Francesca Simon spent her childhood in California, and thenwent to Yale and Oxford Universities to study medieval history andliterature. She now lives in London with her family. Emily Bolamtrained at Brighton Art College and is a very successfulillustrator of children's books. She lives and works in Brighton.Visit Francesca's website at www.francescasimon.com

Read along with your favorite I Can Read Book characters! I Can Read Books are the premier line of beginning readersencouraging children to learn-and love-to read. Featuringaward-winning authors and illustrators, I Can Read Books offer afull spectrum of entertaining stories for every stage of a child’sreading development. Now the beloved characters and adventures from this popular lineof books come to life with I Can Read Book and CDs. Each packageincludes a best-selling beginning-reader storybook and a livelyaudio recording featuring: Word-for-word narration Music and sound effects One version with turn-the-page signals One version of uninterrupted reading

It is Book Week atHorrid Henry's school, and TJ Fizz, Henry's favourite author in thewhole world, is coming in to talk to his class. So he can't believehis rotten luck when he is sent to listen to the Happy Nappy songwith the Infants instead. He has to escape - but how?

When she loses her beautiful golden ball at the bottom of thefountain, the princess is very upset. Then an ugly frog offers tohelp - for a kiss. Yuck! What will the princess decide?

Galileo made the first effective use of the refracting telescope to discover important new facts about astronomy. His observations led him to support Copernicus's claim that Earth and the other planets circled the sun. This conflicted with the teachings of the Catholic Church, and brought Galileo before the judges of the Inquisition. He spent his final years under house arrest. Galileo's genius lay in the way he approached scientific problems. He reduced problems to simple terms on the basis of experience and common-sense logic. Then he analyzed and resolved the problems according to simple mathematical de*ions, thus opening the way for the development of modern mathematical physics. National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.

Horrid Henry creates havoc at his birthday party.

Nancy’s class is going on a fancy trip to the museum. A bumpybus ride leaves Nancy feeling not-so-fancy, but Miss Glass savesthe day, leaving Nancy as fancy as ever! Young readers can followalong with the recording as they read this charming story

What would happen if a dinosaur came to a birthday party? Cometo Danny's house and find out. His friend the dinosaur helps makethis one party you'll never forget!

In this vibrant edition, newly recolored by the originalillustrator, Amelia Bedelia's job search gets her into another'homonym hot seat because she does what she's told'literally. Forexample, she gets a job as a file clerk, only she takes out a nailfile and shreds the papers she's supposed to file away! The comicconvolutions are endless and endlessly enjoyable.'The Baton RougeAdvocate Magazine.

Biscuit is back—and he's got a new friend. In his secondadventure, the lovable yellow puppy meets an adorable lostduckling. Biscuit helps the duckling back to its pond, and theirfun begins. Simple text and charming illustrations make thistimeless story of first friendship perfect for youngsters juststarting to read.

Kindergarten-Grade 2-A calendar flips its pages as the weeksgo by, letters sprout wings and fly to their destinations, and aschool building gets up and changes its location at whim. These arejust a few of the "special effects" in these eight short stories.Zara, Ziggy, and Zoe live together in Magic Wood with their pets-afrog, a cat, and an owl. In the first story, the three youngwitches decide to give a Halloween party so they send invitationsto their classmates, including mean Melissa. The ensuing adventuresfollow the girls as they ready their home for the festivities andreveal their daily activities, until the last story, "Party Night."Animals, books, and furniture can talk and the correct magic wordswill make a room clean itself. Interspersed throughout the storiesare the clever RSVP replies, which take on various formats andarrive in unexpected ways. Watercolor pictures splash the pageswith bright images of the girls and their friends, who includewizards, trolls, and a dragon. The lively action and

Biscuit is a playful puppy. At bathtime, that means splashingand running and everyone getting wet! A classic I Can Read title,now available in Book and CD!

Guess what's growing in the basement... A baby monsterMinneapolis Simpkin is hiding it down there.But a monster is a hardthing to keep secret,especially one that hiccups and cries,and getsbigger every hour.

Read along with your favorite I Can Read Bookcharacters! I Can Read Books are the premier line of beginning readersencouraging children to learn-and love-to read. Featuringaward-winning authors and illustrators, I Can Read Books offer afull spectrum of entertaining stories for every stage of a child’sreading development. Now the beloved characters and adventures from this popular lineof books come to life with I Can Read Book and CDs. Each packageincludes a best-selling beginning-reader storybook and a livelyaudio recording featuring: * Word-for-word narration * Music and sound effects * One version with turn-the-page signals * One version of uninterrupted reading