Mirha questions her name after her classmates continually pronounce it wrong on the first day of school so her mother helps her to learn the significance of her name and to be proud of it.

Safa and her whole family celebrate the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan with feasts and presents, and the sharing of these traditions with those in need.

Told in rhyming text, a young African American boy, stuck inside on a rainy day, uses his imagination to create a rocket ship out of a rocking chair and takes off on an trip to a distant planet.

"Born a pure blood Cheyenne, raised by whites when his family was massacred, Johnny Logan rode a treacherous trail between two worlds. But when he saw the ruthless exploitation of his people by villainous whites, he knew it was time to take a stand -- even if it was his last. Tyrannical swindlers were bringing a herd of diseased cattle to the Cheyenne reservation -- and only Logan could stop the approaching stampede of death. Beaten within an inch...

A little dinosaur named Jewel is nervous about her first day of school, but when she makes new friends and settles into her class, Jewel decides she likes school.

Inside Build it! Medieval world, what scenes will you build today? You'll find a range of creative models from the prehistoric era to put together, created using the LEGO® classic sets 10695 and 10698, or bricks or bricks that LEGO® obsessives may already have at home. This book contains 3-5 "dioramas" featuring a diverse range of castle grounds, merry jousts, dragon caves. Full color, step-by-step diagrams guide you through the process, enhancing...

"In the midst of Reconstruction, pioneering homesteader, livestock breeder, and would-be innkeeper Hamish "Cashdown" Musgrave brings his sprawling family into the Palouse Prairie. Before they succeed, they face claim-jumpers and bandits; floods, fires, and blizzards; and diseases, locusts, and crop losses. But soon Hamish's brother Callum goes missing and remains mysteriously elusive. The railroad refuses to build a line past the Musgrave stagecoach...

"The Alexandrian Society, caretakers of lost knowledge from the greatest civilizations of antiquity, are the foremost secret society of magical academicians in the world. Those who earn a place among the Alexandrians will secure a life of wealth, power, and prestige beyond their wildest dreams, and each decade, only the six most uniquely talented magicians are selected to be considered for initiation ... When the candidates are recruited by the mysterious...

"Tracking leads in her sister's disappearance could make a K-9 handler the next victim. Lacey Jefferson's search for her missing sister quickly turns into a murder investigation--thrusting Lacey and her search-and-rescue K-9, Scarlett, into a killer's sights. Now teaming up with her ex-boyfriend, Sheriff Creed Payne, is the only way to discover the murderer's identity. But can they survive long enough to dig up the truth?"--