Synopsis: Eight-year-old Jack and his younger sister Annie find a magic treehouse, which whisks them back to an ancient time zone where they see live dinosaurs.

Synopsis: They made a home out of the Texas wilderness, where a man and a woman could build a dream.

Synopsis: Key Features Description A young T-Rex learns a lesson in school etiquette and second chances. “Flawless comic pacing” Publishers Weekly, starred review A young T-Rex learns a lesson in school etiquette and second chances. “Flawless comic pacing” Publishers Weekly, starred review Standards RL.1.3. Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details. RL.1.3. Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story,…

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: This funny fractured fairy tale goes behind the scenes of Rumpelstiltskin. New York Times Bestselling author Liesl Shurtliff "spins words into gold [Kirby Larson, Newbery Honor winner]."In a magic kingdom where your name is your destiny, 12-year-old Rump is the butt of everyone's joke. But when he finds an old spinning wheel, his luck seems to change. Rump discovers he has a gift for spinning straw into gold. His best friend, Red Riding Hood,…

Synopsis: Key Features Description A little seed with a bad attitude decides he wants to be happy. Lessons about acceptance and the will to change blossom. "A comical read-aloud" -SLJ, starred review A little seed with a bad attitude decides he wants to be happy. Lessons about acceptance and the will to change blossom. "A comical read-aloud" -SLJ, starred review Standards RL.1.3. Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key…

Synopsis: Differentiate text for: Approaching-one grade below, On-Level-at grade level Beyond- one grade above, ELL-English Language Learners. Each reader features a main selection accompanied by a paired piece with the same theme. Nonfiction titles are differentiated in readability but identical in design. Excite students with myths, legends, folktales, informational texts, and many more genres.

Synopsis: Second grader Leigh Botts adores a book about dog training by author Mr. Boyd Henshaw. To fulfill a school assignment, Leigh painstakingly writes to Mr. Henshaw and tells him how much he "licked" his book. And he keeps writing to him.At first, Leigh resents the flippant replies he gets from his idol, but gradually he answers Mr. Henshaw's questions, which are really only to encourage Leigh to put pencil to paper. Four years later, Leigh is in…

Synopsis: Key Features Description It's Christmas, and that means Santa Claus is coming to town! Or at least to the local mall. But what happens when kid rapper Cray-Z gives a Christmas concert at the same mall and all his fans go bananas? One thing's for sure: A.J. and his friends from Ella Mentry School will need a Christmas miracle if they're going to save the day! It's Christmas, and that means Santa Claus is coming to town! Or at least to the local…

Synopsis: The Heffley family road trip starts off full of promise, then quickly takes several wrong turns--with everything from a fender bender to crazed seagulls--but even the worst road trip can turn into an adventure, and this is one the Heffleys will not soon forget.

Synopsis: A Valentine's Day dance at Greg's middle school has turned his world upside down until an unexpected twist gives Greg a partner for the dance and leaves his best friend Rowley the odd man out.

Synopsis: Greg Heffley has always been in a hurry to grow up. But is getting older really all it's cracked up to be? Suddenly Greg is dealing with the pressures of boy-girl parties, increased responsibilities, and even the awkward changes that come with getting older. And after a fight with his best friend Rowley, it looks like Greg is going to have to face the "ugly truth" all by himself...