Miranda Paul

Plastic bags are cheap and easy to use. But what happens when a bag breaks or is no longer needed? In Njau, Gambia, people simply dropped the bags and went on their way. One plastic bag became two. Then ten. Then a hundred.

Asks young readers to identify the occupation of each community helper from the type of tasks they perform and explains how these helpers work together to keep communities clean and safe and people healthy.

En Njau, Gambia, las bolsas de plástico se apilaban en montones horribles al costado de los caminos. El agua se estancaba en ellas y atraía mosquitos y enfermedades. Mataban el ganado que intentaba comerlas. Algo tenía que cambiar. Isatou Ceesay fue ese cambio. Encontró una manera de reciclar las bolsas y transformar su comunidad. Esta historia real motivadora muestra cómo las acciones de una persona pueden hacer una diferencia verdadera en nuestro...

How do you give thanks? Gratitude isn't something we need to save up for a special holiday. What are you grateful for right now, today? This anthology brings together a diverse group of poets who express gratitude for everything from a puppy to hot cocoa to the sky itself. Each writer uses a different poetic form, and readers will encounter a concrete poem, a sonnet, a pantoum, a sijo, and much more. Contributors include Kimberly Blaeser,...

Discover the true story of how environmentalist Farmer Tantoh is transforming the landscape in his home country of Cameroon. When Tantoh Nforba was a child, his fellow students mocked him for his interest in gardening. Today he's an environmental hero, bringing clean water and bountiful gardens to the central African nation of Cameroon. Authors Miranda Paul and Baptiste Paul share Farmer Tantoh's inspiring story.

Various types of pasta have followed the rules since they were made but when the learn they are meant to be eaten, they plot how to escape the factory.

Longing for friends and hungry for delicious treats, a fish who lives near the bottom of the ocean invites everyone to a party, with unexpected resuts -- Provided by Publisher.

From ten little ninjas sneaking out of bed to one cuddlebug asleep on the spread, rhyming text provides a count-down to bedtime.

"Two seeds cant wait to be pears, but growing takes time and patience"-- Provided by publisher.

Trainbots make toybots for children to play with, but scheming Badbots try to stop the train that will deliver them.