Synopsis: When Splat breaks his family's TV, he enters a cake-baking contest to win a new one. But can Splat take the cake and save the day?

Synopsis: Tired of being ridiculed for his short stature by the tallest boy in the class, Gabi decides to challenge him in a bubble gum-blowing contest.

Synopsis: George makes a new friend and saves the day before his train even leaves the station in this storybook with bonus activities.Curious George is excited for a train trip with the man with the yellow hat, but when he tries to help out the station master, he gets himself into trouble. All is forgiven, though, when George helps a new friend in need and gets to ride up front with the conductor. Bonus connect-the-dots, fun facts, and telling time…

Synopsis: Little Bat doesn't like being different from his bird buddies, but he is able to save them from a forest fire.

Synopsis: What causes thunder and lightning? How do different clouds form? What makes a tornado twist? Kids will discover the answers to these questions and more in this colorful, photo-packed book. In this inviting and entertaining format, kids will discover what causes the weather they experience every day. This level 1 reader is written in an easy-to-grasp style to encourage the meteorologists of tomorrow!

Synopsis: Word Count 77, 8 pages

Synopsis: In 1893, Katherine Lee Bates visited Pike's Peak in Colorado. Inspired by the stunning view of"spacious skies" and " purple mountain majesties", she wrote America the Beautiful. This poem first appeared in the Congregationalist - a religious magazine- on July 4, 1895. Eventually, America the Beautiful was set to music by Samuel Augutus Ward.

Synopsis: Laugh and learn with fun facts about voting, the history of democracy in America, and more, all told in Dr. Seuss’s beloved rhyming style and starring the Cat in the Hat—with 16 bonus pages of kid-friendly activities! “Voting is something we do every day. It’s a way we can choose that gives us our own say.” The Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library series combines beloved characters, engaging rhymes, and Seussian illustrations to introduce children…

Synopsis: Q: How do frogs swallow with their eyes?A: Easily. When swallowing a big mouthful of food, a frog blinks its eyes. The blinking pushes the frog's huge eyeballs down on top of its mouth. This helps squeeze food in its mouth into its throat.In this superb introduction to amphibians, children will uncover many facts about these cold-blooded creatures. The Bergers discuss key curricular topics, like metamorphosis and molting, in an accessible manner…

Synopsis: The 14 children in this illustrated book have the kind of values and behavior that could lead them to be candidates for the presidency.

Synopsis: Perfect for springtime reading! In this poetic picture book with environmental themes, illustrated by award-winning artist Bob Staake, two young families in two very different parts of the world each plant a tree. As the trees flourish, so do the families . . . while trees all over the world help clean the air, enrich the soil, and give fruit and shade.   With a nod to Kenya’s successful Green Belt Movement, Diane Muldrow’s elegant text…

Synopsis: Let Scholastic Bookshelf be your guide through the whole range of your child's experiences-laugh with them, learn with them, read with them! Eight classic, best-selling titles are available now! Category: Feelings "Oh is Sophie ever angry now!" Everybody gets angry sometimes. For children, anger can be very upsetting. Parents, teachers, and children can talk about it. People do lots of different things when they get angry. In this Caldecott-…

Synopsis: From Dav Pilkey, creator of the New York Times bestselling Dog Man and Captain Underpants series, comes a charming story about eight children and eight turkeys on the night before Thanksgiving.On the day before Thanksgiving, a group of children visit a turkey farm and meet Farmer Mack Nuggett and his coop of cockerels: Ollie, Stanley, Larry, Moe, Wally, Beaver, Shemp, and Groucho. The children and turkeys giggle and gobble, and everything is…

Synopsis: As the leaves on the trees go from green to red and gold, two curious squirrels embrace the change of seasons! When he wakes up one morning to find that his home tree is changing, the little squirrel is scared! Why are all the leaves falling off? Quickly he corrals his sister and they gather up the leaves in colorful pawfuls. But try as they may to stick them back on the branches, it's hopeless: Yellow, orange, red, and brown, all the leaves…