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 Synopsis A little bat uses brains over brawn in this not-so-scary Halloween picture book.  The witch has grown the biggest pumpkin ever, and now she wants to make herself a pumpkin pie for Halloween. But the pumpkin is so big she can't get it off the vine.   It's so big the ghost can't move it, either. Neither can the vampire, nor the mummy. It looks as if there'll be no pumpkin pie for Halloween, until along comes the bat with an idea to save the day.   How can the tiny bat succeed where bigger and strong spooky creatures have failed? You'll be surprised! Review Once there was a witch who longed for pumpkin pie. Unfortunately, the pumpkin she had grown from a seed became so big she simply couldn't get it off the vine. Although 'she pulled and she tugged and she pulled...that pumpkin just sat.' Along came a ghost. 'I am bigger than you and stronger, too, ' said he. 'Let me try.' Well, the witch wanted that whole pumpkin for herself. But

 Synopsis  In 1955 the killers of Emmett Till, a black Mississippi youth, were acquitted because they were white. Forty years later, despite the strong DNA evidence against him, accused murderer O. J. Simpson went free after his attorney portrayed him as a victim of racism. The age of white supremacy has given way to an age of white guilt-and neither has been good for African Americans.     Through articulate analysis and engrossing recollections, acclaimed race relations scholar Shelby Steele sounds a powerful call for a new culture of personal responsibility.  Review Shelby Steele is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution and Stanford University, and is a contributing editor at Harper's magazine. His many prizes and honors include the National Book Critics Circle Award, an Emmy Award, a Writers Guild Award, and the National Humanities Medal. Speaking the language of moralism, individual freedom and responsibility, contrarian cultural critic Steele builds on ideas he earlier

 Synopsis The updated second edition of Unlocking Literacy is here-and now pre- and inservice educators will have the very latest research and practical guidance on teaching good reading and spelling skills. Developed for general and special educators of students from prekindergarten to middle school and beyond, the new edition of this bestselling textbook arms teachers with the most recent developments in reading research and shows them how to apply their knowledge in the classroom to help all students learn.  Focusing on two interlocking skills-decoding and spelling-this textbook gets teachers ready to >> promote students' print awareness and phonological awareness through letter naming, letter forming, and listening and speaking activities such as poetry and play >> improve students' spelling skills by teaching the origins of English words, Anglo-Saxon base words, Latin affixes and roots, Greek combining forms, and multisyllabic words >> help students under

 Synopsis During her years as a captive of Mikkel, the Viking raider, Briana O'Toole has longed to return to her family and resume her life in Ireland. Yet she has changed. Bree finds herself excited to be on Leif Erikson's ship and be part of the discovery and exploration of new lands. Mikkel's newfound Christian faith has changed him, too. Will he really take Bree home and keep his promise to give her freedom? Mikell has something else on his mind, too, a secret from when he first raided Ireland. Will his faith in God give him the courage to do the right thing? And will Bree and Devin's knowledge of this secret put them in danger?  ------------------------- The plot runs smoothly with plenty of twists and surprises to keep readers turning pages. Spiritual themes such as forgiveness, honesty, and trust are clearly and plausibly shown through the characters' actions and words." - Christian Library Journal Review LOIS WALFRID JOHNSON is a speaker, teacher of wri