Synopsis: From Ariel to Zurg, this jacketed hardcover guide features fun facts, tricky trivia, and cool quotes about over 150 Disney heroes (and villains!). Readers will also learn about the stars of the latest Disney and Disney*Pixar films, like Wreck-It Ralph, Frozen, The Good Dinosaur, and more! Plus the book jacket reverses to reveal a poster!

Synopsis: The Many Cultures, One World series takes readers on a journey around the world. Inviting text and colorful images will help readers learn about the fascinating legends, fun crafts, popular games, unique foods, and pets of each country. Each book also has a map. This series explores and supports standards under "The History of Peoples of Many Cultures around the World," as required by the National Center for History in the School; and "Culture,"…

Synopsis: Before there was Santa Claus, there was a young boy who believed in the impossible. . . . Lemony Snicket meets Klaus in this cheeky, Christmas classic-in-the-making that sparkles with wit and warmth!Now a Netflix movie starring Kristen Wiig, Maggie Smith and Henry Lawfull!Eleven-year-old Nikolas–nicknamed "Christmas"–has received only one toy in his life: a doll carved out of a turnip. But he's happy with his turnip doll, because it came from…

Synopsis: Learn about different forms of energy such as human energy, sun power, fossil fuels, bioenergy and energy from wind and water, while exploring how energy is used around the world and ways to save and recycle energy.

Synopsis: So many mysterious things appear when we look up at the sky. And then there are the bodies we can't even see. Learning about the universe helps us understand our own planet. Children will find out about stars, planets, comets, meteors, and more. The authors provide answers that help children understand the scale, movements, and complicated relationships of objects in our universe and beyond.

Synopsis: From the team that created the award-winning The Truth about Great White Sharks comes an exciting and informative new book with up-to-date facts and awe-inspiring photographs. Look at some of the underwater world's most fearsome creatures including giant squid, sharks, stingrays, sea snakes, barracuda and other animals that lurk in the ocean. Discover: - which fish is big enough to swallow a human being whole. - why some sea creatures are as…

Synopsis: Trapped in a tower with no door, Rapunzel is allowed to see no one but the sorceress who has imprisoned her-until the day a young prince hears her singing to the forest birds. . . . The timeless tale of Rapunzel is vividly and magnificently brought to life through Paul O. Zelinsky's powerful sense of narrative and his stunning oil paintings. "Simply put, this is a gorgeous book; it demonstrates respect for the traditions of painting and the…

Synopsis: For use in schools and libraries only. After Zack buys a large, green, weird-looking egg at a flea market, the housekeeper forgets his warning and microwaves it, and it hatches into a very strange reptilian creature--and begins to grow at an amazing rate.

Synopsis: Presents the traditional version of a famous American folk poem first heard in the U.S. in the 1940's with illustrations on die-cut pages that reveal all that the old lady swallows.

Synopsis: How can a tiny mouse help a big, hungry lion? Find out how one mouse becomes friends with the king of the jungle. Enjoy reading this Aesop fable.

Synopsis: This beautiful poem celebrates the bond between parent and child in a special way. Through the exchanges between a little Chinese girl and her adoptive parent, this title offers a poignant and inspiring message to adoptive parents and children all over the world.

Synopsis: Monkey's eager, Duck's laid-back. Together do they have the knack to be a winning rhyming team and satisfy a monkey's dream? Turn the page and try your luck. See if you can out-rhyme Duck!

Synopsis: Readers will squeal with laughter at this soaring tale about friendship and working together. Bounce, Bounce, Bounde! "Ping Pong Pig" loves to leap, jump, and bounce all over Apple Tree Farm. He is far too busy having fun all day to help with the chores. Soon he lands into a big mess, and he's up to his ears in trouble. Will he learn to help his friends before pigs fly?

Synopsis: The What? Where? Why? series was designed both to answer common kid questions and to ask some questions of its own. Pathways across each page lead young readers through illustrated and easy-to-understand responses to inquiries about plants, food, solar system, weather, and more. A short quiz at the end of each pathway invites readers to show what they know and cleverly leads them to the next question. Find out how spiders make webs, why…

Synopsis: What is the world like far in the future? Is there peace? Is there horror? The Time Traveler's dinner guests listen in silence to his unbelieveable tale. Has he truly traveled through Time on a machine? Is the future a dream, where the gentle Eloi play all day? Or a nightmare, haunted by something that lurks underground? Perhaps only Time will tell.

Synopsis: "If you decide to go to the moon," writes Faith McNulty, "read this book first. It will tell you how to get there and what to do after you land. The most important part tells you how to get home." Written in the second person, the text allows the reader to participate in every aspect of the journey, from packing ("don't forget your diary and plenty of food") to liftoff (at first you'll feel heavy; don't worry") to traveling through space (where…

Synopsis: Discusses the history of this national park, its geological features, trails, wildlife, dangers in the park, and efforts to preserve it.

Synopsis: Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and life cycle of the Canada goose

Synopsis: When the influenza epidemic strikes Duluth, Minnesota, in 1918, Marven's parents send their son far away from the danger of the disease. But a logging camp in the great north woods? A true story of a small Jewish boy and a bearish French-Canadian lumberjack . . . and how they became friends under the most unusual circumstances.

Synopsis: Describes pickup trucks, their main features, and how they are raced.