Synopsis: Buzz and Fly Guy are playing a game of hide-and-seek, but is Fly Guy too good at hiding or is he lost forever? A hilarious easy reader from the bestselling author-illustrator, Tedd Arnold!When Fly Guy and Buzz play hide-and-seek, Fly Guy hides in his favorite place--the garbage can. But as Buzz finishes counting, the garbageman drives away with the garbage and Fly Guy, too! A very worried Buzz follows the truck to the dump, where he sees…

Synopsis: Mickey Mouse & his friends are the pride of the parade through the town!

Synopsis: The pressure's really piling up on Greg Heffley. His mom thinks video games are turning his brain to mush, so she wnats her son to put down the controller and explore his "creative side".As if that's not scary enough, Halloween is just around the corner and the frights are coming at Greg from every angle.When he discovers a bag of gummy worms, it sparks an idea. Can Greg get his mom off his back by making a movie.... and will he become rich and…

Synopsis: WHAT WAS THAT? That’s the roaring burp of a bullfrog! SEE THAT? That’s the slick, shiny skin of colorful little rainforest frogs! Alive with froggy facts, this book has the coolest photos to bring kids deep into the swampy world of our amphibian amigos.National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.

Synopsis: It’s a murder mystery on the moon in this humorous and suspenseful space adventure from the author of Belly Up and Spy School that The New York Times Book Review called “a delightful and brilliantly constructed middle grade thriller.”Like his fellow lunarnauts—otherwise known as Moonies—living on Moon Base Alpha, twelve-year-old Dashiell Gibson is famous the world over for being one of the first humans to live on the moon.And he’s bored out of…

Synopsis: When Diana Trujillo was little, working for NASA was her greatest dream. She loved to gaze at the stars in the sky. She also enjoyed math and art. Then she learned that engineers use math and art in their work. So Trujillo decided to be a NASA engineer. Although she didn't speak English, she was determined to live her dream.Trujillo believed in herself enough to move from Colombia to the United States to learn English. After years of hard work,…

Synopsis: Pete the Cat goes walking down the street wearing his brand new white shoes. Along the way, his shoes change from white to red to blue to brown to WET as we steps in piles of strawberries, blueberries and other big messes! But no matter what color his shoes are are, Pete keeps movin' and groovin' and singing his song...because it's all good. Ages: 3 - 7

Synopsis: Maps can show you where you are anywhere in the world! A beloved bestseller that helps children discover their place on the planet, now refreshed with new art from Qin Leng.Where are you? Where is your room? Where is your home? Where is your town?This playful introduction to maps shows children how easy it is to find where they live and how they fit in to the larger world. Filled with fun and adorable new illustrations by Qin Leng, this…

Synopsis: Celebrating Patriotic Holidays: Honoring America

Synopsis: Democracy -- America has it and it seems like many other countrieswant it. But what exactly is a democracy and how easy is it to maintain?Despite the banter in today's media, many Americans are still in thedark when it comes to knowing and acting upon their rights andresponsibilities as citizens of a democratic society. In refreshinglycandid and straight-to-the-point language author Elissa Grodintakes readers of all ages on an A-Z trip through…