Quick view What Animal Needs a Wig?: Funny Riddles and Interesting Facts by Abigail Fuller What animal is the best to tell jokes to? What animal is always in a bad mood? From where did a laughing hyena get its name? Does a praying mantis really pray? What Animal Needs a Wig? invites readers to the world of animals and jokes, the ultimate... View Details
Quick view The Amazing Spencer Gray by Deb Fitzpatrick Spencer Gray is 12finally old enough to join his father in his glider, the Drifter. Going up and soaring is amazing! Spencer can't believe that they're actually there; can't believe he and his dad are flying in an aircraft with no engine high above the... View Details
Quick view Books and Bricks: Rebuilding Manyano School by Sindiwe Magona Books and Bricks is based on a real event at a primary school in Cape Town, South Africa, shortly after the historic elections in 1994, that ended apartheid and elected the first black president, Nelson Mandela. Change, even change for the better, can... View Details
Quick view Wash Day by Barbara H Cole A young girl describes wash day, her favorite day of the week, when Miss Ett the washerwoman comes with her grandson Sherman and Grandpa tells stories and teaches Sherman to play music. View Details
Quick view Urban Animals of Washington, D.C. by Isabel Hill The author of Urban Animals, Isabel Hill once again captures images of creatures large and small that adorn the buildings while captivating young readers with easy-to-read rhyming text. Includes a glossary of architectural terms and a list of buildings... View Details
Quick view Twilight Hunt by Narelle Oliver A twilight background creates a magical microcosm where strange creatures cleverly camouflage themselves to become invisible to predators. The Screech Owl squints its eyes to track its prey and, together with the reader, seeks out the amazing beings... View Details
Quick view The Sweet Touch by Lorna Balian The genie conjured up by Peggy's plastic ring is only a beginner who does not know how to put a stop to the one wish he can grant. View Details
Quick view The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship by Valeri Gorbaachev When the Czar proclaims that he will marry his daughter to the man who brings him a flying ship, the Fool of the World sets out to try his luck and meets some unusual companions on the way. View Details
Quick view The Breman Town Musicians by Brian Wildsmith While on their way to Bremen, four aging animals who are no longer of any use to their masters find a new home after outwitting a gang of robbers. View Details
Quick view The Barefoot Champion by Michael Gervais Convinced that expensive new shoes are his ticket to playing professional basketball, a boy is stunned to find that he can be beaten by Mokey, a poor, younger boy from Harlem who plays barefoot. View Details
Quick view Professor Noah's Spaceship by Brian Wildsmith As the forest begins to change, the animals and birds, no longer happy there, fly away in Professor Noah's amazing spaceship. View Details
Quick view Pirates in the Library by Nadia Ali Prepare to set sail for the adventure of a lifetime with fierce Captain Jake when he discovers a treasure map that leads him, his crew (and a parrot, too), right to the library. Ms. Benitez, the librarian, welcomes themas long as they behave! The... View Details
