A handbook for independent learners based on 100 ethnographic interviews, with guidance, how-to, and interviewee stories.

Despite his older sister's dire warnings of all the terrible things that could go wrong on his first day in the second grade, Ben has a wonderful time.

Benno is really excited for his first day of school, but Mommy wants him to stay at home with her.

It's the first day of school for Penelope Rex, and she can't wait to meet her classmates. But it's hard to make human friends when they're so darn delicious! That is, until Penelope gets a taste of her own medicine and finds she may not be at the top of the food chain after all. . . . Readers will gobble up this hilarious new story from award-winning author-illustrator Ryan T. Higgins.

When Jake wants to go to school, his family is horrified! School is all rotten rules and terrible ten-legged teachers. Pirates don't go to school! Or do they? A fabulously funny tale, perfect for calming those ''first day of school'' nerves!

David's teacher has her hands full. From running in the halls to chewing gum in class, David's high-energy antics fill each schoolday with trouble-and are sure to bring a smile to even the best-behaved reader.

The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.