Ravi has just moved to the United States from India and has always been at the top of his class; Joe has lived in the same town his whole life and has learning problems--but when their lives intersect in the first week of fifth grade they are brought together by a common enemy (the biggest bully in their class) and the need to take control of their lives.

Mess Detectives Bob and Larry are on the case, trying to solve the mysteries of the messes at the Asparagus home. When there are many messes in the Asparagus home, Mess Detectives Bob and Larry arrive on the job to solve the mystery. What they find is Junior Asparagus being less than honest about who made all the messes. Read along as Junior and Larry both learn about how important telling the truth can be."--Zondervan.com.

In How We Learn, award-winning science reporter Benedict Carey sifts through decades of education research and landmark studies to uncover the truth about how our brains absorb and retain information. What he discovers is that, from the moment we are born, we are all learning quickly, efficiently, and automatically; but in our zeal to systematize the process we have ignored valuable, naturally enjoyable learning tools like forgetting, sleeping, and...

"Written by a cognitive psychologist who has spent decades studying low we learn, Outsmart Your Brain is the definitive guide to help students master the skills of understanding material and retaining information. In clear, accessible prose, Dan Willingham lays out the techniques necessary for students at any stage to succeed and thrive when learning, studying, and taking exams. When studying, the tendency is to focus on the mental tasks that we control...

"How I Learn introduces the concept of a learning disability in concrete terms for younger students. This supportive and upbeat story reassures readers that they are capable, and can use 'smart strategies' to help themselves learn. And that's better than OK. That's GREAT! A note to parents, caregivers, and professionals is included, with suggestions to guide discussion and help children identify their particular strengths and challenges."--Back cover....

Describes how a group of Timbuktu librarians enacted a daring plan to smuggle the city's great collection of rare Islamic manuscripts away from the threat of desctuction at the hands of Al Quaeda militants to the safety of southern Mali.

Teased by the school bully because of his Halloween costume, underachieving Hank, with the help of his friends, exacts revenge by creating the scariest and grossest haunted house ever and inviting the bully to visit.

Bilingual Baby® total immersion language features Live-Action and real children. Bilingual Baby® helps teach using everyday objects in familiar surroundings to make fast learning connections.  Over 60 Words such as Colors, Numbers, Familiar Words and Sentences, Manners and Phrases are introduced by a Native-Language Narrator.  Children will always hear only one language on all Bilingual Baby®, giving them maximum exposure to the sounds,...

Join the lovable max, lily and goo as they use their monster math skills to help solve any obstacle they face! Mad for all things mathy, the monster math squad use their skills of counting, measuring, sizing, sorting and exploring to help other monsters in trouble and make new friends along the way.Oozing with heart and fun filled adventures, the series mission is to promote the love of numbers by showing young viewers that math is all around use...