Stéphanie Roth Sisson

"As a child, Rachel Carson lived by the rhythms of the natural world. Spring after spring, year after year, she observed how all living things are connected. And as an adult, Rachel watched and listened as the natural world she loved so much began to fall silent. Spring After Spring traces Rachel's journey as scientist and writer, courageously speaking truth to an often hostile world through her book, and ultimately paving the way for the modern environmental...

For first-grader Posey, every school day is great until her teacher's birthday, when her best friend's gift of an enormous bouquet puts Posey's few, home-grown roses to shame.

Because Posey does not follow the rules when she takes her new toy to school, Miss Lee locks Poinky in the consequences drawer until Friday.

Holding her princess wand, six-year-old Posey finds the courage to visit the large dog next door.

"Jack and Samir love to sit together--and they love to laugh, too. So much so that Miss Doover finally has to separate them. Then Miss Doover gives the class the assignment to write about something they care about, and Jack sees his chance to sit next to his best friend again. But writing an essay isn't that easy! Can Jack finally persuade Miss Dover to give him the thing he wants most...his seat back, next to Samir?"--Page [2] of cover.

"Posey gets in trouble when she makes up a not-so-nice song about one of the boys in her class"--

Posey is the perfect fictional friend for any first-grade girl...Posey's class has been learning about bees, and they're doing a play to show all they've learned. When Caitlyn is picked to play the role of the Queen Bee, Posey is crushed---she really wanted that part! Posey is so upset that she swipes Caitlyn's special bee eraser, but that just makes her feel worse. Stealing wasn't the right thing to do---how can Posey make things right?

Jack learns the value of revision as he practices Miss Doover's lesson on how to write a proper thank-you note.

When third grader Lizzie Gardener must live temporarily with her grandmother, her greatest fears have to do with making friends in her new school.

Gordie loves his third grade teacher, but sharing a locker with a girl instead of his best friend and trouble with a school bully may ruin his best year ever.