"The best-selling author of Traffic and You May Also Like now gives us a thought-provoking, playful investigation into the transformative joys that come with starting something new, no matter your age"--

Explains what learning disabilities are and how they are assessed, as well as providing advice for coping with them in school, while having a social life, and in a career.

Something weird is going on! Miss Suki is a famous children's book author--and she's coming to A.J.'s school! She lives in the rainforest and writes about endangered animals. But when her pet raptor gets loose in the classroom, it's the kids who are going to be endangered! Yikes!

Zoe is sure that she can be anything she wants to be, despite a little voice of doubt that points out the problems with her ideas--but first she needs to learn how to read.

Celebrates a toddler's growing comfort with such things as hearing loud noises and being left with a babysitter.

Reading to your bunny: A young bunny is having trouble in school, but he'd rather play video games and watch TV. With encouragement from his teacher and the Book Fairy, his parents start reading to him every day, and in no time, he becomes a book-loving super student; Wild about books: Librarian Molly McGrew introduces birds and beasts to this new something called reading. And in no time, they are going "wild, simply wild, about wonderful books!";...

"Written by a cognitive psychologist who has spent decades studying how we learn, OUTSMART YOUR BRAIN is the definitive guide to help students master the skills of understanding material and retaining information. In clear, accessible prose, Dan Willingham lays out the techniques necessary for students at any stage to succeed and thrive when learning, studying, and taking exams. When studying, the tendency is to focus on the mental tasks that we control...

Illustrates that learning happens whenever you have an open mind and an open heart.

Contains episodes in which Blue and Steve explore the routines and experiences of school.