Spit & Sticks

Spit & SticksBy: Marilyn Grohoske Evans Illustrator: Nicole Gsell Succinct and factual text follows chimney swifts as they arrive on a Texas farm, build their nest, lay eggs, ready for fledglings to take flight, and eventually prepare to migrate back to South America. In a parallel, wordless story, a mom, dad, and young girl on the farm watch the chimney swifts throughout the summer and fall, even as they build a new crib and ready for the new baby they're

where he soon makes new friends - but kind old Fagin and the Artful Dodger are not quite what they seem

Arlo Banks has always wanted to be a detective

Jack Fountain knows that what’s happened to his family sounds like the most horrible soap opera anyone could ever write

Will it be the Glitter-Glue-Cow or the Kangaroo-Cow

”—Susan Mallery

A mysterious compass with a fifth direction transports a young boy to an extensive cave system filled with bats

And who is…Queen Elizabeth III

This book includes over 100 integrated black and white images

a guilt-wielding mother

and are vetted by National and State Teacher of the Year Award–winning teachers

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