Synopsis: Choo Choo! Kids love trains! Especially the old-timey steam engines found in amusement parks and zoos. But what about a super-speeder in Japan that zooms on the track at 361 miles per hour? Or the world's longest freight train, stretching on for a whopping 4.6 miles? Or futuristic railways in the sky? In this level 1 reader, young readers will discover a whole new way of looking at trains!National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA…

Synopsis: A collection of children's books on the subject of snow.

Synopsis: A two-in-one Mercer Mayer collection featuring the classics Just My Friend and Me and Just My Puppy and Me, now available for the very first time!   Mercer Mayer’s Little Critter is spending time with his best friend and his new puppy in these classic, funny, and heartwarming stories. Featuring Just My Friend and Me and Just My Puppy and Me!, this two-in-one picture book is an endearing tribute to friendships in all of its fun-loving forms.

Synopsis: An easy reader about hair—and all the things you can do with it!This super-simple, rhymed riff features a charming cast of human and animal characters sporting all kinds of hair—short, long, curly, straight, dark, fair, braided, tied, washed, dyed—you name it! Written for children learning to read on their own, it's filled with words and concepts kids encounter every day. Perfect for reading aloud or reading alone, it's also great for starting…

Synopsis: From Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Marla Frazee, a thrilling picture book that takes readers up, up, up to the highest point of a roller coaster, where no book has ever gone before! Wheeeeeeee! This exhilarating amusement park visit begins with a line of prospective riders, eagerly awaiting their turn . . . with at least one person who has never done this before. Zooming, swerving, dipping, and diving, this delightful story…

Synopsis: In 1942 twelve-year-old Anton, his family, and their small community of Ukrainian Jews are hiding from the advancing Nazis troops, and from the Gestapo, in a web of underground caves, and one officer in particular, Major Karl Von Duesen, is determined to catch or kill every Jew he can find--but as the tide of war turns, a final confrontation between Anton and his enemy is looming.

Synopsis: Join the Very Busy Spider and all her friends in this classic story, newly joining the premier reader line, Step into Reading!A spider, blown by the wind to a fence post near a farm yard, begins to build her web and cannot be distracted from the task at hand--not by the horse, cow, sheep, goat, or dog. But when the rooster asks if she wants to catch a pesky fly, the busy spider is able to catch it in her web immediately! Step 2 Readers use basic…

Synopsis: "Jack and Annie travel in their Magic Tree House back to a Hawaiian island of long ago where they make friends, learn how to surf, and encounter a tsunami"--

Synopsis: In their third uproarious oral history, the Tapper Twins take their sibling feud to the political stage as they race to become class president! Told as a series of interviews, screenshots, text messages, and social media bursts, The Tapper Twins Run For President tops the antics of the real 2016 elections! Claudia Tapper wants to become President of the United States someday. She's the sixth grade class president, and has every reason to…

Synopsis: What do you know about days that are sunny, cold, rainy, or dry? With this book you can become an expert!Some days it is sunny. Some days it is cloudy. Sometimes we even see a rainbow! What do you know about the weather? With this book, you can become an expert!ABOUT THE SERIES: Kids love to be the experts! Now they can feel like real pros with this exciting nonfiction series for beginning readers. Kids will be hooked on the thrilling real-world…

Synopsis: The fifth book in this popular series asks "If you could have any animal's nose, whose would you choose?"What if you woke up one morning and your nose wasn't yours? What If You Had An Animal Nose?--the next imaginative book in the What If You Had series--explores what would happen if you looked in the mirror and saw an animal's nose instead of your own! From the elephant's long trunk to a rhino's pointy horn, discover what it would be like if…

Synopsis: What can you do with too many pumpkins?Rebecca Estelle has hated pumpkins ever since she was a girl when pumpkins were often the only food her family had. When an enormous pumpkin falls off a truck and smashes in her yard, she shovels dirt over the pieces and forgets about them. But those slimy pumpkin smithereens sprout up in autumn, and Rebecca Estelle finds a sea of pumpkins in her garden. A heartwarming classic for more than twenty years,…

Synopsis: Why is everyone so itchy? They've been in the ivy patch.

Synopsis: Have You Ever Wondered What Happens When A Little Acorn Becomes A Big Oak Tree? This Story Offers A Perfect Introduction To The Life Cycle Of Trees. -- Adapted From Back Cover.