Synopsis: For use in schools and libraries only. Nancy is enchanted by Mrs. Devine's movie star past. She's so enchanted that she decides to adapt the movie-star lifestyle-and everybody knows that movie stars don't go to bed early!

Synopsis: Best known for his epic Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien was born in British-occupied South Africa. His early life was full of action and adventure. Tolkien spent his childhood roaming the British countryside with his family and could read and write by age four. He was naturally gifted with languages and used this skill as a signals officer in World War I as well as in his fantasy writing. By creating alternate universes…

Synopsis: Bradley and Brian need help from Nate and Lucy after a hypnotist turns their mother into a duck but does not quite get her changed back.

Synopsis: The retelling of a Chinese poem in which a young girl masquerades as a boy and fights the Huns.

Synopsis: Amelia Bedelia is sure she will love everything about the first day of school. New friends A new teacher Her own desk Music, books, gym, art Recess and lunch Amelia Bedelia can't wait. What could be better? School! School! Hooray for school! Amelia Bedelia has been making readers laugh since 1963, when the first Amelia Bedelia book was published. Now, for the first time, you can meet the young Amelia Bedelia. Come join the fun!

Synopsis: After a year at the king's palace, Miri has learned all about being a proper princess. But the tables turn when the student must become the teacher!Instead of returning to her beloved Mount Eskel, Miri is ordered to journey to a distant swamp and start a princess academy for three sisters, cousins of the royal family. Unfortunately, Astrid, Felissa, and Sus are more interested in hunting and fishing than becoming princesses.As Miri spends more…

Synopsis: A New York Times BestsellerIn this third book in New York Times bestselling, Newbery Honor-winning author Shannon Hale's Princess Academy series, Miri goes from student . . . to teacher!Miri has spent a year at the palace, learning all about being a proper princess. But before she can return to her beloved Mount Eskel, the king has a task for her: Miri must travel to a distant swamp to start a princess academy for three sisters, cousins of the…

Synopsis: Christopher and his dad have a nighttime adventure as they prepare for bedtime.

Synopsis: Presents a picture of life in colonial America and reviews the causes and major events of the American Revolution.

Synopsis: You'll be using large and small self-sealing plactic bags that will let you get your hands on each experiment and see up close what's happening.

Synopsis: Everyone has a different job to do to get ready for the Winter Festival.

Synopsis: Parrot Tico Tango is a mischievous parrot who always wants what others have, so he can't resist stealing the delicious looking fruit of his rainforest friends. But Tico Tango learns his lesson when greed finally gets the better of him and he takes on more than he can carry. His companions forgive him - but only on the condition that he dance the tango for them!

Synopsis: Little Critter works hard for his money! When Little Critter® wants a new skateboard, Dad tells him that he needs to save his own money to buy it! He tries his very best, but soon finds that saving enough for what he wants isn't so easy. Just Saving My Money is a simple story—perfect for emergent readers who are also learning about what it means to save money.