“As a middle school English teacher, I was excited to check out I Love Words by Françoize Boucher and published by Kane Miller. Perfect for "at the bell" activities, warm-ups or fun days, I Love Words can also be used at home for any youngster interested in improving writing skills or just having fun with words.” - Cool Baby Kids (April 2, 2010)

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Illustrated Dictionary of Math   Award winning Usborne resource with over 150 internet links to math websites with animated explanations, quizzes and games.  Essential for home and school.   For fifth grade up.

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Scared to Death is the third book of the Chloe and Levesque series. Scared to Death is written by Norah McClintock. Chloe is your regular seventeen year old girl who goes to East Hastings Regional. Chloe loves and is great at solving mysteries. Perhaps she gets this quality from her step father, Levesque, who is the chief of police in East Hastings. One day the most popular girl in school, Tessa Nixon comes to Chloe's house looking for Levesque. Tessa seems very frightened by something. Then two days later, Tessa is found floating dead in a pond. No one knows how or who could have done this. Why would anyone want to harm sweet Tessa? That's what Chloe is trying to find out. A lot of people are accusing both Jake Bailey, Tessa's boyfriend, and Ross, another friend of Tessa's. Chloe doesn't really think it was either of the two. That is why she is trying all sorts of things to find out who really killed Tessa. But the closer she gets to solving the mystery, the closer she gets to being harmed. Soon, Chloe is able to find out that it was really… Scared to Death is a great book. It is suspenseful and has amazing descriptions. It is a story that keeps you on the edge of your seat. I especially enjoy the main character, Chloe. Chloe is an excellent detective who I admire for her intelligence. The author does an awesome job creating Chloe. The story is so magnificent and thrilling from the very beginning. You just never want to stop reading because it's so good; I was hooked from page one. Also the characters are so interesting and life-like. It's as if you're right next to Chloe trying to solve the mystery. I love that the ending of the story is very much unexpected and surprising. I am personally a huge fan of the Chloe and Levesque books. They are all awesome stories. I admire and enjoy Norah McClintock and her work. She has many great books and is a wonderful writer. No matter what your preferred genre is, I recommend Scared to Death to anyone looking for a good book to read. Review written by Savannah (6th grade student). http://www.booktrends.org/2011/03/book-review-scared-to-death-by-norah.html Buy Here

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