Buses transport people from place to place, such as taking kids to and from school. Beginning readers hone their phonics skills while learning about buses. As readers practice decoding words with short vowel sounds, they gain practical knowledge. Every Stairway Decodables book combines multiple aspects of the Science of Reading to support small group instruction, independent reading, and reading practice at home.

Percussion instruments, such as drums, make all kinds of sounds. Beginning readers hone their phonics skills while learning about percussion instruments. As readers practice decoding words with consonant digraphs, they gain practical knowledge. Every Stairway Decodables book combines multiple aspects of the Science of Reading to support small group instruction, independent reading, and reading practice at home.

Fish come in all shapes and sizes and eat a variety of things. They live in many kinds of habitats around the world. Beginning readers hone their phonics skills while learning about fish. As readers practice decoding words with consonant digraphs, they gain nonfiction knowledge. Every Stairway Decodables book combines multiple aspects of the Science of Reading to support small group instruction, independent reading, and reading practice at home.

Pigs live on farms with other animals. They can also be fun pets for people. Beginning readers hone their phonics skills while learning about pigs. As readers practice decoding words with short vowel sounds, they gain nonfiction knowledge. Every Stairway Decodables book combines multiple aspects of the Science of Reading to support small group instruction, independent reading, and reading practice at home.

**A Christian Retailing BEST finalistA middle-class woman in rural America and war-affected children in Africa find common ground in their journeys from brokenness to redemption.**Author and psychologist Bethany Haley Williams shares how her own emotional healing led her into treacherous war zones, where she provides care to former child soldiers and young girls used as sex slaves.Faced with her own battle with shame and a rocky journey toward healing, Beth...

His eyesight had always been really bad, and after two special surgeries to help him see better, Jos still had to wear glasses with really thick lenses. He had been really embarrassed at his last school when kids had picked on him and called him names like four eyes and coke-bottle head. But since his dad had taken a new job, Jos and his family moved to a new town. Starting school at Sonoran Elementary could be a brand-new beginning. That was until he saw Harvey, the biggest and meanest ja...

"A complete dictionary [sic] containing the right information for any and all occasions." (From the book's dust jacket.)

**A Christian Retailing BEST finalistA middle-class woman in rural America and war-affected children in Africa find common ground in their journeys from brokenness to redemption.**Author and psychologist Bethany Haley Williams shares how her own emotional healing led her into treacherous war zones, where she provides care to former child soldiers and young girls used as sex slaves.Faced with her own battle with shame and a rocky journey toward healing, Beth...

The product of over forty Bible scholars and seven years’ work, The NLT Study Bible is the most comprehensive study Bible ever created. The notes focus on bringing out the full meaning of the text, allowing the reader to understand the Bible more deeply than ever. Features include 25,900 study notes (over 820,000 words), maps, charts, illustrations, a word-study system, and much more.Feature details: Ten section introductions provide an overview of the lit...

"CLOSER TO YOU has my favorite combination, an enchanting romance and a tantalizing mystery. And my most important requirement, characters that I care about." ValerieRenowned scientist Ian Callaway believes in numbers, logic and reason. His life is an equation that always adds up, until his mentor asks him to do him a small favor. This favor sends him out of his lab and smack into Grace O'Malley, a free-spirited, beautiful elementary school teacher, who be...

Blackmailed by the billionaire!Damian Carver is determined to prosecute the woman who stole from his company, and nothing the culprit's sister, Violet Drew, says or does will change his mind. But Violet's determination-not to mention the tempting curves beneath her shapeless coat-intrigue him enough to allow her to earn her sister's freedom….Damian needs a temporary mistress, and once that mouthwatering body is poured into designer outfits and heels, Violet will fit the bil...

A New York Times Notable Book, an NPR Best Debut of the Year, and a PEN/Hemingway finalist.These linked stories follow Sabina as she navigates her shifting identity as a daughter of the Colombian diaspora, and struggles to find her place within and beyond the net of her strong, protective, but embattled family.In "Lucho," Sabina's family—already "foreigners in a town of blancos"—is shunned by the community when a relative commits an unspeakable act of viole...