Books from Harcourt Brace
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How the Tiger Lost Its Stripes: An Exploration Into the Endangerment of a Species
By Cory J. Meacham"The tiger is in no danger of extinction". With that surprising statement begins this in-depth look at the endangerment of one of the most majestic and elusive animals still to...
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Lots of Lambs
By Laura Joffe NumeroffA touch-and-feel, lift-the-flap, interactive book takes a look at lambs engaged in a variety of different activities and situations, from being happy or grumpy to going up or down stairs.
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The History of the Siege of Lisbon
By José SaramagoRaimundo Silva, a proofreader at a Portuguese publishing house, takes it upon himself to alter a key word in a text to make it read that in 1147 the king...
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Pushing the Bear: A Novel of the Trail of Tears
By Diane GlancyIn 1838, thirteen thousand Cherokee - forced off their lands in North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee - walked nine hundred miles through four winter months on what is known...
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Soup's Oops!
By Sarah Hines-Stephens, Anna Grossnickle HinesBaby and her dog, Soup, play side by side.
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Tales of a Dead King
By Walter Dean MyersTwo American teenagers uncover a plot to rob the tomb of an Egyptian pharaoh.
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Readings in Canadian History: Pre-Confederation
By R. Douglas FrancisReadings in Canadian History: Pre-Confederation
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The Holt Handbook: Student Writing Supplement
By Laurie G Kirszner, Harcourt College PublishersThe Holt Handbook: Student Writing Supplement
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Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Storybook Treasury
By Bernard WaberPresents four stories featuring the Primm family and their lovable adopted crocodile Lyle.
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Teaching Phonics: Staff Development Book
By Harcourt Brace & Co... 57 , 61 , 63–65 , 68 , 70–71 strategies for teaching , 13–15 , 16–18 , 53–54 , 63-65 , 70–71 supporting diverse learners , 22–24 , 55-57 , 58–59 whole language , 13-15 word building , 33–35 , 57 , 67 , 70 word families , 13–15 ...
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Trouble
By Jane KurtzTekleh is curious. Tekleh likes adventure. And trouble always seems to find him, no matter how hard he tries to avoid it. One day Tekleh's father decides that a gebeta...
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Some Writer!: The Story of E.b. White
By Melissa SweetIn this stunning, first-ever fully-illustrated biography of legendary author E.B. White, Sibert medalist and Caldecott Honor winner Melissa Sweet uses White's letters, photos, and mementos, as well as her original collaged art, to tell the ...
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The Christmas Cobwebs
By Odds BodkinA poor shoemaker and his family move from Germany to Chicago with only a box of glittering glass ornaments. But when a tragic fire destroys their new house and shop,...
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European Accounting Guide
By David Alexander, Simon ArcherOur third edition of the Miller European Accounting Guide delivers critical new information on the vastly different accounting systems of 23 European countries. Widely disparate regulations, customs, and accounting practices...
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The Call of the Toad
By Günter GrassA German art historian and a Polish art restorer find adventure and love in the cemetery business. Their vision is to offer plots in Gdansk to those Germans who had...
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Fair Game
By Erika TamarA sordid incident on a humid spring afternoon in the affluent suburb of Shorehaven leads to accusations that a group of popular high-school athletes sexually assaulted a retarded teenage girl....
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Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery
By Charles Johnson, Patricia Smith, WGBH Series Research TeamThe rich cast of characters goes far beyond the usual view of the founding fathers - we see them as black Americans saw them, as slaveholders and lawmakers both. The...
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The Frozen Republic: How the Constitution is Paralyzing Democracy
By Daniel LazareAmerica is caught in a painful contradiction. On one hand its government is based on the revered words of the Founding Fathers, fifty-five men who gathered in Philadelphia in 1787...
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The Day the Whale Came
By Eve BuntingAt the turn of the century, sideshows traveled by train across the country, displaying oddities of one sort or another. Captain Pinkney stopped in Johnstown, Illinois, with his own attraction:...
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Kermit the Hermit
By Bill PeetAfter a mean, selfish crab is rescued by a boy, the crab searches for a way to repay the kindness.