Synopsis: Caroline Abbott is doing what she loves most--sailing on Lake Ontario with Papa--when her world turns upside down. A British officer boards their sloop, announces that Britain and America are once again at war, and takes her father prisoner. As Papa is led away, Caroline promises him that she will be brave until he returns. Then the British attack her village, and it looks as if the Americans are in trouble. Can she stay steady enough to help…

Synopsis: American history mixes with legend in four classic ghost tales for Step 4 early readers: a Cape Cod ghost horse that leads ships away from danger; a portrait that protests being moved within Virginia’s Shirley Plantation museum; a Colorado miner who continued to look for love even after his bones were dumped down an outhouse hole; and a one-handed California sea captain whose ghost is still said to prowl Stinson Beach.   Step 4 Readers use…

Synopsis: An introduction to Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun.

Synopsis: Celebrate the love between a dad and child in this charming picture book about showing dad that you care. The perfect gift to surprise dad with on Father's Day! So you want to surprise your dad? You’re in luck! The pages of this book are full of tips on how to become a super dad surpriser, including tips for things you can make, do, or find—just for your dad. Be sure to read up on: ·      Yummy treats and presents for a dad ·      What to do if…

Synopsis: Book by Melanie Chrismer

Synopsis: Independent readers can learn about Columbus's fateful voyage in this dramatic, easy-to-read account of a pivotal moment in history, revised from the original 1991 edition. Christopher Columbus's landfall in what he thought were the "Indies" was full of surprises. This revised edition includes an author's note that provides context for readers about colonization, and shines a light on the fate of the Indigenous People whose land and livelihood…

Synopsis: An introduction to Venus, the second planet from the Sun.

Synopsis: An introduction to Jupiter, the fifth planet from the Sun.

Synopsis: Book by Taylor-Butler, Christine

Synopsis: A boy cleans up his messy room to try to find his baseball mitt.

Synopsis: Friends can come in all shapes and sizes, as Pirkko Vainio shows in this story about two disparate but devoted friends. Hare is little. Bear is big. Hare likes carrots. Bear prefers fish. Despite their differences, they are friends. They help one another. They laugh together and play together and share special moments together. They are friends -- Little Hare and Big Bear.

Synopsis: Patrick doesn't know it, but his backyard is about to change. Because right now, in her Flying Dragon Room, Mrs. Jenkins is polishing up her set of magic tools. And with these tools and a little imagination, Patrick will be about to build anything - a world entirely his own, filled with bubble machines, sailing ships, friendly dinosaurs - every child's wildest dreams.

Synopsis: Sheila Rae is not afraid of anything. She walks backward with her eyes closed, steps on every crack, growls at stray dogs, and bares her teeth at stray cats. But when Sheila Rae becomes lost on the way home from school, it is her "scaredy-cat" sister, Louise, who shows her a thing or two about bravery--and sibling love. A PBS Storytime book. Full color.

Synopsis: A rhyming story of how several animals help Duck to get his stuck truck out of the mud.

Synopsis: These collaborators offer a vivacious version of the classic tale. . . . The up-to-date details will provoke chuckles, as when Somebody holds a flexible shower nozzle over his head and realizes, 'This rain is too hot.' This book, however, is just right.--Publishers Weekly.

Synopsis: The life of President John F. Kennedy is explored in this early reader biography.“Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.”When he was a young boy, John Fitzgerald Kennedy wondered about what happened in the world. He wanted to change the world when he grew up, and he did just that!Beginning readers will learn about the milestones in John F. Kennedy’s life in this Level Two I Can Read biography, which…

Synopsis: Brave Irene is Irene Bobbin, the dressmaker's daughter. Her mother, Mrs. Bobbin, isn't feeling so well and can't possibly deliver the beautiful ball gown she's made for the duchess to wear that very evening. So plucky Irene volunteers to get the gown to the palace on time, in spite of the fierce snowstorm that's brewing-- quite an errand for a little girl.But where there's a will, there's a way, as Irene proves in the danger-fraught adventure…