Synopsis: As Idaville’s ten-year-old star detective, Encyclopedia has an uncanny knack for trivia. With his unconventional knowledge, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But his dad also happens to be the chief of the Idaville police department, and every night around the dinner table, Encyclopedia helps him solve some of the most baffling crimes. With ten confounding mysteries in each book, not only does…

Synopsis: Frank thought that he'd found a new friend--but he never expected a war to come between them.It's 1941 , and Frank is miserable. If only his family had never moved to Hawaii. Everyone and everything on the island looks and sounds strange to him. Then Frank meets Kenji, a Japanese-American boy who just might become a friend. But the unthinkable happens--Pearl Harbor is bombed , and by the Japanese! Can Frank and Kenji even be friends?

Synopsis: "Delving deep into a labyrinth of dark neurosis, WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE is a deliciously unsettling novel about a perverse, isolated, and possibly murderous family and the struggle that ensues when outside forces disrupt their delicate way of life. Mary Katherine 'Merricat' Blackwood--among the most memorable narrators in twentieth-century fiction--lives in the Blackwood family home with the reclusive company of only her sister…

Synopsis: With more than twenty million copies sold in forty languages in ninety countries worldwide, DK Eyewitness been the most trusted young adult nonfiction book series for more than thirty years. Visually engaging, informative, and lively, the one-hundred-plus titles in the Eyewitness series focus on subjects that complement students' personal interests and areas of study to make learning simple and fun. The most trusted nonfiction series for…

Synopsis: When butterfly expert Fred Urquhart went to see the monarch overwintering sites in Mexico that he had worked years to locate, Lavies accompanied him. Her pictures of that historic trip form an important part of this dramatic photo essay about the life cycle and migratory mysteries of the monarch butterfly. Full-color photos.

Synopsis: Beavers change the environment more than any creature other than people. Never-before-seen images, made possible by IMAX technology, capture a family of beavers in the Canadian woods as they build a dam, bring up newborns, and eventually, change wooded land into a huge pond.

Synopsis: "[Here is] a charming introduction to the truly amazing octopus [from its intelligence to its ability to change colors to the camouflaging black ink it squirts to escape predators]. Lauber's chatty, fact-filled text makes the book a good read-aloud, and Keller's amusing and colorful drawings enhance it—a perfect match of text and illustration." —SLJ. Children's Books of 1990 (Library of Congress)

Synopsis: A Scholastic Level 2 Reader all about monsters and whether they really exist!Prepare to be scared! Come face-to-face with some of the world's most famous monsters and creatures: the Komodo dragon, giant squid, vampire bats, the Minotaur, Hydra, Bigfoot, and Yeti. Are they myth? Or fact? This Level 2 Reader explores the reality behind all of the most terrifying monsters. The book uses simple text and full-color photographs and artwork throughout…

Synopsis: "Dinosaurs are so awesome, they get their own awards show! We've got the coolest and most amazing dinos inside. Some of them will stomp home with the golden Dino trophy. Who will win? It's up to you!"--Back cover.

Synopsis: "Scientists find thousands of new species of animals every year. Inside, meet some of the newest and coolest!"--Page 4 of cover

Synopsis: Describes the variety of animals living in rain forests around the world.

Synopsis: Photographs and text explore the natural phenomenon of lightning.

Synopsis: Spectacular full-color photographs introduce Earth's "sister planet, " from its scorching deserts and clouds of sulfuric acid to the crushing pressure of its atmosphere.

Synopsis: A young girl's grandmother tells her of her love for baseball and the day they let her play in the game even though she was a girl.