In Carl's Afternoon in the Park, Carl park adventure is filled with fun, surprises, and playful encounters. Carl the good dog is 40 years old! While it's unknown what that translates to in book years, Carl seems to be ageless. Since Good Dog, Carl was first published in 1985, Alexandra Day has captured the hearts of readers of all ages with her charming illustrations and imaginative stories of Carl, the Rottweiler, following his adventures through over twenty books! The Good Dog Carl 40th Anniversary Collection: Carl Goes to Daycare (9781514990162) Carl's Sleepy Afternoon (9781514990179) Carl's Masquerade (9781514990186) Good Dog Carl's Valentine (9781514990193) Good Dog Carl and the Baby Elephant (9781514990209) Goodnight, Good Dog Carl (9781514990216) Carl Goes Shopping (9781514990223) Carl's Afternoon in the Park (9781514990247)

When Madeleine's parents go to the Pond Party, they leave Carl and the baby at home for a cozy winter afternoon with a babysitter. But Carl and Madeleine have plans of their own— they want to play in the snow! After getting all bundled up, they sneak off to go sledding, build a snowman, and even make an appearance at the party and try sliding on the ice at the pond. Of course, resourceful Carl gets the baby home before her parents return—and the babysitter is never the wiser. Everyone's favorite Rottweiler appears here in a wintertime romp.

In Carl's Sleepy Afternoon, Carl's owners leave him to nap, but he ends up making deliveries and joining a magician's act. Carl helps friends and has fun around town, but will he return home before Madeline and her mom? Carl the good dog is 40 years old! While it's unknown what that translates to in book years, Carl seems to be ageless. Since Good Dog, Carl was first published in 1985, Alexandra Day has captured the hearts of readers of all ages with her charming illustrations and imaginative stories of Carl, the Rottweiler, following his adventures through over twenty books! The Good Dog Carl 40th Anniversary Collection: Carl Goes to Daycare (9781514990162) Carl's Sleepy Afternoon (9781514990179) Carl's Masquerade (9781514990186) Good Dog Carl's Valentine (9781514990193) Good Dog Carl and the Baby Elephant (9781514990209) Goodnight, Good Dog Carl (9781514990216) Carl Goes Shopping (9781514990223) Carl's Afternoon in the Park (9781514990247)

“The Teacher's Calendar is a treasure house of information. It answers so many of the never-ending first-grade questions I get every day!”-Jane Ann Robertson, 2004 Arizona Teacher of the Year For nine years, K-8 teachers, librarians, and other educators have turned to The Teacher's Calendar to capture the attention of their students. The Teacher's Calendar offers innovative classroom ideas for every day of the year, from August 1 to July 31. Each page is packed with suggestions for class activities, bulletin boards, and school calendars. Fifty sidebars highlight specific dates and provide curriculum ideas, lists of appropriate books, and related websites.

Norman Mailer’s dazzlingly rich, deeply evocative novel of ancient Egypt breathes life into the figures of a lost era: the eighteenth-dynasty Pharaoh Rameses and his wife, Queen Nefertiti; Menenhetet, their creature, lover, and victim; and the gods and mortals that surround them in intimate and telepathic communion. Mailer’s reincarnated protagonist is carried through the exquisite gardens of the royal harem, along the majestic flow of the Nile, and into the terrifying clash of battle. An extraordinary work of inventiveness, Ancient Evenings lives on in the mind long after the last page has been turned. Praise for Ancient Evenings “Astounding, beautifully written . . . a leap of imagination that crosses three millennia to Pharaonic Egypt.”—USA Today “Mailer makes a miraculous present out of age-deep memories, bringing to life the rhythms, the images, the sensuousness of a lost time.”—The New York Times “Mailer’s Egypt is a haunting and magical place. . . . The reader wallows in the scope, depth, the sheer magnitude and—yes—the fertility of his imagination.”—The Washington Post Book World “An enormous pyramid of a novel [reminiscent of] Thomas Pynchon’s Gravity’s Rainbow and Carlos Fuentes’s Terra Nostra.”—Los Angeles Herald Examiner Praise for Norman Mailer “[Norman Mailer] loomed over American letters longer and larger than any other writer of his generation.”—The New York Times “A writer of the greatest and most reckless talent.”—The New Yorker “Mailer is indispensable, an American treasure.”—The Washington Post “A devastatingly alive and original creative mind.”—Life “Mailer is fierce, courageous, and reckless and nearly everything he writes has sections of headlong brilliance.”—The New York Review of Books “The largest mind and imagination [in modern] American literature . . . Unlike just about every American writer since Henry James, Mailer has managed to grow and become richer in wisdom with each new book.”—Chicago Tribune “Mailer is a master of his craft. His language carries you through the story like a leaf on a stream.”—The Cincinnati Post

Features 5,000 month-by-month, day-by-day listings for every day of the school year, including summer school The 2006-2007 edition features information on the 300th founding anniversary of Jamestown, the 200th birth anniversary of Henry Longfellow, the 100th anniversary of the first Mother's Day, and much more

The most authoritative and comprehensive calendar reference for teachers--revised annually to keep readers up-to-date! Offers unique facts, important holidays, and major anniversaries in a handy day-by-day calendar format. New to this edition is a blog that will feature content from the book, fresh ideas for incorporating information into curriculum, and occasional guest entries by some of our other authors on the teacher resource list.