Synopsis: Key Features Description It's winter, and Mouse is snuggled under the covers in her tiny, cozy home. Then - CRACK! - a fallen tree branch ruins her house, and Mouse must find another place to live. With courage, determination, and a lot of resourcefulness, Mouse - with help from a cheery bearded man in a red suit - finds not only another house but also a place she can truly call home. Katy Bratun's warm text and bright illustrations are sure to…

Synopsis: "It's winter. Gavin and his friends are celebrating! What are their holiday traditions?" -- Back cover.

Synopsis: Tells, in rhyme, of the year that Santa Claus, suffering from a cold and other ailments, decides to take a vacation at Christmastime, and of the surprising response of children around the world.

Synopsis: Meet Katherine Johnson, a brilliant mathematician who worked at NASA in the early 1950s until retiring in 1986. Katherine's unparalleled calculations (done by hand) helped plan the trajectories for NASA's Mercury and Apollo missions (including the Apollo 11 moon landing). She is said to be one of the greatest American minds of all time.

Synopsis: When Bad Kitty doesn't get all the presents she wants for Christmas, she goes on a wild caper across town and through three complete alphabets. She makes a new friend, and when an old "friend" finds her, they learn the true meaning of Christmas -- Publisher.

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 trip to the laundromat leads to a momentous occasion when Trixie, too young to speak words, realizes that something important is missing and struggles to explain the problem to her father.

Synopsis: If you take a mouse to school, he'll ask you for your lunch box. When you give him your lunch box, he'll want a sandwich to go in it. Then he'll need a notebook and some pencils. He'll probably want to share your backpack, too . . . The famous mouse from the New York Times #1 best-seller If You Take a Mouse to the Movies and If You give a Mouse a Cookie is back for his first day of school. Only Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond could make school…

Synopsis: Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to. Gerald and Piggie are best friends. Piggie can't wait to show Gerald her brand-new toy. But will an accidentally broken toy accidentally break a friendship?

Synopsis: A Mouse Took A Stroll Through The Deep Dark Wood. A Fox Saw The Mouse And The Mouse Looked Good. Walk Further Into The Deep Dark Wood, And Discover What Happens When A Quick-witted Mouse Comes Face To Face With An Owl, A Snake ...and A Hungry Gruffalo!

Synopsis: When The Other Eggs In His Carton Behave Badly, The Good Egg Feels Like He Needs To Be Perfect.

Synopsis: Who's that walking along the Ohio? It's Johnny Appleseed! He walks across the land, planting trees wherever he goes. So, everyone, clap your hands for Johnny Appleseed!

Synopsis: From writing letters to going swimming, telling stories to finding lost buttons, Frog and Toad are always there for each other—just as best friends should be.

Synopsis: A literal-minded housekeeper causes chaos in the Rogers household when she attempts to make sense of some instructions.

Synopsis: For use in schools and libraries only. Describes how the American flag came into being, how it has changed over the years, and its importance as the symbol of our country.