Synopsis: A poignant picture book about a young girl, who in the face of her parents' divorce, turns to the one constant in her life-her dog Fred.Sometimes I live with my mom. Sometimes I live with my dad. But Fred stays with me.Told from the point of view of a young child whose parents are divorced, Fred Stays with Me follows a girl and her dog, Fred, from one parent's house to the other's, giving her a sense of continuity and stability. With a simple…

Synopsis: Children ages 4 to 6 love gymnastics, and they will love reading about Barbie as she competes at a gymnastics championship in this Step into Reading leveled reader. Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words. Rhymes and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story. For children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading.

Synopsis: This unique biography of Betsy Ross tells the exciting story of her life using real letters, speeches, and accounts from her family. "The flag was soon finished, and Betsy returned it, the first 'Star Spangled Banner' that ever floated up on the breeze..." With these words, William Canby told how his grandmother Betsy Ross sewed the first American flag. While no one has proven his words to be true, Betsy's fame as American's first flag-maker…

Synopsis: Racing over bridges and castles, flying above lakes and rivers, and circling the Earth in the thrilling embrace of Santa's swift sleigh, Mouse's wish to catch a peek at the jolly old man comes true, in this charming fantasy adventure.

Synopsis: A Scholastic Level 2 Reader that answers early readers' questions about rocks and minerals! The whole world is made of rocks! The Earth's rocky crust was formed millions years ago, and its rocks are always changing. It is full of fascinating minerals, and we use its treasures in hundreds of ways. Did you know that toothpaste contains finely ground rock dust, that the stripes in the Grand Canyon's rocks were once layers of sand at the bottom…

Synopsis: A collection of children's books on the subject of fire fighters, doctors, dentists, policemen and other community helpers.

Synopsis: Minnie is full of money-making ideas that have not worked, but her detective agency plan seems to be successful when she gets two cases right away, one to find a cat's owner, and the other to identify a thief who will steal anything.

Synopsis: One quiet day when Lars, the little polar bear, is feeling lonely, he hears a noise coming from a deep hole. When he investigates he finds a little arctic hare named Hugo crying for help. Lars manages to get Hugo out of the hole, and the two start to play games. When Hugo is too frightened to slide down a steep hill, Lars says, ""You aren't a scaredy-cat, you are a scaredy-hare!"" But as they play together, it starts to snow and soon they are…

Synopsis: Text and photographs describe the lives of baby baboons from birth to early maturity.

Synopsis: Provides a history and words to all four verses of the song called "The Star-Spangled Banner," which became the national anthem of the United States in 1931.

Synopsis: Simple text and photographs show some of the ways math is used in everyday life.

Synopsis: Text and photographs introduce backhoes, how they work, and what they do such as lifting dirt and rocks.