Synopsis: Part of the "Watch Me Read" set of six 1st-grade 2nd-level readers

Synopsis: Part of the "Watch Me Read" set of six 1st-grade 4th-level readers.

Synopsis: A young boys learns from his grandpa that fishing is very hard work.

Synopsis: A young boy's toys are all broken because he has a little sister.

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Synopsis: More hilarious and hare-raising tales of Bunnicula, that best-selling cotton-tailed vampire. (The) humor is brilliantly blended with vampire lore and the immediate predicament to create a suspenseful, well-paced read-aloud.--Publishers Weekly.

Synopsis: Electric dog Eddie, whose identity as a "perro corriente" tags him a worthless stray, pushes his limits to prove his loyalty to his new owner, Faith, who sometimes feels like a stray, too. Reprint.

Synopsis: Roses are red, Violets are blue. If a ghost can write books, Why not greeting cards, too? The bestselling trio from Spence Mansion is launching a greeting card company called Greetings from the Graveyard. But what kind of card do you send to an ex-girlfriend who threatens to publish the love letters of Ignatius B. Grumply? And what do you send when the town of Ghastly is rocked by its first crime wave and two escaped convicts are on the…

Synopsis: Denouncing the grownups that have messed up the world and launching his campaign for the presidency, twelve-year-old Judson Moon enjoys unexpected success and wonders if he could win the election.

Synopsis: An old woman tells her grandchildren how her beloved teenage brother was destroyed at the time of the frenzied hunt for dinosaur remains in Nebraska (before the turn of the century). Vivid description, deeply felt characterization, and a simple yet intricately crafted plot are all hallmarks of Conrad's narrative.--Booklist.

Synopsis: "Bad" Helen is in trouble. If she can't improve her reading skills, she will be stuck in the sixth grade forever! An ace baseball pitcher and class clown, Helen must now face the fact that reading is not one of her skills. With the help of a sympathetic teacher, Helen decides to brave her classmates' teasing and enter a special education class. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Synopsis: "The Breadwinner brings to life an issue that has recently exploded in the international media-- the reality of life under the Taliban. Young Parvana lives with her family in one room of a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul, Afghanistan. Because he has a foreign education, her father is arrested by the Taliban, the religious group that controls the country. Since women cannot appear in public unless covered head to toe, or go to school, or…

Synopsis: From the Publisher: The year is 2194, and Tendai, his brother, and his sister-the children of Zimbabwe's chief of security-have escaped from their father's estate to explore the dangerous city of Harare.

Synopsis: After the German occupation of the Netherlands, Benjamin leaves the Christian family with home he had been living and reunites with his real parents who returned from hiding.

Synopsis: Sweet Briar's parents think she's the sweetest thing in the world, but Sweet Briar is a skunk, and all the other kids make fun of her. How can Sweet Briar show them that there's more to her than just her scent? Full color.

Synopsis: When the Aldens spend the summer riding on a train, they get to live in a train car once again - this time, they're staying in Caboose Number 777. The number is hard to forget, and indeed, the children meet people at each stop who seem to know it well. It turns out Caboose Number 777 has an unusual past - one that comes with its very own mystery!

Synopsis: Describes why and how such creatures as squids, scallops, devil fish, and sea otters swim--for protection, for pleasure, and to get around.