Best of
Young-Readers

2010

Mercy Watson: #1-6 [Boxed Set: Adventures of a Porcine Wonder]


Kate DiCamillo - 2010
    Included are:MERCY WATSON TO THE RESCUEMERCY WATSON GOES FOR A RIDEMERCY WATSON FIGHTS CRIMEMERCY WATSON: PRINCESS IN DISGUISEMERCY WATSON THINKS LIKE A PIGMERCY WATSON: SOMETHING WONKY THIS WAY COMES

The Hunt for the Golden Book


Geronimo Stilton - 2010
    Then my laptop was stolen right from under my snout. Cheese niblets, how terrible! Could my friends and I find my computer and print my book all in time for the party?BONUS! After the story, read an extra Mini Mystery adventure: THE LAKE MONSTER. When a mysterious monster is sighted in a lake on Mouse Island, Geronimo is called in to investigate! But can he figure out this creature's secret?PLUS jokes galore!

Geronimo Stilton Special Edition: The Hunt for the Curious Cheese


Geronimo Stilton - 2010
    Rodents were suddenly getting sick with stomachaches, hiccups, and weird green warts -- and it seemed to be related to cheese! We mice eat a lot of cheese, so this was serious. My detective friend, Hercule Poirat, asked me to help him investigate. Could we solve this mystery and save our city?BONUS! After the story, read an extra Mini Mystery adventure and jokes galore!

Carney's House Party / Winona's Pony Cart


Maud Hart Lovelace - 2010
    This beautiful combination edition of Carney's House Party and Winona's Pony Cart features a foreword by author Melissa Wiley and a never-before-published biography of Lovelace illustrator Vera Neville.Carney's House Party: In the summer of 1911, Caroline "Carney" Sibley is home from college and looking forward to hosting a monthlong house party—catching up with the old Crowd, including her friend Betsy Ray, and introducing them to her Vassar classmate Isobel Porteous. Romance is in the air with the return of Carney's high school sweetheart, Larry Humphreys, for whom she's pined all these years. Will she like him as well as she once did? Or will the exasperating Sam Hutchinson turn her head?Winona's Pony Cart: More than anything in the world, Winona Root wants a pony for her eighth birthday. Despite her father's insistence that it's out of the question, she's wishing so hard that she's sure she'll get one—at least, that's what she tells her friends Betsy, Tacy, and Tib. . . .

Oh, Baby! Go, Baby!


Dr. Seuss - 2010
    Seuss Nursery Collection inspired by the Seuss’s celebrated classic, Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, cheers babies and toddlers on as they take on life’s adventures! This fabulous interactive version filled with foil, feathers, flaps, slide tabs, and more is a perfect read for your little one on the go!   The Dr. Seuss Nursery Collection introduces the most beloved Dr. Seuss characters to the littlest of listeners. Based on Dr. Seuss’s signature art and rollicking rhymes, each book introduces the most popular characters of the title on which it’s based in a bold and simple format, which will engage babies and toddlers at each stage of development.

Click, Clack, Moo and More: A Barnyard Collection


Doreen Cronin - 2010
    This bind-up features Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type; Giggle, Giggle, Quack; and Dooby Dooby Moo; and is just bursting with barnyard antics and fun, from typewriter hijinks to pizza party trickery to a farm animal talent show. The bestselling, award-winning, and well-loved author and illustrator team of Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin could fill a silo with the accolades they’ve garnered, and this three-book compilation, showcasing a new jacket from Betsy Lewin, is sure to keep the laughs coming!

Marvel Avengers: The Ultimate Character Guide


Alan Cowsill - 2010
    This chunky, info-packed guide takes you alphabetically through the Avengers universe, shedding new light on characters like Iron Man, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Thor, and Captain America, giving you more detail about their powers, weaknesses, enemies, and origins than any other book on the market. TM & (c) 2010 Marvel Entertainment, LLC and its subsidiaries. Licensed by Marvel Characters B.V. www.marvel.com. All rights reserved. Super Heroes is a co-owned registered trademark

Out of Sight


Francesco Pittau - 2010
    In elegant drawings and graphic, eye-catching layouts, Out of Sight will enthrall children with the amazing variety of the animal kingdom.

Alexander Calder: Meet the Artist


Patricia Geis - 2010
    A sense of playfulness animates all of his work—from his signature hanging mobiles to his endlessly creative toys, drawings, and jewelry. Alexander Calder: Meet the Artist! is an exciting hands-on introduction to this beloved American sculptor. Calder's whimsical world is brought to life by imaginative pop-ups, pull tabs, lift-the-flaps, and cutouts. A universe of artistic possibilities opens up as young readers explore Calder's creative evolution, play with his toy designs, and even create their own sculptural circus.

The Fairies' Birthday Surprise


Daisy Meadows - 2010
    [Scholastic Reader Level 2]Come see the Rainbow Fairies in their early reader debut!

Great Migrations: Elephants


Laura Marsh - 2010
    Living at the furthest corners of the hot and dry Sahara Desert, the very margins of where elephants can survive, hundreds of these great creatures make a dangerous but necessary journey as their main source of food and water dries up and they must go in search of more. Battling 120-degree heat, sandstorms, and fierce thunderstorms, these amazing animals travel 35 miles a day in a race against time in search of the bare essentials of life.

iAm Your Biggest Fan! (iCarly)


Laurie McElroy - 2010
    She has previously appeared in DRAKE AND JOSH (on Nick) and SCHOOL OF ROCK (w/ Jack Black) among others. She's slated to appear in the SCHOOL OF ROCK sequel. Additionally she appears on iCarly - Music From and Inspired by the Hit TV Show, which debuted in the #1 spot on Billboard's Children's Music chart upon its release in June.

The Rover Boys: The Complete First Series


Arthur M. Winfield - 2010
    The Rover Boys was a popular young readers' series created by the Stratemeyer Syndicate, a publishing house which also created THE HARDY BOYS, TOM SWIFT, THE BOBBSEY TWINS, and NANCY DREW. Unlike some of the later series, the ROVER BOYS books were written exclusively by Edward Stratemeyer (writing under the pseudonym Arthur M. Winfield). Stratemeyer wrote some 1300 books selling more than 500 million copies, making him one of the most successful - and most obscure - authors in history.This ebook is DRM free and includes an active table of contents for easy navigation.The Rover Boys At SchoolThe Rover Boys On The OceanThe Rover Boys In the JungleThe Rover Boys Out WestThe Rover Boys On the Great LakesThe Rover Boys In the MountainsThe Rover Boys On Land and SeaThe Rover Boys In CampThe Rover Boys On the RiverThe Rover Boys On the PlainsThe Rover Boys In Southern WatersThe Rover Boys On the FarmThe Rover Boys On Treasure IsleThe Rover Boys At CollegeThe Rover Boys Down EastThe Rover Boys In the AirThe Rover Boys In New YorkThe Rover Boys In AlaskaThe Rover Boys In BusinessThe Rover Boys On a Tour

Tales of Hans Christian Andersen: Candlewick Illustrated Classic


Hans Christian Andersen - 2010
    Naomi Lewis' translations brilliantly capture Andersen's irresistible humor and conversational tone, and a whole host of memorable characters are brought to life in Joel Stewart's fresh and whimsical illustrations.

Ellie's Long Walk: The True Story of Two Friends on the Appalachian Trail


Pam Flowers - 2010
    It is a charming story of friendship and teamwork that teaches lessons about courage, determination, trust, and love.

A House Is Built At Pooh Corner


A.A. Milne - 2010
    

Dolphin Singers Voyages of the Makai Part 1


Francesca Hampton - 2010
    But for five young people, it has come to seem the only way back to families they have lost. Hiding from pursuers, learning as they go, they rely on Jason, and the eldest at 14, to captain the yacht Makai. But when Jason is injured in a storm, and his friend Jimmy comes down with bronchitis, it is up to his plucky sister Jenny, and Jenny’s beautiful, troubled friend Michelle to get them and five-year-old Christopher through it. Storms are not the only peril at sea however. Lost and starving themselves, they come across a pod of dolphins trapped in a drift net. With the days going by and their hunger and thirst growing, the youngsters find that these new found friends may make all the difference.

Happily Ever Mad Libs


Roger Price - 2010
    It also includes wacky stories such as an employment ad for a fairy godmother, an interview with Hansel and Gretel, and other clever twists on classic notions of fairy tales.

One, Two, Tie Your Shoes!


Lorraine Gregory - 2010
    Includes laces to practice tying a shoe.

Stonewall Jackson's Black Sunday School


Rickey E. Pittman - 2010
    In turn, his devoted students loved and respected him. Many of them became influential members of the community. One, a Presbyterian minister, honored Jackson with a stained-glass window at his church in Roanoke, Virginia. The window, inscribed with Jackson's last words, still attracts visitors every year who want to witness the influence of Jackson's Sunday school.