But almost as soon as he's settled--or as close to settled as he can get in the bleak Brooklyn mansion, surrounded by his uncle's dubious staff--Leo receives a mysterious package his father put together long ago, to be opened on his 13th birthday. With the package, Leo discovers he has an amazing ability. He can hear the history of any object by touching it. But when Leo finds a strange helmet buried among his uncle's artifacts, and hears a pained cry coming from it, a mystery unravels as to its origin.To find out more about Sound Bender, and to continue the Sound Bender Experience, please visit Sound-Bender-World.com.

    GET SET. Go! A flash of light signals the start of the Great Fairy Race. The rules are simple: whoever crosses the finish line first, wins. But the fairies can’t use their own wings or legs to do it. Tink pedals one of her contraptions, Lily rides a giant snail, Fawn hops on a frog, Beck cruises on a squirrel, Fira sails on a balloon, and Rani rides Brother Dove. Who will win the Great Fairy Race? Find out in this Step 3 reader, featuring the beloved Disney Fairies.

    

    As the first black man to play in the all-white baseball leagues, he was a symbol of courage, hope, and unity for all black and white Americans, and for people throughout the world. A fresh new biography of an American hero. Illustrated.

    "Classic Starts" treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve--all at an incomparable price. Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic tale, with its engaging heroine and evocative description of the Prince Edward Island landscape, never fails to delight youngsters. When Matthew Cuthbert goes to the train station to pick up the orphan he and his sister Marilla plan to adopt, he expects to meet a boy who can help on the family farm. Instead it's Anne--a talkative, dreamy, red-haired, freckle-faced 11-year-old little girl who transforms the Cuthberts' life forever and fills it with love and joy.