Synopsis: The first title in a new survival trilogy introduces six kids who are sent on a boating trip to the Pacific Ocean as a character-building experience. When a terrifying storm hits, the ship is wrecked on an island and only the kids survive. Now that the adults are gone, the quest for survival begins.

Synopsis: A New York Times bestseller! From the NYT and USA Today bestselling How to Catch series comes a new, fantastical gingerbread man book that makes a fun Christmas gift for kids! Do you have what it takes to catch the Gingerbread Man? The famous storybook character has magically come to life and leapt from the pages during story time! Follow along as the Gingerbread Man runs loose in a bookstore with the help of Robin Hood, Sherlock Holmes, Peter…

Synopsis: "THE LITTLE REGENT begins with a short blurb, offering context on the Yoruba tradition of regency: "Among the Yoruba tribe of West Africa, when a king dies without a son, his daughter will rule until the kingmakers choose a new king. These female rulers are called regents." The story begins when Abioye is declared the temporary ruler of her West African village following her father the king's death, much to the chagrin of the village chiefs. At…

Synopsis: When his snowman comes to life, a little boy invites him into his home and in return is taken on a flight high above the countryside.

Synopsis: A cumulative rhyme in which the spider, ghost, cat, and other inhabitants of a haunted house wake up and startle each other.

Synopsis: The author/illustrator team of "Inside a Barn in the Country" uses picture clues to tell this funny story about a spider, a cat, a bat, and many other "creatures" inside a spooky house. Full color.

Synopsis: A collection of cartoons that present various reasons for being grumpy, such as eating "grown-up" cereal, getting a boring birthday present, doing chores, and being touched by your brother or sister.

Synopsis: Lots of Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids is the perfect collection of over 250 clean and kid-friendly jokes that will keep you and your friends and family laughing out loud! Whether you're stuck in the house, on a road trip, or gathered for the holidays, these jokes will have everyone cracking up. This collection of jokes is hilarious, clean, and family-friendly and includes everything from knock-knock jokes, to Q…

Synopsis: A New York Times Bestseller • From the Emmy-Award winning host of Survivor, Jeff Probst, with Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life co-author, Chris Tebbetts, comes an adventure series where a family vacation becomes a game of survival!It was supposed to be a vacation--and a chance to get to know each other better. But when a massive storm sets in without warning, four kids are shipwrecked alone on a rocky jungle island in the middle of the…

Synopsis: Steck-Vaughn Pair-It Books Early Fluency Stage 3: Student Reader Sky High , Story Book

Synopsis: Differentiate text for: Approaching-one grade below, On-Level-at grade level Beyond- one grade above, ELL-English Language Learners. Each reader features a main selection accompanied by a paired piece with the same theme. Nonfiction titles are differentiated in readability but identical in design. Excite students with myths, legends, folktales, informational texts, and many more genres.

Synopsis: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Mr. Crocodile intends to catch and eat five annoying monkeys, but as the hours pass, the monkeys outwit him again and again, and wind up teaching Mr. Crocodile a valuable lesson about friendship.

Synopsis: During her solitary convalescence from a crippling accident, twelve-year-old Charley finds a wild dog, and the arduous process of training him leads her to explore her feelings about her mother's death two years earlier.

Synopsis: Something strange is happening at the Clarksville City Zoo. Late at night, monkeys are scaling the walls and searching the neighborhood— but what are they looking for? Noah, his sister Megan, and their best friends, Richie and Ella, live next door to the zoo. Megan is the first to notice the puzzling behavior of some of the animals. One day Megan disappears, and her brother and their friends realize it's up to them to find her. Their only…

Synopsis: THE LITTLE PRINCE is French aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's most famous novella. It has been translated into more than 190 languages and sold more than 200 million copies, making it one of the bestselling books ever. The story, first published in 1943, is about a pilot who must make an emergency landing in the desert because of engine problems. This is ironic, since the author himself took off in a plane over the Mediterranean just a year…