This enormously popular children’s book is a delightful retelling of the Southern Sierra Miwok legend of the mountain El Capitan and how it came to be. Mother Grizzly Bear thinks that her two playful cubs are wrestling and having fun along the Merced River in Yosemite Valley while she is checking her fish traps. When she returns to join her sons, however, she discovers the cubs are nowhere to be found. Populated with characters based on real Sierra animals, this story is about the value of all beings, the nature of courage, and the lesson that being a hero has very little to do with one’s size. Includes notes about the life and culture of the Southern Sierra Miwok, a bibliography, and Internet resources for teachers. Named one of the Best Picture Books of 1997 by the San Francisco Chronicle

Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Presents 10 horror stories about various types of haunted houses, including a mansion occupied by a pirate looking for his head, a dollhouse inhabited by a ghost and a vacation house filled with people-eating spiders.

Product Description: In this new addition to the series, author Robert D. San Souci and illustrator David Ouimet join forces to present 13 deliciously frightening tales. Elements of urban legend and folklore are utilized to weave powerful and suspenseful (yet age-appropriate) stories that young readers are sure to revisit, finding new meaning — and shivers — with each reading...read more

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