At school before Parents' Day, Nancy and Bree are on the case when a prized possession goes missing, and Nancy decides to make her guitar teacher and her favorite babysitter fall in love on Valentine's Day.

Nancy, who loves to use fancy words, and her friend Bree are proud to be the best spellers in their class, but when a spelling quiz proves tougher than Nancy thought, Nancy is faced with a difficult decision.

It's time to learn to read, Sesame Street-style! Bert, Ernie and friends are putting on a new play and some of your favorite words are the stars. But, when their world famous closing act cancels at the last minute, everyone joins the mad scramble to find a new "grand finale.".

"Sami loves to speak both English and Spanish. But he doesn't just speak them one at a time. He speaks in Spanglish! Sometimes, he makes brand-new words—like 'lonche'—and sometimes, he puts the languages together in one sentence, like when he's hungry for jamberguers con papas fritas. But not everyone likes Spanglish. Abuela thinks that Spanish should be spoken at home and English at school. And to make matters more complicated, Sami's not allowed...

In this set of twelve readers, Jane O'Connor's beloved Fancy Nancy helps pre-school and kindergarten kids understand phonics and learn about long and short vowels. Phonics teaches children the relationship between letters and the sounds they make. A child who has mastered these relationships has an excellent foundation for learning to read and spell. According to the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, a child who has learned...

"Words are everywhere. But do you know where your favorite words come from? Maybe they plop to the ground from high up in the sky! Or maybe workers piece them together in big factories. Or maybe they come from a one-of-a-kind word-maker . . . but who could that be? Vivid letter-filled illustrations explore imaginative ways words are made as this book shares the secret to creating new words . . ."--Dust jacket.

A cumulative tale of a farm maiden who, aided by a group of animals, prepares "Arroz con Leche," or rice pudding. Includes recipe and glossary of the Spanish words that are woven throughout the text.