Synopsis: Describes types of vertebrates.

Synopsis: Mr. Day's fourth-grade class has a contest, recycling bottles and cans so that they will have enough money to buy a guinea pig.

Synopsis: 1990 [Literacy 2000] Stage 6 Set B -- Rabbits (P) by Graham Meadows *** 0790103052 / 9780790103051 *** 24

Synopsis: Find out which animals can live in an Australian desert.

Synopsis: The threat of Libya's Colonel Quaddafi to explode a three-megaton nuclear bomb hidden in New York, unless an autonomous Palestinian state is immediately established, affects the lives of ordinary citizens, politicians, secret agents, and terrorists from Washington to Jerusalem

Synopsis: A box camera disappears from the science fair and valuable gold coins vanish from the coin shop. Can Cam use her memory to bring a solution into focus?

Synopsis: The town's annual Turkey Trot race and festival is coming up, and Judy and Stink are training to win.

Synopsis: Award-winning author/illustrator of the Captain Underpants series, Dav Pilkey's gentle blue Dragon (from the hit TV series) will charm beginning readers with his delightful Christmas adventures!Dragon tries to make Christmas special each year. He picks the perfect tree and buys the perfect presents. But Dragon just can't bring himself to cut down a tree, and as he walks home from his shopping trip, he gives away his gifts to needier creatures.…

Synopsis: For Noelle and her friends Holly, Carol, and Claus, the most wonderful day of the year is un-Christmas. It's the only day of the year that they actually go to school. And the mail gets delivered. But the best thing about Un-Christmas Day is that they don't have to open any presents!

Synopsis: Jan Brett's exquisite interpretation of "The Night Before Christmas" has been a holiday classic since it was first published in 1998. Not only will readers delight in watching St. Nick delivering his presents to the family, but they will love the addition to two elf stowaways from the North Pole, creating mischief and mayhem under a brilliant midnight sky.Jan Brett captures the essense of the Christmas spirit in her beautiful, vibrant…

Synopsis: Illus. in full color. A new family moves in across the street from theBerenstain Bears. It's the Panda Bears, and Papa Bear is a little bent out ofshape because they're... different. But nothing stops Brother and Sisterfrom making friends with the new cubs. When the adults follow suit, they alllearn a valuable lesson in acceptance and the dangers of bigotry.

Synopsis: Long ago there lived a little princess named Anna. Anna wanted many things...

Synopsis: Think there's just one fairy tale with an overworked girl and wicked stepsisters? Think again! Cultures all around the world have their own Cinderella stories. Visit Canada, China, Egypt, and France, and find out whose glass slippers are made of red silk, and whose fairy godmother is a fish.

Synopsis: This is the thrilling story of the hurricane that destroyed the wild herds of Assateague, and how strength and love helped rebuild them. A companion to Misty of Chincoteague, this beloved tale from Newbery Award-winning author Marguerite Henry is now available in a gorgeous hardcover gift edition. A raging storm slashes across Assateague and Chincoteague islands. Water is everywhere! The wild ponies and the people must battle for their lives. In…

Synopsis: With a lively rhyming text and vibrant paper collage illustrations, author-artist Bob Barner shakes the dust off the dinosaur bones found in museums and reminds us that they once belonged to living, breathing creatures. Filled with fun dinosaur facts (a T. Rex skull can weigh up to 750 pounds!) and an informational "Dinometer," Dinosaur Bones is sure to make young dinosaur enthusiasts roar with delight.

Synopsis: In this traditional tale from West Africa, Anansi, the Spider, sets out on a long journey. Threatened by Fish and Falcon, he is saved from terrible fates by his sons. But which of his six sons should he reward? The color, splendid design montage, and the authentic African language rhythms forge a new direction in picture books for children. Caldecott Honor Book. Lewis Carroll Shelf Award.

Synopsis: Inspired by such art masters as Edgar Degas, Henri Matisse, and Jackson Pollock, Nancy, who likes to use fancy words, dons her beret to create her own fabulous artwork.

Synopsis: Chinese American Elaine Chow feels like an outcast after moving to a small town in Iowa, until she shares a new friendship and a science project with a girl strongly interested in frogs.

Synopsis: June is happy to get a new neighbor, Mae, and soon the two of them are best friends and having adventures determined by the Wonder Wheel that they spin each morning.