Barbie loves to teach! In this Step 2 reader based on Mattel's popular I Can Be line, Barbie spends the day in a classroom and learns how to be the best teacher she can be. Girls ages 4 to 6 will want Barbie to be their teacher, too!

For students and researchers in sociology, anthropology, women's studies, social work, policy studies, and family studies, and those who work in adoption and foster care, Van Vleet and Riley (anthropology and sociology, Bowdoin College) explore adoption practices in the US and other cultures to understand the social institution of family. They discuss definitions of adoption and related terms, child circulation practices in other cultures, the US constructions of what constitutes family and how the value of and roles of children have changed historically, and US adoption practices in terms of the influence of socioeconomic status, marital status, and sexuality. Noting that adoption is usually a movement of children from lower to higher-status families, they examine the influence of the characteristics of children, governmental policies, and race, ethnicity, and racism in adoption and fosterage systems in the US, ending with a chapter on transnational adoption. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Perfect for young readers, this 8 x 8 is in 3D and includes a Smurftastic 3D poster! Told through the perspective of the great and awesome Gargamel, this book recounts Gargamel's difficulties of being a sorcerer, and his evil plan to capture the Smurfs. But in order to capture the Smurfs he has to be able to see them! Readers will love the cool 3D glasses that allow them to see the Smurfs all while watching Gargamel stumble and fail to find them on each spread.

Barbie can be a zoo vet, a cheerleader, and more! Young girls ages 3-7 can read about Barbie as she takes care of koalas, pandas, and dolphins at the zoo and helps her favorite team by cheering them on with dance moves and cheers. This deluxe 8x8 is two great books in one—and with 4 sheets of stickers, girls will be cheering with joy!

Invites young fans to imagine themselves dancing like real ballerinas in a vocabulary-building story in which Barbie leaps, twirls and pirouettes while practicing for a stage performance. Simultaneous. Movie tie-in.

Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and humanitarian Shakira brings her signature storytelling to this new Dora adventure packaged in a beautiful jacketed hardcover with a special art style!

Today is World School Day and Dora is excited for the big fiesta with students from all corners of the world. But some schools are missing supplies and it's up to Dora and Boots to make some very special deliveries. Will you join them? ¡VÁmonos! Let's go!

The Monkey King has a special mission for Kai-lan: to help the Fox Kingdom and Bear Kingdom get along. The Foxes are bothered by the Bears’ dancing, and the Bears are bothered by the Foxes’ singing. With Kai-lan’s help, the Fox King and the Bear Queen talk to each other about their feelings and come up with the perfect solution. In return for Kai-lan’s kindness, they name her the princess of their peaceful new land: the Kingdom of Friends!

The Monkey King asks Kai-lan to help the Foxes and the Bears become friends. Their kingdoms are divided by a big wall! Kai-lan convinces the Fox King and the Bear Queen to talk about their feelings. In return they make Kai-lan a princess! This fun-filled Level 1 Ready-to-Read features colorful rebus icons throughout.

During a drought in the early 1900s, a large, loving African American family finds a delicious way to earn the money they need to save their family farm.

Linny, Tuck and Ming-Ming try to save a baby unicorn whose horn is stuck in a tree. But before they can, they'll have to escape a fire-breathing dragon who wants to eat them as a snack . . . or does he?

The summer a great drought sweeps across the county, the only crop Sadie's family is able to save is the sweet potatoes. Money is tight, and if Papa doesn't pay back his loan soon, the bank will take away the farm. Suddenly Mama comes up with an idea—sweet potato pies! The family can sell her pies at the Harvest Celebration that starts the very next day. There's not much time to get ready, but as Sadie and her brother enlist the cooperation of their old cow, squawking chickens, and half-blind goat, the family rises to the challenge. And in the end it's Sadie who comes up with just the right recipe for success. Sweet Potato Pie is a delicious affirmation of strong family ties and creative problem solving. This lively story will capture your heart, as well as your taste buds.

Il respiro è una grande fonte di benessere e guarigione. Riley Lee conduce attraverso una serie di semplici esercizi per favorire salute e vitalità immediate. L'apprendimento delle tecniche respiratorie corrette (esercizi di respiro profondo, veloce, superficiale, vigoroso), vi aiuterà a ridurre i livelli di stress, incrementare la circolazione sanguigna, ottimizzare l'apporto di ossigeno e sviluppare una maggior consapevolezza di Sé. Potrà inoltre essere di grande aiuto a chi soffre d'asma.