Six jet-setting stories for fluent readers. Robbie, Laura and Janie's dad is a celebrity guitarist-and now he's taking them on his band's world tour! READING HEROES is a series of graded storybooks with activities, created by reading experts.

"This grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; thedew is never all dried at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor ever rising...each in its turn, as the round earth rolls." So observed John Muir, the naturalist, writer, and conservationist who fought to protect America's wild lands.Today the system of national parks he helped to create stretches from shore to shore, preserving nature's grand show for future generations. Native Americans were the first guardians of the land, taking only what they needed to survive and living in harmony with nature. For their descendants, mountains, canyons, and other features of the landscape are the spiritual connections with their ancestors, stretching back to ancient times. Many parks and monuments in the West are located on tribal lands.

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Jenna is psyched to have all of her friends up to her lake house! Greenwood Lake is so much fun, especially on Memorial Day weekend, when they have an annual county picnic and an old-fashioned carnival. The weekend is off to a perfect start . . . until Jenna’s brother invites David, her old crush and Sarah’s current boyfriend! Jenna handles the situation by trying to ignore David. But when the picnic rolls around and she and David are partnered up for the three-legged race, the sparks that fly between them are way too electric to ignore!

Hank’s dad has decided to enter a crossword-puzzle tournament, and he wants to make a family road trip of it! So the family piles into the car—along with Frankie and Katherine the iguana (Hank and Emily each get to bring a “friend”). When they reach their destination, they’ll get to spend the day at a roller-coaster park during Hank’s dad’s tournament! The only caveat is that Hank has a homework packet to finish before they get there . . . which he somehow manages to lose at a stop along the way. Suddenly, Hank doesn’t feel so good . . . Can Hank and Frankie rescue the lost packet and get Hank on a roller coaster?

Gaby’s had it with “The Chelsea Show.” So she embarks on her own attention-seeking campaign, and claims the boy on a Survivor-type TV program for teens is her brother. At first this seems like the perfect getpopular- quick scheme. That is, until the boy wins the competition and is awarded the grand prize: a trip to Australia, leaving immediately, WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY!!! Forget popularity—unless Gaby figures out a way to convince her bunkmates that she’s on the next flight out to Australia, she’ll never be able to show her face at Lakeview again.

坐落在云南西北部玉龙雪山下一块海拔2400米的高原台地上，公元12世纪末至13世纪中叶由纳西族祖先营建，总面积3.8平方公里。 古城特色是小桥、流水、人家、古朴自然。城内现有6000多户居民，多为纳西族。他们很好地保留着本民族的文化传统，如东巴文字，是目前世界上惟一还活着的象形文字；纳西古乐保留着几百年前甚至1000多年前的辞、典，被誉为“活的音乐化石”。丽江古城已成为人类研究城市建设和民族发展的珍贵宝库。 在很多人眼中，到了丽江古城，离“香格里拉”就不远了。 1997年，丽江古城被列为世界文化遗产。

位于江西省北部。北临长江，东濒鄱阳湖，山峦起伏，景色秀丽，云海弥漫，气候宜人。主峰海拔1474米，景区面积约302平方公理。 庐山历史上曾是中国南方的佛教中心和道教中心，盛时寺观多达500余处。山上创建于公元940年的白鹿洞书院，是中国早的高等学府之一。庐山还是中外闻名的避暑胜地。19世纪末，山上曾大兴土木修建别墅，现仍保存完好的国际别墅群落中，有英、美、俄、德、法等18个国家建筑风格的别墅600余栋。 1996年，庐山被列为世界文化景观。

中国古代军事防御工程。早的长城建于公元前7世纪的春秋时代，此后直至17世纪的明末共2000多年间，共有十余个王朝都曾修筑过长城。 今天我们见到的长城建于明朝（1368-1644），它东起辽东虎山，西至甘肃嘉峪关，横贯中国北部十多个省、市、区，总长度达6700多公里，人称“万里长城”。明长城用夯土或砖石砌筑，重要地段的城墙平均高约七八米，墙顶宽约四五米，沿线没有用以报警的烽火台。 游览长城的*去处在北京北部，这里的长城得到较好的相修缮和保护。距北京市中心70公里处的八达岭长城，是明长城*代表性的一段。此外，北京可供游览的还有居庸关长城、慕田峪长城、金山岭长城、司马台长城等。 1987年，长城被列为世界文化遗产。

Bob's plan of blending into his new high school gradually, backfires after he meets an unusual classmate. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

One steamy morning in the summer of 1950, Mary and Frank Littell-with their two young sons in tow-left America for a small working-class town in the South of France, where they spent one hilarious, unforgettable year. Filled with fascinating details of expatriate life, French Impressions is a riveting account of their (mis)adventures abroad.

Buzby the kitten goes out to look for his first job and finds work as a busboybut he makes a few mistakes. "His sweetness wins him the support of some VIP customers, who won't let management fire him when Buzby's errors become too public. Perky drawings back the story, which should appeal to children's strong sense of fair play."BL.

Using the comventions of great British traves writing, Beryl Bainbridge, with the skills of a fine novelist, updates to the present Priestley's classic Depression-era journey to the heart and soul of England. Reaedrs will find in this ample evidence of Beryl Bainbridge's sense of humor and her understanding of ordinary people for which her writing is well known. "Fast, zany, smart and amusing."—The Times(london) "Most flavorsome and poignant."—Anthony Burgess,author of A Clockwork Orange.

Afternoon kindergarten is having a field day, and Junie B. Jones is team captain! Only, here s the problem. Room Eight keeps on winning too many events. And so how will Room Nine ever become the kindergarten champions? As Captain Field Day, will Junie B. find a way to lead her team to victory? Or will it be up to someone else to save the day? 作者简介： BARBARA PARK is one of today's funniest, most popular authors. Her middle-grade novels, which include Skinnybones, The Kid in the Red Jacket, My Mother Got Married (And Other Disasters), and Mick Harte Was Here, have won over forty children's book awards. Barbara holds a B.S. in education from the University of Alabama. She has two grown sons and lives with her husband, Richard, in Arizona.

位于云南省西北部，面积1.7万平方公里。 金沙江、澜沧江和怒江这三条同源于青藏高原的大江，在流经这一地区时，自北向南并行约170公里；在这个区域内澜沧江与金沙江之间短直线距离为66公里，澜沧江与怒江之间短直线距离不到19公里，形成“江水并流而不交汇”的奇特自然地理景观。 除了沙漠和海洋，“三江并流”区域几乎汇集了北半球各类自然景观，突出的是高山峡谷地貌。区内生活着14个少数民族，是世界上罕见的多民族、多语言、多种宗教信仰和风俗习惯并存的地区。 2003年，“三江并流”被列为世界自然遗产。

位于西藏自治区首府拉萨。 布达拉宫是规模宏大的宫堡式建筑群，始建于公元7世纪，后毁于战火，于1645年重建，高13层共117米，虽历史达赖喇嘛生活起居和做佛事的场所，安放历世达赖遗体的灵塔也放置在宫内。大昭寺是著名古寺，始建于7世纪，主殿四层，上覆镏金铜顶。罗布林卜始建于公元18世纪中叶，是历代达赖喇嘛的夏宫，也是西藏美丽的古典园林。上述三处，均以其辉煌绚丽的建筑风格、极具价值的文物珍藏，成为西藏文化和艺术成就的代表。 1994年、2000年和2001年，布达拉宫、大昭寺和罗布林卡先后被列为世界文化遗产。

位于山西省中部。古城扩建于1370年，是中国现存保存完美的一座明（1366—1644）时期的县城。 平遥古城四周是高高的城墙，城内大街小巷纵横交织，重要建筑左右对称，现仍保存完好的四合院传统民居共有400多处。城外的镇国寺建于五代（907—960），其主体建筑万佛殿是中国现存古老的木结构建筑之一；双林寺有彩塑1566尊，被誉为“中国古代彩塑艺术宝库。” 1997年，平遥古需被列为世界文化遗产。

Close-up, full-colour illustrations of wild plants and flowers. Detailed facts about size, flowering season and growing conditions to helpyou identify each plant. Discover more than 180 plants, including garden flowers, snowdrops and other woodland flowers, wild herbs and pond plants,such as water-lilies and watercress.

位于北京，清代帝王的行宫，于1750年动工兴建，1860年被入侵北京的英法联军焚毁，1888年重建。 全国总面积约290公顷，其中水域约占四分之三；可分为朝廷政事区、帝后生活区与风景游览区。园中以自然山水为框架，以万寿山上的佛香阁为造景主体，配以长提、长廊等，100多处景点与湖光山色融为一体，既张扬出皇家园林的恢弘气势，又充满了天然之趣。 1998年，颐和园被列为世界文化遗产。

武当山位于湖北省境内，主峰海拔1612米，为道教名山。山上建筑始建于唐贞观年间（627-649），此后历代续有修建，至明代永年间（1403-1424）达到鼎盛，形成庞大的道教建筑群。山上现存各代建筑200余栋，建筑面积药5万平方米，其规模宏大、布局巧妙、工艺精美，体现了建筑与自然的高度和谐，有人誉之为“挂在悬崖绝壁上的故宫”。 1994年，武当山古建筑群被列为世界文化遗产。

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.

位于北京西南周口店附近的龙骨山。1929年，中国考古学家在山洞中发现了一个完整的猿人头盖骨化石，此后又陆续发现了一些猿人化石。周口店随即以中国猿人之家闻名于世。根据发掘地点，科学家们把这种原始人类定名为“北京人”，把这座洞穴称之为“北京人遗址”。 据测定，“北京人”的生存年代在距今50万年到20万年前，以狩猎为主，能用双手劳动，直立行走，懂得利用天然火。周口店遗址处现建在北京猿人展览馆。 1987年，周口店北京人遗址被列为世界文化遗产。

泰山位于山东省中部，面积426平方公里。主峰海拔1545米。 泰山是中国著名的历史文化名山。古代帝王登基之初，多要到泰山举行封禅大典，祭告天地。山上现仍留有很多祭祀和宗教建筑，尤以道教宫观居多。山脚下的岱庙，是帝王举行祭祀大典和居住的地方，与北京故宫、曲阜孔庙并称中国三大宫典建筑群。泰山上留下了很多历史文化名人的诗文刻石，具有很高的书法及石刻艺术价值。 1987年，泰山被列为世界文化和自然双重遗产。

位于湖南省张家界市境内，面积264平方公里。 武陵源的风景具有神、奇、秀、野的特点，一步一景，人称“大自然的迷宫”。独特的景观是3000余座各具姿态的石英砂岩峰，大部分高约200余米，像一块块岩石叠垒成。景区内沟壑、峡谷纵横，溪流、瀑布众多，还有40多个溶洞和两座天然形成的巨大石桥。景区内古木苍苍，森林连片，林木覆盖率达88％。 1992年，武陵源被列为世界自然遗产。