Synopsis: Meet Araminta, the star of a delightfully "spookie" chapter book series from Angie Sage, author of the bestselling Septimus Heap series!Araminta Spookie lives in a wonderful old haunted house, but her crabby aunt Tabby wants to move. Aunt Tabby is determined to sell their house—Araminta has to stop her!With the help of a haunted suit of armor named Sir Horace, a ghost named Edmund, and a lot of imagination, Araminta hatches a plot for an Awful…

Synopsis: Hayley's world is far from perfect: Her parents have divorced, her mom has lost her job, and she and her sister, Chloe, are stuck sharing a bedroom in their grandmother's apartment. Luckily, Hayley has a knack for baking cupcakes -- and cupcakes always make life just a little sweeter! But when she and her best friend, Artie, start drifting apart, she realizes that it's going to take more than sugar and spice to make things nice.

Synopsis: In this second book in the humorous, mystery-solving graphic novel series that's perfect for fans of Bad Guys, Sherlock Bones and his ragtag team hunt down a swamp monster! Sherlock Bones's home, the Natural History Museum, has added an exciting new exhibit, Reef to Shore, that includes a mangrove forest and shallow coral reef habitat, with touch tanks in between. When Sherlock overhears a that a swamp monster has been sighted, he gathers his…

Synopsis: Dabbling in fairy magic has led Artemis Fowl to develop the Atlantis Complex (aka multiple-personality disorder). And now, with the subterranean city of Atlantis under attack from vicious robots, he is too nice to be of use to anyone.Can Holly get devious Artemis back before they strike?

Synopsis: In Riddle, where strange things often happen, fifth-grader Jesse Ranger and three classmates, all big fans of B-grade monster movies made by a reclusive local director, are recruited to round up the creatures that are coming to life when original films are shown.

Synopsis: After twenty years of fighting monsters, angering gods and goddesses, and surviving against the odds, Odysseus is more desperate than ever to return to his family. But first he will have to explore yet another strange land. And when he finally does return home, he will have yet more dangerous enemies to face.This is the exciting conclusion to the series by best-selling author Mary Pope Osborne, retelling Homer's Odyssey, one of the most…

Synopsis: Here is a fresh new counting book, filled with the happy helter-skelter of family life. "How many feet are in the bed?" Two -- until more members of the family jump into the bed.

Synopsis: Rabbit saves the day in a most ingeneous way.When Mouse lets his best friend, Rabbit, play with his brand-new airplane, trouble isn't far behind. From Caldecott Honor award winner Eric Rohmann comes a brand-new picture book about friends and toys and trouble, illustrated in robust, expressive prints.My Friend Rabbit is the winner of the 2003 Caldecott Medal.

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

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