Since the day she was born, Maggie knew she would be the loudest, fastest, best drummer in the state of Kansas, and when a disaster threatens Selena, Kansas, it's Maggie's drumming that saves the day.
An introduction to life in a desert Pueblo village explores the traditional way of life and the history of the Hopi Indians through a series of questions and answers
A delightful picture book captures the warmth of family tradition as Emma and her family celebrate two holidays--Hanukkah, a time to light the menorah and play dreidl games, and Christmas, a time to s
A question-and-answer format story details the traditional life, customs, and everyday world of the Iroquois--one of the strongest and most significant Native American nations. Original.
Written in a diary-style format, this work presents the experiences and feelings of the young queen-to-be while providing informative facts about her homelife, family and royal enviroment. 90,000 firs
After deciding to grow their own pumpkin for Halloween, a brother and sister pull together all their efforts and plant a pumpkin patch, which they monitor with tender, constant care until they are pre
With the help of her grandfather, a little girl makes a house for a larva and watches it develop before setting it free, and every summer after that butterflies come to visit her
Jane--the youngest catwing--leaves her ordinary life on the farm behind to experience independence in the big city, where she discovers the dangers of notoriety and learns that urban living is fun if
A Tonka Truck Storybook introduces the Mighty Backhoe, a truck-of-all-trucks that digs like an excavator, dozes like a bulldozer, and becomes the favorite of Billy and his neighborhood friends. Origin
Emily Elizabeth recalls a snowy day while Clifford was a puppy, when he went sledding in her boot, was rescued from the ice by a hockey player, and helped build a snowman
In the fifth book in the series, complemented by humorous illustrations and including a section of educational suggestions for parents and teachers, Amanda Bean resists her teacher's efforts to teach
When a boy moves with his family to a bigger castle, he finds that some things about life in the new place are different, some things are the same, and he gets more comfortable the longer he is there.
When a new animal comes to the barnyard, the animals try to determine which one of them it resembles--since it is white like the duck, has four legs like the pig, and eats clover like the cow
In a new addition to the popular Poppleton series that contains three charming, easy-to-read stories by an award-winning author, Poppleton the pig goes stargazing, buys a bed, and sails. Simultaneous.
The gang from the award-winning science series shrinks to microscopic size to discover how microbes make bread rise, turn milk into cottage cheese, and turn cucumbers to pickles. Original.
The first book in Dav Pilkey's mega-bestselling Captain Underpants series. Now with super-cool foil covers! Shiny! Fun!George and Harold have created the greatest superhero in the history of their ele
When Mrs. Comfort's guests rearrange all of her carefully placed tables and chairs, dinnertime at the family reunion becomes a complete mess, in a playful introduction to the concepts of area and peri
Michael Reilly has introduced a new game to Little Bill and his friends. You get twelve chances to say something mean to another kid--and whoever comes up with the biggest insult is the winner. Insult
Fishing for food to share at the school annual fish fry picnic, Ms. Frizzle's class is astonished when the Magic School Bus turns into a giant salmon and takes them all on an incredible journey upstre
Fluffy, the bold and amazing guinea pig, is determined to prove to Ms. Day's class how mighty and brave he is by captaining a boat, driving a police car, and flying a space ship. Original.
An endearing African-American baby boy prepares to go to sleep when he tires of playing with his toys, takes a bath, listens to a bedtime story, and finally enters dreamland.
Describes an apple tree as it grows leaves and flowers and then produces its fruit, while in its branches robins make a nest, lay eggs, and raise a family, and includes a recipe for apple pie
Driven from their impoverished Irish village, Maura and her younger brother meet their landlord's runaway son in Liverpool while all three wait for a ship to America
A class trip to the beach becomes an underwater lesson about food chains when Arnold and Keesha are challenged to discover what a tuna fish sandwich and some smelly green pond scum have in common. Ori
A humorous story about disappearing monsters and descending numbers encourages young readers to anticipate what is coming next, in a silly escapade filled with friendly creatures. By the author of Itc
When Ralphie comes down with a bad cold, he is unable to host the Frizzle News Network television show on health, but Ms. Frizzle and the Magic School Bus save the day when they take a ride through Ra
A collection of twenty-five African-American folktales focuses on strong female characters and includes "Little Girl and Bruh Rabby," "Catskinella," and "Annie Christmas." By the author of The People
As governmental brutality and poverty become unbearable, Paulie joins with others in her small Haitian village to help her uncle secretly build a boat they will use to try to escape to the United Stat
