Summertime…and the living is too easy. Brother and Sister Bear want a job. How can they convince Farmer Ben that two small cubs would be a big help down on the farm? The Berenstain Bears learn that you reap what you sow in this satisfying story that's perfect for beginning readers.

Young readers will enjoy reading about Brother and Sister Bear in The Berenstain Bears Reap the Harvest, another addition to the Berenstain Bears Living Lights™ series of books. Children will learn along with the cubs that patience and hard work pays off as they work alongside Farmer Ben. The Berenstain Bears Reap the Harvest—part of the popular Zonderkidz Living Lights series of books—is perfect for: Early readers ages 4-8 Reading out loud in classrooms, and during story time at home or bedtime Birthday gifts, Easter, holiday gift giving, or as a new addition to your home library Sparking conversations about the importance patience and hard work as well as the importance of farming The Berenstain Bears Reap the Harvest is an addition to the Living Lights™ series that: Features the hand-drawn artwork of the Berenstain family Continues in the much-loved footsteps of Stan and Jan Berenstain in this Berenstain Bears series of books Is part of one of the bestselling children’s book series ever created, with more than 250 books published and nearly 300 million copies sold to date

Young readers will enjoy this three-book collection that is a part of the Living Lights™ series of Berenstain Bears books. Children will learn biblical values, responsibility, and how to be respectful and kind to others. Included in the timeless collection you’ll find The Berenstain Bears Reap the Harvest, The Berenstain Bears Perfect Fishing Spot, and The Berenstain Bears Trouble with Secrets. The Berenstain Bears Lessons in Love—part of the popular Zonderkidz Living Lights series of books—is perfect for: Early readers ages 4-8 Reading out loud in classrooms, during story time, and at home or bedtime Birthday gifts, Valentine’s Day, holiday gift giving, or as a new addition to your e-library Teaching children biblical values and morals Sparking intentional conversations about loving thy neighbor, working hard, and kindness The Berenstain Bears Lessons in Love is an addition to the Living Lights™ series that: Features the hand-drawn artwork of the Berenstain family Continues in the much-loved footsteps of Stan and Jan Berenstain in this Berenstain Bears series of books Is part of one of the bestselling children’s book series ever created, with more than 250 books published and nearly 300 million copies sold to date

Young readers will enjoy this five-book collection that is a part of the Berenstain Bears Living Lights™ series of books. Children will learn biblical values and focus on building friendships based on love, respect, and kindness. The Berenstain Bears Friendship Blessings Collection—part of the popular Zonderkidz Living Lights series of books with over 13 million copies sold—is perfect for: Early readers ages 4-8 Reading out loud in classrooms, during story time at home, or bedtime Birthday gifts, Easter, holiday gift giving, or as a new addition to your home library Sparking intentional conversations about friendship, respect, and kindness The Berenstain Bears Friendship Blessings Collection is an addition to the Living Lights™ series that: Features the hand-drawn artwork of the Berenstain family Continues in the much-loved footsteps of Stan and Jan Berenstain in this Berenstain Bears series of books Is part of one of the bestselling children’s book series ever created, with more than 250 books published and nearly 300 million copies sold to date Included in the timeless collection you’ll find The Berenstain Bears The Perfect Fishing Spot, The Berenstain Bears Reap the Harvest, The Berenstain Bears Faithful Friends, The Berenstain Bears Kindness Counts, and The Berenstain Bears God Made You Special.

This book, which was first published in 1938, began as a biography of Calvin Coolidge, but author William Allen White found early in his task that he was writing the story of the growth and rise of economic America from the seventies until the crash of the Coolidge bull market in the autumn of 1929. In this story of an era in American life, the figure of Calvin Coolidge, a curious reversion to an old type, stands out in contrast to the vivid color of a gorgeous epoch. The history of the Coolidge bull market in detail from 1921, when Coolidge came to Washington as Vice President, until 1929, when he left Washington and public life, had not been written before. As that market boomed, Calvin Coolidge as President, having all the virtues needed for another day, moved through the turmoil of the times earnestly, honestly, courageously trying to understand his country’s economic development and to act upon his understanding of a movement that baffled him and left him futile. Mr. White talked to hundreds of people who knew and were associated with President Coolidge in those days. Cabinet members, friends, White House associates, reporters, business men, big and little; and his story throws a new light upon the inside of the White House, and upon the President through the years.

New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice; Real Simple Best of the Month; Library Journal Editors’ Pick In the spirit of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Bringing up Bébé, and The Smartest Kids in the World, a hard-hitting exploration of China’s widely acclaimed yet insular education system that raises important questions for the future of American parenting and education When students in Shanghai rose to the top of international rankings in 2009, Americans feared that they were being "out-educated" by the rising super power. An American journalist of Chinese descent raising a young family in Shanghai, Lenora Chu noticed how well-behaved Chinese children were compared to her boisterous toddler. How did the Chinese create their academic super-achievers? Would their little boy benefit from Chinese school? Chu and her husband decided to enroll three-year-old Rainer in China’s state-run public school system. The results were positive—her son quickly settled down, became fluent in Mandarin, and enjoyed his friends—but she also began to notice troubling new behaviors. Wondering what was happening behind closed classroom doors, she embarked on an exploratory journey, interviewing Chinese parents, teachers, and education professors, and following students at all stages of their education. What she discovered is a military-like education system driven by high-stakes testing, with teachers posting rankings in public, using bribes to reward students who comply, and shaming to isolate those who do not. At the same time, she uncovered a years-long desire by government to alleviate its students’ crushing academic burden and make education friendlier for all. The more she learns, the more she wonders: Are Chinese children—and her son—paying too high a price for their obedience and the promise of future academic prowess? Is there a way to appropriate the excellence of the system but dispense with the bad? What, if anything, could Westerners learn from China’s education journey? Chu’s eye-opening investigation challenges our assumptions and asks us to consider the true value and purpose of education.

Hailed by national leaders as politically diverse as former Vice President Al Gore and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Generations has been heralded by reviewers as a brilliant, if somewhat unsettling, reassessment of where America is heading. William Strauss and Neil Howe posit the history of America as a succession of generational biographies, beginning in 1584 and encompassing every-one through the children of today. Their bold theory is that each generation belongs to one of four types, and that these types repeat sequentially in a fixed pattern. The vision of Generations allows us to plot a recurring cycle in American history -- a cycle of spiritual awakenings and secular crises -- from the founding colonists through the present day and well into this millenium. Generations is at once a refreshing historical narrative and a thrilling intuitive leap that reorders not only our history books but also our expectations for the twenty-first century.