Synopsis: In the third easy-to-read book about Penny the mouse, written by Caldecott Medalist and bestselling author Kevin Henkes, Penny finds a beautiful marble on her neighbor's lawn and must decide whether or not to keep it. With age-appropriate vocabulary, compelling characters, and a memorable storyline, Penny and her Marble is just right for beginning readers and was named a 2014 Geisel Honor book by the American Library Association. This annual…

Synopsis: Shirley Temple Wong sails from China to America with a heart full of dreams.Her new home is Brooklyn, New York. America is indeed a land full of wonders, but Shirley doesn't know any English, so it's hard to make friends. Then a miracle-baseball-happens. It is 1947, and Jackie Robinson, star of the Brooklyn Dodgers, is everyone's hero. Jackie Robinson is proving that a black man, the grandson of a slave, can make a difference in America and for…

Synopsis: Describes the work done each day by a Korean American who owns the neighborhood grocery store.

Synopsis: Introduces the life cycle of a dragonfly, showing how it changes from an egg to an adult dragonfly.

Synopsis: Adventurous monkeys have a series of mishaps and escapades involving a bike, a canoe, a restaurant, and a hotel.

Synopsis: A southwestern adaptation of "The Three Little Pigs."

Synopsis: This is the story of how lumberjack Paul Bunyan, "the largest, smartest, and strongest baby ever born in the state of Maine," and his giant blue ox, Babe, crossed the U.S. creating cities, lakes, rivers and canyons.

Synopsis: Hurry the tortoise befriends a monarch butterfly when she stops in his garden in Wichita Falls, Texas, during her migration from Canada to Mexico. Includes facts about monarch butterflies.

Synopsis: Explains what mammals are, how they live, and what they do.

Synopsis: Anne Miranda's inventive twist on a classic rhyme tells what happens after a shopper goes "to market, to market, to buy a fat pig". Back home the pig promptly escapes, and soon the pig's in the kitchen, the lamb's on the bed, the cow's on the couch -- and the rest of the animals are wreaking havoc throughout the house.

Synopsis: Now in full-color throughout, this jacketed hardcover edition boasts new artwork, plus a letter from Mary Pope Osborne and new nonfiction information! Join Jack and Annie as they travel back to the time of ancient Egypt and have an adventure filled with magic, mystery, history, and fun facts.

Synopsis: Best-selling author Alice Hoffman's luminous tale of nostalgia and enchantment, for readers both young and old.Hailey and Claire are spending their last summer together when they discover something at the bottom of the murky pool at the Capri Beach Club. There in the depths is a mysterious and beautiful creature with a sharp tongue and a broken heart: a mermaid named Aquamarine who has left her six sisters to search for love on land. Now, as…

Synopsis: It's love at first sight when Luke sees a stray puppy out in the snow. Luke's parents won't let him keep Snowy because they're already looking after Grandpa's dog while he's in hospital, but Christmas day brings an unexpected surprise.

Synopsis: "This edition is available for distribution only through the school market"--P. [4] of cover.

Synopsis: This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow! Beatrix wins the Science Fair every year--because she uses magic to cheat! But Olive really wants to win this year, and she has the best…