Synopsis: In 1838, settlers moving west forced the great Cherokee Nation, and their chief John Ross, to leave their home land and travel 1,200 miles to Oklahoma. An epic story of friendship, war, hope, and betrayal. Step 5 Readers are stories told in chapters using longer paragraphs, for children who want to take the plunge into chapter books but still like colorful illustrations and photography.

Synopsis: A whimsical tribute to the shape we’re in, the shapes we see all around us—and some shapes that could only come from the imagination of Dr. Seuss! “The shape of you, the shape of me, the shape of everything I see.” Even in silhouette, the fun and fanciful art of Dr. Seuss is instantly recognizable in this Bright and Early Book classic: “a bug, a balloon, a bed, a bike. No shapes are ever quite alike.” Looking at ordinary shapes is great when…

Synopsis: Each month a child adds something to an empty box, including a red foil heart in February and toasted pumpkin seeds in October.

Synopsis: Slow Snail hits the ball so hard during a baseball game that it flies to the moon and back. Will Snail have time to slide in for a home run?

Synopsis: With the help and interference of her cat Chica, Cecilia prepares a surprise gift for her great-aunt's ninetieth birthday.

Synopsis: Shortly after the Civil War a black family travels to Kansas to take advantage of the free land offered through the Homestead Act.

Synopsis: Describes hunting techniques used by predators that live in and around coral reefs.

Synopsis: Traces the life of the young Jewish girl whose diary chronicles the years she and her family hid from the Nazis in an Amsterdam attic.

Synopsis: Provides answers to commonly asked questions about space exploration, including "Which was the first living being in space?" and "Do you grow taller or shorter in space?"

Synopsis: Winter is coming and Mama Bear has found the perfect spot for hibernating. But Baby Bear doesn't want to go to sleep. First he wants a snack. Then he wants a drink. And now he wants the moon! What is loving, but very sleepy, Mama Bear to do? 8-1/2 X 10. Full-color illustrations

Synopsis: Froggy and his father search the house for the mislaid items they will need on their bike trip.

Synopsis: "Halloween is almost here, and Corduroy can't wait! He is going to have a party. He and his friends will carve a jack-o'-lantern, bob for apples, and go trick-or-treating! But there is one problem: Corduroy needs to choose a costume. What will he wear?"--Résumé de l'éditeur.

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: Simple variations on the traditional cumulative rhyme.

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: First Scholastic printing, January 2006

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…