Synopsis: BABBITT, Natalie: Tuck Everlasting: A Novel. New York, Scholastic, Inc., 1975. Paperback, 139 pp. Subject: Novel / Children…

Synopsis: Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

Synopsis: After budget cuts threaten the art and music programs at Ella Mentry School, as well as some services, groundskeeper Burke finds gold and "gilver" on the playground, causing a modern-day gold rush.

Synopsis: "I guess it doeslook like a poemwhen you see ittyped uplike that."Jack hates poetry. Only girls write it and every time he tries to, his brain feels empty. But his teacher, Ms. Stretchberry, won't stop giving her class poetry assignments -- and Jack can't avoid them. But then something amazing happens. The more he writes, the more he learns he does have something to say.

Synopsis: Rashin is an Iranian immigrant girl living in New York, excited by her first trip to Coney Island, and fascinated by the differences in the beach customs between her native Iran and her new home--but she misses the saffron flavored ice cream that she used to eat.

Synopsis: The Gregg family loves hunting, but their eight-year-old neighbor can't stand it. After countless pleas for them to stop are ignored, she has no other choice -- she has to put her magic finger on them. Now the Greggs are a family of birds, and like it or not, they're going to find out how it feels to be on the other end of the gun.

Synopsis: From the Caldecott Medal-winning author of The Snowy Day, Ezra Jack Keats, Peter's Chair is a picture book classic about a sibling rivalry.Peter, the hero of many of Ezra Jack Keats' award-winning books, has a new baby sister. When she arrives, his parents paint his old baby furniture pink for the new baby. There's only one thing they haven't painted yet, though: his little blue chair. He'll do whatever it takes to save it—even run away! This is…

Synopsis: Key Features Description If you give a pig a pancake, she'll want syrup to go with it. If you give her some of your favorite maple syrup, she'll probably get all sticky and will want to take a bath... This latest book by the winning team who gave readers If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and If You Give a Moose a Muffin tells the tale of a little girl who tries to keep up with the demands of a bossy little pig. If you give a pig a pancake, she'll…

Synopsis: While on a mission to prove to Merlin that they can use magic wisely, Jack and Annie travel to seventeenth-century Venice, Italy, to save the city from disaster. Merlin has asked Jack and Annie to help on another Merlin Mission. This time they head back into history to Venice, Italy, in the 1700s. With the help of some new friends, a research book, and a mysterious rhyme from Merlin, the heroes will save the beautiful city from a flood! Yet…

Synopsis: Reading Wonders Literature Big Book: This School Year Will Be the Best Grade 1 is one title in the collection of beloved trade books in Big Book format for whole-class instruction and shared reading. 24 books at Grade 1 (four per unit).

Synopsis: Reading Wonders Literature Big Book: The Story of Martin Luther King, Jr. Grade 1 is one title in the collection of beloved trade books in Big Book format for whole-class instruction and shared reading. 24 books at Grade 1 (four per unit).

Synopsis: When a pair of adorable kittens joins the family, Marley is so excited to have two new friends to play with that he follows the felines everywhere. But Marley is no graceful kitten. By imitating their gentle behavior, he unintentionally makes a mess all over the house and gets into big trouble for it. What did I do this time? he wonders. Marley is afraid he may have lost his number-one status in the household . . . until an unlikely pair reminds…

Synopsis: Fancy Nancy and the late, late, late night: Fancy Nancy is exhausted the day after she stays up late looking at her neighbor Mrs. Devine's celebrity scrapbook.

Synopsis: What do you and a tuna have in common? You are both part of a food chain that begins with green things and ends with you! Can you get energy from sunlight? Why is every link in a food chain important? Read and find out more about food chains!Now rebranded with a new cover look, this book features content-rich vocabulary in simple, engaging text by Patricia Lauber, fascinating diagrams, and beautifully detailed illustrations by Holly Keller. Both…