Synopsis: This series features classic Shakespeare retold with graphic color illustrations. Educators using the Dale-Chall vocabulary system adapted each title. Each 64-page, softcover book retains key phrases and quotations from the original play. Research shows that the more students read, the better their vocabulary, their ability to read, and their knowledge of the world. Hamlet takes place in the early seventeenth century, at he royal castle in…

Synopsis: Focusing on themes of nature versus culture, of instinct versus education, raw courage, natural dignity, and willpower, The Call of the Wild explores the effects of contact with human beings on the primitive but noble spirit of the dog Buck. A sourcebook of activities and related readings accompanies this novel questioning what it means to be a human being, to be brave, to be civilized.

Synopsis: During World War II in occupied France, a young Jewish girl returns from an overnight visit with a friend to find her family has disappeared.

Synopsis: A PAINLESS WAY TO LEARN SAT WORDS 17-year-old Will Lassiter has lived his entire life in the peaceful comfort of Red Fork. When his new neighbor, Dr. Octavio Perez, suddenly disappears, Will uncovers a mystery that merges the present with the past -- a deadly secret that's been locked away for nearly a century. That's when things start to get really strange. Unlike other SAT preparation books, "The Ring of McAllister" incorporates key SAT…

Synopsis: Step into the Dark Realm--but beware Tusk's razor sharp namesakes! Tusk the Mighty Mammoth rules the rotting forests of Gorgonia with razor sharp tusks. She terrorizes the rebels at war with the evil wizard Malvel and is holding Ferno the Fire Dragon captive. Can Tom and Elenna defeat Tusk before Malvel's guards track them down?