Johnny Appleseed was an important historical figure, well known for planting apple orchards across the new frontier. But he was also a master storyteller! In his own folksy voice, Johnny Appleseed tells his story to a couple of entranced children in this fictionalized Step 2 title. Readers learn how he started planting apple trees—and about some of the myths and true stories of his life.

Poor Puss. His lazy life at the mill has changed overnight. The miller’s son, Tom, is ready to abandon Puss in the woods. But Puss has a few ideas about his and Tom’s fate. He slips on a pair of boots, hoists a sack over his shoulder, and sets off to find the creature comforts he knows they deserve. This simple retelling of the classic fairy tale is purrfect for newly independent readers.

Cassie’s class hatched chicks at school, and she gets to bringthem home to visit with her family for the weekend! But when Cassieleaves home for a playdate, and puts Marley in charge, things don’tgo quite as planned. The latch on the chicks’ cage opens, and...Jeepers Peepers! Chicks are everywhere. Will Marley take theopportunity to have his own afternoon fun, or can he get the chicksback in the cage before Mommy and Cassie come hom

Emma’s class is having Pet Day, where everyone can bring their favorite furry friends from home. Dixie couldn’t be more excited. She tries her hardest to sit still, but there are potential new friends all over the classroom, and Dixie can’t wait to meet them! Beginning readers will adore this easy to follow story where Dixie’s loveable antics are sure to induce laught

Mouse dreams Mildred and Sam live in a tiny burrow underneath the daffodilroots. Sam is happy, but Mildred dreams of a bigger house. Will herdream come true?

Celebrate the 125th birthday of our beloved Statue of Libertywith the story of how she came to stand in New York Harbor. Filledwith illustrations and all-new photographs, this Step 2 readertells of how the American icon was sculpted, transported fromFrance, and unveiled 125 years ago.--From the Trade Paperbackedition.

Greg makes fascinating discoveries about things he finds athome when he looks at them through his new microscope. 'An accurateand entertaining book for beginning independent readers.

Mittens and his young owner, Nick, are going for a walk in the woods. Mittens follows Nick past trees, over logs, and into a patch of bright flowers. When a yellow butterfly distracts Mittens, the kitten can t resist following it, instead of Nick. But when the butterfly flies where Mittens cannot follow, Nick is nowhere to be found. How will Mittens find him again

The Chipmunks and The Chipettes are on a fabulous cruise shipwhen disaster strikes— the singing sensations end up overboard andfind themselves stranded on a deserted island! Will Dave come tothe rescue, or will the ‘Munks have to rough it foreve

Gr. 1-3. As in Beans Baker, Number Five (2001), both the teamsport and the players drive the story. This time the game issoccer. Beans and his best friend, Chester, can't wait for thechampionship game as they are both in the starting lineup. At thefinal practice, however, Chester accidentally kicks Beans, andBeans ends up with his foot in a cast. The kids taunt Chester, andhe hides, too miserable to play--until Beans finds him and bringshim on the field, where Chester scores the winning goal. Thecolorful animated drawings, with Beans on crutches, show both theexciting game and the friendship guilt, hurt, and fun. A livelyaddition to the Step into Reading series, this book isn't only forsports fans. Hazel Rochman Copyright American LibraryAssociation.

Flappy and Scrappy are friends—the kind who know just what to say when one feels sad. They’re the kind of friends who will play even when they don’t really want to, just to make the other happy. The kind who never forget a birthday. What kind of friends are they? Best friends. These three easy-to-follow stories about friendship will delight beginning readers everywhe

In the town of Ghostly where every house is haunted, twoghosts are frightened—someone is haunting them with mysterioussounds: Clack cluckity-cluck bing, blub blub. Or is it Clickcluck-clackity cling, flub flub? They can’t agree on what thesounds are, but they know they’re not ghostly noises.What could bemore scary? Good thing ace reporter Dirk Bones is on the case. Dirkwrites for the town newspaper, The Ghostly Tombs, and as hecollects the facts for his stories, he also solves mysteries. AsDirk investigates this zany case, he encounters more silly, creepycreatures in a town full of promise for more surprising mysteriesto co

To celebrate Little Bear's thirty-fifth anniversary, threepaperback editions in the series—Little Bear, Father Bear ComesHome, and Little Bear's Visit—have been slipcased in a boxed giftset for a whole new generation of children.

In Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach,Pete is spending the day at the seashore.He has fun collecting shells and building a sand castle.But the beach is very hot.There is a whole ocean for Pete to cool off in,but it looks scary.Pete’s brother,Bob,offers to teach Pete to surf.Will that be enough to help Pete get over his fear of the water? Pete at the Beach is a My First I Can Read book.It is designed to excite and engage beginning readers.Reading aloud to a child is the first step to helping a kid become a great reader.