Synopsis: Describes how the Fourth of July became an American holiday.

Synopsis: Lilting verse and bold, whimsical pictures tell the story of one mother's efforts to quiet the animals - from the smallest mosquito to the great big elephant - as their sounds threaten to wake her baby. But is Baby asleep? Let's see who is asleep - and who isn't!

Synopsis: Splat the cat is very nervous when his class prepares to sing on Parents' Night.

Synopsis: Single copy of Serious Survivors (Pathfinder) Discover some of the sneaky strategies that some plants use to survive.

Synopsis: Single copy of Sound All Around (Pioneer). Sounds are all around you. Some can seem very different, but all sounds are a form of mechanical energy.

Synopsis: The Cow That Went OINK is a giggle-inspiring picture book that also has a gentle message about respecting differences. A cow that oinks and a pig that moos are teased by the other barnyard animals until each teaches the other a new sound. "Pure fun," commented The Horn Book. "A delightfully silly picture book with a not-so-silly message."

Synopsis: A hungry mouse leaves a huge mess when it goes in search of a snack.

Synopsis: As she prepares for her graduation ceremony, a first grader-to-be remembers her enjoyable year in kindergarten.

Synopsis: Throwing light on a dark problemParkland Middle School is a place the students call Darkland, because no one in it does much to stop the daily harassment of kids by other kids. Three bullied seventh graders use their smarts to get the better of their tormentors by starting an unofficial e-mail forum at school in which they publicize their experiences. Unexpectedly, lots of other kids come forward to confess their similar troubles, and it becomes…

Synopsis: Single copy of Destination: Moon (Pioneer). Blast off into space to explore NASA's ideas about traveling to the moon, building a space station there, and using the moon as a launch pad to Mars.

Synopsis: Harry and Doug investigate when special bookmarks begin to disappear while their class is busy studying poetry and running their own post office.

Synopsis: The 19th installment in this spunky series begins with much ado over the cultural implications of bought and brought lunches and the exciting arrival of a shiny new lunch box. ("Come, Herb! Come, Lennie and Jos!̌ It's time for you to watch me eat out of my new lunch box!") But events quickly eclipse such trifles, as Junie B. runs into good ol' Mrs. Gutzman again, her "snack lady" from way back in kindergarten. ("That woman was a gem, I tell you…

Synopsis: Single copy of Exploring Caves (Pathfinder). Explore the mysterious world of caves and learn how they form and what animals call them home.