Synopsis: A collection of articles linked together by the topic of advances in transportation

Synopsis: Return to the world of Meg Cabot's bestselling and beloved Princess Diaries series in From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess—this time through the illustrated diary of a spunky new heroine: Princess Mia's long lost half-sister, Olivia!“Author Meg Cabot is ready to put her tiara back on [with] a new character, Olivia Grace.” —USA TodayOlivia Grace Clarisse Mignonette Harrison is a completely average twelve-year-old: average height,…

Synopsis: Kids are born nature detectives, and the backyard explorer kit brings the joy and adventure of discovery to what kids do naturally. Comprising the Tree…

Synopsis: To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the first publication of Skinnybones, bestselling author Barbara Park has updated the text of this award-winning novel and made it even more hilarious. A whole new generation of kids will meet Alex Skinnybones Frankovich, the smallest player on his baseball team, who is famous for his big mouth. Alex knows he's gone too far when he brags his way into a battle of skills with T.J. Stoner, a cocky Little League…

Synopsis: Childhood fear of the dark and the resulting exercise in imaginative exaggeration are given that special Mercer Mayer treatment in this dryly humorous fantasy.--School Library Journal. Full-color illustrations.

Synopsis: Delivering newspapers seems like a great job to Henry. Unfortunately, he finds that the job isn't so easy -- particularly with four lively kittens to spoil an interview and an unexpected rival to join in the mess!

Synopsis: A simple interest in silversmithing leads best friends Matt, Dean, Dave, and Jon to mytery - and great danger - after the Rugendo Rhinos club members discover clues to an artifact smuggling ring and set out to break up the band of thieves.

Synopsis: Text and photographs describes such autumn occurrences as leaves changing colors, animals getting ready for winter, and the harvesting of crops.

Synopsis: Research-based mini units to encourage students to learn more about their country.

Synopsis: Can a fish cough? With level B of Reading for Comprehension, your students will learn all about this kid-friendly topic and many more. This book for grade 2 students includes 46 high-interest, nonfiction articles with questions that reinforce key reading and writing skills commonly found on state tests. Multiple-choice questions test these reading skills: vocabulary, main idea and details, sequence, cause and effect, and inferences and…

Synopsis: Cartoons about the peanuts gang. Great for kids and adults. Fun to read together with children.

Synopsis: Lizards features lizards from around the world, including the frilledlizard, panther chameleon, gila monster, and Salvadori's monitor.

Synopsis: This series is the perfect introduction to the universe. Correlated to the science curriculum, simple text and full-color photographs help young readers understand the objects they see in the sky. Readers will learn why stars twinkle and shine, why the Moon appears to change shape, and an easy way to remember the names of all the planets.

Synopsis: A young girl relates the hardships and dangers of traveling with her family in a covered wagon from Illinois to California during the 1860's.

Synopsis: Fire rages on the tanker, Argo, when its cargo of deadly gas is ignited

Synopsis: All the stories in this book are based on documented cases of UFOs reported by real kids.

Synopsis: A Masai tale, presented in the form of a play, in which the frog gets the job of getting a monster out of the rabbit's house after the leopard, elephant, and rhino bungle the job.

Synopsis: This beautifully illustrated book looks at the world from a child's point of view and explains the natural elements around us. Easy-to-read text and colorful pictures show where wind and rain come from, what happens inside a cloud, and why we have storms and snow.