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: A hilarious, high-stakes adventure involving crooked casino boats, floating fish, toxic beaches, and one kid determined to get justice. This is Carl Hiaasen's Florida—where the creatures are wild and the people are wilder! You know it's going to be a rough summer when you spend Father's Day visiting your dad in the local lockup.Noah's dad is sure that the owner of the Coral Queen casino boat is flushing raw sewage into the harbor–which has made…

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.

Synopsis: 2002 The Westing Game (P) by Ellen Raskin ***Winner of The Newbery Medal ***ISBN-13: 9780439412810 ***Pages: 217

Synopsis: Presenting fascinating information on all kinds of bats, from how they use echoes to hear, to the legends that surround them and how to protect the speciesThough people often think of bats as scary, bats are really shy, gentle animals. There are nearly 1000 different species of bats, and they live on every continent except Antarctica. Some are tiny, but the giant flying fox bat has a five-foot wingspan! Popular science author Gail Gibbons also…

Synopsis: Best-selling author Rick Riordan introduces this adventure by Roshani Chokshi about twelve-year-old Aru Shah, who has a tendency to stretch the truth in order to fit in at school. While her classmates are jetting off to family vacations in exotic locales, she'll be spending her autumn break at home, in the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture, waiting for her mom to return from her latest archeological trip. Is it any wonder that Aru makes…