Synopsis: Key Features Description Brian is on his way to Canada to visit his estranged father when the pilot of his small prop plane suffers a heart attack. Thirteen-year-old Brian is forced to crash-land the plane in a lake, and finds himself stranded in the remote Canadian wilderness with only his clothing and the hatchet his mother gave him as a present before his departure. Brian had been distraught over his parents' impending divorce and the secret…

Synopsis: Newbery Honor seal on front cover. 35th Printing. 5 By 7" 2006

Synopsis: Key Features Description A Photo-Filled Nonfiction Adventure! Extraordinary close-up photos and easy-to-read text packed with facts and definitions take young readers on an unforgettable dolphin watch! They leap out of the water with smiles on their faces to catch a breath of air! Young readers will discover why these sea creatures are classified as mammals and not fish, how they hunt and survive, how they raise their young, and what needs to be…

Synopsis: Last year Suds was a Third Grade Angel, but now... it's time to be a Fourth Grade Rat!Fourth graders are tough. They aren't afraid of spiders. They say no to their moms. They push first graders off the swings. And they never, ever cry.Suds knows that now he's in fourth grade, he's supposed to be a rat. But whenever he tries to act like one, something goes wrong. Can Suds's friend Joey teach him to toughen up... or will Suds remain a fourth grade…

Synopsis: For a full hour, he poured lemonade. The world is a thirsty place, he thought as he nearly emptied his fourth pitcher of the day. And I am the Lemonade King.Fourth-grader Evan Treski is people-smart. He's good at talking with people, even grownups. His younger sister, Jessie, on the other hand, is math-smart, but not especially good with people. So when the siblings' lemonade stand war begins, there really is no telling who will win--or even if…

Synopsis: A Halloween version of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" featuring macabre gifts such as icky eyeballs, demons dancing, and thirsty vampires.

Synopsis: A straightforward biography about Harriet Tubman's struggles and success for both civil and women's rights.With a forward-thinking attitude, Harriet Tubman escaped slavery and risked her life countless times to help free 70 others. She became monumental in both the civil rights movement and the women's suffrage movement. Kids will be inspired by this icon's tireless work to create a better America. This series features full-color illustrated…

Synopsis: Key Features Description This cookie isn't running away; he thinks he's been left behind! Made by the kids in class, he gets lonely during recess time and sets off to find out where his new friends have gone. Running as fast as he can, he goes from the gym to the nurse's office to the cafeteria and ultimately ends up in the principal's office, with a few bumps and crumbles along the way. Will he ever be reunited with his friends? This cookie isn…

Synopsis: Key Features Description Humphrey is excited to get back to Room 26 and see all his old classmates. But on the first day of school, a bunch of strange kids arrive, and no matter how loudly he squeaks up, they don't realize they're in the wrong room! Once Humphrey gets over the shock of being with a whole new group of students, he gets busy learning all about them and their problems. There's Rolling-Rosie, who can pop wheelies with her wheelchair…

Synopsis: Key Features Description Full-color photographs and text follow the life cycle of a pumpkin, from germination to flower to fully developed squash. Full-color photographs and text follow the life cycle of a pumpkin, from germination to flower to fully developed squash. Standards RI.1.2. Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text. RI.1.2. Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text. Product Details Item #: NTS549420…

Synopsis: From dazzling gemstones to sparkling crystals to molten lava, this brilliantly illustrated book introduces children to the exciting world of rocks and minerals, including both the building blocks and the bling. This level two reader, written in easy-to-grasp text, will help cultivate the geologists of tomorrow!This high-interest, educationally vetted series of beginning readers features the magnificent images of National Geographic, accompanied…

Synopsis: The long-awaited prequel to the bestseller FOURTH GRADE RATSGeorge, aka "Suds," has just entered third grade, and he's heard the rhyme about "first grade babies/second grade cats/third grade angels/fourth grade rats," but what does this mean for his school year? It means that his teacher, Mrs. Simms, will hold a competition every month to see which student deserves to be awarded "the halo" - which student is best-behaved, kindest to others, and,…

Synopsis: Elise and Franklin have always been best friends. Elise has always lived in the big house with her loving Uncle and Aunt, because Elise's parents died when she was too young to remember them. There's always been a barn behind the house with eight locked doors on the second floor. When Elise and Franklin start middle school, things feel all wrong. Bullying. Not fitting in. Franklin suddenly seems babyish. Then, soon after her 12th birthday, Elise…

Synopsis: In a lively guessing game format, find out why the feet of tree frogs, and those of eight other animals, are perfectly adapted to their habitats. Illustrated with brightly detailed paintings, this simple, informative text will have children looking at feet in a whole new way.