Synopsis: Donovan Curtis has never been what anyone would call "gifted." But his genius friend Noah Youkilis is actually supergifted, with one of the highest IQs around. After years at the Academy for Scholastic Distinction, all Noah dreams of is the opportunity to fail if he wants to. And he's landed in the perfect place to do it--Donovan's school. Almost immediately, Noah finds himself on the wrong side of cheerleading captain Megan Mercury and alpha…

Synopsis: Rex is supposed to start school in two days, but he doesn't think dragons should go to school. Ge would much rather run through the hills pretending to fly. With gentle encouragement from his mother, he does go to the first day of school. At school, not only does he find that he enjoys learning, but he also finds a new friend.

Synopsis: Come sit by the fire and listen as the storyteller brings to life a favorite character from West African folktale---the mischievious and clever spider. Through tales of how he got a thin waist to why he lives on ceilings, spider is sure to delight readers with his outrageous wit and boldness.

Synopsis: Several animals put together a band.

Synopsis: Describes the tools scientists use to study space: telescopes, space stations and probes

Synopsis: In a Jewish ghetto, Max Rosen and his sister, Zena, struggle to live after their father is taken away by the Nazis. With barely enough food to survive, the siblings make a daring escape from Nazi soldiers into the nearby forest. Max and Zena are brought to a safe camp by Jewish resistance fighters. But soon, bombs are falling all around them. Can Max and Zena survive the fallout of the Nazi invasion?

Synopsis: My First Readers series is perfect for children who are learning to read.Easy-to-read text, a short-story format, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. When it comes to eating, Little Bear definitely prefers honey to potatoes, peas, tomatoes, or cheese.

Synopsis: Will the sun be too hot for everyone in the desert?

Synopsis: How your puppy might lick you.

Synopsis: With love and determination befitting the "world's greatest family," twelve-year-old Deza Malone, her older brother Jimmie, and their parents endure tough times in Gary, Indiana, and later Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression.

Synopsis: The little boat gets help from a big friend when a storm comes.

Synopsis: In poetic, easy-to-understand text, Jean Marzollo explains the many aspects of a star, including why a star isn't visible during the day, and whether the moon is a star. The book's bright cut-paper illustrations by Judith Moffatt add clarity to the science concepts throughout the book.

Synopsis: These titles introduce students to the fascinating countries and cultures of Africa. Beginning readers use the support of the simple, predictable sentence pattern and the photograph to figure out the one new word on each page