Even with her best friend Lucy's help, there is NO way she will get everything done in time. Will Eva have to ask Sue (a.k.a. Meanie McMeanerson) for help? Or will the festival have to be cancelled? This book is written as Eva's diary—with Rebecca Elliott's owl-dorable full-color illustrations throughout!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!

    1 bestselling series for girls aged 5 and up.Alyssa the Snow Queen Fairy makes sure that everyone is happy throughout winter in both the human and fairy worlds. But when nasty Jack Frost steals her magical objects, everything becomes an icy misery! Can Rachel and Kirsty help get them back before Fairyland freezes over? There's a magical snowflake, an enchanted mirror and an everlasting rose in this book. Read it to see if Kirsty, Rachel and Alyssa can find them!'These stories are magic; they turn children into readers!' ReadingZone.comIf you like Rainbow Magic, check out Daisy Meadows' other series: Magic Animal Friends and Unicorn Magic!

    Until class starts that is, and EVERYTHING goes wrong. Ella can't believe that her absolutely WORST ENEMY EVER, Peach, is sitting next to her! No matter how far Ella moves her new pencil case across the desk, Peach is IN HER SPACE. Where's her BFF Zoe? How can this year get ANY WORSE?

    "Dogs just eat and don't give anything back," the farmer gripes. Most animals would be on their way, but this dog dreams up a plucky plan. Why not try to work alongside the cows? The Farmer is thankful but unmoved. Still undeterred, Dog tries to convince the farmer that he could be a good stand-in for a horse and a chicken. It isn't until Dog shines in a role that only a canine could fill that the farmer is finally won over.

    In a beautiful jacketed hardcover edition packed with illustrations, this special new Never Girls story by New York Times bestselling author Kiki Thorpe is the perfect gift for readers ages 6 to 9.

    Granite, is retiring after a million hundred years. It turns out the new teacher, Mr. Cooper, is even weirder than Mr. Granite! One day he's Rat Man and he teaches about rodents. The next day he's Lava Man and he teaches about volcanoes. But what happens when a real superhero is needed? Will Mr. Cooper protect the school from evil, or just embarrass it to death?Perfect for reluctant readers and word lovers alike, Dan Gutman's hugely popular My Weird School series has something for everyone. Don't miss the hilarious adventures of A.J. and the gang.

    The carefully constructed text and beautiful photographs guarantee a successful and rewarding reading experience for any reader, especially those who love wild animals.

    Sophie Mouse can't wait to go back to school after the long winter break. But she and her classmates are in for a surprise when they learn that they're getting a new classmate . . .

    An original paper-over-board My Little Pony chapter book featuring Princess Celestia!

    When a small dragon crash-lands in the orchard, not only can she understand it, but she knows she must return it to its family. A bad-hearted noble, Sir Fitzroy, wants to destroy all magical creatures in the kingdom and will stop at nothing to do so. Sophy must keep the little creature safe from him and his band of men, and pass on the magical challenge to other girls in other parts of the kingdom. She does this by flying to a new adventure on the back of Windrunner, a dragon who helps her after she returns the baby to its family, and finding another girl to help her with the second secret animal rescue!

    

    Only a few days passed before a new evil surfaced. Now, rumors have begun to circulate of a civil war, one with a demonic taint beneath it that hints at an underworld invasion. It is a situation that demands investigation by one of the world’s greatest demonhunters.Still reeling from her unprecedented resurrection and eight years of fighting, Karian Vanador is called upon to look into the threat. Why was the remote island of Tsalbrin chosen? And who – or what – is truly behind the unrest? Assigned to an unlikely group of young heroes, Kari must learn to rely on more than just her legendary prowess. She will need their strength to battle her internal demons, just as these young heroes need her strength to battle their physical foes.Together, they must unravel an underworld plot before Citaria is plunged into worldwide war…again.Salvation's Dawn is the opening volume of the Eve of Redemption series. If you love epic fantasy in the vein of Terry Brooks, RA Salvatore, Raymond E. Feist, Ursula K Le Guin, and similar authors, you'll love the depth, complexity, and far-reaching worlds of this series.

    Children can visualise the history of the world with a brand-new geographical perspective not easily learnt in school.Sail the seas with the first Vikings and live among the first farmers, learning about how they worked and evolved from the earliest recorded times on Earth to present day. Beautiful illustrations, 3D graphics, clear annotations, and fun facts bring history to life and display in glorious detail how it fits in to the world at large.Each of these specially commissioned 3D maps charts a key global event. Follow the migration of the earliest humans, the spread of the Black Death, or lose yourself in the European, African, and Pacific theatres of World War II.Whether your child is a visual learner or history buff, this educational book is perfect for any student of history, serving as an epic quest through our shared past and a birds-eye view of the history of life on Earth.Travel Through Time - Discover Our Shared History!This incredible book is filled to the brim with fun facts about the world, greatly complimented by more than 60 highly detailed maps exploring how our world has changed throughout time.It is easy to spend hours poring over every detail, with beautiful illustrations and informative content making history fun and easy (well, easier) to understand in the context of different events, different places and different dates. It dives into the history of continents across the globe in impressive detail and can be read for short or longer bursts. While it follows a logical order of civilization, you can easily skip around with no loss of interest or comprehension.Dive into this kid's atlas to learn about the medieval and modern world, the 20th and 21st centuries including:-The Vikings, China's golden age and castles -The age of exploration, the French Revolution and slavery-World War I and II, Moon landings, and the InternetIt is the perfect kid's educational book for school projects or simply getting to know why the world is the way it is and how it got to be that way.This book forms part of the Where on Earth? series including Where on Earth? Atlas - The World as You've Never Seen it Before and Where on Earth? - The Ultimate Atlas of What's Where in the World.

    And one day when this spunky young lady decides to go for a walk in her grumpy, too-busy city, she finds some extraordinary things. What Olive does with them will delight and inspire. This lively picture book is filled with the author's exuberant collage artwork and playfully hand-lettered words.

    Perfect for kids who always wonder, "how do bees make honey?" and parents, teachers, and librarians looking for honeybee books for children and springtime books for kids.Backmatter includes:Explore More for Kids: an ecosystem search-and-find where kids can find all the plants and animals, information on nectar, how it gets made into honey, and the process of pollinationExplore More for Teachers and Parents: detailed information on pollination, insects and the ecosystem around honeybees, and activities like an ecosystem drawing activity, a Honey Bee Ambrosia recipe, an activity that teaches students how to do a bee waggle dance, and more!

    But you may be surprised to learn that many common animals may also have some uncommon characteristics! For example, did you know that:A giraffe can clean its own ears with its tongue?Or that a hippo has teeth as long as a child’s arm?So come read facts about fourteen special animals who are less "normal" than we may think at first look.

    Read book #5, Amelia Bedelia Shapes Up, then flip the book over to read book #6, Amelia Bedelia Cleans Up! The Amelia Bedelia books have sold more than 35 million copies.In Amelia Bedelia Shapes Up, Amelia Bedelia would love to have a sport to call her own—and so she goes on a mission to find one. She takes to the field, the gym, the track, and the court, with hilarious results.In Amelia Bedelia Cleans Up, Amelia Bedelia and her friends clean up a vacant lot and build a clubhouse—with surprising results!With Amelia Bedelia, anything can happen—and it usually does. Short, fast-paced chapters, tons of friends and funny situations, a guide to idioms used in the book, and black-and-white illustrations by Lynne Avril on every page make the Amelia Bedelia chapter books an ideal choice for readers of the Ivy + Bean, Magic Tree House, and Judy Moody books.

    Different types of islands and the ocean floor are explored using key geography terms. Children are encouraged to use geographical skills to locate information by reading maps and interpreting simple keys. This series complements the Introducing Continents series.

    Travel to a new continent or country with every turn of the page.

    With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!The Stardust Girls -- Marlo, Bella, Carly, and Allie -- are all abuzz! A film crew from Hollywood is doing a piece on the circus. Allie loves being in the circus, but she'd love to be a Hollywood star, too! She tries to impress the film crew by becoming the star of the show. But in the circus, everyone works together as a team. And Marlo, Bella, and Carly don't like how Allie is hogging the spotlight. Will Allie get her big Hollywood break?

    Teddy battled asthma all his life, and the list of things he shouldn’t do was long. But when people told him “you can’t,” he set about proving them wrong. This book focuses on his inexhaustible enthusiasm and his commitment to preserving America’s natural resources.   Step 3 Readers feature engaging characters in easy-to-follow plots about popular topics. For children who are ready to read on their own.

    

    Once again, she honors the cultural heritage and traditions of the South through her music and literature. Accompanied by stunningly accurate illustrations, Downing takes you through a tour of the state's famous symbols. Did you know that the crawfish is the state crustacean? Or that the Catahoula is the state dog? And what is more emblematic of Louisiana than gumbo and sweet beignets? All this and more is revealed in this charming picture book, brimming with rich illustrations. A timeline, which lists when these icons were named, and original song compliment the text and enhance the book's classroom applications.

    Robin Preiss Glasser illustrates Nancy's story with liveliness, wit, and fanciness.

    With Charlotte Mason's simple and effective method, you will get to know the composer well, add variety to your schoolwork, and cultivate your children's tastes for good music in just a few short minutes each week.

    Just one 15-minute lesson once a week is all it takes to spread this feast and cultivate within your children an appreciation for what is just, true, and beautiful.

    Welcome to the world of bears! With fun photos and colorful, approachable design, this wonderful board book guides you through life as a bear, including hibernation, playtime with cubs, the smallest and biggest bears, and finding food!

    "Presents information about swimming and diving in the Olympics including different types of swimming strokes, different diving events, and synchronized swimming"--

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    But then a friend of the Berenstains, Professor Actual Factual, takes Sister and Brother Bear on a special Bear Country job tour.Firefighter or artist, farmer or astronaut—there are so many choices, and Sister enjoys thinking about what she might do in her career.

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    A colorful countdown of the fun symbols associated with a child's Halloween.

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    She moves to the city with her seeing-eye dog, Star. Star describes Lola's pains and struggles as she adjusts to her new condition. Eventually with Star's help, Lola is able to find joy in her day-to-day life and her friendship with Star grows.

    Straightforward text and clear photographs give readers the tools they need to evaluate and understand the media literacy concept of fact and opinion.

    Readers will learn about elephantswhere they live, what they eat, etc. This title pairs simple text with vibrant photographs. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.