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Witty and heartwarming, with a gentle eco-conscious message, this vividly illustrated series delivers just enough danger and excitement to engage and... [Read More]
Witty and heartwarming, with a gentle eco-conscious message, this vividly illustrated series delivers just enough danger and excitement to engage and enchant readers. Drawing guides and maps are an added bonus! Young Pedro is determined to find adventure! Rescued from the sea by a famous band of heroic mice, he's desperate to prove his worth ... and finally succeeds!
Saved from a snowstorm, Baby Badger, a newborn kitten with no mom, is taken to Fosterland where he meets lots of new animals including a Mama cat and... [Read More]
Saved from a snowstorm, Baby Badger, a newborn kitten with no mom, is taken to Fosterland where he meets lots of new animals including a Mama cat and her kittens.
Saved from a snowstorm, Baby Badger, a newborn kitten with no mom, is taken to Fosterland where he meets lots of new animals including a Mama cat and... [Read More]
Saved from a snowstorm, Baby Badger, a newborn kitten with no mom, is taken to Fosterland where he meets lots of new animals including a Mama cat and her kittens.
From New York Times bestselling author Hannah Shaw—also known as Kitten Lady—comes the fifth book in an exciting and heartwarming chapter... [Read More]
From New York Times bestselling author Hannah Shaw—also known as Kitten Lady—comes the fifth book in an exciting and heartwarming chapter book series! Three little ducklings arrive in Fosterland, but one is not like the others! Though Billie looks like Marlie and Charlie, he isn’t a domesticated duck—he’s a white mallard. Billie likes being in Fosterland with his friends, but he longs to eat sky raisins (also known as flies) and be free. With one webbed foot in each world, he has to choose where his heart lies.
From New York Times bestselling author Hannah Shaw—also known as Kitten Lady—comes the fifth book in an exciting and heartwarming chapter... [Read More]
From New York Times bestselling author Hannah Shaw—also known as Kitten Lady—comes the fifth book in an exciting and heartwarming chapter book series! Three little ducklings arrive in Fosterland, but one is not like the others! Though Billie looks like Marlie and Charlie, he isn’t a domesticated duck—he’s a white mallard. Billie likes being in Fosterland with his friends, but he longs to eat sky raisins (also known as flies) and be free. With one webbed foot in each world, he has to choose where his heart lies.
Zack is back! Our favorite fearless space hero, Zack is still on the lookout for his lost spacecraft, the Risky Rascal. Suddenly, he and Omega... [Read More]
Zack is back! Our favorite fearless space hero, Zack is still on the lookout for his lost spacecraft, the Risky Rascal. Suddenly, he and Omega Chimp receive a class 2-B distress signal -- a group of orbiting second graders is in need of a hand! A renegade band of warrior space mice -- the Warlords of Nibblecheese -- has kidnapped the class's teacher. Not only are these pint-sized rodents planning to destroy the Earth, but they also want to eat the moon (everyone knows it's made of cheese!). Zack knows he must spring into action -- even if it does mean saving Mrs. Craterbrain, the very teacher who gave him tons of math homework! Can Zack, a genuine intergalactic space hero, trap this army of cheese-hungry, teacher-stealing pip-squeaks, or has the final bell rung for planet Earth?
An abridged version of the adventures of a nineteenth-century boy and a runaway slave as they float down the Mississippi River on a raft.
Theme: Classics
Huckleberry Finn had a tough life with his drunken father until an adventure with Tom Sawyer changed everything. But when Huck's dad returns and... [Read More]
Huckleberry Finn had a tough life with his drunken father until an adventure with Tom Sawyer changed everything. But when Huck's dad returns and kidnaps him, he must escape down the Mississippi river with runaway slave, Jim. They encounter trouble at every turn, from floods and gunfights to armed bandits and the long arm of the law. Through it all the friends stick together but can Huck and Tom free Jim from slavery once and for all?
Theme: Classics
Miss Petitfour enjoys having adventures that are "just the right size - fitting into a single, magical day." She is an expert at... [Read More]
Miss Petitfour enjoys having adventures that are "just the right size - fitting into a single, magical day." She is an expert at baking and eating fancy iced cakes, and her favorite mode of travel is par avion. On windy days, she takes her sixteen cats out for an airing: Minky, Misty, Taffy, Purrsia, Pirate, Mustard, Moutarde, Hemdela, Earring, Grigorovitch, Clasby, Captain Captain, Captain Catkin, Captain Cothespin, Your Shyness and Sizzles. With the aid of her favorite tea party tablecloth as a makeshift balloon, Miss Petitfour and her charges fly over her village, having many little adventures along the way. Join Miss Petitfour and her equally eccentric felines on five magical outings -- a search for marmalade, to a spring jumble sale, on a quest for "birthday cheddar", the retrieval of a lost rare stamp and as they compete in the village's annual Festooning Festival. A whimsical, beautifully illustrated collection of tales that celebrates language, storytelling and small pleasures, especially the edible kind!
Enter Sherwood Forest with the fabled Robin Hood and his band of merry men, and meet such unforgettable characters as Friar Tuck, Little John, Allan... [Read More]
Enter Sherwood Forest with the fabled Robin Hood and his band of merry men, and meet such unforgettable characters as Friar Tuck, Little John, Allan a Dale, the infamous Sheriff of Nottingham, and wicked King Richard. Every moment of the story is filled with action and excitement.
Theme: Classics
Charming, creative Salma takes on big feelings with even bigger ideas as she navigates life in a new country, Syrian identity, family changes and new... [Read More]
Charming, creative Salma takes on big feelings with even bigger ideas as she navigates life in a new country, Syrian identity, family changes and new friendships in this engaging and heartfelt early chapter book series. After a year, eleven months, and six days apart, Salma's dad is finally joining her family in their new home. Salma is so happy to see her baba-but she's also worried. What if he misses Syria so much that he leaves them again? She throws herself into showing him around the city and helping him learn English, but as Baba shares memories of Damascus Salma starts to realize how much she misses Syria, too. Can Salma make space in her heart for two homes? And can Baba?
Theme: Immigration, Syria
Why does a burglar keep smashing statues of Napoleon? What is the speckled band? And who is the mysterious Irene Adler? Join Sherlock Holmes and his... [Read More]
Why does a burglar keep smashing statues of Napoleon? What is the speckled band? And who is the mysterious Irene Adler? Join Sherlock Holmes and his trusted friend Dr. Watson as they unravel the truth behind these cases and many more.
Theme: Classics
Many years ago the great King Arthur brought justice to England with the help of his gallant Knights of the Round Table. Though most of King Arthur's... [Read More]
Many years ago the great King Arthur brought justice to England with the help of his gallant Knights of the Round Table. Though most of King Arthur's knights freely chose a life of duty, for Sir Balin the Ill-Fated, destiny was foretold in a prophesy. And seriously, ill-fated" is right there in his title, so Balin's not surprised when things go sour. Still, no matter how dire the task, a loyal and gallant knight never refuses adventure! "
Sophie Mouse and her furry friends prepare for a big storm that’s headed right for Silverlake Forest in this tenth charming book of The... [Read More]
Sophie Mouse and her furry friends prepare for a big storm that’s headed right for Silverlake Forest in this tenth charming book of The Adventures of Sophie Mouse series! Sophie Mouse has been preparing for the first-ever Silverlake Forest Spring Fling for weeks. She has come up with activities, like a Lily Pad Dance, she’s thought of games to play, and she’s created all sorts of fun hats, masks, and other costumes for her friends to wear. But the day of the Spring Fling is approaching, and Sophie’s twitching whiskers are telling her that the rain is too! Sure enough, it rains and it pours. Will Sophie figure out a way to save the day or will all her hard work go to down the drain? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Adventures of Sophie Mouse chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.
The first ten books in The Adventures of Sophie Mouse chapter book series are now available in one charming collectible paperback boxed set! Explore... [Read More]
The first ten books in The Adventures of Sophie Mouse chapter book series are now available in one charming collectible paperback boxed set! Explore Silverlake Forest with Sophie Mouse and her friends as they go back to school, go hunting for berries, learn to swim, and much more! With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Adventures of Sophie Mouse chapter books are perfect for beginning readers. This delightful boxed set includes: A New Friend The Emerald Berries Forget-Me-Not Lake Looking for Winston The Maple Festival Winter’s No Time to Sleep! The Clover Curse A Surprise Visitor The Great Big Paw Print It’s Raining, It’s Pouring