Make learning to read exciting for children with this decodable fiction book about a family who wants to build a house for their pig, Plow! This book offers a built-in phonics review for young readers. Today, students need support with phonics concepts more than ever before. This illustrated book will engage young readers while they gain meaningful practice with many high-frequency words: cause, enough, foot, garden, good, house, should, thought, wall, without. Develop reading skills and reading comprehension with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book.

Lushly photographed, this book offers ingenious ways to make a place for the spirit of nature inside the home. 150 color photos.

Set in Seattle amid sensuous garden beauty and lush summer evenings, The Garden House is about finding meaning in the second half of life. Turning fifty has Miranda re-evaluating her life now that her two children have left the nest. In an attempt to rediscover the thrill and hope of her younger days, she decides to convert the garden house into an artist studio – only to find that her husband has already rented it to a somewhat mysterious young man. Though Miranda at first welcomes the shy tenant, she soon develops a sense of unease about him. Is he the nice man he appears to be? Or is he the reason behind her increasingly disturbing dreams? An uplifting – and sometimes suspenseful – story about a woman who pursues a life of love, creativity, and beauty. “I was completely swept away by this tale. I was engaged in the mystery, the confusion and all the secrecy….This book is one that will definitely test your intuition.” – NetGalley Review “Mahkovec’s prose is sharp and fluid, building tension in small domestic scenes….The premise is a fun one, and Miranda is a finely drawn character.” – Kirkus Reviews

Turning fifty disrupts Miranda's life in ways she hasn't expected, forcing her to come to terms with unresolved issues. Chief among these is the mystery surrounding William Priestly, the tenant who is renting the family garden house for the summer. Is he the nice man he appears to be? Or is he the reason behind her increasingly disturbing dreams?