Berries, apples, melons, and grapes; oranges, grapefruits, bananas—yum! This scrumptious picture book, a companion to The Vegetables We Eat, offers youngsters an inviting, information-packed cornucopi
Tells the story of the enslavement of the Children of Israel by the pharaoh, the coming of Moses, the ten plagues that struck Egypt, and the delivery of the Children of Israel from slavery.
Jack goes up the beanstalk, where he is greeted by a kind giant who cooks him a nutritious meal, and he learns about healthy eating habits from the giant and his wife.
Six little ducks are whisked down a storm drain, and it's up to Mother Duck to get them safely back home in this adorable story from a Caldecott-winning artist.
While the blowing wind makes "porch doors sway" and "sea waves spray," it is responsible for much, much more. These same breezes send electron power traveling down windmills and circuits to ignite ele
Anna and her toy dog, Toto, are all set for the beach. Today Anna will give Toto a swimming lesson, and she has no time for the boy in the silly cowboy hat who watches them from the shore. Toto is an
Seventeen-year-old Mitchell Johnson swipes a time-travel device so he can escape his internship in Hell's accounting office, but his plans to return to Earth and alter his own death take an unexpected
Precocious eleven-year-old self-made-supersleuth Sophie "Sesame" Seade investigates the disappearance of Jenna Jenkins, a student at Cambridge University, where Sophie's father is chaplain and her mot
A magical story featuring two courageous young witches who, with some help from a lonely farmer and a talking raccoon, brave the dangers of the city to save their valley and one of the last covens on
Two-time-Newbery-Honor-winner Patricia Reilly Giff's Hunter Moran hunts for a long-buried treasure—tearing up the town and getting into some tight spots in the process in a humorous and heartwarming t
Ten-year-old Ali and eight-year-old Jake learn that their new nanny is actually an undercover crime buster in an action-packed and hilarious short novel that stars a Mary Poppins for the twenty first
Set in 1949 and taking inspiration from E. B. White's Stuart Little, this novel about a ten-year-old orphan named Caro and a mouse who join forces to expose baby-napping criminals and make the orphana
Olga needs to make a little rain, but the hen won't let Olga rain on the chicks; and Mrs. Emilia won't let Olga rain on the laundry. Luckily Olga finds the place where many little clouds can make rain
Mia sucks her thumb. Young readers will laugh at this offbeat picture book, and exasperated adults will be pleased to find a book that addresses this common childhood compulsion with humor and compass
Bugs happily living in an empty lot are in trouble when a gang of rats moves in and takes over, but when a group of volunteers arrives to clean up, not only do the bugs get their lot back, they learn
A legendary high-speed, hard-hitting rivalry on the Roller Derby track is about to be witnessed by a packed arena at the 69th Regiment Armory—and for the first time, thousands of television viewers. H
In Halibut Bay, Eddie and his dog Phil must give up their plans for fishing to help ailing Aunt Sue with her chores, which include throwing a pirate birthday for Sue's friend, a one-footed pirate name
Photos show how different types of skeletons work. Full-color photographs of people and animals are overlaid with illustrations of bones to show these supporting frameworks. Readers will learn that bo
A lonely pig dressed and disguised as a student sneaks into school where he enjoys lunchtime and making new friends in this story that expands on the definition of inclusion.
Jane Cabrera's signature animals celebrate Christmas with joy and love in this adaptation of the beloved holiday song. Her cheerful illustrations show magic mice, drumming dogs, skiing squirrels, and
Examines how animals use camouflage in seven distinct ecosystems spanning the globe: swamp, desert, rainforest, savanna, deciduous forest, arctic and coral reef, and provides a lush full-page spread f
In a small Missouri town during the 1920s, Clem is torn between family responsibility and the life he wishes to lead when he must begin working in the lead mine on his thirteenth birthday to help pay
Characteristics of the five vertebrate classes—mammal, bird, fish, reptile, and amphibian— are described along with illustrations reminiscent of woodcuts. A chart, an afterword about invertebrates, an
Andrew draws, and draws, and draws. He becomes so skilled that his work takes on a life of its own in this story of a small boy who does the extraordinary in this whimsical picture book that will remi
Ping and Pong do many things together. But Ping likes to play and Pong likes to nap. When Ping becomes Super-Ping and jumps on her mini-tramp, she gets stuck on her doghouse roof. Luckily, Pong likes
The three-thousand-mile trip was crowded and dangerous, and there was trouble when the passengers settled in Plymouth for a bitter, cold winter. However, their determination was ultimately rewarded; t
This picture book not only teaches readers about the variety of work animals perform but also depicts the give-and-take dynamic of humanimal relationships.
During a visit to the zoo, Pop and Sam grow tired but while they are napping, not only does the zoo close for the day but the animals come out to play—with Pop's cell phone.
One day Miss Bell bought a tiny kitten. He had stripes like a tiger, a tail like a tiger, and a smile like a tiger. So Miss Bell named him Tiger. Sure enough, he grew into a huge tiger, and took over
One October night in 1745, John Leep, a mean and stingy lawyer, sets out to evict a widow from one of his rental houses and is followed by a ghostly rider.
When Hunter and his twin brother Zack, of the chaotic Moran family, hear there's going to be a kidnapping in their town, the two boys are on high alert. But this isn't the only threat they're facing—
Discovering her talent for playing the ukulele then forming a band at school, Hayley is dismayed to learn that her school's music program is about to be cut and devises a plan to save both the program
