Mariconda, Barbara

Join two young children on a mathematical butterfly hunt. The number of butterflies caught each day always adds up to ten. Who will win? Learn how to attract a variety of butterflies through the plants and food they rely on and about their life cycles.

When greedy Uncle Victor tries to steal Lucy's deceased parents possessions, including her house, Lucy is surprised and amazed when her house transforms itself into a ship, and takes her far away from her uncle. Now Lucy lives a life at sea, which is of course full of dangers, but of joys also. Sailing to Australia to find her last good living relative, Lucy finds herself on a classic adventure quest for buried treasure and family secrets.

After her parents die, Lucy Simmons tries to protect her family home from her greedy uncle Victor with the help of mysterious magic that seems to show up at just the right time. Together with a mysterious woman named Marni, Lucy races to thwart Victor's plans and discovers the most powerful type of magic of all.

Offers advice to teachers on how to build positive relationships with parents, discussing the parent-teacher partnership, explaining how to start the year off right, looking at methods of communicating with parents, and considering techniques for defusing tension, and dealing with serious issues.

City witch Drusilla trades in her broom for a vacuum cleaner so she can go visit her country cousin Constance in style, but there are a few drawbacks to flying on a vehicle that sucks up everything in its path.

City witch Drusilla and country witch Constance ride a vacuum cleaner to the beach, where they hope to have fun despite Constance's dislike of beaches.