But her indomitable will and the help of a devoted teacher empower Helen to triumph over incredible adversity. This amazing true story is finally brought to the beginner reader level.

    Perfect for little ones--and for the ones they love!

    Jean-Marie Vianney, a farm boy born during the French Revolution, longed to become a priest. But he could not learn Latin, and it seemed as if the humble, lovable, slow-thinking Jean-Marie would never be ordained. He did at last become a priest, and such a holy one that St. Jean-Marie Vianney is invoked as the patron saint and model of parish priests everywhere. To many he is known, not by name, but simply as "the Curé of Ars," the parish priest who devoted his life to the little village of Ars and so successfully led his people to sanctity that he became a prime target of the devil.

    Her musher has no choice but to leave her behind. The rules say once a dog is dropped from the race, it may not rejoin the team. But ten-year-old lead dog Akiak doesn?t know the rules, and nothing will stop her from catching up to her team. Akiak has never won the race before. Will she be able to help her team win this time?

    It also delves into the adoption process itself and is packed with photos that appeal to both adoptive parents and children.

    In Shake Shake Shake and Watch Me Dance, explore the joys of rhythm and movement. These spirited board books celebrate the loving closeness of an African American family.

    In a simple and heartwarming manner, Through Otis Eyes captures the insights that can be gained by watching a Guide Dog puppy grow up. Each page, with accompanying art, is valuable as a daily reflection for anyone who has ever loved a dog. When read together, the pages follow Otis through the first year in the life of a Guide Dog puppy. Readers are transformed into Otis raiser, and through extraordinary quality art, will experience the joys and frustrations of raising a puppy who is destined to lead a future companion toward a more fulfilling life. Robert Christie is a well-known dog and sporting artist whose work has been commissioned by the Franklin Mint and the Hamilton Collection. Patricia Burlin Kennedy works at the U.S. Senate and has raised numerous Guide Dog puppies.

    They use their wings to swim, not to fly!

    Sometimes his older brother Julian tries to push him around, but Huey knows how to handle him. When Huey gets scared about their father's smoking, the boys work together to help him quit. But some problems are bigger than Huey or Julian. After a hunt for gold leaves Huey trapped at the bottom of a crumbling mine, he'll need more than cleverness and bravery—and more than Julian—to save him.

    For children who are ready to read on their own.

    Storybook adaptation of the 1997 film of the same name.

    Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title-offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords.This edition of The Call of the Wild includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword by Dwight Swain.Kidnapped form his safe California home. Thrown into a life-and-death struggle on the frozen Artic wilderness. Half St. Bernard, half shepard, Buck learns many hard lessons as a sled dog: the lesson of the leash, of the cold, of near-starvation and cruelty. And the greatest lesson he learns from his last owner, John Thornton: the power of love and loyalty.Yet always, even at the side of the human he loves, Buck feels the pull in his bones, an urge to answer his wolf ancestors as they howl to him.