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The Ashwater Experiment
Amy Goldman Koss - 1999
To Hillary, each move is an escape from becoming one of the "sleepwalkers" she's seen at all of the seventeen schools she's attended. But then the Siegals land in Ashwater, California. And this time, they're staying put. Seventh grade isn't going to be a typical year for Hillary. What can she do if she can't run?
The Mad Scientists' Club: Complete Collection
Bertrand R. Brinley - 2010
Yep, that's right. All 12 individual tales and the two novels combined into one book. The book is big enough that your friends will notice it and ask you what's in it. You can proudly tell them that you have the complete Mad Scientists' Club works in your hands and can find anything they might want to know about the gang. Even better, you can carry this around wherever you go and have every story right at your fingertips. And, like all paperbacks, after a while it will become dog-eared from constant use as you read and re-read the exploits of the seven junior geniuses of Mammoth Falls. Written between 1961 and 1986, here is the Complete Collection of Bertrand R. Brinley's Mad Scientists' Club stories containing The Mad Scientists' Club, The New Adventures of the Mad Scientists' Club, The Big Kerplop! and The Big Chunk of Ice. All complete with illustrations by Charles Geer.
Creepy Stuff
Ripley Entertainment Inc. - 2002
Illustrations. 8-page full-color photo insert.
Circle of Three
Erica Farber - 2000
. . and nine special charms.Walker, ever the class clown, reaches into a fountain on a school field trip and sees that the joke is on him when he finds himself in the middle of a training camp for soldiers, worlds away from his own. Niko wants to be a warrior, but his master insists he learn the ways of a philosopher. When he rebels against his master’s quiet ways, he finds the path to his destiny, but the price he must pay for becoming a hero is greater than he ever imagined.Aurora can do simple gypsy magic tricks, but even she doesn’t know the true depths of her power until a mysterious woman asks to have her cards read and begs Aurora to come to her aid.Drawn together by forces they don’t understand to combat an evil they can’t imagine, their only weapons are nine simple charms.
Sa Ilalim ng Dagat
Augie Rivera - 1997
Because of this, the sea creatures go their separate ways. Under the leadership of Octopus, the sick are driven away and confined in a fenced area. Read in this story how the sea creatures' problem is solved and how peace and caring among them are restored under the sea.
Betty Crocker Kids Cook!
Betty Crocker - 1999
Hey Kids-Let's Get Cooking!EasyOver 60 simple recipes show you how to fix every meal of the day plus snacks and desserts.TastyChow down on delicious food, from Chicken Lickin' Quesadillas to Indoor S'mores.FunCool illustrations and color pix of every recipe make cooking an adventure.Note to Mom & DadKids also get the lowdown on cooking terms, basic techniques, good nutrition and kitchen safety.
Stories of Wisdom
Luis Fernandes - 2008
These tales make it quite clear that common sense is more precious than all the wealth of the world. So, choose your companions for their sagacity and make yourself rich beyond measure.
Mercy Watson: Three-Treat Collection
Kate DiCamillo - 2007
Porcine wonder. Fan of toast with a great deal of butter on it. Mercy Watson’s disarming personality and hilarious hijinks are captivating early chapter-book readers everywhere. Now it’s easy to jumpstart a Mercy Watson collection with this enticing boxed set combining the first three adventures of the series: MERCY WATSON TO THE RESCUE (an American Library Association Notable Children’s Book), MERCY WATSON GOES FOR A RIDE (winner of a 2007 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor), and MERCY WATSON FIGHTS CRIME.
The Trouble with Ramona and Beezus (Beezus and Ramona, #1-4)
Beverly Cleary - 2010
Four fantastic books about these much-loved sisters in one bumper editionBig sister, Beezus, tries very hard to be patient with Ramona, but how many nine-year-olds have to put up with their embarrassing, annoying little sister? Sisters are supposed to love each other, but pesky Ramona doesn't seem very lovable to Beezus.The Trouble with Beezus and Ramona contains the first four Beezus and Ramona books in one edition.
Lunchtime Rules
Vicki Steggall - 2007
Friendship fumble! Ant (short for Samantha) loves playing sporty games with her friends at lunchtime. But when one of the boys decides she’s too slow to play, Ant feels completely left out. Can she come up with a plan to turn things around? Or is Ant doomed to spend a lifetime of lunchtimes alone on the playground?
Over 600,000 GO GIRL! copies in print in Australia!
Freddie Frog is Hungry
Kari Brimhall - 2011
Your child will delight in reading this funny tale over and over again as you learn different colors and sizes. The bright illustrations and easy to read words will have your child reading along and chanting "I'm still hungry!"
Si Inggolok at ang Planeta Pakaskas
Rene O. Villanueva - 1997
It’s so delicious that its inhabitants can’t stop eating it up and only Inggolok is smart enough to know what will happen next.
T. Rex
Max Candee - 2014
Papagopolis, the twelve-year-old hero of Max Candee’s Globaloonies series. Witty and at times lough-out-loud funny, this book tells all there’s to know about T. rex - the most hilarious dinosaur of all times. I bet you didn’t even know that T. rex had so much comic potential. You’ll learn a bunch of important facts like: - Where does its name come from? - Why were its hands so tiny, and why was its head so big? - What did it eat, and how much did it poop? - Did it have any body odor problems, and why? - And many more... This book is intended for 6-10 year-old children who love to learn and laugh. Think of a school report gone wild. That’s the kind of book this is. This is a companion book to the Globaloonies time travel adventure series. Genre: children’s encyclopedia, ages 6-11.