John Joven

The trucks are working hard in summer and things are heating up, so Digby and the crew cool down with help from the ice cream truck.

Digby and his friends discover that there is more than one way to get the job done when they become dancing machines at the construction site.

"When Bruno tells Juno that he can hold more weight than she can, the competition starts. And it doesn't stop until both dump trucks just can't hold one more thing. Bruno and Juno agree that their friendship is stronger than any load they can carry"--

"In the 1960s Charlie Sifford became the first African American to break the color barrier in golf and despite discrimation went on to win the PGA tournament"--

"Did you know that you have a little bit of dinosaur in you? And it's your mother's fault. She fed you that cheese sandwich, which had a calcium atom that used to be in the bones of a T. rex. This humorous story follows a calcium atom as it journeys from dry bones to your jawbone - and beyond! This story is inspired by the classic environmental book, A Sand County Almanac, by Aldo Leopoldo, which beautifully discusses how man and nature are interconnected....

"A nonfiction 'biography' of glasses, an everyday object that has become ubiquitous, starting with the discovery of the magnifying properties of glass through the development of the eye chart, plastic lenses, and contact lenses"--

School is out, and it's time to soak in the sun with this collection of sweet and funny poems from the author of the hugely popular Kindergarten, Here I Come!
It's summer time, and what better way to celebrate the season than with some poems from best-selling author D. J. Steinberg! From splashing around at the local pool to heading on a family roadtrip, these silly and heartwarming poems are sure to evoke the joy of summer vacation...

Did you know that you have a little bit of dinosaur in you? And it's your mother's fault. She fed you that cheese sandwich, which had a calcium atom that used to be in the bones of a T-rex. This humorous story follows a calcium atom as it journeys from dry bones to your jawbone! Inspired by U.S. environmentalist Aldo Leopoldo, this story follows a little bit of dinosaur‚ calcium atom‚ it travels over time from a dinosaur to a child. In his...

Day after day, a poor young girl discovers a lion who needs her help. In time, her care for the lion and her dreams of a better life intersect in a most unusual way. Themes: compassion, bravery, perseverance.