Synopsis: When it's rock 'n' roll time during the prehistoric era, many different kinds of dinosaurs gather to twist, twirl, and stomp at a Saturday night party.

Synopsis: Unlike her best friend Justin, Amber Brown loves to measure time and hopes to receive a watch on her seventh birthday.

Synopsis: Michael's love for his great-great-aunt who lives with them leads him to intercede with his mother, who wants to toss out all her old things.

Synopsis: While visiting her grandparents, literal-minded Amelia Bedelia finally learns, despite some mishaps, how to bake an apple pie.

Synopsis: Choo Choo! Kids love trains! Especially the old-timey steam engines found in amusement parks and zoos. But what about a super-speeder in Japan that zooms on the track at 361 miles per hour? Or the world's longest freight train, stretching on for a whopping 4.6 miles? Or futuristic railways in the sky? In this level 1 reader, young readers will discover a whole new way of looking at trains!National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA…

Synopsis: Take the imagination of bestselling author Gordon Korman, add the hands-on experience of the popular Mad Science group and eureka! A hilarious new science-fiction series!There's a tasty treat awaiting Prescott, Luis, Alberta, and all the kids in Mr. Flask's science class. Today's topic is the science of food!Meanwhile, Mr. Flask is conducting a little experiment of his own. He's bet his chatty parrot can outshine Professor von Offel's parrot,…

Synopsis: "He doesn't lie now, but he's broke. He's got to find a way to make some money. Lots of it, so he can impress Tina Zabinski, the World's Most Beautiful Girl, and ask her on a date. So Kevin gets creative about making money--and his life becomes a financial comedy of errors. Does he really have what it takes to get filthy rich at age fourteen? In Gary Paulsen's hilarious follow-up to Liar, Liar, Kevin's schemes lead him into situations that are…

Synopsis: The year is 1967, and everyone has bigger things to worry about. There's Vietnam for one thing, and then there's the family business. As far as Holling's father is concerned, nothing is more important than the family business. In fact, all the Hoodhoods must be on their best behavior at all times.

Synopsis: Kids vs. parents! An epic treehouse sleepover! An awesome group of friends! An exciting new book from National Book Award finalist Lisa Graff.Winnie's last day of fourth grade ended with a pretty life-changing surprise. That was the day Winnie’s parents got divorced and decided that Winnie would live three days a week with each of them and spend Wednesdays by herself in a treehouse between their houses, to divide her time perfectly evenly. It…

Synopsis: Short stories, poems, and songs for Christmas Eve by David McCord, The Christmas Coat by Clyde Robert Bulla, Christmas Surprises adapted by Melissa Peterson, The Christmas Eve Mystery by Joan Lowery Nixon, On a Pallet of Straw by Langston Hughes, The Carol of the Brown King by Langston Hughes, The Christmas Mouse by Elisabeth Wenning, Silent Night, Giant Grummer's Christmas by William Dana Street, Why Trolls Don't Come to Evergreen Valley on…

Synopsis: Mark Twain's beloved classic gets a charming easy-to-read version. Simply told and beautifully illustrated, it transports kids to the banks of the Mississippi and introduces them to Twain's irrepressible, irresistible hero. Whether clever Tom is fooling his friends into painting a fence for him or making mischief in school or at a birthday party, his antics will delight young readers. Previously published as individual chapter books and now…

Synopsis: When Jim and his mom bake gingerbread men on Christmas Eve, Jim says, "Let's make a pirate crew." The cookie pirates come out great, especially the one Jim names Captain Cookie, who has a big pirate hat, a gingerbread cutlass, and a toothpick peg leg. Jim leaves some of the gingerbread men out for Santa but can't bear to part with Captain Cookie, whom he places on his bedside table. When Jim falls asleep, Captain Cookie wakes up and wonders, "…

Synopsis: When the substitute for Mr. "Fab" Fabiano never shows up and his sixth-grade students are on their own, they set out to prove that they can run the class by themselves.With a little ingenuity and some careful planning, they might just succeed. But when a fight breaks out between Bastian Fauvell and Rachel White over a classmate, Tommy Feathers, who died six months earlier, everything begins to fall apart. Can Rachel deal with the anxieties that…

Synopsis: Go to bed. No. I said BED. I said NO! Mom eventually wins this argument, but even after her son is all tucked in, his opinion hasn't changed. Bed is boring, he whispers to his teddy bear. Teddy, however disagrees. This bed is GOOD, he says. This bed can GO. Indeed, with a few alterations, the bed is suddenly mobile--and boy and bear are journeying down the road, to outer space, where the boy concludes that this is one bed that's worth fighting…

Synopsis: Papa and the cubs take Mama to Bear Country Grill for dinner. From getting to the restaurant until dessert time, the night is full of fun and adventure. With the Bears, nothing is boring -- especially not a night out on the town!

Synopsis: Arthur wants to play Deep, Dark Sea on the computer every chance he gets. He's hooked! When his mother leaves for work and asks him not to touch the computer, Arthur can't resist the temptation. Disobedience leads to disaster when Arthur and his friend Buster both reach for the mouse -- and the computer screen goes blank! Will Arthur be able to fix the computer before his mom gets home from work?

Synopsis: Like her older brother, the Gingerbread Boy, who was eventually devoured by a fox, the Gingerbread Girl eludes the many people who would like to eat her but also has a plan to escape her sibling's fate.

Synopsis: A baby dragon, looking for someone to love and cuddle him, finally encounters his mother.

Synopsis: Introduces a bear for each letter of the alphabet and describes its special qualities in rhyme.