Sharon Gordon

Explains in simple terms why the body needs sleep, what happens to the body during sleep, and ideas for falling asleep.

Explains in simple terms why the body needs sleep, what happens to the body during sleep, and what a person might do to fall asleep.

Discusses the importance of keeping clean by showering, bathing, washing hands before eating, and keeping the house clean.

Too big for most of the playground equipment, a young hippopotamus is not having any fun until his friends figure out a way to help him.

"Easy to read text with rebuses explores animals that live in the ocean"--Provided by publisher.

Just as he nears sleep, Maxwell hears some disturbing sounds.

"Describes life by the ocean, including dunes, hurricanes, lighthouses, and tide"--Provided by publisher.

Clues about the dolphin's physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat lead the reader to guess what animal is being described.

A Jamaican woman leaves her daughter behind to immigrate to New York, where the happier life she expected is difficult to find as an undocumented worker -- When Patsy gets her long-coveted visa to America, she looks forward leaving Pennyfield, the beautiful but impoverished Jamaican town where they were raised. Her plans don't include her overzealous, evangelical mother-- or her own five-year-old daughter, Tru. When Patsy arrives in Brooklyn, she...