Bray

By preschool, many kids have a sense of what being "nice" means: sharing with a sibling, using please and thank you, and not arguing. Kindness encompasses so many behaviors, and one of the best ways for kids to learn them all is by exposure. This book helps readers recognize and understand what behaviors are kind to others, including friends, teachers, siblings, and caregivers. Low-ATOS text written in complete sentences aids reading fluency and full-color...

Her identity is false, but her love for the earl is all too real-and so is the danger that engulfs them both... Gypsy fortune-teller Mademoiselle Magda has taken London by storm with her uncanny predictions-and only Lord Kerrigan suspects that she is not what she claims to be. And he is right, for poverty has led seamstress Magda Beaumont, the child of a French physician and a Russian gypsy princess, to pass herself off as a tarot reader to the ton....

The cheetah is the fastest mammal on land! These magnificent big cats can reach up to 70 miles per hour when running at full speed. But, like house cats, they need to take a rest afterward! Early readers meet the amazing cheetah in this engaging title written in low-ATOS text. Simple sentences teach readers about where cheetahs live, what they eat, and what makes their body special. Full-color photographs directly correlate to the main text to aid...

Brooke Adams has had a troubled past but is now a confident young woman with a close-knit group of friends who have become her family. When a weekend getaway ends with a bloody, savage attack that leaves her near death on the beach, she is determined not to let the traumatic experience define her. Recovering in hospital she is approached by retired cop turned PI Rod Morgan and Brooke is shocked to learn a striking similarity between her attack and...

Amphibians have some of the most interesting life cycles on Earth. The metamorphosis frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians go through has many steps that readers need to understand and remember. This book offers a concise overview of the general amphibian life cycle as well as representative examples of the many species within the animal group. Most importantly, the accessible language is paired with diagrams of the steps of the life cycle...

Blending personal experience with rigorous study, this explosive manifesto rails against what it presents as the resurgent sexual fascism of the new world order. By exposing everything from the casual acceptance of snuff pornography in "gore" culture to the framing of rape as a punch line, Abigail Bray links the celebration of sexual sadism to the rise of an authoritarian culture of militarized violence. Arguing that a meaningful collective resistance...

A young lady is caught between two brothers-one devilish, one dutiful... Diana Somerville never imagined that her first London season would end so disastrously or ruin her reputation so completely. When George Wright, the rakehell who compromised her, refuses to come up to scratch at the altar, Stephen Wright, Viscount of Endicott-said rakehell's older half-brother-proposes to do the honorable thing and marry her himself. Their engagement is announced,...

Rich and beautiful, Lady Felicity Winterbourne has traveled the world in search of a place she can call home. And while there are many gentlemen eager to oblige her every wish, she knows that their ardor has more to do with her lavish dowry than true affection. When she meets the roguish Gerald FitzDesmond, Earl of Kilgarvan, tales of his ramshackle Irish estate seize her imagination. Abandoning decorum, Felicity proposes a marriage of convenience,...

The lynx looks a lot like a big house cat, but don't be fooled by its sweet face and furry body! Lynxes of all kinds are great hunters, using their excellent eyesight and hearing to take down deer, rabbits, and other animals in their habitat. This title, written especially for early readers, introduces the lynx with descriptions of its appearance, habitats, diet, and family life. The low-ATOS text directly correlates to the full-color photographs...

Get your coat on! Wash your hands! Most preschoolers can't get through the day without a reminder to put on their "listening ears." It can be hard for them to consistently follow directions the first time-or the second time. This colorful volume gives plenty of examples of how and when to follow directions at home, at school, and out and about. Full-color photographs correlate directly with low-ATOS text to aid comprehension and complete sentences...