Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich - Böcker

The first title in a delightful new Level 2 I Can Read! series from acclaimed author Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich and illustrator Lydia Mba, starring Makeda, an exuberant 7-year-old "maker" and problem solver who loves to create. Perfect for readers who love Rosie Revere, Engineer, and Reina Ramos Works It Out.It’s Makeda’s birthday! To celebrate, she is excited to make her marvelous coconut drops to share with the class.But everyone else brings cupcakes for their birthdays. Will her classmates like her special treat?Makeda Makes a Birthday Treat is a Level Two I Can Read book, geared for kids who read on their own but still need a little help. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the engaging stories, longer sentences, and language play of Level Two books are proven to help kids take their next steps toward reading success.

The second title in a delightful new Level 2 I Can Read! series from acclaimed author Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich and illustrator Lydia Mba, starring Makeda, an exuberant seven-year-old "maker" and problem solver who loves to create. Perfect for readers who love Rosie Revere, Engineer and Reina Ramos Works It Out.Makeda is excited to bring Subway, the class guinea pig, home for the weekend. But Subway seems S-A-D—so Makeda and her friend Glory decide to make him an F-U-N new cage to cheer him up. But what if what is fun for Makeda is not fun for Subway? This Level 2 I Can Read! book features an engaging story, longer sentences, and language play perfect for developing readers.

The third title in a delightful new Level 2 I Can Read! series from acclaimed author Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich and illustrator Lydia Mba, starring Makeda, an exuberant seven-year-old "maker" and problem solver who loves to create.Perfect for readers who love Rosie Revere, Engineer and Reina Ramos Works It Out.Makeda and her family are cleaning the house for a party! They make a huge pile of items they don't use anymore, and soon it's time to take them away. But Makeda is not ready to throw anything out. Can she find new ways to use her old things? This Level 2 I Can Read! book features an engaging story, longer sentences, and language play perfect for developing readers.What happens when one person’s trash becomes a whole neighborhood’s treasure?STEAM-Powered Creativity: Meet Makeda, a girl who sees marvelous possibilities everywhere and isn’t afraid to turn old socks into new puppets.Creative Problem Solving: When her family wants to throw things out, Makeda finds clever new uses for everything, from a cracked teapot to a torn sweater.A Fun Family Story: Join Makeda, her family, and her friends as a simple house cleaning project becomes a giant, joyful party.Beginning Reader Friendly: As a Level 2 I Can Read! book, it uses longer sentences and simple language play to help build reading confidence.

Inspired by Nathaniel Rich’s Losing Earth: A Recent History, the acclaimed book that grew out of an August 2018 issue of The New York Times Magazine soley dedicated to it, Saving Earth tells the human story of the climate change conversation from the recent past into the present day. It wrestles with the long shadow of our failures, what might be ahead for today’s generation, crucial questions of how we understand the world we live in - and how we can work together to change the outlook for the better. Featuring the inspiring voices of climate change activists from the past and present, as well as illustrations by Tim Foley, this book is both a call to action for young people and a riveting dramatic history.

Meet the kids in Mrs. Z's wacky and wonderful third-grade class! Synclaire Fields is proud to be the best in the class at math-until one mistake in a high-stakes situation means she's NOT the best after all. So who is she instead?Synclaire Fields is the Math Kid in Mrs. Z's class, getting perfect marks on every quiz and helping her classmates master tricky concepts. She especially loves demonstrating her skills at her parents' store after school. Then she gets TWO ANSWERS WRONG on a math test, and ... How can she be the Math Kid if she isn't good at math anymore?So Synclaire embarks on a quest to figure out what's next. Maybe she'll be a piano prodigy? A board-games whiz? A skating star? She likes some of these hobbies, but there's one constant with every role: She seems to come back to math. Maybe, with the help of her friends in Mrs. Z's class, she can still be the Math Kid after all? Both sweetly poignant and laugh-out-loud funny, with black-and-white illustrations by Pura Belpré Honor artist Kat Fajardo, Synclaire's story invites readers into Mrs. Z's class where friendship and fun rule the school, from NAACP Image Award finalist Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich.Perfect for!★ My Weirdtastic School fans★ Reluctant readers★ Classroom read-alouds★ Andrew Clements fans★ Math whiz kids★ Math haters★ Kids who haven't found their hobby yet!Read them all! The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class have plenty of stories to share!Emma McKenna, Full out (#1)Rohan Murthy Has a Plan (#2)Poppy Song Bakes a Way (#3)The Legend of Memo Castillo (#4)Wyatt Hill Brings a Lizard to School (#5) - available for preorder now!Ayana Ndoum Takes the Stage (#6) - available for preorder now!Olive Little Gets Crafty (#7) - coming soonTheo Chang: Boy or Cat (#9) - coming soon!Thunder Nelson and the Impossumble Dream (#10) - coming soon!*The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class is an innovative series where every book is written by a different all-star author and features a different kid in the same third-grade class. They can be read in any order!