Jack Digger is very busy today! He is digging a big hole.Everyone keeps stopping to ask what it might be for - is it a holefor a giant bunny? A trap for a three-headed monster? A specialshark pond? Jack Digger will have to wait and see!

Grade 5-8-Twelve-year-old Katy is constantly making and quickly breaking resolutions about how she will change her ways and treat others, especially her five younger brothers and sisters, with more respect and compassion. When Katy meets her Cousin Helen, an invalid, Katy is awed by her kindness, prettiness, and generosity. Katy is determined to become more like Helen, a resolution that lasts only a few hours. Soon, however, Katy gets a chance to become more like cousin Helen than she ever wished as she finds herself confined to her bedroom for four years as a result of an accident. Much of the story is focused on the change Katy undergoes during her illness. Helen visits again to advise Katy to learn from her experience and to try to become the center of the house by making her room and herself more attractive to others. One way Katy decides to take Helen's advice is through assuming the responsibility of running the house, a job that consists of giving the servants instructions and ringing her bell to summo

Benny thinks hes the best——，best at everything.He is such a big shot!But when Benny gets to camp, hes not very good at anything.When some capers get into trouble,can Benny be the best at saving the day?

We are in tbe lnidst of an energy crisis. We're running out of heating oil and gasoline, tearing up our wilderness with hydro dams and damaging our heahh with nuclear power. And out production of energy may be the biggest cause of pollution in the world today. In The Heat Is On you'll find out where our energy comes from and why it is creating a problem. But you'll also discover that there are bright spots from the many plans to develop alternative clean energy sources, to the many ways we can all help, by using energy more thoughtfully and efficiently.

Children will enjoy this story of a young brother and sister who plant seeds that will result, after much hard work and patience, in a bountiful garden! It teaches that good things come to those who wait, and features a little song at the end of the book: “What We Plant in the Spring We Eat in the Fall.”

The pet store near Cindy's house had been called The Catfish Palace for as long as anyone could remember.The cages were clean,the water was fresh and the young budgies chattered happily on their perches. There were also pelnty of small aquarium fish,but the catfish for which the store was named was mot small.He was large and flat and round and sat at the bottom of his tank all day.Day after day.The tank had been built especially for him with tall cement walls,but is was not really large enough for a fish his size.

Each of us remembers our own favorite Little Golden Book. I've searched our archives for the best Little Golden Books everpublished to bring back as keepsake editions. You've just selectedone! I'm sure this cherished classic will delight parents andgrandparents as well as today's fun-loving kids. After all, lively,satisfying stories never go out of style. Look for your favorite Little Golden Book Classic! Sincerely, Diane Muldrow, Editor.

One of a series of small-format paperback editions ofpopular picture books, this is a collection of quirky nurseryrhymes.

Apple Harvest; During the Montg of September,the appces should bd coullted in baskets and stored in the barn.

The reader's decisions control the search for treasure on a Greek island and a battle with an unscrupulous character seeking the same treasure.

This lyrical version of the Nativity story, a simplecumulative poem with the rhythm of a well-loved nursery rhyme, isillustrated by stunning oil paintings.

Young children will love finding and naming the everyday things in this colorful"first words"book.The bright and bold photographs introduce more than 50common words used by young children.

Kindergarten-Grade 3. It would be difficult to imagine a less poetic theme than that of a bat accidentally trapped in the posh dining room of a summer resort. However, Dragonwagon has woven an evocative, lyrical prose poem in this tale of one frantic flying mammal and one quiet young girl who really cares what happens to it. While the excited, well-heeled patrons escape to the lobby, and the tuxedo-garbed staff run for brooms and other weapons, Melissa remains alone in the dining room. Unhurriedly, and with calm resolve, she lures the bat to an emergency door, where it flies into the starry night to freedom. The spare text combines internal rhyme and interesting word juxtapositions to create the appropriate mood. The contrast of uproar and quiet, agitation and calm combine to build a story from one brief incident. Schindler's beautiful illustrations, a combination of colored pencil and watercolor on pastel paper, become a harmonious complement to the text. The artist has juxtaposed the luminous views of a sum

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YOU can forget about a whizz—bang social life if，like Ellie Morgan，your greatest ambition is to grow a world class giant pumpkin。 Ellie has just forty—six days to boost her Big Max to legendary proportions and beat the reigning champion，the despicable Cyril Pool，in the Rock River Pumpkin Weigh—in。She needs all her courage and ingenuity to battle against rain，frost，bugs，fungus and pumpkin thieves—espe—cially when helping her to protect Big Max seems to have knocked out Wes，the new boy in town，just when Ellie needs him most。

Young children will love finding and naming the everyday things in this colorful"first words"book.The bright and bold photographs introduce more than 50common words used by young children.

Don't move! I've got a gun.' The man's harsh voice cut through the gloom of the hall. Tim and Sue are held at gun point in their own home when a thief returns to find the loot left there many years before. Together they-make a totally unexpected discovery... A fast-moving contemporary story from the award-winning author of Journey of a Thousand Miles.