Synopsis: If anyone ever looked at a lake, stream, or any body of water that makes up 70% of our earth and wondered what lives in there, this is the book with the answers. Every page explores the story of life underwater. Readers learn about unusual animals, like the crafty mudskipper that can live in water and on land so that it can escape from hungry saltwater crocodiles. The fact-filled text also explains the mutual dependency of plant and animal in…

Synopsis: When Nancy picks flowers for Ms. Glass's surprise party, she is overjoyed—until she discovers an unpleasant surprise of her own! How could Nancy, practically a poison ivy expert, come down with something so unfancy? In this hilarious new addition to the Fancy Nancy I Can Read series, Nancy realizes that even experts can always learn something new. With her boundless spirit and dynamic flair, Nancy is sure to leave young readers itching for…

Synopsis: "It's an important lesson to teach and remind us all . . . that showing kindness and appreciation of others goes a long way to making this world a happier place for everyone, including ourselves. A classic tale, beautifully told and beautifully shared."--Emily-Jane Hills Orford, Readers' Favorite Book ReviewsWhile using a simple metaphor of a bucket and a dipper, author Carol McCloud illustrates that when we choose to be kind, we not only fill…

Synopsis: A school trip to the natural history museum goes awry when the curator, Ms. Krup, loses her giant cockroach and A.J. and his friends decide to explore the museum in the middle of the night.

Synopsis: Key Features Description Ever since the monster apocalypse hit town, average 13-year-old Jack Sullivan has been living in his tree house, which he's armed and enhanced with catapults and a moat, not to mention video games and an endless supply of Oreos and Mountain Dew scavenged from abandoned stores. But even in his fortified tree house, Jack alone is no match for the hordes of zombies and winged wretches and vine thingies, and especially not…

Synopsis: Key Features Description Joe and Ravi might be from very different places, but they're both stuck in the same place: school. Joe's lived in the same town all his life, and was doing just fine until his best friends moved away and left him on his own. Ravi's family just moved to America from India, and he's finding it pretty hard to figure out where he fits in. Joe and Ravi don't think they have anything in common, but soon enough they have a…

Synopsis: Key Features Description The New York Times-bestselling I Survived series expands to include this thrilling nonfiction exploration of five true stories of survival from some of history's greatest disasters. Stories include "The Children's Blizzard, 1888"; "The Titanic Disaster, 1912"; "The Great Boston Molasses Flood, 1919"; "The Japanese Tsunami, 2011"; and "The Henryville Tornado, 2012." The New York Times-bestselling I Survived series expands…

Synopsis: Paulsen, The Author Of Hatchet And Dogsong Shares True Stories About His Relationship With Animals, Highlighting Their Compassion, Intellect, Intuition, And Sense Of Adventure. Gary Paulsen Is An Adventurer Who Competed In Two Iditarods, Survived The Minnesota Wilderness, And Climbed The Bighorns. None Of This Would Have Been Possible Without His Truest Companion: His Animals. Sled Dogs Rescued Him In Alaska, A Sickened Poodle Guarded His Well…

Synopsis: Flat Stanley is taking over the world, one city at a time! In this exciting second installment in the renowned Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures chapter book series, Stanley Lambchop travels to Egypt!Ever since Stanley was flattened by a bulletin board, there are places he can get to that no one else can. So when Stanley receives a letter from an archaeologist, he travels by airmail to Egypt to help find an ancient treasure deep in the heart…

Synopsis: Dragons Love Tacos. And If You Have Plenty Of Tacos, Nothing Could Possibly Go Wrong At Your Party. Right?

Synopsis: It's been a year since Marty Preston rescued Shiloh from Judd Travers, and since then, Marty and Shiloh have been inseparable. Anywhere Marty goes, the beagle's at his side. And Judd Travers is even working to improve his reputation. But just as townsfolk grow more accepting of him, a fire in the woods destroys many homes. Doubt, blame, and anger spread faster than the flames, flames that are fanned by a new minister, who seems fonder of fire…