Synopsis: Key Features Description Funny and clever but far from perfect, third-grader EllRay Jakes competes in an unofficial popularity contest and finds himself in a terrible mess! EllRay's fail-safe plan to earn respect includes dazzling his classmates with his dad's prized crystal collection. But when he brings the collection to school (without his father's permission) things go horribly wrong. He gives away the crystals and then must face his father'…

Synopsis: "Nonstop action, real history, serious danger. You gotta read these books!" --Alan Gratz, #1 New York Times bestselling author of RefugeeDecember, 1961Marta is a young girl who saw thirty miles of barbed wire appear across her city overnight, separating Berlin into West and East -- with Marta's home on the Communist Bloc-controlled eastern side.January, 1989Now a spray-painted concrete monolith, the Berlin Wall bisects the city. Kurt, a young…

Synopsis: When Jessie goes to visit her grandmother at beautiful Blue Moon, things seem wrong. Why is her grandmother so forgetful? And what's happened to the charm bracelet she always wears?One night, Jessie discovers an amazing secret. The secret garden at Blue Moon leads to a magical Realm. In this land live all kinds of magical beings, from fairy queens to miniature talking horses.But the enemies of the Realm are getting closer and closer to coming…

Synopsis: Enter the Realm of fantasyIn Jessie's last visit to the Fairy Realm she discovered a part of the Realm she had never seen before. And she helped the rainbow fairies find a lost treasure.Now the Realm is in tremendous danger. And so is the human world! The evil creatures of the Outlands are planning an attack. So Jessie must make an impossible decision. Should she try to save the human world, or the Realm? She knows she can't save both. Or can…

Synopsis: Introduces the growth, food, habitats, colors, and shapes of different kinds of frogs

Synopsis: Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston recalls her childhood at a Japanese incarceration camp in this engrossing memoir that has become a staple of curriculum in schools and on campuses across the country. This special 50th-anniversary edition features a new cover, a foreword by New York Times bestselling and acclaimed author Traci Chee, and photographs of life at the camp by Toyo Miyatake. During World War II the incarceration camp called Manzanar was…

Synopsis: Learn about the life cycle of the fighting fish.

Synopsis: One day all over the world strange cards fell from the sky. Each card held a Bakugan inside; when it is thrown down, the Bakugan came to life. Youngsters like to battle using the Bakugans. But when new enemies threaten, Drago the Bakugan helps Dan fight the enemies.

Synopsis: Fifteen-year-old María leaves her mother and their Puerto Rican home to live in the barrio of New York with her father, feeling torn between the two cultures in which she has been raised.

Synopsis: Five little monkeys are bored, but their mother has them clean up the house for Aunt Bessie's visit.

Synopsis: Offers brief profiles of Madam C.J. Walker, Elijah McCoy, Garrett A. Morgan, Granville T. Woods, and Jan Ernst Matzelige

Synopsis: Flat Stanley is back to save the day in another exciting Worldwide Adventures chapter book, just in time to celebrate his fiftieth anniversary! This time, he explores Paris, France. And not only will kids love going on a fun adventure with Stanley, this eleventh installment of Jeff Brown's Worldwide Adventures series has fun, fascinating facts about Paris in the back of the book, and is perfect for common core state standards, like multicultural…

Synopsis: Flat Stanley travels to Washington D.C. to receive a special award from the President herself, but even after all his adventures, he is still not sure if he deserves to be called a hero.

Synopsis: -- The non-traditional version is told through the eyes of the other characters, stimulating critical thought in young readers.-- Flip-book format physically mimics the "two sides of the story", allowing easy comparisons.-- Full-color artwork is executed in two distinct styles.-- Retold versions are written by popular children's author Dr. Alvin Granowsky.

Synopsis: -- The non-traditional version is told through the eyes of the other characters, stimulating critical thought in young readers.-- Flip-book format physically mimics the "two sides of the story", allowing easy comparisons.-- Full-color artwork is executed in two distinct styles.-- Retold versions are written by popular children's author Dr. Alvin Granowsky.