Susan Hood

A town built on a landfill. A community in need of hope. A girl with a dream. A man with a vision. An ingenious idea.

"One can be one thing all on its own-one star, one stream, one stick, one stone. But those on their toes, those using their smarts, know one can be more than the sum of its parts. Consider the two slices of bread that make up one sandwich, or the three lines of poetry that form one haiku, or even the ten years that form one decade. From one to ten, from sandwiches to centuries, every part is necessary to the whole. In this fascinating concept book,...

Imagined in the form of a secret agent's set of instructions, Mason and other children negotiate the first day of school.

"War heroes come in many shapes and sizes. They can be tall or short, old or young. During World War II, one war hero was ... a bear! He was all alone, an orphan. Until he found his ... brothers in arms" -- Book jacket flap.

The new boy in class is a disruptive pest until one child remembers how bad it feels to be new at school and makes friends with Sid.

Rhyming text describes the wonder that occurs when babies discover their toes.

"An inspirational nonfiction novel-in-verse about Zhanna Arshanskaya, a young Jewish girl using the alias Anna, whose phenomenal piano playing skills saved her life and the life of her sister, Frina, during the Hoocaust"--

A young girl loves all kinds of shoes except the ones with laces, until her mother gives her--and the reader--a lesson in tying shoes.

"One afternoon, eleven-year-old Titan, his friends from the Wild Boars soccer team, and their coach rode their bikes to explore local caves. They crawled through the narrow tunnels in the dark to reach the center of the cave. When they turned to go home, heavy rains had flooded the tunnel. They were trapped. With rising waters and monsoon season upon them, time and oxygen were running out. The world watched with bated breath as rescuers from around...

A little girl learns that everyone makes mistakes sometimes.