Synopsis: Author of the best-selling Royal Diaries title, CLEOPATRA VII, Kristiana Gregory now takes readers to twelfth-century France and introduces Eleanor of Aquitaine, who becomes queen at age 15. Fourteen-year-old Eleanor of Aquitaine lives in a castle in Poitier, France, with her father Count William of Aquitaine (son of William the Conqueror), and her 12-year-old sister Petronilla. Their mother died several years earlier, so their grandmother and…

Synopsis: Clever, funny detectives Jigsaw Jones and Mila Yeh solve mysteries in shool and out.

Synopsis: In this chapter book #8, the Magic School Bus end up in Antarctica with Phoebe's Uncle Cecil and they are surrounded by penguins! The gang have a cool time learning about penguins, the South Pole, and icebergs all around them! But some of the group get into icy waters and everyone must help each other out of this Penguin Puzzle!

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: Meet some of the people--both passengers and crew-- who sailed on the Titanic. The Scholastic History Readers series was created especially to bring history to life for beginning readers. This is a simple recounting of the Titanic's tragic story. The text describes the chronology of events, and discusses the investigation that followed the disaster. The final pages discuss Robert Ballard's discovery and exploration of the wreck of the Titanic.…

Synopsis: SCOOBY-DOO is an 'Ameri-canine' icon, the most beloved cartoon pooch of the past three generations. The snack-sniffing sleuth and his pals are in the midst of a huge popularity boom.Scooby-Doo's on the trail of another spooky suspect... and this could be one of the gang's toughest cases yet! How can Scooby, Shaggy, Velma, Fred, and Daphne defeat a full-fledged ninja warrior??