Synopsis: Key Features Description Third-grader Jake really wants to win his school's first science fair and beat the know-it-alls, Marsha and Kevin. The problem is, to beat the know-it-alls, Jake starts becoming a know-it-all too. He soon learns that friendship is more important than winning. Third-grader Jake really wants to win his school's first science fair and beat the know-it-alls, Marsha and Kevin. The problem is, to beat the know-it-alls, Jake…

Synopsis: another great stories in these series, great for unit on winter

Synopsis: "Molly Lou's mother encouraged her to speak up when something is wrong, for those who can't, and even when it's hard, and all of that comes into play when a bully picks on a new kid at school"--

Synopsis: Text and illustrations, including x-rays, provide a guided tour of the human skeleton, encouraging the reader to find and feel each bone as it is described.

Synopsis: A biography of the first licensed female African American pilot.

Synopsis: Basic information about stars and constellations.

Synopsis: Nell is told by her BIG sisters and her mother that she is too small to help out, but everyone, including Nell, feels differently after her forest friends give her the confidence to build a large snowman.

Synopsis: Puppies big and puppies small. Puppies short and puppies tall. Spotty, wrinkly, shaggy puppies. Bouncy, wriggly, waggy puppies. This celebration of puppies combines puppy-filled illustrations and a jaunty, rhyming text to make a perfect read aloud for young dog fans. Dachshunds, shepherds, Dalmatians, collies, poodles, terriers, hounds, mutts--puppies of all kinds populate these pages, running, rolling, chewing, hiding, fetching, tugging,…

Synopsis: Pete the Cat and his family go on a cross-country adventure in this Level 1 I Can Read tale from New York Times bestselling creators Kimberly and James Dean! Pete the Cat and his family are ready explore all the many wonderful American landmarks on their fun family road trip! They visit many famous sights, including Niagara Falls, New Orleans, Savannah, and more. Of course, no true road trip is complete without a flat tire! But the Cat family…

Synopsis: "Told in rhyming text, Pig the pug spreads destruction wherever he travels, creating complete chaos wrecking parties and parades until finally the locals unite to tell him to go away--but Pig never really learns his lesson and remains a bad traveling companion to this day." --

Synopsis: Three little wolves go out into the world to build a house that will protect them from the big bad pig. But neither bricks nor concrete, not even armor plates, can stop the persistent porker--until a chance meeting with a flamingo provides an unexpected solution to the wolves' problem. Full color.