Synopsis: "Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. Discover how this invention changed his life--and lives all over the globe"--

Synopsis: "Strange events unfold when Melissa and Gregory visit Sunset Cove. Who is the mysterious stranger they meet? And what secrets are hidden in the sea near Rocky Point?"--

Synopsis: Beginning Letter Books are books for children just ready to read. The new reader must use the initial letter sound and a careful reading of the picture to figure out the one word on each page. The photos are unusual and will engage readers of any age

Synopsis: Using a repeating sentence pattern for support of new readers, students enter the world of exciting predators. Large engaging photographs with highlighted close-ups introduce each predator's physical characteristics, habitat and food web

Synopsis: "Valentine's Day is around the corner and a note shows up in the Help Box from Officer Gill. He asks the three friends to keep an eye on the creepy ivy-covered corner house. But it isn't just the house that's creepy. A woman lives there, but she's hardly ever home. And when she is, she rarely comes outside. Will the Calendar Club finally come face-to-face with their mysterious neighbor? Maybe not, as an even more mysterious woman appears at the…

Synopsis: A beautifully illustrated, award-winning, and fascinating look at the Middle Ages by Aliki, the beloved creator of many popular books for children. The King is coming to visit! The lord and lady of Camdenton Manor must work quickly to prepare for his arrival. It will take weeks to ready rooms, set up tents, and prepare the feast itself. Everyone is busy hunting and hawking, brewing and churning. "A veritable feast of a book."--School Library…

Synopsis: Briefly introduces butterflies, ladybugs, ants, houseflies, mosquitoes, and other commonly known insects.

Synopsis: Story and pictures by Crockett Johnson. Harold uses his purple crayon in this story for young readers. "Harold drew a house with his purple crayon. More houses made a little town. Harold looked down at the houses. I am a GIANT! he said."

Synopsis: "Carter G. Woodson was born ten years after the end of the Civil War, to parents who had both been enslaved. Their stories were not the ones written about in history books, but Carter learned them and kept them in his heart. Carter's father could not read or write, but he believed in being an informed citizen. So Carter read the newspaper to him every day, and from this practice, he learned about the world and how to find out what he didn't know…

Synopsis: When Max the duck decides to stay behind when his flock flies south, Irene invites him to stay with her for the winter.

Synopsis: A revised edition of this vocabulary of English for children, which is designed to develop first reading and spelling skills. It contains a full alphabetic index and is highly illustrated throughout the text. New words and concepts are added to take account of recent language changes.

Synopsis: A slightly dizzying new spin on the well-loved cumulative rhyming song "I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly," this madcap picture book stars a ravenously hungry relative who comes to Thanksgiving dinner with a pie.

Synopsis: Contrasts between "big" and "small" and comparisons of "big" and "bigger" are presented by colorful illustrations of bugs, mice, rabbits, dogs, elephants, whales, airplanes, skyscrapers, and other things.

Synopsis: Introduces young readers to gravity, its characteristics, and its uses in the world. Includes instructions for an activity to demonstrate some of gravity's characteristics.

Synopsis: Ever had an in-your-face encounter with a caterpillar? Darlyne Murawski came eye-to-eye with a spiny caterpillar in Costa Rica—and was severely stung by the harmless-looking creepy-crawly. But she still got the picture. It's one of many caterpillar close-ups which illustrate this extraordinary book. Readers learn to study these insects like the experts: witness the astonishing life cycle with its metamorphosis from caterpillar to pupa to…

Synopsis: Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of young rabbits.

Synopsis: Text and photographs introduce backhoes, how they work, and what they do such as lifting dirt and rocks.

Synopsis: Text and photographs introduce dump trucks including dump truck parts such as beds and big tires.

Synopsis: Text and photographs introduce earthmover construction vehicles including bulldozers, backhoes, and dump trucks.