Arthur doesn't realize how precious his pesky little sister can be until the day he rushes off to school to avoid her. This time, it's D.W. who gives Arthur the nicest gift and surprise.
Simple words and short sentences for the newest readers.
Mowgli is a boy who was raised by wolves. He lives in the jungle and spends his days climbing trees, eating honey, and swimming in forest pools. The jungle is Mowlgi's home--but not everyone wants him there. Mowlgi has a dangerous enemy, the ferocious tiger Shere Kahn. Mowgli knows that someday he will be forced to fight Shere Kahn--or leave the jungle for good.
It's almost the end of the year, and Room Nine is taking a field trip to a farm! The whole class is very excited...except Junie B. Jones. 'Cause farms have scary ponies, that's why. And scary roosters,too. Will Junie B. find anything good at this place? Or will this turn out to be the "worstest" field trip ever?
Children pout when the rain begins, but, soon, properly dressed, they enjoy playing outdoors in the rain.
Amber Brown wants a watch for her birthday.Maybe her best friend, Justin Daniels, should get one, too. He is never on time. Will Justin be late to Amber's birthday party, or will he be just in time to watch Amber open her gifts?
It's baseball season,and Charloie Brown is the team manager once again.How can he help his team win?Will he trade Snoopy or Lucy?
Gr. 1^-2. Well-composed, precise line drawings brightened with watercolors make this an excellent choice for dinosaur buffs. Kids drawn by the cover will find the book's central idea an original one: many of the animals and plants from dinosaur days are still around today. The text points out some of these creatures within a counting-book framework: "We can see three wiggly worms, same as the dinosaurs saw." This math component seems an artificial device, superimposed on the central idea but adding little to it. Still, children will find this an intriguing addition to the Hello Reader! series. Describes what the world was like when dinosaurs roamed the earth, and introduces many of the animals and plants in nature today that were also seen by the dinosaurs.
Book De*ion Jack and Annie are off in search of another story in jeopardy, this time at a monastery in ancient Ireland. Trouble arrives when Vikings land, and Jack and Annie must find a way to escape! Card catalog de*ion Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back to a monastery in medieval Ireland, where they try to retrieve a lost book while being menaced by Viking raiders. About Magic Tree House series Magic Tree House is a book series for young children by Mary Pope Osborne. The series features two children, the bookworm Jack and his adventurous and imaginative younger sister Annie, who travel to historical places using a magic tree house. The magic tree house belongs to Morgan Le Fay who, in the series, is King Arthur's sister and a librarian. She uses the magic tree house to gather books from time and space. Jack and Annie travel by opening a book, pointing at a picture of a place and then wishing that they could go there. The magic tree house then spins around
It was time for a little bunny to be on the move. From here to there, a bunny goes where a bunny must." And so Little Bunny's journey begins: over the hills, through the woods, past the little girl who wants to take him home. But where is Little Bunny going? "Bunny, bunny, going down the path, Bunny, bunny, aren't you turning back? Where are you going, Little Bunny?" By the time Little Bunny reaches his destination--his very own place, with all the other little bunnies--readers will be thoroughly enchanted. Simple and accessible, Little Bunny on the Move takes us on a classic picture book journey with a most satisfying conclusion.
Kindergarten-Grade 3-A well-told story with distinctive characters. In 1850, Ned, an eight-year-old Cape Cod boy, takes a job as a cook on a fishing schooner in order to support his mother and his younger siblings. While Ned finds the life difficult, he makes friends with the crew and becomes especially fond of an older sailor who is in charge of salting the cod. Ezra explains that the vessel will return home when the salt runs out. Ned wastes the preservative whenever possible, hoping to return to port in time for his birthday. Therefore, he is surprised when Ezra announces that the salt, which Ned knows was not in short supply, is gone. Readers will sympathize with the child and share his joy when he is able to celebrate his special day with his family. There is also humor, particularly when the crew plays a trick on him and everyone enjoys the joke. The illustrations, in soft pastel watercolors, are evocative of the sunlit journey. Hays uses full-page spreads and smaller-scaled illustrations effectively, a
Written and illustrated by Roger Hargreaves, this book is one of six new titles to add to the Little Miss library. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Ben the polar bear thind it's boring being polar bear-colred.and he dreams of being different.This charming story explains how he discovers that it's OK to be like the ones he loves .The stunnign illustrations in this book glitter and twinkle ,making this book a guaranteed faminly favorite.
Brie is in love with Lanc me Juicy Tubes, Louis Vuitton accessories, and her gay best friend Charlie, who is in love with 1960s pop art, 1980s teen movies, and serial heartbreaker Walker, who has ever only been in love with his VW Bug, until he meets Daisy . . . who is too busy hating everyone to know what love is. Set in London, this girl-loves-boy-loves-boy-loves-girl romp is set against a theatrical production of The Taming of the Shrew, and features enough on- and off-stage drama to satisfy teens looking for a beach read—or a read all year round.
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?
Hello, Parent! Hello Reader! books have been designed-- for parents to read to children for children to read to parents for children to read themselves to make your child a better reader. High-interest stories make reading fun! Stories have beentested for vocabulary and sentence length to help you makethe right choice！ A letter from an education specialist givesyou valuable advice on how to read to your chPd and how tolisten to your child read to you！
It's almost the end of the year, and Room Nine is taking a trip to a farm! There's lots of fun farm stuff there. Like a real actual barn. And a real actual farmer. There's even real alive animals you can pet! Only, where's the gift shop? That's what Junie B. Jones would like to know. Surely no one would want Junie B. to go home empty-handed...
Level 2: Reading Independently More complex stories Varied sentence structure Paragraphs and short chapters Follow Snoopy, the world-famous Beagle Scout! He leads Woodstock and friends into the wilderness. together they hike through thunderstorms, cross tall bridges, and have other adventures in the great outdoors! Card catalog de*ion The world famous Beagle Scout takes his eager bird troops on a camping and hiking trip that turns out to be very different from what Snoopy planned.
This colourful, easg-to-use introduction to over 1,300 words for goung chitdren will helpdevelop key vocabulary skiills.Over 1,300 everuadau words definedA colourful illustration accompanies each headwordA-Z guide on each page helps childrenfind words quicklySample sentences help explain meaning and usagePart of speech is given for each headwordSpecial themed pages provide extra word helpWritten bg Bettg Root.
The Baking Channet has come to Albuquerque for atelevised cake-making chattenge.and West High each get to enter ateam of students to compete and, of course, theWildcats have theedge with resident baker Zeke directing the team! Troy, Gabrietla, Taytor, Sharpay, Ryan, and Chad art pitch in tohe|p, but practice sessions in Home Ec are adisaster. Will Zeke andhis friends bake their way to the top? Or witt they find out thattoo many cooks can toppte a cake?
It's almost school picture day at Robin Hill School. There are going to be lots of empty spaces in Mrs. Connor's first-grade class -- lots of empty spaces in the smiles, that is, because most of her students are missing a tooth or two. Except for Jamie -- he still has all his teeth. No matter what he does, none of his teeth come out. Until...
The official, fully authorized full-color guide to the characters, places, and landscapes of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth as depicted in The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy.Fully illustrated with almost 300 color photographs, including stunning new images from the extended director's versions of The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers, and exclusive "first-look" shots from The Return of the King, this Complete Visual Companion now tells the whole tale of The Lord of the Rings in sumptuous detail.The many characters, creatures, and strange lands of Middle-earth encountered by the Fellowship of the Ring in their epic journey are here brought to life: from the magical Elven realms of Rivendell and Lothlorien to the abandoned Dwarven kingdom of Moria; from the wizard Saruman's stronghold at Isengard to the land of the Horse-lords, Rohan; from their last-ditch fortress at Helm's Deep to Minas Tirith, the city-kingdom of the proud Men of Gondor; from the haunted Paths of the Dead to the battlefields of Pelen
