Synopsis: A delicious new series from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Papademetriou!Hayley and her little sister, Chloe, have just moved into their grandmother's house with their mom, who recently divorced their dad and has just been laid off from her job. Helping out at her grandmother's tea shop, Hayley discovers she has a knack for baking, but her newfound talent seems to have cost her her best friend, Artie. Now Hayley's crushing on someone who…

Synopsis: After Soren, a young owlet, is pushed from his family's nest by his older brother, he's plucked from the forest floor by agents from a mysterious school, the St. Aegolius Academy for Orphaned Owls. When Soren arrives at St. Aggie's, he suspects there is more to the school than meets the eye. He and his new friend, the clever and scrappy Gylfie, find out that St. Aggie's is actually a training camp where the school's leader can groom young owls…

Synopsis: Introduces some of the characteristics of flies that includes information on their eyes, feet, and eating habits.

Synopsis: WELCOME TO THE AFTER-SCHOOL BOOK CLUB! The kids in the After-School Sports Club are going on a field trip to the local rink. Everyone is excited to learn how to skate -- except Alyssa, who is not sure she is ready to give it a try. Can the rest of the kids show her how much fun skating can be?

Synopsis: Text and photographs describe the trunks, branches, needles, and seeds of pine trees.

Synopsis: A fun and engaging way for young children to figure out concepts and solving problems on his or her own.Rookie Readers (Ages 5-7) have provided entertaining, high-quality introductions to reading for more than a generation. Each title features full-color, often hilarious illustrations and engaging stories that always involve a young child figuring out concepts or solving problems on his or her own. Other animals may twirl and prance, there is…

Synopsis: A learn-to-read story about a busy day.

Synopsis: Reading Rainbow Selection - PBS Kids In this contemporary intergenerational story, a biracial girl and her Chinese grandfather overcome language differences and develop a special bond. Gong Gong (Grandfather) is coming from China to live with Helen's family. Helen is excited, but anxious. How will she and her siblings, who know only English, communicate with Gong Gong, who speaks only Chinese? At first Gong Gong keeps to himself, reading the…

Synopsis: Oink! Oink! Pigs...beautiful? Who'd have guessed?Read and Wonder books tell stories, take children on adventures, and reveal how big and WONDER-full the natural world really is.

Synopsis: Early reader text with colored photos to show that ice fishing, which uses some different gear, is very similar to regular fishing, you get to wait.

Synopsis: A learn-to-read story about a sheep.

Synopsis: Chapman, Joan

Synopsis: A retelling of a traditional Indian tale in which a little bird helps the beautiful Princess Maya through a selfless act of love

Synopsis: Introduces some of the characteristics of crickets that includes information on their color, their habitat, and wings.

Synopsis: Just try to keep these books on the shelves! Children can't resist "diving" into these brightly colored books to explore their favorite topics. Young scientists will examine plant parts and animal features "up close" and then turn the page to see how these smaller parts fit into the "bigger picture." Children will take a close-up view of the powerful ears of a bat, the thorny stem of a blackberry bush, the sticky tongue of a fly, and more. Also…

Synopsis: "A little girl shares the fun of an old African-American custom with her classmates."--Title page verso

Synopsis: Single book in a 50-title series of high-interest books to motivate striving and reluctant readers.

Synopsis: Do you like to ride your bike? Do you know how to cross the road? Roads are very busy places. We need to know the Road Safety Rules so that we can keep ourselves safe. What Road Safety Rules do you know?