Synopsis: Reluctantly getting ready to move to a new house with his mother, eleven-year-old Charlie gets caught in a funny chain of events, culminating in the reuniting of his long-divorced parents.

Synopsis: Nine-year-old Heather doesn't want to turn ten until wacky Rosa Rita shows her that growing up isn't so bad.

Synopsis: NG Sci Gr 5 Big Ideas Book FL

Synopsis: Erika Nagys and her family have come to California from Hungary in search of gold. When they cannot pay the rent, Erika must go and work for their nasty landlord, the rancher Hart Latham. Erika forms a special bond with an injured filly named Arany, which she nurses back to health. When Arany escapes from the corral, Erika finds the horse -- and gold -- in Blackwater Creek. But will newfound riches solve her family's problems?

Synopsis: Describes the efforts of the vast secret network of sympathetic people who helped blacks escape slavery in the South on the Underground Railroad.

Synopsis: The fifth graders of PS 1 are packed like jelly beans into their classrooms. But when Ms. Hill shakes things up in a new class, the diverse group of inner-city kids in 5E find themselves writing like they didn't know they could. Giovanni, Maximo, Destiny, Willie, and the rest of their quirky classmates-with a little coaxing from Ms. Hill-learn to deal with their crazy lives through writing. Both hilarious and heart wrenching, this story is told…

Synopsis: As the second highest fundraiser for an American Heart Association project, eight-year-old Emma Kragen has taken the traditional "The 12 Days of Christmas" and used eleven popular dogs to carry out the theme song with a surprise ending. The book includes a compact disc copy of the hit holiday song by the same title recorded by the author and her friends.

Synopsis: Johnny's story is one of adventure and excitement woven with threads of early Texas history. Carol Hoff's Texas classic is an authentic and unforgettable picture of a pioneer German family and young Johnny, whose life is full of wonder as he explores the woods and streams near his farm home.

Synopsis: This biography of Elizabeth Cady Stanton is as spirited as the women's rights pioneer herself. Who says women shouldn't speak in public? And why can't they vote? These are questions Elizabeth Cady Stanton grew up asking herself. Her father believed that girls didn't count as much as boys, and her own husband once got so embarrassed when she spoke at a convention that he left town. Luckily Lizzie wasn't one to let society stop her from fighting…

Synopsis: (Children's Classics) The adventures of Mowgli, an abandoned man-cub who is raised by wolves in the Indian jungle and many other tales in this book use animals in an anthropomorphic manner to give lessons. The other stories in this Fantastica edition include Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, a heroic mongoose, and Toomai of the Elephants, the tale of a young elephant-handler. "This is the hour of pride and power, talon and tush and claw. Oh hear the call!-good…

Synopsis: In this playful homage to Charles Dickens, Skilley, an alley cat with an embarrassing secret, longs to escape his street-cat life. Hoping to trade London's damp alleyways for the warmth of ye olde Cheshire Cheese Inn, Skilley strikes a bargain with Pip, an erudite mouse. Skilley will protect the mice who live at the inn, and in turn, the mice will provide Skilley with the thing he desires most. But when Skilley and Pip are drawn into a crisis of…

Synopsis: Stories of real teens creating change show readers how they too can make the world a better place.GENERATION FIX is the only kid's book that features real life stories of kids doing incredible things to make the world a better place. Capturing kids ideas on how to solve the problems that we face in this world - hunger, homelessness, violence, discrimination, and problems with health care, education, and the environment - the book also inspires…

Synopsis: Stories of real teens creating change show readers how they too can make the world a better place. GENERATION FIX is the only kid's book that features real life stories of kids doing incredible things to make the world a better place. Capturing kids ideas on how to solve the problems that we face in this world - hunger, homelessness, violence, discrimination, and problems with health care, education, and the environment - the book also inspires…

Synopsis: One month ago, academic whiz Russell Evans never thought he'd be a basketball superstar. But now he's playing on the seventh-grade team alongside his fraternal twin, Owen, and they're tearing up the court. The Pioneers are on a winning streak, and Russ and Owen are getting along better than ever. Until the Matthews twins (Mitch and Marcus) show up. These twins are a triple threat: practically basketball pros, academic geniuses, and . . .…

Synopsis: [This] is a resource book [for] you ... to keep it handy for those times when you are not clear about a science topic and need a place to look up definitions, procedures, explanations, and diagrams.-How this book is organized. [This book] addresses key science topics including: scientific investigation; working in the lab; life science; earth science; physical science; natural resources and the environment; science, technology, and society. An…

Synopsis: A collection of poems by Afro-American poets.

Synopsis: Book by GREAT SOURCE

Synopsis: Dive into an exciting learning journey with the Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts Grade 4 Unit 4 EUREKA! Files. This comprehensive student investigator reader is designed to engage fourth graders in fascinating discoveries while building essential language arts skills. The reader combines engaging content with structured learning, allowing students to explore and investigate topics in depth. Perfect for classroom use or homeschooling, this…

Synopsis: "Built on the Science of Reading, Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) sequences deep content knowledge with research-based foundational skills."--

Synopsis: Seventeen lessons teaching students the science behind light and sound, read biographies of Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison, and write newspaper articles.