Your Place in the Universe Halloween

Your Place in the Universe HalloweenExplore the known Universe and consider its mind boggling scale in this crisply illustrated, well researched picture book from Caldecott honoree Jason Chin. Most eight year olds are about five times as tall as this book . . . but only half as tall as an ostrich, which is half as tall as a giraffe . . . twenty times smaller than a California Redwood! How do they compare to the tallest buildings? To Mt. Everest? To stars, galaxy clusters, and . . . the

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Tradd Street series comes a stunning novel about a young single mother who discovers that the nature of friendship is never what it seems

curiosity and passion to protect endangered species in our jungles and help build a better world for all of us

depicted often in songs

Publisher: Scholastic Inc (March 1

” Stephen joins with Detective Antoinette Conway to reopen the case—beneath the watchful eye of Holly’s father

" She even learned to like Las Vegas

Publisher: Penguin Workshop (January 14

floating speedboat

But when he mistreats a villager who also happens to be a sorceress

is given a fate of greatness

mistaken identities are unmasked

The book includes back matter with even more interesting tidbits