Bookshelf Adventures Collection

Boats can be big, and boats can be little. Some boats have jobs, and other boats are for fun. Find out about different types of boats. The phonemes /or/ur/ are featured in this title. Boats is part of Decodables by Jump!,...

Lots of legs, lots of eyes, and lots of colors. It can only mean one thing: bugs! Bugs have many different sizes and patterns. Let's look at different types of bugs! The phoneme /b/ is featured in this title. Bugs...

Dogs are great pets. What is your favorite thing about dogs? The phonemes /d/g/o/c are featured in this title. Dogs is part of Decodables by Jump!, a comprehensive library of decodable leveled readers that follow a sequenced approach to phonics...

Have you ever been in a lab? How hard can it be to get a fizz and a buzz? The phonemes /z/zz/ are featured in this title. Fizz and Buzz is part of Decodables by Jump!, a comprehensive library of...

Can they win? The phonemes /oa/ai/ are featured in this title? In the Goal is part of Decodables by Jump!, a comprehensive library of decodable leveled readers that follow a sequenced approach to phonics instruction. Young readers will enjoy colorful,...

What is it like to go on a midnight flight? The phonemes /igh/ur/ are featured in this title. Night Flight is part of Decodables by Jump!, a comprehensive library of decodable leveled readers that follow a sequenced approach to phonics...

Do you have any pets? What kinds of pets are there? What do they do? Find out all about pets in this book. The phoneme /ss/ is featured in this title. Pets is part of Decodables by Jump!, a comprehensive library...

The Unlikely Hero tells the action and adventure story of one of Yellowstone’s most famous animals, Wolf 8: a runt of the litter who surprised scientists by becoming a powerful leader. Newly reintroduced along with his pack to Yellowstone National...

What are trains for? The phoneme /oy/ is featured in this title. Trains is part of Decodables by Jump!, a comprehensive library of decodable leveled readers that follow a sequenced approach to phonics instruction. Young readers will enjoy colorful, photo-packed...

There are lots of places to go and things to see. We can travel in lots of different ways too. Let’s go! The phoneme /w/ is featured in this title. We Can Go is part of Decodables by Jump!, a comprehensive...

What animals can you see in the woods? The phonemes /oe/au/ are featured in this title. Woodland Fauna is part of Decodables by Jump!, a comprehensive library of decodable leveled readers that follow a sequenced approach to phonics instruction. Young...

“Still, silent water / starts to run / dancing over rocks, turning into song.” Acclaimed children’s book author Alma Flor Ada and her daughter Rosalma Zubizarreta-Ada share short poems for children about rivers and the life found along them. There...

Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín was born in Goliad, Texas, in 1829, when Texas was part of Mexico. His family lived on a Mexican fort because his father was a soldier in the army. Ignacio wanted to be a just like his...

Monica Brown and Rudy Gutierrez team up to deliver what Kirkus called, in a starred review, an “inspiring blend of art and story,” about the most famous soccer star in the world, Pelé. This bilingual picture book will inspire, teach,...

In this vibrant bilingual picture book biography of musician Tito Puente, readers will dance along to the beat of this mambo king's life. Tito Puente loved banging pots and pans as a child, but what he really dreamed of was...

Every day, thousands of farmworkers harvested the food that ended up on kitchen tables all over the country. But at the end of the day, when the workers sat down to eat, there were only beans on their own tables....

Growing up in the late 1800s, Julio Tello, an Indigenous boy, spent time exploring the caves and burial grounds in the foothills of the Peruvian Andes. Nothing scared Julio, not even the ancient human skulls he found. His bravery earned...

Young René’s mother has sent him a new pair of shoes from the United States. He loves his new shoes. “They walk everywhere I walk. They jump every time I jump. They run as fast as me. We always cross...

A lonely pet fish longs to know what exists in the world beyond her bowl. “I wish I could see over there / Behind the wall, / Behind the chair.” She imagines a giant tree, a wooly goat, and a...

Young Sofi enters a New York City community garden and finds a halfpainted mural. It’s full of big, leafy plants in blue and yellow, and a vibrant emerald green color appears where the two colors meet. As Sofi runs her...

Every night when he was a boy, José M. Hernández would look out the window and stare at the stars. They were different colors: blue, yellow and white. Some were larger and brighter than others, and some twinkled as if...

As a boy, José Martí was inspired by the natural world. He found freedom in the river that rushed to the sea and peace in the palmas reales that swayed in the wind. Freedom, he believed, was the inherent right...

The inspiring and timely story of Sonia Sotomayor, who rose up from a childhood of poverty and prejudice to become the first Latino to be nominated to the US Supreme Court. Before Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took her seat...

Simple poems and glorious paintings offer a deeply moving portrait of migrant Chicano farmworker families at work and play.