Books with author Laura O'Laney

The evil CoronaVillain is using the world's concerts and parties and hugs and kisses against them! Someone needs to buy some time so that the Council of WHO can finish their secret weapon. This sounds like a job for The Stay at Home Kid and his gang. When the world needs heroes, you can count on them. This fun book is a great way to help kids understand some of the concepts influencing their daily lives: disease, social distancing, hand washing, and the World Health Organization. If parents are finding it challenging talking to kids about what's happening in the world, this book provides a great foundation and some laughs along the way.

The evil CoronaVillain is using the world's concerts and parties and hugs and kisses against them! Someone needs to buy some time so that the Council of WHO can finish their secret weapon. This sounds like a job for The Stay at Home Kid and his gang. When the world needs heroes, you can count on them. This fun book is a great way to help kids understand some of the concepts influencing their daily lives: disease, social distancing, hand washing, and the World Health Organization. If parents are finding it challenging talking to kids about what's happening in the world, this book provides a great foundation and some laughs along the way.

Engages readers with incredible stories of people who made daring escapes from life-or-death situations in space. Facing circumstances ranging from space station fires to damaged space shuttles, these astronauts had to escape danger in outer space and return back to Earth alive. Additional features include a Fast Facts spread, informative infographics, critical-thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, a selected bibliography, an index, information about the author, and sources for further research.

Microsoft examines the software company behind such ubiquitous products as the Windows operating system and the Office productivity suite, detailing how founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen grew the company from a two-person operation into a global leader in software. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.