Synopsis: Julius Lester and Jerry Pinkney's warm, humorous retelling of a popular African-American folk ballad.When John Henry was born the birds, bears, rabbits, and even a unicorn came to see him. He grew so fast, he burst right through the porch roof, and laughed so loud, he scared the sun! Soon John Henry is swinging two huge sledgehammers to build roads, pulverizing boulders, and smashing rocks to smithereens. He's stronger than ten men and can dig…

Synopsis: When their friend Daisy brings her neighbor's smelly dog to school and one of the students makes a big fuss, Leyton and Wade Tardy have to find a way to keep the dog hidden so that Daisy does not get in trouble.

Synopsis: In a future where electronic surveillance has taken the place of love, a veterinarian is putting computer chips in animals to control them, and those creatures choose young Zane, who understands their speech, to release captives and bring them to a technology-free safety zone.

Synopsis: Profiles the life and accomplishments of Stanley Lieber, comic book author, publisher of Marvel Comics, and creator of such famous comic-book characters as Spider-Man, the Incredible Hulk, and the Fantastic Four.

Synopsis: Two very good friends are back in a quintet of tales loosely set around the seasons--one for each with a bonus Christmas number. Another winner for (Frog and Toad) fans young and old.--Booklist. ALA Notable Children's Book. Three-color illustrations.

Synopsis: Humorous poems about such strange creatures and people as Baloney Belly Billy and the Gloopy Gloopers.

Synopsis: Briefly recounts the life of the black minister who devoted his life to civil rights. Discusses the national holiday in his name.

Synopsis: In 1904, nine-year-old Samantha, an orphan living with her wealthy grandmother, and her servant friend Nellie have a midnight adventure when they try to find out what has happened to the seamstress who suddenly left her job.

Synopsis: A study of men and women whose inventions and achievements have changed the world. Charts, diagrams and archival photographs are included with the intention of grounding the book in historical fact.

Synopsis: After hibernating all winter, Mother Bear takes Black Bear Cub and his sister out of their den and teaches them how to survive in the forest.

Synopsis: In a highly awaited new novel, Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected — and making the extraordinary come true. What if? Why not? Could it be? When a fortuneteller's tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions that he needs to ask: Does his sister still live? And if so, how can he find her? The fortuneteller's mysterious answer (an elephant! An…

Synopsis: "Learn all about the world's most amazing skyscrapers - from the first, to the tallest, to how they're built, and everything in between - in this new National Geographic Kids Reader. The Level 3 text provides accessible, yet wide-ranging, information for fluent readers"--

Synopsis: Much like her hit TV show, I Love Lucy, Americans in the 1950s fell in love with Lucy. Born in New York in 1911, Lucille Ball was always a natural performer. She danced in the chorus of Broadway shows and acted in small parts in Hollywood movies. But Ball's true gift was comedy. She found a way to showcase her gifts in 1951 when CBS gave her the chance to star in a sitcom. She based the show on her life and called it I Love Lucy. Over sixty…

Synopsis: On Christmas Eve, Jack and Annie's tree house transports them to King Arthur's castle at Camelot, where they undertake a quest to the Otherworld.

Synopsis: When their teacher has to go away for a week, the kids in Room 207 plan to really act up. This is an artful spoof that's not to be missed.--Booklist.

Synopsis: Mr. Creacher, a multi-tentacled substitute teacher, warns his prankish students not to misbehave, recounting rhyming cautionary tales of the weird, spooky, and unexpected.

Synopsis: An amazing new tie-in to the Emmy Award-winning PBS TV show. On a field trip inside a physics book, Ms. Frizzle's class plays baseball in a World Without Friction and learns all about friction and forces. Full color.

Synopsis: Describes the importance of rain forests, types of plant and animal life that live there, and how rain forests are threatened by deforestation.

Synopsis: The Aldens embark on visits to Australia and Antarctica, where their efforts to return two rare objects to their rightful owners are sabotaged by a mysterious adversary who has been trying to ruin their plans to complete their seventh and final mission.