A person’s body language gives us important insight into what they’re really thinking and feeling, and our own body language is a valuable communication tool. Being aware of what signals different aspects of body language send is an important part of being an effective communicator. Readers explore these different aspects—from facial expressions and hand gestures to posture and personal space—with the help of relatable examples, insightful facts, and full-color photographs. Sidebars introduce important topics such as setting boundaries and the relationship between nonverbal communication and autism spectrum disorder.

Without a map key, some maps would not be able to be understood at all! The symbols found in the legend, or key, tell what resources a place has, how a country’s borders have changed over the course of its history, and so much more. In this helpful book, readers are introduced to common map key symbols and learn how they can be used on all kinds of maps, from political to physical maps. Full-color examples of maps with simple keys help readers apply their new knowledge immediately.

"Caps! Caps for sale! Fifty cents a cap!" The peddler has huge stack of caps, balanced carefully on top of his head. Brown caps, blue caps, gray caps, and red caps. But no one wants to buy a cap. So he goes for a walk in the country, and takes a nap under a shady tree. When he wakes up, the caps are gone -- al except his own checked one. Where could his caps have disappeared to? And how will he ever get them back? Amazon.com Review Subtitled A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business, this absurd and very simple story has become a classic, selling hundreds of thousands of copies since its first publication in 1940. A peddler walks around selling caps from a tall, tottering pile on his head. Unable to sell a single cap one morning, he walks out into the countryside, sits down under a tree, checks that all the caps are in place, and falls asleep. When he wakes up, the caps are gone--and the tree is full of cap-wearing monkeys. His attempts to get the caps back generate the kind of repetitive rhythm that 3- and 4-year-olds will adore. (Preschool and older) --Richard Farr --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Review "From an old folk tale [the author] has fashioned this bright picture book, infusing it with a humor which seems to have sprung from her own hearty enjoyment of the troubles of a peddler with a abnd of monkeys."" --The New York Times --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

This imaginative sequel/prequel to Barbara’s Caldecott Honor, THE RED BOOK, continues to celebrate the power of books to connect people across time and space.

Little Red Riding Hood is worried. Grandma has gone missing! The Big Bad Wolf has left telltale hairs at Grandma's house. Has he gobbled her up, or did he follow her on her vacation to the beach, waiting to fatten her up nicely? Quick, call Sky Private Eye! She can solve any mystery in no time at all!

The Little Old Lady and the Little Old Man are bereft. The Gingerbread Boy has run away to train for the Fairytale Olympics. Is he fast enough to outrun hungry Foxy Loxy? Even worse, dark rain clouds are forming and he could turn to mush. Luckily, Sky Private Eye is just the detective to solve the mystery.

The Prince is stunned. Just as the clock struck midnight, the winner of the best costume competition at his ball vanished into thin air! All she left behind was a sparkly slipper. Luckily, Sky Private Eye is an expert at following clues.

Natalie and Alphonse REALLY like books. Picture books with Dad, scary stories with Mom, and especially stories they remember or make up themselves. So when it’s time for Natalie to learn to read, she thinks it will be exciting — she can have all the stories in the world now, and even read them to Alphonse. But when Natalie gets her first reading book, the letters look like squiggles and it isn’t even a good story; it’s just about a cat that can sit. “I do not like books anymore!” Natalie declares. But she still wants to make up stories. With Alphonse’s help, can she find a way to turn a love of telling stories into a love of reading stories? With her one-of-a-kind voice and wonderfully droll artwork, Daisy Hirst captures the familiar frustration of struggling to learn something new — and the particular pride that comes when you finally succeed.