Synopsis: - Full-color historical photographs - Table of contents, glossary, bibliography, index - Reinforced library binding - 24 pages, size: 8 1/8" x 8" - Fun Facts sidebars - Photodiagrams - Time line - Diagrams - Learn about chapter introductions - Contextual definitions of unfamiliar terms - www.FactHound.com Internet sites

Synopsis: Describes the sport of skateboarding, including tricks and safety information.

Synopsis: NOMINATED FOR MULTIPLE STATE AWARDS! If one small act can create a ripple across the universe . . . what happens when a whole group of kids join together and act? Told in eight perspectives--including one in graphic novel form--Operation Frog Effect is perfect for fans of Andrew Clements, Rob Buyea, and Sarah Weeks, and for anyone who wants to make a difference.Hi--It's us, Ms. Graham's class. We didn't mean to mess things up. But we did. We…

Synopsis: "Tender and illuminating. A beautiful debut." --Rebecca Stead, Newbery Medal-winning author of When You Reach MeA heartrending and hopeful story about a nonverbal girl and her passion for space exploration, for fans of See You in the Cosmos, Mockingbird, and The Thing About Jellyfish.Twelve-year-old Nova is eagerly awaiting the launch of the space shuttle Challenger--it's the first time a teacher is going into space, and kids across America will…

Synopsis: Differentiate text for: Approaching-one grade below, On-Level-at grade level Beyond- one grade above, ELL-English Language Learners. Each reader features a main selection accompanied by a paired piece with the same theme. Nonfiction titles are differentiated in readability but identical in design. Excite students with myths, legends, folktales, informational texts, and many more genres.

Synopsis: Presented in a graphic-novel format, the story of the "Titanic," which sank in the north Atlantic on its maiden voyage on April 15, 1912, is chronicled. Full color.

Synopsis: Room One is putting on a play about explorers looking for the New World, including ships and sea captains and everything. Junie B. Jones thinks she might be the star of the whole entire production. Only, sailing the ocean blue is not as easy as it looks.

Synopsis: An alphabet book with zany drawings and nonsensical verse provides an entertaining way for small children to learn the letters and their sounds.--Booklist. Full-color illustrations.

Synopsis: Before there was hip hop, there was DJ Kool Herc.On a hot day at the end of summer in 1973 Cindy Campbell threw a back-to-school party at a park in the South Bronx. Her brother, Clive Campbell, spun the records. He had a new way of playing the music to make the breaks—the musical interludes between verses—longer for dancing. He called himself DJ Kool Herc and this is When the Beat Was Born. From his childhood in Jamaica to his youth in the Bronx…

Synopsis: With more than 30 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading!In the nineteenth book in the My Weird School series, it's Thanksgiving! A.J. is thankful for four days off from school. But he's not thankful for Dr. Carbles, who is grumpier than ever. Dr. Carbles even fires Mr. Klutz! Will A.J. and his friends be able to save their principal's job?Perfect for reluctant readers and word lovers alike, Dan Gutman's hugely…

Synopsis: A story that broadens the traditional meaning of Father's Day to include any and all the special male people in a child's life.

Synopsis: Noodles the dog searches for the perfect Halloween costume in this Level One Scholastic Reader!This adventure about everyone's favorite mischievous white puppy is now a Scholastic Reader!It's Halloween, and puppy wants to dress up. Should he be a big black bat? Or maybe a wise wizard? How about a funny clown?As he is getting ready, a bunch of scary ghosts are at the door! Boo! Puppy is scared, until he recognizes his friends underneath the…

Synopsis: Pete the Cat is wearing his favorite shirt—the one with the four totally groovy buttons. But when one falls off, does Pete cry? Goodness, no! He just keeps on singing his song—after all, what could be groovier than three groovy buttons? Count down with Pete in this rocking new story from the creators of the bestselling Pete the Cat books.