Adorably cute and amazingly fast, the cheetah is a perennial favorite among kids. This National Geographic Reader will delight kids with beautiful photographs and mind-boggling facts about this majestic and mysterious cat. Did you know a cheetah could go from 0 to 60 mph in less than 3 seconds? True to the National Geographic Kids’ style and trusted reputation, snack size bites of information provide easily digestible learning that fulfills both the reader’s curiosity and sense of achievement.

It'sMummyMondayatthemuseum,andDink,Josh,andRuthRoseareexcitedaboutthenewEgyptianexhibit.Itfeaturesachildmummyinanactualtomb!Butthenthemummyisstolenandthetombrobbedofitstreasure.CanDink,Josh,andRuthRoseunravelthemysteryandreturnthemummytoitsrightfulrestingplace?

SisforSkeleton.... It'sabone-afidemysteryatDink'sschool.Somesneakysoulhasstolentheskeletonfromthenurse's office!TheprincipalpromisesfreeaquariumticketstothesavvysleuthswhocantrackdownpoorMr.Bones.Soonmysteriouscluesareshowingupallovertheschool.It'suptoDink,Josh,andRuthRosetofollowthecluesandputthoseoldbonestorest.

Only, for Junie B. Jones, things are not actually thatpleasant. ’Cause first grade means having to get used to a wholenew classroom. And a whole new teacher. And a whole new bunch ofstrange children. But here’s the worst thing of all: when Junie B.tries to read words on the chalkboard, she can’t seem to see whateveryone else is seeing! Is it possible she might actually end upwearing glasses?

Book De*ion Sometimes life isP.U. Junie B.'s having a rough week. First she got punishment forshooting off her mouth in kindergarten. And now she's in bigtrouble again! 'Cause Monday is Job Day, and Junie B. told herclass that she's got the bestest job of all. Only, what the heck isit? From Booklist Gr. 2-4. In another hilarious, easy chapter book about Junie B.Jones, the irrepressible kindergartner veers from catastrophe torapture and back again. This time she has trouble deciding what tobe on Job Day. Older kids will laugh at Junie's mistakes andmisunderstandings, especially with language, and they'll remembertheir own bewilderment and bloopers. She gets punished for shootingoff her big fat mouth ("Punishment is the school word for sittingat a big table all by yourself"). She's frank that the Pledge ofAllegiance is a jumble for her ("I don't know what that dumb storyis even talking about"). She's heartbroken to discover that MickeyMouse isn't real. When she hates, she hates (even her "bestest"fri

When Marty Preston comes across a young beagle in thehills behind his home, it's love at first sight -- and also bigtrouble. It turns out the dog, which Marty names Shiloh, belongs toJudd Travers, who drinks too much and has a gun -- and abuses hisdogs. So when Shiloh runs away from Judd to Marty, Marty just hasto hide him and protect him from Judd. But Marty's secret becomestoo big for him to keep to himself, and it exposes his entirefamily to Judd's anger. How far will Marty have to go to makeShiloh his?

Dink,Josh,andRuthRosearethrilledtovisitWallisWallaceathernewcabinintheMainewilderness.Ontheirveryfirstday,theyglimpseawhitewolfandherbabiesonacliff.Butsoonafterthekidsspythewolffamily,thepupsarewolf-napped!CanDink,Josh,andRuthRosesniffouttheculpritsbeforethewhitewolfstartssuspectingthem?