Synopsis: Key Features Description A little seed with a bad attitude decides he wants to be happy. Lessons about acceptance and the will to change blossom. "A comical read-aloud" -SLJ, starred review A little seed with a bad attitude decides he wants to be happy. Lessons about acceptance and the will to change blossom. "A comical read-aloud" -SLJ, starred review Standards RL.1.3. Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key…

Synopsis: A hysterical installment of the beloved Old Lady series!There was an old lady who swallowed a truck. I don't know why she swallowed a truck but it didn't get stuck. You won't believe why the Old Lady swallowed a truck, a tire, a chain, some wood, some metal, some tools, and some screws!Filled with hilarious illustrations and fun rhyming text, this volume is sure to be a hit with young readers!

Synopsis: Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo!Three decades and more than one million copies later children still love hearing about the boy with the long name who fell down the well. Arlene Mosel and Blair Lent's classic re-creation of an ancient Chinese folktale has hooked legions of children, teachers, and parents, who return, generation after generation, to learn about the danger of having such an honorable name as Tikki…

Synopsis: Jimmy's boa constrictor wreaks havoc on the class trip to a farm.

Synopsis: A collection of poems celebrating African-American fathers by Angela Johnson, E. Ethelbert Miller, Carole Boston Weatherford, and others.

Synopsis: A poetic account of the legendary Babe Ruth as he prepares to make a home run.

Synopsis: Learn to walk the dog, shoot the moon, skin the cat, and rock the baby with these simple, step-by-step directions. Make your yo-yo sleep and spin, jump and twist.

Synopsis: Soar along with Bessie Coleman in this inspirational tale of a woman whose determination reached new heights.Elizabeth "Bessie" Coleman was always being told what she could…

Synopsis: Introducing the Clifford Reader Collection! These four beginning Clifford readers, bound in a 6 x 9 paper-over-board format, feature the funny adventures of everyone's favorite big red dog - Clifford! This bind-up includes: Clifford the Small Red Puppy Clifford the Big Red Dog Clifford 's Birthday Party Clifford Goes to Hollywood

Synopsis: Mufaro's two beautiful daughters, one bad-tempered, one kind and sweet, go before the king, who is choosing a wife.

Synopsis: Mabel Ann and Patrick were best friends. They climbed trees together, watched birds together, and played hide-and-seek together. But when one of them wanted to play with the other's toys-well!

Synopsis: Grace is invited for a visit with her father and his new family in Africa.

Synopsis: Hoping to beat the other animals in a race without working too hard, Spider asks Great Hippo for different legs, before ending up with the eight he has today.

Synopsis: In rhyming text, cat explains why frog has to sit on a log, even if he finds it uncomfortable.

Synopsis: Read the beloved classic that captures the powerful bond between man and man’s best friend. This edition also includes a special note to readers from Newbery Medal winner and Printz Honor winner Clare Vanderpool. Billy has long dreamt of owning not one, but two, dogs. So when he’s finally able to save up enough money for two pups to call his own—Old Dan and Little Ann—he’s ecstatic. It doesn’t matter that times are tough; together they’ll roam…

Synopsis: There are two sides to every story. Rosalyn Schanzer's engaging and wonderfully illustrated book brings to life both sides of the American Revolution. The narrative introduces anew the two enemies, both named George: George Washington, the man who freed the American colonies from the British, and George III, the British king who lost them. Two leaders on different sides of the Atlantic, yet with more in common than we sometimes acknowledge. We…

Synopsis: From New York Times bestselling author-illustrator team Kimberly and James Dean comes a brand new I Can Read book in which Pete and his friends compete in Field Day!Ready, set, groove! It's field day and Pete is excited for a day filled with fun activities, like the water-balloon toss, three-legged race, an obstacle course, and tug-of-war! Join Pete the Cat and his friends Callie, Grumpy Toad, and Gus as they compete for a medal on field day…

Synopsis: Sixty years ago, on October 15, 1952, E.B. White's Charlotte's Web was published. It's gone on to become one of the most beloved children's books of all time. To celebrate this milestone, the renowned Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo has written a heartfelt and poignant tribute to the book that is itself a beautiful translation of White's own view of the world—of the joy he took in the change of seasons, in farm life, in the miracles of life and…