Synopsis: Tells the tale of the sinking of the Titanic using the narratives of the witnesses and survivors to the disaster.

Synopsis: What could be funnier than a pig in a wig dancing a jig? Youngsters will be in hog heaven reading about a sweet, silly pig who's running away from home. What will he do--he's not so big. Will he decide to dig? Or drive a rig? Laura Rader's cheery pictures capture all the entertaining antics in Margo Linn's rhyming tale.

Synopsis: Moose thinks he has all his Christmas preparations taken care of, but at the last minute he must come up with a substitute for the Christmas tree.

Synopsis: A hard-bitten former search-and-rescue dog helps solve a complicated missing chicken case.

Synopsis: In Chasing Blue, Sasha and her horse, Charm, have proven that they’re worthy competitors for the elite Canterwood Crest equestrian team. Things are definitely looking up . . . until Sasha finds out who her riding partner for the semester is: her archnemesis, Queen Bee Heather. Not. Good. And when Heather starts spending a little too much QT with Sasha’s almost-boyfriend, Jacob, the partnership is put to the ultimate test. The tension builds in…

Synopsis: This blue frog lives in the rain forest! What other animals live there? Read this book to find out! These engaging early chapter books boost non-fiction reading skills and vocabulary! Complete with exciting photos and illustrations, glossary, comprehension questions, diagrams, maps and more.

Synopsis: PreSchool-Grade 1-This series is to children's literature what instant pudding is to dessert. The books look good on the outside, have some of the elements of the real thing, will do if that's all that's available, but they just aren't as satisfying as well-crafted volumes. Each title is a collaborative effort by a different group of people whose names are tucked on the back of the title page in rather small type. Most of the illustrations are…

Synopsis: Miss Piggy, Dr. Strangepork, and Capt. Hogthrob, traveling through space on the Swinetrek, are captured by Gazoobians, who want them to be their new leaders.

Synopsis: As the only T. rex in her school, Penelope is often overlooked, but when she loses her confidence after signing up for the school talent show, her father and some friends help her find her courage.

Synopsis: Presents the things that everyone needs, as well as things some people want, and invites the reader to consider his or her own wants and needs.

Synopsis: As November approaches, the thoughts of Americans everywhere begin to turn to the same essential holiday elements: home, family, coming together, love and the joy of giving thanks. Teddy Slater imagines these thoughts are shared by humans and no-so-humans. In fact, he imagines the holiday as it may be experienced by the central Thanksgiving feature: the turkey bird. With his wacky, rhyming text and Ethan Long's equally zany, cartoon-like…

Synopsis: "Who doesn't love a great mystery? This book presents the eerie accidents and unexplained disappearances that have occurred in the region known as the Bermuda Triangle. Even before it was named, the Bermuda Triangle--roughly bounded by Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico--had gained a mythic reputation. The Bermuda Triangle became famous for making boats and ships vanish, and for snatching planes right out of the sky. But are these stories true? And…

Synopsis: Takes young readers on a journey to a land where royal dinosaurs rule, living the catered life in the palace of Versaille and dressing the part in powdered wigs and robes. 50,000 first printing.

Synopsis: "Ava Baxter gets a little fish and calls it Tiny Blue Baxter. Her brother thinks that's a silly name. And...maybe he's right."--Back cover.

Synopsis: Describes the desert environment and the different types of plants and animals that live there

Synopsis: Slowly, slowly, slowly. That's the way the sloth moves. Slowly, it eats and then, slowly, it falls asleep."What strange kind of creature is this?" the other animals wonder, "Why doesn't it run or fly or play or hunt like the rest of us?""Why are you so slow??" the howler monkey inquires.But the sloth doesn't answer any questions until the jaguar asks, "Why are you so lazy??"Anyone who has ever felt too busy will appreciate the sloth's peaceful…

Synopsis: Overview: Slowly, slowly, slowly ... that's how the sloth lives. He hangs upside-down from the branch of a tree, night and day, in the sun and in the rain, while the other animals of the rain forest rush past him. "Why are you so slow? Why are you so quiet? Why are you so lazy?" the others ask the sloth. And, after a long, long, long time, the sloth finally tells them! Set in the lush world of the tropical rain forest, this original picture book…

Synopsis: The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and power, it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal -- a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.Here Hemingway recasts, in strikingly contemporary style, the classic theme of courage in the face of defeat, of personal triumph won from loss. Written in 1952, this…