Let's Meet Messi
Hey football fans! Step into the world of a sporting sensation... Let's Meet Messi! In this awesome picture book you can learn all about Lionel Messi's life, from playing football as a child, to becoming a record-breaking player. Read along to discover more about his rise to fame, and his determination to succeed. Find out if you're a superfan by trying to spot the hidden Easter eggs, and join Messi as he inspires us to follow our dreams and score our goals! With fun, exciting text written by Catherine Saunders and bright pictures on every page illustrated by Geraldine Rodr穩guez, this unofficial biography is the perfect book for budding footballers. You can even get to know more superstars with Let's Meet Harry and Let's Meet Taylor!
An Encounter with Pakistan's Reality
This book is an authentic document of extreme of exploitation faced by migrated Indians tumbling in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. Satish Verma has remained a journalist with revolutionary mind since beginning of his career. I am happy to see him writing fearlessly.
Don't Keep the Change
Money Skills for Kids & Teens: A Practical Parenting Book on Money Management, Saving & Earning for Your Teens This parenting book on money teaches essential money skills for teens and kids (ages 6-16), making money management simple and engaging. Written by 14-year-old Shaurya, this book uses stories, activities, and real-world examples to help children understand money-saving strategies, smart spending habits, and investing for the future. Perfect for parents who want to teach teens about money, this guide also shows how teens can make money through creative ideas and business ventures. With a strong focus on financial literacy for teens, this book helps families build a foundation for lifelong financial success. Whether it's managing pocket money, learning money management skills, or starting a business, this book makes understanding money fun and practical for the next generation. At just 14, Shaurya is making finance easy for his generation. Inspired by his parents' expertise in stocks and startups, he created a smart app to help kids track and manage their money easily. When not exploring finance, Shaurya enjoys playing guitar. spending time with friends, and indulging in his favorite snacks.
The Bicycle Girl: Jyoti Kumari's Amazing Journey Across India
"[An] inspiring variation on the archetypal hero's journey in which personal courage, family loyalty, and the broader cultural context all play equally strong roles." --School Library JournalBeautifully illustrated with scenes of contemporary Indian life, this inspiring (and true) story follows a young girl's remarkable bicycle journey across India to bring her father safely home as pandemic restrictions take hold. It's early in the pandemic in India. The trains have been shut down to prevent contagion. For Jyoti, as for millions of migrant workers, getting home with her injured father will require enormous ingenuity and gumption. Follow the real-life story of a girl who--desperate for her father to survive--rode almost a thousand miles across India with him on the back of a hot-pink twenty-dollar bicycle. Her amazing story, relayed for a young audience by author Garen Thomas and reporter Suhasini Raj, is a portrait of an unassuming girl who made an extraordinary decision and became celebrated across India, breaking entrenched stereotypes of caste and gender. This story of love, determination, problem-solving, and a pink bicycle will speak to young people everywhere.
The Dream & the Hope
This powerful biography follows Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's road to the Supreme Court as the first Black woman to be confirmed, for middle grade readers from New York Times bestselling author Garen Thomas and The Washington Post reporter Lori Rozsa. This inspiring story features key childhood moments and all those who influenced and encouraged her along the way.Before becoming the first black woman on the Supreme Court Ketanji Brown Jackson was a bright and happy kid with big dreams and determination. Guided by her parents, whose own stories influenced her, and who helped her navigate the obstacles she might face as a Black child, Ketanji's spirit, drive, and belief in herself blossomed. She was popular in school and excelled in academics, debate, and theater, but it wasn't always smooth sailing. Over the decades, she'd run up against a backdrop of people and Supreme Court rulings that sometimes opened doors for her . . . and sometimes shut them. By remaining true to herself and fighting for what's right, Ketanji became an inspiration to children everywhere, accomplishing her lifelong goals and ascending to the nation's highest court, where she now helps decide the direction of our country.From New York Times bestselling author Garen Thomas and Washington Post reporter Lori Rozsa comes this empowering biography that proves that with perseverance, dreams can come true!
My Latin America and the Caribbean: A Celebration
From teeming rainforests and city plazas to bright coral reefs and the sweeping ruins of civilizations, this wide-ranging portrait of the people, places, flora, and fauna of Latin America and the Caribbean--from ancient to modern times--is a magical bird's-eye view. Thousands of years ago, early humans crossed an icy land bridge between what is now Siberia and Alaska onto the American continent, gradually migrating south to build vibrant new societies and cultures, erect pyramids and great cities, and cultivate foods like maize, potatoes, tomatoes, and chocolate that still grace our tables today. Join a tiny migrating hummingbird for an enchanted tour of the dazzling biodiversity and human history of Latin America and the Caribbean. In spread after color-splashed spread, our bejeweled guide traverses volcanoes and barrier reefs to reveal howler monkeys and singing frogs, manatees and macaws, anteaters and alpacas. Ranging from the Amazon, our planet's largest rainforest, to the Andes, Earth's longest continental mountain range; from the magnificent civilizations of the Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas to the conquistadors and modern struggles for independence; from the sugar skulls and candle-lit cemeteries of Mexico's Day of the Dead to Carnival in Brazil; and from cricket and football to salsa, reggae, and calypso, this friendly tour spiced with bright illustrations, maps, and an index offers young readers a taste of the extraordinary richness of this captivating part of the world.
Louisa Learns to Write
Through persistence and hard work, Louisa May Alcott goes from a little girl writing in her "Imagination Book" to the world-renowned author of Little Women. This nonfiction picture book will inspire creativity and spark interest in writing for kids ages 7-10. Louisa May Alcott wrote the beloved classic Little Women, but she started out as just a little girl scribbling in her journal. Born into the middle of a spirited, creative group of sisters, Louisa was always up for exploration, play, dreaming, and creating--the traits that would one day make her a writer. Even when times were hard, Louisa's family held each other close and persevered. So when Louisa dared to write a novel, she wrote about the thing that mattered most to her--family! The four Alcott sisters became the four March sisters in the smashing hit novel Little Women. Award-winning writer Kate Hannigan and illustrator Sofia Moore bring Louisa to life, and she is just as spunky and charming as you'd hope Jo March's creator would be.
The Runaway Equator, and the Strange Adventures of a Little Boy in Pursuit of It
Sailing for Glory
This book tells the story of the unique bond between Captain Walters and his schooner the Bluenose. The ship is a Canadian icon and an icon of nautical competition, unbeaten between 1921 and 1939 in the races for the International Fishermans Cup. Its success galvanized a young nations national pride, and the ship remains an important symbol in Nova Scotia today. Walters skill and devotion to his ship helped the Bluenose hold off all challengers, even at the end of its illustrious career. Sailing for Glory also brings to life the danger and adventure of the life of a North Atlantic fisherman in the days of sail.
