Arthur's friend Buster is searching for a crime to solve. When the quarters Arthur has collected for Mrs. MacGrady's charity drive mysteriously disappear, Buster is committed to cracking the case. Will Buster be able to prove Arthur's innocence so that he can attend the class picnic? For beginning readers, this suspenseful adventure will surely be a hit.
Arthur is thrilled to make the Little League team but worries that he won't be able to play as well as all his friends. At practice, he acts like a klutz, and Francine won't let him forget it. The first game creeps closer-will Arthur be able to show his teammates they can count on him? In chapter-book format, for children who are ready to read on their own, this exciting adventure will surely be a hit among Arthur fans.
N is for Nugget... Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are spending a week at a dude ranch. Everything is normal in a cowboy kind of way–until Josh finds a huge gold nugget! Just as they are deciding what to do with their newfound riches, the nugget disappears. Will the kids be able to track down the thief before it’s time to mosey on home? Card catalog de*ion When Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose visit a dude ranch in Montana, they find themselves with another mystery to solve, this one involving the theft of money from the ranch's safe and of a large gold nugget that Josh had found.
Buster Plays Along takes Buster to San Antonio for theInternational Accordion Festival. Buster visits the Alamo, samplesTex-Mex food, and listens to his new friend Robert practicingaccordion.
On the ultimate treasure hunt young Jim Hawkins finds himselfbattling the infamous Long John Silver in this illustrated,easy-reading adaptation of the classic pirate yarn. Reading level:2.5.
Goodbye, D.C.! Hello, Monticello! While painting a closet in the White House, KC discovers an old box full of handmade toy horses that once belonged to Thomas Jefferson. KC and Marshall go to Monticello, Jefferson's home, to return the horses, but just after they get there, the box with the horses inside disappears! They have to explore historic Monticello, with its dank wine cellar, tiny dumbwaiter elevator, and spooky family cemetery to track down the thief before the horses are gone for good!
In the fifth book of the Calendar Mysteries—a new early chapter book mystery series featuring the younger siblings of the A to Z Mysteries detectives—twins Bradley and Brian Pinto are getting ready to celebrate Mother's Day by treating their mom to a show by Hypo, the world's greatest hypnotist. Brian hopes that if Hypo can hypnotize his mom into loving ducks, then she will let him raise ducks in their backyard. But when the Pinto family gets home from the show, the twins' mom starts acting strange. She splashes in the bathtub for hours, she leaves corn kernels all over, and—could it be?—she quacks! Bradley thinks his mom has actually turned into a duck! How did this happen? Can Bradley and Brian, with help from their friends Lucy and Nate, turn their mom back into their mom?
Fis for Falcon...When Josh discovers a nest of young falcons in the forest, he, Dink, and Ruth Rose start visiting every day. Until the morning they find it empty! Then the kids discover a wounded falcon with its wing feathers clipped, and they know someone's up to no good. Can they figure out what's going on before it's too late to save the falcons?
At Prunella's half-birthday party, her sister unveils a fortune-telling cootie-catcher. When the object mysteriously seems able to predict the future, Arthur and his friends become slaves to its every move. Can they ever go against the cootie-catcher's authority or will they be doomed forever? In chapter-book format for children who are ready to read on their own, this wondrous adventure will surely be a hit among Arthur fans.
What's the bestest job ever? A beauty shop guy, that's what!And Junie B. Jones is going to be one when she grows up. But firstshe needs a little practice. And a few volunteers. Like her bunnyslippers. And her dog. And maybe even...herself? Is Junie B. on herway to a great new career? Or is she about to have the worst hairday ever?
A brand-new series by Ron Roy, spun off from A to Z Mysteries! It's a Valentine's Day party! Bradley is passing out his class's valentines, but one of them has no name on it. Inside, the card tells the class to look in the closet. When they open the closet door, the kids find a rabbit named Douglas in a cage! What mysterious "friend" left him there? And why? Then the bunny gets sick. It's up to Bradley, Brian, Lucy, and Nate to track down his owner and figure out what is wrong with poor little Douglas.
Children's Literature This fourth book in a series about a detective-turned-therapy dog gets Buddy back into detective work as he helps to identify who pulled the school fire alarm and why. The story is told in Buddy's voice which allows us to feel his passion for righting wrongs as well as his frustration at not being able to communicate his thoughts to humans. Nonetheless, with input from dog pals Mouse and Jazzy, as well as Cat with No Name, Buddy narrows the suspect list to three kids—plus a possible ghost—then helps to solve the mystery. Ease of reading is enhanced by the periodic lists Buddy develops to organize his thoughts and to track clues. The book's format, with chapter titles and black and white illustrations will help young readers ke ep pace with the detailed plot. Kids will also appreciate the detective's notebook-like spiral print at the top. Everyone will want to read to the end to find out who did it. Part of the "The Buddy Files" series. Reviewer: Miriam Chernick
Capitalize on kids' interest in President Obama, Washington, D.C., and the White House with the newly rebranded Capital Mysteries series! Legend says that on each dead president's birthday, his ghost haunts the grounds of the remote retreat Camp David. But KC and Marshall aren't worried, even though they will be there on October 14, President Eisenhower's birthday. That is, they aren't worried until strange things start happening. How did a bat get trapped in their cabin? Why is there blood-red dirt in the trunk by the couch? And what is making the weird thumping noise underground? It's not Eisenhower's ghost... is it?
Buddy was adopted from the P-O-U-N-D and he likes his new family, but he's still searching for Kayla-his first family. What has happened to them? He hopes to solve that mystery soon, but right now he's got another urgent case-two dogs, Muffin and Jazzy, have been switched! How can Buddy get poor Muffin and Jazzy back to their real owners?
Book De*ion A is for author.... Dinkwrites to his favorite author, mystery writer Wallis Wallace, andinvites him to visit Green Lawn. To Dink's amazement, Wallace sayshe'll come! But when the big day arrives, Wallace is nowhere to befound. The police think he just missed his plane, but Dink suspectsfoul play. It's up to Dink and his two best friends, Josh and RuthRose, to find the famous writer--before it's too late! Book Dimension : length: (cm)19.8 width:(cm)13
Arthur attempts to bring Francine's strange behavior back to normal.
Buster and his father visit South Dakota and send postcardshome describing their visit to the Crazy Horse monument, theirexperience with buffalo, and more.
C is for Canary...Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose get an urgent callfrom Mrs. Davis. Her canary is missing! The little bird hasvanished without a trace, and he's not the only one. Two other petsare missing. The kids suspect a pet-napper, and now that RuthRose's cat, Tiger, has turned up missing too, it's becomepersonal!
Third-grade Arthur fans ready to read on their own can taketheir own adventure with Arthur as he ducks the amorous attentionsof a friend.
