Synopsis: Annie and her dog, Oscar, have had a busy day playing in the snow. Somehow Annie's red mitten has disappeared in all the fun. They look high and low. . . . It's not on the sledding hill, and it's not by the snow castles. Maybe an eagle carded it off to keep its baby's head warm. Or maybe a mouse is using it as a sleeping bag. When the sun goes down, Annie and Oscar have to give up their search and go inside. But when Annie looks out the window,…

Synopsis: 1986 The Whipping Boy (Paperback)(7.65"x5.25"x0.25") by Sid Fleischman / Illustrations by Peter Sis ***Newbery Medal Winner ***ISBN-13: 9780439441421 ***Pages: 90

Synopsis: No one in Room 3B co9uld have ever imagined Song Lee and Harry in a fight, much less a war! Song Lee always laughs at Harry's jokes, they both love gross things, and they even got married by the big tree at the playground in second grade. In fact. they've been best friends since kindergarten. But not anymore! Mss Mackle let them work together on a project about dragons, and now Song Lee isn't speaking to Harry anymore. She won't even look at him…

Synopsis: Originally published as The Lion Who Wanted to Love. Leo is not your average lion cub. Instead of eating antelopes and zebras, he'd rather hug them and be their friend. Leo's mom and the rest of the lions don't understand his bighearted attitude toward what they think of as dinner, and they tell him he has to leave the pride if he won't learn to hunt. So Leo goes to live in the jungle, where he teaches baby birds to fly and nurses injured…

Synopsis: Little x is missing from Charley's Alphabet, and the other lowercase letters go off to solve the mystery of his disappearance, learning in the end how valuable a little x can be.

Synopsis: This time Cam Jansen relies on her hearing rather than her photographic memory to find a missing classmate.

Synopsis: Collects three of the original readers from the 1940s and 1950s featuring Dick and Jane, their little sister Sally, their parents, Spot the dog, and Puff the cat.

Synopsis: Dive into the Exciting World of Fishes!Sharks, skates, shrimp, seahorses, and 30,000 other fishes swim through the world's waterways. With that much variety, you just have to ask: what makes a fish a fish? This book helps answer the question! Filled with amazing X-rays, full-color photographs, and lively text, Curious About Fishes looks at underwater creatures inside and out. Inspired by a popular Smithsonian exhibition and the first children's…

Synopsis: Jack and Annie are on a mission for Merlin the magician! This time, the magic tree house whisks them off to Thebes, Egypt, to find Florence Nightingale, a world-famous nurse. But when they find her, the Florence Nightingale they meet is not a famous nurse at all—she’s not even a regular nurse! Have they found the right person? Or did Merlin make a mistake? An easy mission turns dangerous when Jack and Annie try to solve the mystery!Did you know…

Synopsis: - Simplifies complex math concepts- Explains concepts using real-life situations and familiar objects- Clear linkage between text and photos- Words You Know section to reinforce text- IndexGrades K-4 National Social Studies Standards- Science As Inquiry: I- Use data to explain- Communicate findings- Good explanations are based on evidence

Synopsis: A charming collection of six more best-loved tales and adventures of Potter'sloveable cast of characters. Over 300 original Potter illustrations highlightthe antics of the rascally bunny and his friends.

Synopsis: After discovering the missing half of an ancient amulet, SpongeBob and his friends find themselves in the lost city of Atlantis. There SpongeBob and Patrick take a picture with the World's Oldest Living Bubble--and then it pops! Now the two are in big trouble ...

Synopsis: Rhyming text describes many different kinds of kisses.

Synopsis: Journey to Australia's Great Barrier Reef with Riley and his family as they see what's up down under! Large areas of the coral reef are dying, and they need to find out why. Joined by world-renowned marine artist and conservationist Wyland, the explorers face giant starfish, great white sharks, and even poachers in their search for answers. To ensure scientifically accurate and authentic content, thepublishers of Adventures of Riley have…

Synopsis: "You can live on the same farm, in the same house with your uncle for eleven summers, eleven winters, and still not know him. You and your older brother, Wayne, can work in the fields alongside him and Father and Nels - the other old, old man on the farm - and still Uncle David can one day amaze you. Every night in the winter room, used only in winter because then no work can be done outside, Mother and Father, Nels and Wayne and you - Eldon -…

Synopsis: A young boy in Concord, Massachusetts, who loves superheroes and comes from a long line of brave Chinese farmer-warriors, wants to make friends, but first he must overcome his fear of everything.