Synopsis: Simple text and pictures describe the history of Halloween and how it is celebrated.

Synopsis: Katie Woo's dog, Goldie, was very old. Goldie became sick and died. Katie will miss her friend. She is glad that she has lots of happy memories of Goldie.

Synopsis: Chuck Cluck, an alien chick living on Earth, earns the name Supercluck when he uses his super strength to save baby chicks from a rat.

Synopsis: Thirty rhymes record the various activities of Father Fox, his family, and friends.

Synopsis: 1999 Invitations to Literacy Little Readers Early Collection 2 Book 11: Washing the Dog (P) by Peter Sloan & Sheryl Sloan / Photographs by Dale Mann ***1-36455 ***ISBN-13: 9780395941706 ***8 Pages

Synopsis: Learn the details of horsemanship and horse riding, including how to care for a horse, their different body parts, and horse racing and equestrian shows.Scholastic News Nonfiction Readers: Space Science series gives the youngest reader (Ages 6-7) an introduction to Sports. Each book includes chapters that help readers identify key details while the photographs, and other text features encourage students to make connections on their own.

Synopsis: A family of bears are awaken by a mosquito buzzing around.

Synopsis: Houghton Mifflin Guided Reading Grade 2 Bears Bears Bears

Synopsis: This book looks at different wild animals in their homes.

Synopsis: What's that smell? This funny and kid-appealing Step 2 early reader is about one small but brave little dog! Peanut the dog has a "super sniffer." When the toddler in his family wanders off in the grocery store, Peanut’s brilliant nose goes to work and makes him a big hero. A very relatable story in an easy-to-read format with bright illustrations from Mike Reed.Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories, for…

Synopsis: When his family and neighbor finally get around to listening to Andrew, they find he really does have something important to say.

Synopsis: One winter John Thompson skis across the Sierra Nevada Mountains and creates a path upon which mail and people may travel, thus earning his nickname Snowshoe Thompson.

Synopsis: Ooh la la--Nancy has a new buddy! Violet is in fifth grade, and she and Nancy read together. But when a few weeks go by without being able to meet, Nancy is sad. Will Nancy and Violet find a way to read together again?--Back cover.

Synopsis: A shortstop in a tutu? Not if she can help it! Forced by her mother into taking ballet lessons, a die-hard tomboy discovers that there's team spirit at the barre as well as on the baseball diamond. Kids will enjoy the situation comedy and the surprise in people and story.--Booklist.

Synopsis: What's strong enough to smash atoms? What's able to power high speed trains? What can defy the force of gravity? It's in metals. It's in Earth. It's magnetism! Filled with interesting facts and easy at-home magnet experiments. Illustrated by Adrian C. Sinnott.

Synopsis: This wildly funny twist on the "How I spent my summer vacation" school-essay ritual details one child's imaginary adventures over the summer and is perfect for back-to-school reading! Most kids go to camp over the summer, or to Grandma's house, or maybe they're stuck at home. Not Wallace Bleff.  He was supposed to visit his Aunt Fern. Instead, Wallace insists, he was carried off by cowboys and taught the ways of the West--from riding buckin'…

Synopsis: Conor loves to play with his toy dump truck and pretend that the sandbox is a big construction site. But when he wonders, "What if I could drive a dump truck?" his imagination takes off, and exciting things happen! This shaped 8 x 8 storybook shows children the many jobs a dump truck can do when working at a construction site and landscaping a garden.

Synopsis: In this original story about Pooh's favorite sidekick, Piglet learns that his diminutive size is not a liability. There are loads of things that he alone can do--including being the best little buddy a bear could have! Ideal for beginning readers. Full-color illustrations.