"Smiley, Happy Planet Earth" is an educational book that teaches children the basics about the solar system with a focus on our planet. It introduces fundamental facts about planet Earth, its seasons, and their differences, inspiring children to further explore the subject. With this fun book, educators and parents can engage young readers and help them to establish a solid understanding of popular concepts.

"Smiley, Happy Planet Earth" is an educational book that teaches children the basics about the solar system with a focus on our planet. It introduces fundamental facts about planet Earth, its seasons, and their differences, inspiring children to further explore the subject. With this fun book, educators and parents can engage young readers and help them to establish a solid understanding of popular concepts. This engaging book consists of two parts, told by a schoolteacher to his students: "Our Planet," and "Seasons". Author, Anya Beltsina, along with her character, a schoolteacher, hopes to increase young readers' interest in the place they call home and wishes to strengthen their desire to explore the Earth. "Our Planet" describes the solar system and the physical characteristics of our planet, like the four layers of the Earth as well as the other planets in our solar system. "Seasons" describes the seasons and personifies Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. These short rhyming stories complement each other and ensure educational yet entertaining quality reading time.

"I take care of the earth because I know I can do little things every day to make a BIG difference..." With his signature blend of playfulness and sensitiviy, Todd Parr explores the important, timely subject of environmental protection and conservation in this eco-friendly picture book. Featuing a circular die-cut Earth on the cover, and printed entirely with recycled materials and nontoxic soy inks, this book includes lots of easy, smart ideas on how we can all work together to make the Earth feel good - from planting a tree and using both sides of the paper, to saving energy and reusing old things in new ways. Best of all, the book includes an interior gatefold with a poster with tips/reminders on how kids can "go green" everyday. Equally whimsical and heartfelt, this sweet homage to our beautiful planet is sure to inspire readers of all ages to do their part in keeping the Earth happy and healthy.

Mamma’s Planet Earth is a beautifully written and illustrated book for children ages eight and under. It is a short story that urges children to connect with the earth, to protect its creatures, and to make a pact to become a truly global citizen. Mamma’s Planet Earth is a call for action that is brought to life through vivid illustrations and a series of activities that children can do to take care of our planet Earth. Come discover these loving and inspirational messages for yourself! www.mplanetearth.com

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Thousand Acres comes the much-anticipated final volume in the acclaimed The Last Hundred Years Trilogy, following Some Luck and Early Warning. A richly absorbing new novel that is “a monumental portrait of an American family and an American century…. Smiley’s plot is a marvel of intricacy that’s full of surprises.” —Los Angeles Times It’s 1987, and the next generation of Langdons is facing economic, social, and political challenges unlike anything their ancestors have encountered. Michael and Richie, twin sons of World War II hero Frank, work in the high-stakes worlds of government and finance—but their fiercest enemies may be closer to home. Charlie, the charmer, struggles to find his way; Guthrie is deployed to Iraq, leaving the Iowa family farm in the hands of his younger sister, Felicity—who, as always, has her own ideas. Determined to help preserve the planet, she worries that her family farm’s land is imperiled, and not only by the extremes of climate change. Moving seamlessly from the power-brokered 1980s and the scandal-ridden ‘90s to our own present moment and beyond, Golden Age combines intimate drama, emotional suspense, and an intricate view of history, bringing to a magnificent conclusion the epic trilogy of one unforgettable family.