Synopsis: This easy-to-read biography describes the early lives and notable achievements of Susan McKinney Steward, the first Black female doctor in New York State; George Washington Carver, the world-famous agricultural scientist most noted for his work with peanuts; Ernest Everett Just, a remarkable marine biologist known as "the expert" on the early life of sea animals; Percy Lavon Julian, an outstanding chemist who discovered drugs to treat glaucoma…

Synopsis: Introduces the growth, food, habitats, colors, and shapes of different kinds of frogs

Synopsis: Key Features Description Gilly Hopkins has been in one foster home after another. The only thing she has learned is that you have to be tough to survive. Make life difficult for everyone else, is Gilly's philosophy. But then she is housed with Bible-bashing Maime Trotter, and Maime is a large lady in every way. How can the great Gilly Hopkins be expected to tolerate an ignorant foster mother, a freaky foster brother, or the poetry-loving black…

Synopsis: Eight-year-old Jack and his younger sister Annie find a magic treehouse, which whisks them back to an ancient time zone where they see live dinosaurs.

Synopsis: In her own words, a young girl describes her feelings about starting kindergarten and what she does when she decides not to ride the bus home.

Synopsis: Paulie Allen Puffer said there's a drooling monster under Junie B.'s bed. It creeps onto her pillow at night and practices putting her head in its mouth. Thanks Paulie! Now poor Junie B. is having her worst-est night ever!

Synopsis: Key Features Description Lois and Wilma's father has a brand-new gold Cadillac, and they are looking forward to driving all the way from Ohio to Mississippi. But in the rural South there are no admiring glances for the shiny new car, only suspicion and anger for the black man behind the wheel. For the first time in their lives, two sisters know what it's like to feel scared because of the color of their skin. Lois and Wilma's father has a brand…

Synopsis: Second grader Leigh Botts adores a book about dog training by author Mr. Boyd Henshaw. To fulfill a school assignment, Leigh painstakingly writes to Mr. Henshaw and tells him how much he "licked" his book. And he keeps writing to him.At first, Leigh resents the flippant replies he gets from his idol, but gradually he answers Mr. Henshaw's questions, which are really only to encourage Leigh to put pencil to paper. Four years later, Leigh is in…

Synopsis: Anne und Philipp können es nicht glauben: Das magische Baumhaus hat sie in die Südsee verschlagen! Mit einem Mini-U-Boot machen sie sich in die Tiefen des Ozeans auf! Wogendes Seegras, regenbogenfarbene Korallen und jede Menge unbekannte Fische tummeln sich vor ihren Augen. Doch plötzlich geraten Philipp und Anne in große Gefahr. Ob ihnen die beiden Delfine helfen können?Die beliebte Kinderbuch-Reihe von Bestsellerautorin Mary Pope Osborne! Die…

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Synopsis: From Bedtime Readers - Jack and Beanstalk.

Synopsis: Photographs and simple text explore the variety of animals that have adapted to life in the Arctic.

Synopsis: Woolbur's list of Do's and Don'ts: DO express yourself creatively… DON'T worry if you weave your forelock into a pot holder! DO march to your own beat… DON'T worry when Maa and Paa tell you to stay with the herd! DO be bold and brave… DON'T be afraid to BE YOURSELF! Woolbur is not like other sheep. He hangs out with wild dogs, cards his own wool to avoid the shearing barn, and even dyes his wool blue. "Don't worry!" says Grandpaa when…

Synopsis: Dink and his friends investigate why pets, like Mrs. Davis's canary, Mozart, are mysteriously disappearing all over town.