Kakapo is crazy about karate. No student at her dojo tries harder or practices more. She loves the blocks, the strikes, the stances. And she especially loves the super-fast kicks: the running kicks, t
Eva Walker is a seventeen-year-old math genius. And if that doesn't do wonders for her popularity, there's another thing that makes it even worse: when she touches another person or anything that belo
When Nick signed up to be a superhero, it seemed like a terrific idea. He was flattered to be chosen by Super Fantastic Guy --- picked for his intelligence, his investigative skills and his super-amaz
When best friends Annie, Lillemor and Lilianne learn their school will be having a talent show, Annie says they should enter as an all-girl singing group. Her friends are all in --- until Annie tries
Summer vacation is starting, and soon-to-be-sixth-grader Henry is facing two months with nothing to do. He can sadly feel himself ?being pulled by the gravitational force of nothingness.? His best fri
After pulling a badly injured Captain Drake from the water, Nessa must decide whether or not she can trust him in the fight against Greyfalcon and if it is true that he has seen Jared.
?Why can't Bendale change?? seventh-grader Boris Snodbuckle asks his best friend and loyal sidekick, Adrian. ?We have one more year here. I don't wanna waste it --- life's too short. We have to do som
When a severe ice storm knocks a special branch from her favorite tree, a girl refuses to let it be discarded, and with the help of her neighbor, Mr. Frank, makes something new of it.
With a name like Bunny, the long-eared horse doesn't seem like an obvious choice to ship off to war. But through burning gas attacks, miserable weather and ever-present cross fire, Bunny proves himsel
A group of plesiosaurs -- ocean-dwelling cousins of the dinosaurs -- keeps safe by swimming in a family pod. But then one baby plesiosaur swims too far from its mother and attracts the attention of so
Norris is always messing up: he steals from Georgia's lunches, he's an awful speller and, worst of all, he ruined Ms. Penfield's prize cactus. Really, though, he wants nothing more than to be liked. W
A tale inspired by Jewish and Islamic folklore finds young Shaina caring for a magnificent hen while waiting for its owner, Izzy Pippik, to claim the bird, a situation that is complicated when the hen
When her sister succumbs to a howling and growling mood that makes the whole family feel topsy-turvy, Vanessa tells her sister about a wonderful imaginary place that she paints on the bedroom walls in
Looks at the truth behind dozens of topics, including the cleanliness of a dog's mouth, a popular cure for hiccups, what happens if an earwig carawls into an ear, and the relationship between eating F
As the author/illustrator attempts to create a picture book about a mouse in a house, her rotund feline Chester sends the mouse packing and attempts to rewrite the story with his handy red marker.
As the author/illustrator attempts to create a picture book about a mouse in a house, her rotund feline Chester sends the mouse packing and attempts to rewrite the story with his handy red marker.
Beginning readers will devour this carnival caper, a Level 2 first reader featuring the Dog Detectives. Lu and Clancy uncover a plot to rob patrons of The Drop of Doom -- the scariest ride at the
Now that Alex Archer has created his latest cardboard invention, the Anti-Graviton, he and his co-pilot Zoe Breen plan on visiting Jupiter, but Alex's pesky little brother Jonathan may just create a s
Now that Alex Archer has created his latest cardboard invention, the Anti-Graviton, he and his co-pilot Zoe Breen plan on visiting Jupiter, but Alex's pesky little brother Jonathan may just create a s
Canada is a diverse land with a rich immigration history. Our roots begin with the Aboriginal peoples who have lived here since time immemorial and extend to the wide array of newcomers who have arriv
When the widow of Wolfleg, a Blackfoot warrior who supposedly died on Vimy Ridge during WWI, receives a mysterious letter claiming that Wolfleg was murdered, Will and Arthur vow to find the truth--a p
When a passionate player goes to bat and fails in his task, a hard life lesson is learned in this classic poetic tale now set in an urban setting with a multiracial cast of characters.
When sixteen-year-old Ben Larsson is forced to move to London with his estranged father after his mother's death, unexplained events begin to happen and an ancient force begins to lure him into nearby
When sixteen-year-old Ben Larsson is forced to move to London with his estranged father after his mother's death, unexplained events begin to happen and an ancient force begins to lure him into nearby
The Binkerton twins and their little sister, while returning to the Good Times Travel Agency, are transported to the Ice Age where they encounter a large wooly mammoth who shows them how to survive th
The Binkerton twins and their little sister, while returning to the Good Times Travel Agency, are transported to the Ice Age where they encounter a large wooly mammoth who shows them how to survive th
An illustrated collection for beginning readers includes such riddles as "What game to bakers play on their lunch break? Tic tac dough" and "Why was the baseball player sent to jail? He was caught ste
A wonderful guide is filled with an abundance of activities and ideas for winter fun, from enjoying an outdoor picnic on a blanket of snow to sewing up a pair of warm fleece mittens. Simultaneous.
While attending a family reunion, Stevie Diamond decides that it is time to gets some facts first-hand from her long-long Uncle Archie regarding the mystery of his four-decade long absence and rumors
When Franklin loses the valentines he has made for his friends he is heartbroken and worries that they won't want to give him any cards, but Franklin soon learns that he has very good friends.
After learning his lines for the class performance of "The Nutcracker," Franklin becomes so nervous at the dress rehearsal that he is unable to speak and wonders if his stage fright will keep him from
Camilla Gryski's Cat's Cradle is the complete guide to playing Cat's Cradle with a friend or by yourself. All the basic moves are explained and the easy-to-follow instructions make it simple to play.
A squirrel decides to keep everyone in the forest away from a favorite tree (?It's MY tree?), but hasn't thought the plan all the way through!The squirrel loves a particular tree (?It's MY tree?) and
A boy's little sister doesn't like the way he improvises when he tells tales, in this funny and bighearted tale about what makes a story good.The stories Gabe ?reads? to his little sister start out so
In this unique nonfiction picture book, the main character is a bicycle that starts its life like so many bicycles in North America, being owned and ridden by a young boy. The boy, Leo, treasures his
When a determined girl is confronted with the culture of toxic masculinity, it's time to even the score.Michigan Manning lives for hockey, and this is her year to shine. That is, until she gets some c
Meet Oleander, who likes to keep busy, and her pet salamander, Sally Mander, who prefers to take it easy. As they go about their days in these five stories, they're visited by the Sprinkle Fairy (she'
In this clever book, a green lion is waiting at a red traffic light. While he waits, a series of unexpected events occur, involving such things as lightning, a lilac, library books and lima beans. Or
Little Panda startles Big Panda awake inside his den. So Big Panda (who's a little cranky) sets him straight by declaring, "Mine." Then he puts Little Panda outside on a rock and tells him, "Yours." W
In this wordless picture book, Rosie wakes up in a monochrome world, with a dark cloud over her head. As she plods through her miserable, gray day, the cloud follows. Mishaps and mayhem thwart her eve
