Synopsis: Learn 20 new science words.

Synopsis: In 1941, when an American pilot with the British Royal Air Force parachutes into the woods near her French village, fourteen-year-old Jeanne tries to keep him safe from the Nazis.

Synopsis: A profile of César Chávez, the Mexican American union leader who fought to get migrant farm workers better wages.

Synopsis: When a third grade classmate gets her picture in the paper for winning a spelling bee, Judy is determined to find a way to become famous herself.

Synopsis: "All over the world, millions of animals are on the move. They thunder across the land, swim across vast oceans, and wing their way across the continents. Why are so many animals always moving from one place to another? Open the pages of this book to be astounded by the key survival adaptation that is migration." -- Back cover.

Synopsis: Children's Literature Legacy Award winning author Carole Boston Weatherford pays tribute to sights and sounds of urban life in twenty fresh and rhythmic poems.At every corner, down every block, a city percolates with people at work and play: girls jumping double Dutch, the shoeshine man polishing a pair of wing tips, boys heading toward the basketball court. Each neighborhood is filled with unique characters (the beautician, the barber, the…

Synopsis: Chester, a wild horse who wants to be tame, comes to the city looking for a home. ‘Reading for fun: the artist’s sense of pacing makes this book race along.’ —Saturday Review.

Synopsis: Story about the chain of events happening on a farm when a single leaf blows into the barn.

Synopsis: What is a fossil?Sometimes it's the imprint of an ancient leaf in a rock. Sometimes it's a woolly mammoth, frozen for thousands of years in the icy ground. Sometimes it's the skeleton of a stegosaurus that has turned to stone.A fossil is anything that has been preserved, one way or another, that tells about life on Earth. But you can make a fossil, too--something to be discovered a million years from now--and this book will tell you how.

Synopsis: In this companion to Miss Nelson Is Missing--the classic, hilarious story of a misbehaving class--the scheming kids in Room 207 are in for a big surprise from the scariest substitute around: Miss Viola Swamp. This edition comes complete with the book plus a CD reading of the story.When their teacher has to go away for a week, Miss Nelson's kids are excited to "really act up." But when the principal ends up being the most boring substitute…

Synopsis: Illus. in full color. A baffled youngster awakens one morning to findeverything's out of place, but no one seems to notice! Beginning readers willhave fun discovering all the wacky things wrong on each page while sharpeningtheir ability to observe, as well as to read.

Synopsis: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In this silly Bright and Early Book classic by Dr. Seuss, a young boy goes exploring in his house and finds an array of fun characters! Are you certain there’s a Jertain in the curtain? Or have you ever had a feeling there’s a Geeling on the ceiling? From the pesky Nooth Grush on a tooth brush to a sleepy Zelf up on the shelf, There’s a Wocket in My Pocket will have young readers eager to explore their homes and the wonders…

Synopsis: When a small boy graduates from his little pony to a big horse, the pony is sad until the time comes when he is able to do something the big horse cannot do.

Synopsis: This classic Berenstain Bears story is a perfect way to teach children about persistence and sportsmanship! Come for a visit in Bear Country with this classic First Time Book® from Stan and Jan Berenstain. Brother has entered a road race! Will he be able to keep up with the tough competition, or will he putter out mid-race? Includes over 50 bonus stickers!

Synopsis: - Large type; ample spacing between lines - Easy-to-follow layout; text appears at same place on every page - Print separated from photos - Simple sentences - Digraphs, consonant blends - Long and short vowel sounds - Introduces multisyllabic and compound words, simple adjectives, and inflectional endings - Common "picture words" list helps reader decode text - Word repetition reinforces learning - Photos assist reader with word recognition and…

Synopsis: A beloved Bright and Early Board Book by Al Perkins—now in a larger trim size, perfect for babies and toddlers!A madcap band of dancing, prancing monkeys explain hands, fingers, and thumbs to beginning readers. Big Bright and Early Board Books are super sturdy, simplified board book editions of classic Bright and Early and Beginner Books, available in a bigger size for smaller hands!

Synopsis: The classic story of a little girl and a baby bear following the wrong mother while berry-picking is told with music and sound effects. Related activities are included on side two of the tape.