Scholastic Books - Aug/09 Special Deal

Set of 10 books - $35.80
USD 3.50 each (webprice)

1. I'll Always Come Back!


A parent's voice describes, while envisioning a little girl at school, the many activities the daughter might be enjoying, as tender pictures follow the child through her day. Young children will be reassured to know that their loved ones are with them in thought from beginning to end of the school day.

2. Won't You Be My Kissaroo?


There are lots of different kinds of kisses--from sticky breakfast kisses to playful "gotcha!" kisses to special birthday cake kisses--and this charming story celebrates them all! Now in a sweet new board book edition, this is just the thing for sharing with "your" favorite kissaroo. From sticky breakfast kisses to playful "gotcha" kisses to cozy bedtime kisses, each kiss celebrates a happy moment of the day. And when one little lamb's mama and friends surprise him, all those silly, slippery, snuggly kisses make a special day even more memorable.

3. Pirates Don't Change Diapers


When the pirate crew turns up at Jeremy Jacob's house and accidentally wakes his baby sister, that wee scallywag howls louder than a storm on the high seas. Sure, there's buried treasure to be found, but nobody's digging up "anything" until Bonney Anne quits her caterwauling. So, quicker than you can say "scurvy dog," Braid Beard and his swashbuckling pirates become... "babysitters? "Blimey!

4. I Can Be Fair!


From the bestselling "The Best Me I Can Be" series, important values like responsibility is taught in simple and easy to understand way.

5. Dandelions: Stars In The Grass


This cheerful book is a nice combination of rhyme and information. "The flowers begin to change one summer day. Their bright yellow petals fold up and fall away." As the dandelion's cycle is described, bright and pleasing acrylic illustrations extend the text, including insects that are attracted to this multitudinous flower. The bold black print dances through the pages, with an occasional word in another color for emphasis.

6. Yikes!!!


A young boy who appears to be on safari is shown with some of the world's most fearsome and exotic creatures. But at the story's end, readers are in for a surprise.

7. Tv Rex


Missing his grandfather, Rex watches too much television and soon finds himself in a fantastical adventure where he stars in all his favorite shows.

8. Keep It Up!


A science activity book about sinking and floating.

9. Beach Day


A cheerful family tumbles out of the car and onto the beach, ready for a perfect day. Buoyant verse just right for reading aloud and bright, playful illustrations capture the singular feeling of a hazy, lazy day by the ocean, complete with a ball game with new friends, water-skiers and sailboats, and a picnic lunch of fried chicken and deviled eggs.

10. Summer Fun With Clifford

PRE-ORDER of Scholastic Books

(1) Scholastic Set A: (6 books)
Scholastic: No Kisses, Please!
Scholastic: More Spaghetti, I Say!
Scholastic: Arnie, the Doughnut
Scholastic: The Rain Came Down
Scholastic: Alice The Fairy
Scholastic: Smile a Lot!

Details here: http://starletsland.blogspot.com/search/label/Scholastic%20Set%20A%3A%20Pre-order

(2) Scholastic Set B: (7 books)
Scholastic: Gregory, the Terrible Eater
Scholastic: Bunny Cakes (Max and Ruby)
Scholastic: Do Kangaroos Wear Seatbelts?
Scholastic: Little Raccoon Catches a Cold
Scholastic: Imogene's Antlers
Scholastic: Whoopi's Big Book of Manners
Scholastic: Louder, Lili

Details here: http://starletsland.blogspot.com/search/label/Scholastic%20Set%20B%3A%20Pre-order

(3) Scholastic Set C: (2 books)
Scholastic: I Am Generous!
Scholastic: I Am Responsible!

Details here: http://starletsland.blogspot.com/search/label/Scholastic%20Set%20C%3A%20Pre-order

(4) Scholastic Set D: (2 books)
Scholastic: Up on Daddy's Shoulders!
Scholastic: Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie

Details here: http://starletsland.blogspot.com/search/label/Scholastic%20Set%20D%3A%20Pre-order

Special Package:
Scholastic Set A + B + C + D: $90

Scholastic: Up on Daddy's Shoulders

This picture book celebrates a day shared between a young boy and his father. Corvino's sunny paintings fill each double-page spread, in which the boy rides on his father's shoulders. In just a few lines of text on each spread, the boy describes the view from his new perspective: "I am as big as our great big house." Down the winding road to the zoo, the boy is able to "touch" the tops of trees and "fly" like a bird. He seems taller than giraffes and hills and clouds. At dusk, as father and son return home, the boy feels that he "can touch the moon and stars." The book ends with a sentence that reinforces the book's message: "Up on Daddy's shoulders, I'm the happiest kid in the world." Easy on the eyes and ears, this title's rhythm and attractiveness make it a fine read-aloud choice, especially at bedtime.

Scholastic: Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie

Ruthie, a fox girl, loves teeny-tiny things, so when she finds a miniature camera in the schoolyard, she claims it as her own. And lies about it when fellow student Martin tells their teacher, Mrs. Olsen, that the camera belongs to Ruthie. The rest of the afternoon is long for Ruthie, and at home that night, she ruminates over her crime until she finally comes clean with her parents. Having been counseled that honesty is the best policy, Ruthie, with much trepidation, tells her teacher and Martin what she has done. Mrs. Olsen praises her for telling the truth, and Martin forgives her, too. A real-life situation might not have such a happy ending, but this gets right to the heart of what children feel when they know they've done something wrong but don't know how to set things right. The sprightly artwork is cheery in all respects, except when it comes to Ruthie. With subtle brushstrokes, Rankin captures all the varied emotions Ruthie goes through: glee, defiance, worry, fear, and eventually relief.

Scholastic: I Am Generous!

From the bestselling "The Best Me I Can Be" series, important values like generous is taught in simple and easy to understand way.

Scholastic: I Am Responsible!

From the bestselling "The Best Me I Can Be" series, important values like responsibility is taught in simple and easy to understand way.

Clifford Set (Book +VCD)

** fully SOLD out! **



Clifford's Puppy Days: Puppy Love
Clifford doesn't know what the word "love"means and decides to find out.

Comes with Clifford And Friends VCD
contains 2 episodes: Special T-Bone/Jetta's Sneak Peek

Special T-Bone - Clifford's Big Idea: Believe in Yourself When Emily Elizabeth starts work on a project titled "What Makes Me Special," it gets all the dogs thinking about what makes them special. T-Bone isn't quite sure, but soon discovers that he has a special gift for making others feel good.

Jetta's Sneak Peek - Clifford's Big Idea: Be Respectful Jetta can't resist reading Emily Elizabeth's journal, but soon learns that it's important to respect someone's privacy.

Clifford's Phonics Fun Pack 2

This boxed set of 12 books shows Clifford, friends, and family in various adventures that reinforce Clifford's values of caring, sharing, and being together. Each book points out the letters and sounds being focused upon, along with "words to learn" and "words to sound out." 12 staple-bound paperbacks packed in a cardboard carrying case with a plastic handle.

Ages 3 to 8

Scholastic: No Kisses, Please!

Noodles the puppy faces a new kind of problem. Auntie Judy has arrived for a visit, and he is determined to avoid getting a kiss! When his attempt to hide in the garden fails, Noodles comes up with a hilarious and messy plan.

Scholastic: Gregory, the Terrible Eater

A very picky eater, Gregory the goat refuses the usual goat diet staples of shoes and tincans in favor of fruits, vegetables, eggs, and orange juice.

Reading level: Ages 4-8
32 pages

Scholastic: Bunny Cakes (Max and Ruby)

Max wants to make Grandma an earthworm birthday cake, but he needs Red-Hot Marshmallow Squirters. Ruby is baking a surprise cake with raspberry-fluff icing, but Max keeps spilling her ingredients. With their usual creativity and aplomb, the favorite bunnies succeed tastily.

Scholastic: More Spaghetti, I Say!

Mmmm! Spaghetti! Minnie the monkey can't get enough! Poor Freddy wants to play with her, but Minnie won't stop eating spaghetti! She could eat it all day - by itself, or with other foods. She could eat it by the truck-full, ski on it, hide in it...uh oh! Minnie feels sick! She ate too much! Freddy takes the bowl away, and - what's this? Now Freddy is eating spaghetti and won't play with Minnie!

Reading level: Ages 4-8
32 pages

Scholastic: Arnie, the Doughnut

Arnie is proud to be chocolate-covered, with bright-colored candy sprinkles. His first day on the planet is a big one. He is 1) cut into a ring 2) deep-fried 3) cooled 4) iced 5) sprinkled and 6) named Arnie. What he doesn't realize is that step 7 is being eaten by a human. So, when a customer, Mr. Bing, starts to put him in his mouth, he screams, "What are you doing?" Arnie is further crushed when he calls the bakery to warn the others only to discover that all the other pastries are "aware of this arrangement."

Reading level: Ages 4-8
40 pages

Scholastic: Do Kangaroos Wear Seatbelts?

This warm and whimsical picture book opens with a little boy eagerly anticipating a trip to the zoo as his mother straps him into his car seat. Like most toddlers, he would rather run free than wear a seat belt, ride in a stroller, hold Mommy's hand, or climb into her backpack. As they pass various animal exhibits, the little boy asks teasing questions, such as "If I were a monkey, would I have to wear a helmet?" Mommy's light-hearted responses reveal, in a bouncy cadence, how animal and human moms alike keep their rambunctious young ones close and safe.

Reading level: Preschool
Hardcover: 32 pages

Scholastic: Little Raccoon Catches a Cold

Little Raccoon packs his baseball mitt, butterfly net, and water pail, and with his pal Red Squirrel in tow, goes out to catch a cold.

Reading level: Ages 4-8
32 pages

Scholastic: Imogene's Antlers

"Young Imogene wakes up one morning to find she has sprouted antlers. Unflappable, Imogene takes the whole thing in stride; the same cannot be said for her mother, who faints every time her daughter comes into view....The effervescent, softly colored illustrations incorporate all the humor inherent in the tale. A laugh-aloud read-aloud."

Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback: 32 pages

Scholastic: The Rain Came Down

An unexpected rainstorm blows into town. This makes the chicken squawk, which makes the cat yowl, which makes the dog bark, which makes the man yell, which makes the baby cry, and so on until everyone in town is in a bad mood. Will anything make the day brighter and stop all the fighting?

Scholastic: Alice The Fairy

Donning a fairy costume inspires a little girl's imagination in this droll picture book. Alice speaks for herself, claiming she can fly, can change her dad into a horse, can make herself disappear, and can turn oatmeal into cake by pouring on fairy dust. There are elements of danger, such as broccoli poisoned by the wicked Duchess (Mom) and baths (fairies hate baths), as well as mischief ("…my mom made cookies for my dad. So I turned them into mine") and mishaps ("Once I accidentally turned my white dress into a red one"). Alice knows that Permanent fairyhood requires a lot of tests, attending Advanced Fairy School, and learning how to "make clothes get up off the floor and… line up in the closet," so she'll "probably be a Temporary fairy forever."

Reading level: Ages 4-8
32 pages

Scholastic: Whoopi's Big Book of Manners

In her enthusiastically irreverent style, Whoopi schools kids on a bevy of oh-so-important manners like...courtesy words, cleaning up after oneself, covering one's mouth, knocking, how (and how not) to interrupt, apologizing, table manners, cell phone use, rudeness at the movies, how to be a good sport, respectful things to do when visiting another country, and the all-too-crucial... When and when not to stick anything up one's nose!

Reading level: Ages 4-8
40 pages

Scholastic: Smile a Lot!

A green frog has a mouth full of bright white teeth, which readers see often because he grins so much. He advises children to smile to help them get through life's ups and downs, including making friends, tricking tough guys, getting past a bad spelling test, visiting the dentist, and more. This is somewhat of a touchy message. Smiling and being positive in sticky situations can't hurt, but, realistically, kids need to know that such a strategy may not keep the tough guys away. Although Carlson suggests other behaviors to go along with the upbeat feelings, she does so subtly and some children may not pick up on those actions. That said, this title is best suited to adults and children together so that a discussion can ensue. Most of the bright, full-color illustrations are framed and rest above the text. The exceptions to this pattern are on pages that highlight the boldly printed words, "Smile a Lot!" They show the frog below the phrase, in a more open, outgoing pose, without any frame.

Reading level: Preschool
32 pages

Scholastic: Louder, Lili

Lili is so shy and soft-spoken that she is almost invisible in her classroom. She fails to ask for what she wants and often ends up with what she doesn't want: a partner named Cassidy. Lili is the quietest kid in class. She spends recess inside with Lois, the class's pet guinea pig, and allows Cassidy do her talking for her, even if it means never getting to have the best parts in games. Sometimes it's just easier letting Cassidy be in charge, but will Lili have the courage to speak up when it means keeping Lois from getting hurt?

This warm, humorous story will speak to any child learning to find his or her own voice-and children used to being the boss might see themselves reflected in Cassidy's over-the-top antics, as well.

Reading level: Ages 4-8
32 pages

NODDY: Starting to Write and Count 1

In line with Early learning Goals - $5.80
- comes with Reward Stickers!



Introduce writing and counting to your children with Noddy's help! Noddy's newest learning tool opens with an introductory guide to help you teach your children the basics of writing and counting. With Noddy leading the way, children begin to develop reading and counting skills in a comfortable and colourful environment. Noddy makes learning a treat in these fun filled pages with reward stickers to boost your child's confidence. With Noddy, learning is exciting and enjoyable for both you and your child. Paperback: 32 pages

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Reading level: Ages 3+

Details: price includes postage