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History Smashers: Plagues and Pandemics by Kate Messner
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: History Smashers
Myths! Lies! Secrets! Uncover the hidden truth about history's pandemics, from the Black Death to COVID-19. Perfect for fans of I Survived! and Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales.During the Black Death in the 14th century, plague doctors wore creepy beaked masks filled with herbs. RIGHT?WRONG! Those masks we ...Show more
How to Read a Story: (Illustrated Children's Book, Picture Book for Kids, Read Aloud Kindergarten Books) by Kate Messner
Category: Children's Educational
Step One: Find a story. (A good one.) Step Two: Find a reading buddy. (Someone nice.) Step Three: Find a reading spot. (Couches are cozy.) Now: Begin. Accomplished storytellers Kate Messner and Mark Siegel chronicle the process of becoming a reader: from pulling a book off the shelf and finding someone ...Show more
Insect Superpowers: 18 Real Bugs That Smash, Zap, Hypnotize, Sting, and Devour! by Kate Messner
Category: Children's Non Fiction
Head-to-head combat! Astounding weapons! Extraordinary skills! Within the pages of this book, 18 awesomely real insect superheroes and supervillains come to life, each possessing powers far beyond the average human (or bug). Meet the Malevolent Mimic, who wickedly disguises itself as a harmless pink orc ...Show more
Once Upon a Book by Grace Lin, Kate Messner
Category: Picture Books
Once upon a time, there was a girl. She went to a place alive with colors, where even the morning dew was warm. Alice loves to imagine herself in the magical pages of her favorite book. So when it flaps its pages and invites her in, she is swept away to a world of wonder and adventure, riding camels in ...Show more
Over and Under the Canyon by Kate Messner, Christopher Silas Neal
Category: Children's Non Fiction
In this latest book in the acclaimed Over and Under series, a spectacular hike reveals the hidden wonders, rich colors, and layers of wildlife living within a thriving desert slot-canyon. Over and Under the Canyon takes young readers on a thrilling tour of a desert canyon ecosystem. Over the canyon, ...Show more
Over and Under the Pond: (Environment and Ecology Books for Kids, Nature Books, Children's Oceanography Books, Animal Books for Kids) by Kate Messner
Category: Children's Non Fiction
In this gorgeous companion to the acclaimed Over and Under the Snow and Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal bring to life a secret underwater world. In this book, readers will discover the plants and animals that make up the rich, interconnected ecosystem of a ...Show more
Over and Under the Rainforest by Kate Messner
Category: Children's Non Fiction
Part of the critically acclaimed Over and Under series!Award-winning duo Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal take readers on a thrilling tour of one of the most diverse ecosystems on planet earth: the rainforests of Central America.Discover the wonder that lies hidden among the roots, above the wind ...Show more
Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner
Category: Children's
Over the snow, the world is hushed and white. But under the snow exists a secret kingdom of squirrels and snow hares, bears and bullfrogs, and many other animals that live through the winter safe and warm, awake and busy, under the snow. Discover the wonder and activity that lies beneath winter s snowy ...Show more
Over and under the Snow by Kate Messner
Category: Children's Non Fiction
Over the snow, the world is hushed and white. But under the snow exists a secret kingdom of squirrels and snow hares, bears and bullfrogs, and many other animals that live through the winter safe and warm, awake and busy, under the snow. Discover the wonder and activity that lies beneath winter s snowy ...Show more
Real Revision: Authors' Strategies to Share with Student Writers by Kate Messner
Category: Education
How do you show students that revision is more than a classroom exercise to please the teacher? Take them into the real world of writing for publication. In Real Revision , award-winning author and teacher Kate Messner demystifies the revision process for teachers and students alike and provides tried-a ...Show more
Seamonster's First Day by Kate Messner
Category: Education
Sea monster Ernest is starting his first day of school. But starting school is a big job! Fitting in when you're a sea monster is tough enough, and there's so much to learn and do - reading, singing, playing hide-and-seek with the fishermen, lunchtime in the algae patch....This funny, charming twist on ...Show more
Sloth Wasn't Sleepy by Kate Messner; Valentina Toro (Illustrator)
Category: Children's
For any child having trouble getting to sleep, the most lovable animal in the rain forest is here to help. One night at bedtime, Sloth wasn't sleepy. "What if I worry when I try to fall asleep?" Sloth said. "Ah ... worries," Mama said. "We will have to let them go." A tough day, a bad dream, a scary n ...Show more