Synopsis: Deep in the jungle, animals are fleeing from a mysterious beast, each describing a feature of the beast as he departs. A tiger, hearing their cries, realizes he is the beast they're running from and sets off to convince them that they can all be friends. Full-color illustrations.

Synopsis: The antics of lively and colorful animals present the numbers one to ten, twenty, thirty, forty, and fifty.

Synopsis: Text and illustrations describe various nocturnal animals and their habits.

Synopsis: Key Features Description Owen wakes up excited to enjoy a great night ahead. He has many beautiful friends to play with. Wonderful tree frogs catching flies. Shy caterpillars trying to hide. A baby elephant playing with his mother in the field. Owen appreciates all his friends as he flies through the night. This owl-shaped bedtime picture book also features a deer, a tiger, a fox, and more wonderful creatures. Owen wakes up excited to enjoy a…

Synopsis: Key Features Description The zoo is closing! Ellie and her friends want to save their home, but Ellie's just a baby elephant, and she doesn't know what she can do to help. While the other animals are busy working, Ellie finds some paints and gives the zoo a big splash of color that just might save the day! The zoo is closing! Ellie and her friends want to save their home, but Ellie's just a baby elephant, and she doesn't know what she can do to…

Synopsis: Follows the story of a single tree through the changing of the seasons from fall to winter, as people, animals, and vehicles pass in front of the tree, celebrating holidays, playing in the leaves, and building nests. Includes blended words.

Synopsis: Teaches children about what it means to be green by helping them to view everyday tasks through an environmentally friendly lens.

Synopsis: This sparkly board book edition of the familiar song featuring lively ants teaches the concepts of counting from 1 to 5 and in groups.The ants go marching one by one, Hurrah! Hurrah!Preschoolers will delight in this fun, repetitious rhyme with adorable ant characters. Watch as they march one by one, two by two, and all the way up to five by five toward a surprise ending! Priscilla Burris's distinctive ants put a new spin on a favorite preschool…

Synopsis: Picture book encouraging kids to be proud of what makes them unique, where they come from, and how they express themselves and see the world.

Synopsis: This is a new edition of one of the bestselling books from Magination Press, featuring new illustrations, catchier text, and a new Note to Parents written by the authors. It takes a lighthearted - and visually appealing - look at a serious subject. It features new - and irresistible - illustrations by a well-known illustrator. It is a book that can be read and enjoyed over and over again.

Synopsis: Battle in the BullpenFor as long as Billy Baggs can remember, rich townie and ace pitcher Archer "King" Kenwood has been his nemesis--both on the field and off. And the summer before they enter high school, their long-standing rivalry explodes into violence. Desperate to keep the peace between his two star players, Coach Anderson comes up with a plan: If they want to play, they have to pay--by spending a week together, twenty-four hours a day…

Synopsis: First time I saw Bix was at a baseball game. He was a shortstop, supreme. I didn't want to start liking this flashy cracker with a momma in a high-style black dress. But Bix got me, baby. Next thing I knew, there I was, Jerome Foxworthy, doing hoops privately in the woods and getting my moves down, when Bix showed up. I taught him all I knew-- even though he wanted to play everything straight, not fake it. Because he had one game coming up where…

Synopsis: Chris Serbo loves to play football. "I've played football so many years, it's instinct to me. . . . I know the rules and I know the chaos. . . . There is nothing more satisfying than hitting someone with all your force. . . . When all else fails, Iknowhow to play football." But Chris Serbo has some problems--and one of them is that he drinks to hide from the other problems. In this powerful story of a high school senior trying to find some hope…

Synopsis: Leslie Hiller is a bright, attractive, talented teenager who leads a privileged life in New York City. She is also a perfectionist. When Leslie starts to diet, she finds herself becoming obsessed, getting thinner and thinner, until she is forced to realize that her quest for perfection is killing her.First published in 1981, this groundbreaking novel has been lauded by countless librarians, educators, and teenaged readers. This new edition…

Synopsis: On a snowy winter's night in Vermont, eleven-year-old Adam Fifield and his family awaited the arrival of his new foster brother, Soeuth, a fourteen-year-old refugee from the killing fields of Cambodia.  Scrawny and terrified, Soeuth was mute for days, warily retreating into his room despite the Fifields' numerous attempts to make him feel welcome.  But for Soeuth, whose young life had been plagued with fear and violence, it would be months…

Synopsis: The critics' votes are in--Wrestling Sturbridge is a winner!  Now available in rack-sized paperback.

Synopsis: This story about a Muslim girl bound by traditional Islamic customs but who yearns for something more explores women’s rights, freedom, religion, and identity. In the Libyan city of Ghadames, Malika watches her merchant father depart on one of his caravan expeditions. She too yearns to travel to distant cities, and longs to learn to read like her younger brother. But nearly 12 years old, and soon to be of marriagable age, Malika knows that—like…

Synopsis: Oct. 11th, 1943—A British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its pilot and passenger are best friends. One of the girls has a chance at survival. The other has lost the game before it's barely begun.When “Verity” is arrested by the Gestapo, she's sure she doesn’t stand a chance. As a secret agent captured in enemy territory, she’s living a spy’s worst nightmare. Her Nazi interrogators give her a simple choice: reveal her mission or face…

Synopsis: Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la Peña’s I Will Save You is a "heartwarming, root-for-the-underdog novel." [SLJ]   Kidd is running from his past and his future. No mom, no dad, and there’s nothing for him at the group home but therapy. He doesn’t belong at the beach where he works either, unless he finds a reason to stay.   Olivia is blond hair, blue eyes, rich dad. The prettiest girl in Cardiff. She’s hiding something from Kidd—but could…

Synopsis: Key Features Description This inventive picture book shows familiar scenes around the house with important objects labeled, and the story is left up to the reader! This inventive picture book shows familiar scenes around the house with important objects labeled, and the story is left up to the reader! Product Details Item #: NTS588634 ISBN13: 9780545886345 Format: Board Book Pages: 10 Genre: Informational Text Grades: Pre-K Guided Reading Level:…