Mary Hoffman

This collection of stories contains a multicultural thread which runs through all the pages bind the stories intimately together, providing the reader with a seamless experience. The tone and style flows continuously from story to story, which allows the reader to experience the collection not as four isolated moments of multiculturalism, but rather as a culmination of an entire world struggling to understand, tolerate, and accept the various cultural...

The Great Big Book of Life a glorious, diverse celebration of human life, from birth to death, by Mary Hoffman and Ros Asquith. Featuring funny artwork and wonderfully sensitive and accessible text this book is a must have for children everywhere to learning everything they need to know about the story of life. The sixth title in the Great Big Book series explores every stage of human life. From birth to starting nursery, being a teenager to becoming...

Provides the chronological history of the Alamo, including biographical sidebars of American legends such as Davy Crockett and William Barrett Travis.

What does it mean to be a good citizen? It means being helpful and following the rules. Readers discover that they can do their part to make their communities better one small action at a time. Colorful photographs show kids being the best citizens they can be at school, at home, and with their friends.

Grace is invited for a visit with her father and his new family in Africa.

Three wise women follow a bright star to find a very special newborn baby in a stable, where each of them is able in her own way to give the child a gift.

Discusses the stories which people from the ancient world told to explain their understanding of what they could see in the sky.

Hassan, newly arrived in the United States and feeling homesick, paints a picture at school that shows his old home in Somalia and the reason his family left.

This tale follows Molly as she follows certain steps in the kitchen to create a great milkshake. Books of the Neighborhood Readers Program build early literacy skills, introduce important content-area language, and help develop speaking and writing skills. They can be integrated into any existing language arts or core reading programs.

Scott Joplin was a composer and pianist who achieved great fame for his unique ragtime compositions. Before his early death at the age of 48, Joplin had composed music that would define an era and remain influential for a century. This simple biography will serve an inspiring experience to budding musicians and musical enthusiasts.