Synopsis: Jamaica likes the substitute teacher, Mrs. Duval, right away. So when there’s a spelling test, of course Jamaica wants to please her by spelling all the words right. But this time something goes wrong and Jamaica has to make an important decision. . . . What will Mrs. Duval think of her now?

Synopsis: With inspiring and educational stories, Scholastic's Hello Reader series caters to the spectrum of reading abilities among beginning readers. My First Hello Readers use basic words to reinforce phonics and sight vocabulary. The books at this level offer punch-out flash cards plus six additional pages of skill-building activities. Levels 1 - 4 combine a greater vocabulary and longer sentence length. Each book has an introductory letter from an…

Synopsis: Repetitive, predictable story lines and illustrations that match the text provide maximum support to the emergent reader. Engaging stories promote reading comprehension, and easy and fun activities on the inside back covers extend learning. Great for Reading First, Fluency, Vocabulary, Text Comprehension, and ESL/ELL!

Synopsis: "A giraffe struggles to feel comfortable with his neck"--

Synopsis: Take a closer look at these scaly serpents. They can be found almost everywhere on earth - they might even be somewhere near you!

Synopsis: “The first kidnappings happened two hundred years before. Some years it was two boys taken, some years two girls, sometimes one of each. But if at first the choices seemed random, soon the pattern became clear. One was always beautiful and good, the child every parent wanted as their own. The other was homely and odd, an outcast from birth. An opposing pair, plucked from youth and spirited away.” This year, best friends Sophie and Agatha are…

Synopsis: Sam, Jo, Matthew, and Katie are four animal-loving kids who start up their own neighborhood service -- the Petsitters Club -- as a school-related community service. The kids' petsitting assignments turn out to be funny, challenging, and full of surprises -- and boys and girls will love reading the ten volumes that recount the Petsitters' adventures. These appealing novelettes are divided into chapters and are enhanced with lively black-and-white…

Synopsis: "Peter Parker is a typical teenager living in New York City. His timid demeanor and passion for science make him a perfect target for high school bullies like all-star football player Flash Thompson. But all that changes when ... a radioactive spider bites Peter, and he starts to transform! Suddenly he has incredible new spider-like powers, but the awkward teen must learn how to cope with abilities that set him even further apart from his peers.…

Synopsis: Let the games begin...It's an event so special, it only happens once every four years: the Friendship Games. Canterlot High will face off again Crystal Prep Academy in a series of events to determine which school really is the best. Canterlot High has never won the Friendship Games. Will things be different this time? Rainbow Dash is determined to bring her classmates and school to victory. Sure, the students at Crystal Prep are super athletic,…

Synopsis: The third exciting adventure in the Equestria Girls series! The girls rock a new story about friendship at Canterlot High. The follow-up to Through the Mirror and Rainbow Rocks. Includes 14 pages of activities!

Synopsis: After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, thirteen-year-old Tetsu and his family are sent to the Gila River Relocation Center in Arizona where a fellow prisoner starts a baseball team, but when Tetsu's sister becomes ill and he feels responsible, he stops playing.

Synopsis: Can you imagine what your world and your life would be like if there was no glass?This series takes readers (Ages 8-12) on a historical journey, examining how people coped in the past and how they developed ingenious ways to make life safer and less unpleasant. Each book features full-color cartoon-style illustrations and hilarious speech bubbles to heighten interest, making the series attractive even to reluctant readers.You use glass from…

Synopsis: Andy and Terry are once again inviting readers to come hang out with them in their astonishing 39-story treehouse (it used to be 13 stories, then 26 stories, but they keep expanding). And this year they will have even more time to jump on the world's highest trampoline, toast marshmallows in an active volcano, swim in the chocolate waterfall, pet baby dinosaurs, and go head-to-trunk with the Trunkinator, since Terry has created the greatest…

Synopsis: This series takes readers (Ages 8-12) on a historical journey, examining how people coped in the past and how they developed ingenious ways to make life safer and less unpleasant.Each book features full-color cartoon-style illustrations and hilarious speech bubbles to heighten interest, making the series attractive even to reluctant readers.It can come in any color of the rainbow, be smooth and glossy, or dull and rough-but how important is this…

Synopsis: Learn about how robots are helping humanity by doing jobs that are too dangerous for people, exploring places that humans cannot reach, and becoming our helpers and companions.This series takes readers (Ages 8-12) on a historical journey, examining how people coped in the past and how they developed ingenious ways to make life safer and less unpleasant. Each book features full-color cartoon-style illustrations and hilarious speech bubbles to…

Synopsis: Aiden and Meg Falconer plan to capture Hairless Joe, who has been hunting them, in order to free their parents from prison. When Aiden and Meg Falconer discover that Hairless Joe, a killer and madman, holds the key to freeing their parents from prison, they decide to try and trap him, despite the dangers.

Synopsis: One man holds the key to freeing Aidan and Meg Falconer's parents from prison: a mysterious figure named Frank Lindenauer. Aidan and Meg must cross the country to try to catch him . . . even as the FBI tries to catch them first. In California, Aidan and Meg fall in with a crowd that already has its share of trouble going on. They want to believe they've found friends who will help them out. But if they're not careful, these "friends" will sell…

Synopsis: In this all-new, deeply moving companion to The Night Journey, it is now 1897 and Reuven Bloom is 15 years old. When his parents and older sister are murdered by the Tsar's army, Reuven decides to escape to America with his baby sister.

Synopsis: "Clever, and very funny."--The New York TimesThe year is 1862, and twelve-year-old P.K. “Pinky” Pinkerton is on the run from Whittlin’ Walt and his gang of ruthless desperados. P.K. is determined to hold on to Ma’s last priceless possession: the deed to a large amount of land and silver mines in the Nevada Mountains. Problem is, that’s exactly what Whittlin’ Walt is after, and he’ll do just about anything to get his hands on it. P.K. will have…