Synopsis: Just In Time For The Snow To Start Falling, Benji Finds A New Pack In Animals At A Country Farm. It's The Perfect Place To Spend His First Holiday Season--sleigh Rides, A Cozy Barn, A Frozen Pond--and A Farmer Who Doesn't Trust Dogs. But The Farmer's New Foster Daughter Sure Could Use A Furry Friend.--back Cover.

Synopsis: Clayton Feels Most Alive When He's With His Grandfather, Cool Papa Byrd, And The Band Of Bluesmen -- He Can't Wait To Join Them, Just As Soon As He Has A Blues Song Of His Own. But Then The Unthinkable Happens. Cool Papa Byrd Dies, And Clayton's Mother Forbids Clayton From Playing The Blues. And Clayton Knows That's No Way To Live. Armed With His Grandfather's Brown Porkpie Hat And His Harmonica, He Runs Away From Home In Search Of The Bluesmen,…

Synopsis: When A Freak Spring Blizzard Buries Starwood Park, Freddie Works With Mr. Vaslov To Clear The Sidewalks Using A New Invention--zapato Power Snowshoes. But Not Even The Snow Can Stop A Thief From Causing Trouble In The Neighborhood. Can Freddie Solve The Case, Even If It Means Helping Erika, The Starwood Park Bully?--

Synopsis: If you could have any dinosaur body part, which would you choose?What if you woke up one morning and you had sprouted a dinosaur body part overnight? What If You Had T. rex Teeth? -- the next imaginative book in the What If You Had series -- explores what would happen if you looked in the mirror and saw that you had become part dino! From a Velociraptor's sharp sickle-tipped toes to a T. rex's giant curved teeth, and from the body armor of an…

Synopsis: Key Features Description The discovery of a lost letter vaults Candice into a mystery and a multigenerational truth about a contemporary Southern town's racist past. “Dazzling and emotional.” -Booklist The discovery of a lost letter vaults Candice into a mystery and a multigenerational truth about a contemporary Southern town's racist past. “Dazzling and emotional.” -Booklist Standards RL.7.3. Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama…

Synopsis: Bring home the incredible true story of a friendship so strong that it crosses the globe! You will love the inspiring tale of Gobi, a lost dog who kept pace with an ultramarathon runner, Dion Leonard, across a vast desert. Follow their unlikely friendship through the challenges of an 80-mile race and Dion's struggle to bring Gobi home for good. Finding Gobi : The True Story of One Little Dog's Big Journey is the incredible true story of Dion…

Synopsis: Key Features Description Told from four points of view, a trio of sixth graders forge an unlikely bond when a bully traps another student at the bottom of the well. “Infused with humor and hope.” -Publishers Weekly, starred review Told from four points of view, a trio of sixth graders forge an unlikely bond when a bully traps another student at the bottom of the well. “Infused with humor and hope.” -Publishers Weekly, starred review Standards RL…

Synopsis: Grab the best seat in the house with this funny, touching picture book about a giraffe who keeps being mistaken for a chair!From the acclaimed author-illustrator of There’s a Giraffe in My Soup, Ross Burach, comes a curious tale about finding one’s courage and standing up for oneself. Full of vibrant and playful illustrations and hilariously absurd logic, kids will want to read it again and again.Could there be anything worse for Giraffe? Maybe…

Synopsis: Key Features Description Zippy cartoons add irreverent humor to this factual introduction to the roles this endangered pollinator plays. “Cackle-inducing.” -Kirkus, starred review Zippy cartoons add irreverent humor to this factual introduction to the roles this endangered pollinator plays. “Cackle-inducing.” -Kirkus, starred review Standards RI.2.6. Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or…

Synopsis: Key Features Description Riveting dual biographies of the war correspondents who served in the well-respected black regiment that fought to end slavery. “Excellent.” SLJ Riveting dual biographies of the war correspondents who served in the well-respected black regiment that fought to end slavery. “Excellent.” SLJ Standards RH.6-8.5. Describe how a text presents information (e.g., sequentially, comparatively, causally). RH.6-8.5. Describe how a…

Synopsis: See below for English description.Narval et Gelato sont de retour, et Narval a une nouvelle obsession: le beurre d'arachide! Il est tellement obs�d� qu'il souhaite changer son nom pour s'appeler... eh oui, vous l'aurez devin�... Beurre d'arachide!Toujours aussi raisonnable, Gelato n'est pas certain que ce soit une bonne id�e, mais il appr�cie le fait que Narval essaie au moins de nouvelles choses (au lieu de manger des gaufres tout le temps!)…

Synopsis: Hey diddle diddle, the old lady swallowed a fiddle-and some hay and all the farm animals she could find in a rhyming riddle based on the best-loved song.

Synopsis: Key Features Description Funny and factual, this picture book shines a light on the star of the solar system. "Charming" -Kirkus Funny and factual, this picture book shines a light on the star of the solar system. "Charming" -Kirkus Standards RI.2.2. Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text. RI.2.2. Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of…

Synopsis: It's fun to be kind! Our funny animal friends show us how to be kind to each other. Be a great ally. Hold the door for a friend. Try a little kindness today, and you will feel so much, much better.