimillion-dollar jackpot

and the Cold War

By: Alistair Horne     Alistair Horne's The Fall of Paris: The Siege and the Commune