Synopsis: A New York Times bestselling Pete the Cat hardcover holiday picture book, perfect as a gift and for sharing, now available in paper-over-board at a special price! Spend the holidays with your favorite blue cat! In this rockin' spin on the traditional tale The Night Before Christmas, Pete the Cat proves that giving your all in the spirit of Christmas is the totally groovy thing to do. The fun never stops--includes a free downloadable song! Don…

Synopsis: In this third and final Mouse novel from Newbery Medal-winning author Beverly Cleary, Ralph heads to school to see what humans do all day . . . and to discover what the S in Ralph S. Mouse stands for With his rowdy cousins constantly wearing out his motorcycle and the Mountain View Inn manager threatening to take care of the mouse infestation once and for all, Ralph decides it's time to get away for a while. He convinces his human friend Ryan to…

Synopsis: This rhyming, brightly illustrated book is the perfect way to practice the alphabet and to introduce young children to kindergarten.It's the first day of kindergarten and Miss Bindergarten is hard at work getting the classroom ready for her twenty-six new students. Meanwhile, Adam Krupp wakes up, Brenda Heath brushes her teeth, and Christopher Beaker finds his sneaker. Miss Bindergarten puts the finishing touches on the room just in time, and…

Synopsis: "From fierce great white to super-fast makos, slow-moving megamouths to clever threshers, there are all kinds of cool sharks lurking in the oceans."--

Synopsis: Skippyjon Jones, a Siamese cat with an overactive imagination, would rather be El Skippito, his Zorro-like, Chihuahua alter ego.

Synopsis: Get carried away with the Friz and her class as they take a whirlwind journey into the world of butterflies! Hi, I'm Phoebe, one of the kids in Ms. Frizzle's class. When we started our unit on butterflies, I figured I would get to see a live butterfly - but I never thought I would get to be one. But when Ms. Frizzle took us on our butterfly field trip, she accidentally turned us all into butterflies! But being a butterfly wasn't all fun and…

Synopsis: Miss Bindergarten, the world's best kindergarten teacher, is getting ready for another milestone. Tomorrow she and her class will have been together for 100 days. To celebrate, each student must bring "100 of some wonderful, one-hundred-full thing!" At night, while the students go to work assembling their projects, Miss Bindergarten is working, too, making special surprises for the class. The 100th day of kindergarten is bound to be…

Synopsis: Softcover My Five Senses Big Book Plus (17 X 17 inches) book. This is a book that can be easily seen and read from the back of the room. In this book the student will explore all five senses in a story (My Five Senses), an Inuit chant, and a guessing game (entitled Look Closely). This book correlates with the theme Off We Go--See What We Know! (1996 grade 1 Houghton Mifflin Reading Series).

Synopsis: Trixie can't wait to bring her one-of-a-kind Knuffle Bunny to school and show him off to everyone. But when she gets there, she sees something awful: Sonja has the same bunny. Suddenly, Knuffle Bunny doesn't seem so one-of-a-kind anymore. Chaos ensues until the bunnies are taken away by Ms. Greengrove. After school, Trixie finally gets her beloved bunny back. But in the middle of the night, Trixie realizes something. She has the wrong bunny!…

Synopsis: Key Features Description Third-grader Jake really wants to win his school's first science fair and beat the know-it-alls, Marsha and Kevin. The problem is, to beat the know-it-alls, Jake starts becoming a know-it-all too. He soon learns that friendship is more important than winning. Third-grader Jake really wants to win his school's first science fair and beat the know-it-alls, Marsha and Kevin. The problem is, to beat the know-it-alls, Jake…

Synopsis: another great stories in these series, great for unit on winter

Synopsis: Here's the newest twist on the familiar tale of There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly. There was a cold lady who swallowed some snow. I don't know why she swallowed some snow. Perhaps you know. This time, the old lady is swallowing everything from snow to a pipe, some coal, a hat, and more! With rollicking, rhyming text and funny illustrations, this lively version will appeal to young readers with every turn of the page. And this time,…

Synopsis: Includes "All things are connected," "Sun catcher," "Cooking with salt water," "The friendship orchard," "Frog swallows ocean," "Rabbit's tail tale," "The savage skylark," "Cardinal's red feathers," "Starfire"