Scholastic Book Fairs Podcast

Featuring men and women who have worked passionately to pioneer peaceful solutions to violent conflicts throughout history, this new addition to the PROFILES series includes Mahatma Gandhi, Rev. Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr., Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, Dorothy Day, and Ellen Sirleaf Johnson. Readers wll find out about their childhoods, where they went to school, what their families were like, and what their major accomplishments were.

Sasha Zaichik has known the laws of the Soviet Young Pioneers since the age of six: The Young Pioneer is devoted to Comrade Stalin, the Communist Party, and Communism. A Young Pioneer is a reliable comrade and always acts according to conscience. A Young Pioneer has a right to criticize shortcomings. But now that it is finally time to join the Young Pioneers, the day Sasha has awaited for so long, everything seems to go awry. He breaks a classmate's glasses with a snowball. He accidentally damages a bust of Stalin in the school hallway. And worst of all, his father, the best Communist he knows, was arrested just last night.

Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she's struggling to conceal her power and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even within the overgrown gardens, murky swamps and crumbling graveyards of the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay hidden forever. Ethan Wate, who has been counting the months until he can escape from Gatlin, is haunted by dreams of a beautiful girl he has never met. When Lena moves into the town's oldest and most infamous plantation, Ethan is inexplicably drawn to her and determined to uncover the connection between them. In a town with no surprises, one secret could change everything. Now a major motion picture! Includes poster!

Readers will learn all of the biographical information they need to know (background, family, education, accomplishments, etc.) about: Ho Chi Minh (Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam), John F. Kennedy (US President 1961-1963), Lyndon B. Johnson (US President 1963-1969), Ngo Dinh Diem (President of South Vietnam), Henry Kissinger (US National Security Advisor), and William Westmoreland (US Army General). This book will help illuminate one of the most controversial wars in American history to a new generation.

New technology is now a major tool in 21st century warfare, helping troops fight more efficiently and accurately thanks to amazing modern weaponry, robots, navigation systems, aircraft and other vehicles. By improving precision, protection and logistics, technology can save time, money--and lives--on the battlefield. This book showcases the extraordinary and groundbreaking technology used in modern conflict. The scope of technology is extremely wide-ranging--from the billon-dollar stealth bomber airplanes to Helmet Mounted Displays that allow a pilot to control weapons through situational awareness. This highly visual introduction educates children on the practical application of modern technology in warfare with information on satellite intelligence, smart bombs and bullets, laser-guided weapons, IED detection robots, high-tech body armor and much more

Chloe and her friends won't play with the new girl, Maya. Every time Maya tries to join Chloe and her friends, they reject her. Eventually Maya stops coming to school. When Chloe's teacher gives a lesson about how even small acts of kindness can change the world, Chloe is stung by the lost opportunity for friendship and thinks about how much better it could have been if she'd shown a little kindness toward Maya. With its powerful anti-bullying message and striking art, this book will resonate with readers long after they've put it down.

Now that Miranda the Beauty Fairy's magic is missing, no one is looking or feeling very good! Can Rachel and Kirsty help? Charm bracelet included!

Janie Gorman is smart and creative and a little bit funky, but what she really wants to be is normal. Living on an isolated farm with her modern-hippie parents is decidedly not normal, no matter how delicious the goat cheese. High school gives Janie the chance to prove to her suburban peers that she’s just like them, but before long she realizes normal is completely overrated, and pretty dull. If she’s going to learn how to live large (and forget the haters), Janie will have to give up the quest and make room in her life for things from the fringe—like jam band, righteous chocolate, small acts of great bravery, and a boy named Monster. This charming story is a quirky road map for life and also a reminder that detours are not about missing out, but about finding a new way home.

BYRD and IGLOO is the first narrative nonfiction book to tell the daring adventures of legendary polar explorer and aviator Richard Byrd and his lovable dog explorer, Igloo. Byrd is known for being the first to fly a plane over the North and South Poles, while Igloo is famous for being the only dog to explore both the North and South Poles. The adventures of Byrd and Igloo opened the door for science and research in the Antarctic. Featuring direct quotes from letters, diaries and interviews, newspaper clippings, expedition records, maps, charts, as well as never-before-seen photos, it will give the complete story of the explorers' journey. Though rooted in history with evidence from many museums and research centers, BYRD and IGLOO is exciting, accessible and interesting for young readers.

For more than two decades, millions of parents and educators have turned to Jim Trelease's beloved classic to help countless children become avid readers through awakening their imaginations and improving their language skills. Now this new edition of THE READ ALOUD HANDBOOK imparts the benefits, rewards, and importance of reading aloud to children of a new generation. Supported by delightful anecdotes as well as the latest research, THE READ ALOUD HANDBOOK offers proven techniques and strategies and the reasoning behind them for helping children discover the pleasures of reading and setting them on the road to becoming lifelong readers.

Bold, colorful and in-your-face - much like the wild rides it features, this book is packed with the most powerful vehicles ever to take to the road, the sky and the water. With superb photos and key facts, this is the definitive guide to the fastest machines on Earth. The book features stunning action photos, essential stats and facts, close-ups on key features, amazing insights with DID YOU KNOW?, and definitions of terms.

Long an advocate of frequent, voluminous reading in schools, the author draws on evidence gathered in twenty years of classroom teaching to make the case for reading workshop more powerful than ever. The book establishes the top ten conditions for making engaged classroom reading possible for students at all levels and provides the practical support and structures necessary for achieving them.

One night on the farm, the cows overhear a fantastic tale. “Hey Diddle Diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon!" Inspired by this classic rhyme, a plucky cow named Cindy Moo sets out to prove that cows really can leap over the moon. The other cows laugh at her, but that doesn’t stop Cindy from trying—and failing—night after night, until a trick of nature shows Cindy a way to triumph. As delightfully silly as the original nursery rhyme, this hilarious picture book will have readers of all stripes (and spots) cheering for its determined heroine

When Katharine Tulman's inheritance is called into question by the rumor that her eccentric uncle is squandering away the family fortune, she is sent to his estate to have him committed to an asylum. But instead of a lunatic, Katharine discovers a genius inventor with his own set of rules, who employs a village of nine hundred people rescued from the workhouses of London. Katharine is now torn between protecting her own inheritance and preserving the peculiar community she grows to care for deeply. And her choices are made even more complicated by a handsome apprentice, a secretive student, and fears for her own sanity. As the mysteries of the estate begin to unravel, it is clear that not only is her uncle's world at stake, but also the state of England as Katharine knows it.

It’s the day of Lolo’s big sister’s quinceañera party, and suddenly everyone is too busy to play with Lolo. But when she lets her dog Gobi run free, everyone notices. Vivid illustrations in acrylics and watercolor skillfully portray Lolo using her fast fe