Anita Ganeri

What does being adopted mean for young children? This picture book uses child-friendly text and interactive questions to address that question. It includes a helpful section with advice, practical tips, and activities for caregivers and teachers.

Provides simple information about caring for a hamster, including feeding, playing, cleaning, and taking it to the vet.

An introduction to the Arabian oryx, animals that live in the Arabian Desert in Asia, providing information about their appearance, what they eat, what they do during the day and night, and how they live.

Learn about a day and a night in the life of a red kangaroo.

"For thousands of years people have looked up to the night sky and told stories about the stars. These epic tales tell of vengeful gods and goddesses, of monsters and heroes. Others try to make sense of the natural world, or unravel the mysterious forces of the universe. This stunning book brings together 23 of these legends from all over the world: from Ancient Greece to North America, Egypt, China, India, and the South Pacific."--

Addresses such questions about animals as why camels have humps, how bats see in the dark, and why birds have feathers.

Meet Felix, captured in Gaul in 180 CE and taken to Rome to train as a gladiator. He'll show you what it takes to survive these harsh, epic times as he introduces you to gladiator school; the Coliseum, largest-ever amphitheater; battles against lions; hand-to-hand combat in the arena; and more. Do you have the skills and guts to be a Roman gladiator? --amazon.com.

"People hold all kinds of beliefs. We may be Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jews, Muslims, or Sikhs, or belong to other religions. Some people have non-religious beliefs. We can show what we believe by how we dress, what we eat, how we behave, and how we treat other people. What are your beliefs?"--

Learn about a day and a night in the life of a fennec fox.

Ideal for children who have started to read on their own, this simple retelling of the story of Christopher Columbus's journey to the Americas is told with more words and longer sentences. Full-color illustrations.