An alphabetical tour of the world of fruits and vegetables, from apricot and artichoke to yam and zucchini.

"Presents words related to the planet we live on for each letter of the alphabet."--Provided by publisher.

W is for Washington combines dazzling photos with fun and informative couplets which describe the pictures and offer clear picture/word associations. Intriguing facts will add to the non fiction learning experience.

"Sheila Heti collection 500,000 words from a decade's worth of journals, put the sentences in a spreadsheet, and sorted them alphabetically. She cut and cut and was left with 60,000 words of brilliance and mayhem, joy and sorrow. These are her alphabetical diaries." --

A youngster plans a huge, spectacular party, inviting friends whose names begin with every letter from A to Z--except for one person.

With an alphabetical listing of more than 15,000 words, useful rules, and an index of commonly misspelled words, this guide can help any student conquer the spelling dilemma. Illustrations.

Connor and his mom visit many different day care centers searching for the one that is just right for him.

While staying with his grandparents in Castle-on-the-Hudson, Charlie stumbles upon a mystery but must learn American Sign Language to keep up with Frog, a deaf girl who wants to help solve it.

R is for Ricochet is another thrilling installment in Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone series.
Reba Lafferty was a daughter of privilege, the only child of an adoring father. Over the years, he quietly settled her many scrapes with the law, but he wasn't there for her when she was convicted of embezzlement and sent to the California Institute for Women. Now, at thirty-two, she is about to be paroled, having served twenty-two months of a four-year...

"Play and language are both important learning tools for the prekindergarten child. Through play and language, they learn about their world and about themselves. Play and language are also the most important tools for early literacy learning. Think of the young child who takes a memo pad and marker around to family members, 'taking orders' for dinner. Like all emergent readers and writers, this child makes no distinction between play and literacy...