Synopsis: Ruby's friend Louise is coming over to play, and she's bringing her Deluxe Beauty Kit. Inside the kit is everything the two of them will need to make Max gorgeous, including instant stick-on nails, wigs, and makeup. But Max has no intention of sitting pretty: he'd much rather experiment with some beauty tricks of his own. The bunny siblings have never looked better than in this sweet and funny story by one of today's most popular children's book…

Synopsis: In the tradition of "The Night Before Christmas," these rhymes outline the fun of Valentine's Day.

Synopsis: Florida Kids Items McGraw Hill Paperback ISBN-10: 0022006184 ISBN-13: 978-0022006181

Synopsis: Simple text and photographs help young readers learn all about playing soccer in this Pre-level 1 Ready-to-Read.It’s the first day of soccer practice, and it’s going to be great! In this Pre-level 1 Ready-to-Read by Alyssa Satin Capucilli, beginning readers will learn that soccer players wear cleats, do warm ups, and try to kick the ball into the goal. Score! The best part about soccer is being on a team and making new friends. Young readers…

Synopsis: Yo-wee-o! In a milestone picture book, author-illustrator Judith Byron Schachner brings us an inspiring story about making dreams come true, seasoned with a hearty helping of heroic Viking history and lore.Emma is excited as she starts to read about Erik the Red for a school report on world explorers. The excitement grows to epic proportions when she sets her sights on obtaining a real Viking ship. With a tinfoil helmet, a fighting spirit, and…

Synopsis: The story goes... Grandmama could hit the ball a mile, catch anything that was thrown, and do everything else -- just like Josh Gibson. But unfortunately, no matter how well a girl growing up in the 1940s played the game of baseball, she would have faced tremendous challenges. These challenges are not unlike those met by the legendary Josh Gibson, arguably the best Negro-League player to never make it into the majors. In a poignant tribute to…

Synopsis: Ashley is upset when her classmate, Madison, is much better at math than she is. Ashley's envy gets the best of her when she tells her classmates that the reason why Madison is so good at math is because she has a calculator implanted in her head! Young readers will be excited as they follow the mysterious story, the charming illustrations, and the tricky math problems to find out the truth behind Madison's math skills.

Synopsis: Abbie was afraid. She had never had to keep the lights burning by herself. But many lives depended on the lighthouse, and Papa was depending on Abbie. This is the exciting true story of Abbie Burgess, who in 1856 single-handedly kept the lighthouse lamps lit during a tremendous storm off the coast of Maine. "The Roops have done an excellent job of putting a fascinating tale into simple language. . . . Hanson's lovely watercolors evoke the mood…

Synopsis: In honor of Judy Moody's younger "bother," the creators of the award-winning series have put themselves in a very Stink-y mood.Shrink, shrank, shrunk!Every morning, Judy Moody measures Stink and it's always the same: three feet, eight inches tall. Stink feels like even the class newt is growing faster than he is. Then, one day, the ruler reads — can it be? — three feet, seven and three quarters inches! Is Stink shrinking? He tries everything to…

Synopsis: Since Franklin's friend Otter moved away, nothing seems to go right — until Franklin figures out a way he and Otter can stay friends. Another Franklin Classic Storybook to delight young readers.

Synopsis: Photographs and simple text show who lives in the sea.

Synopsis: "There's a curious commotion at the bottom of the ocean. I think we ought to go…

Synopsis: Harvey Moon's room is a mess! Clothes are everywhere, sticky comic books are shoved under his desk, and there's a cookie under his bed that's so old it's turned gray and fuzzy. What a disaster! There won't be any cartoons until his room is absolutely spotless. But just when Harvey thinks he's finally done, he discovers that his idea of clean is not the same as his mother's!

Synopsis: In this cumulative folktale from Latin America, the sun sets off a chain of events which results in the cleaning of Rooster's beak in time for his uncle's wedding.