With more than 2 million books sold, the Baseball Card Adventures bring the greatest players in history to life! With historical photos and back matter to separate the facts from the fiction, New York Times bestselling author Dan Gutman takes readers on a page-turning trip through baseball’s past. Perfect for young readers who love time travel stories and dream about meeting history’s gr…
With more than 2 million books sold, the Baseball Card Adventures bring the greatest players in history to life! Like every other kid in his class, Joe Stoshack has to write a report on an African American who's made an important contribution to society. Unlike every other kid in his class, Joe has a special talent: with the help of old baseball cards, he can travel through time. So, for hi…
My Father's Dragon is a children's novel by Ruth Stiles Gannett about a young boy, Elmer Elevator, who runs away to Wild Island to rescue a baby Dragon. The narrative mode is unusual, in that the narrator refers to the protagonist only as "my father", giving the impression that this is a true story that happened long ago. The illustrations within the book are black and white done with a g…
Little Koya Delaney has a knack for hiding what she truly feels with her infectious laugh that leaves everyone happy - except herself. Koya is upset by an argument that her sister Loritha had with her dear friend Dawn right before a double-dutch jump rope contest. Not sure what to do about the situation, she remains angry with the both of them, and confused by the situation. To further her bad …
Full-color photographs from the newest Batman movie illustrate a novelization of the caped crusader's and Robin's confrontation with archenemies Two-Face and the Riddler. Original. Movie tie-in.
Henry Rush is spending the day at the Prairie Wildlife Refuge, determined to photograph a prairie dog doing a back flip. But while he whatches and waites at the edge of prairie dog town, he fails to notice the electricity humming through the air. Or the buffalo aniously pawing the ground. Or the purple-blue cloud building over the prairie grass. A tornado is forming to the west . And when the d…
They're about to join the American Revolution! Matt and Emily's grandfather has invented a way to travel back in time. Now Matt, Emily, and Matt's best friend Jonathan are about to take a trip: to the night the American Revolution began. They arrive in Lexington, Massachusetts, in the year 1775 just in time to see Paul Revere ride by, warning the country that the Redcoats are coming. T…
This is the story of Luke, who has been hired to put on a puppet show. His problems begin when his mother sells his puppets, and continue when he tries to make his own. Despite mishaps the show goes on and in the process Luke and his friends form a club they call the Marble Avenue Monster Club.
Joey Pigza can't sit still. He can't pay attention, he can't follow the rules, and he can't help it -- especially when his meds aren't working. Joey's had problems ever since he was born, problems just like his dad and grandma have. And whether he's wreaking havoc on a class trip or swallowing his house key, Joey's problems are getting worse. In fact, his behavior is so off the wall that his te…
Charlie has always wanted his own pet and the tiny lizard he and Emma find climbing out of a hole in the road seems ideal. But the strange thing is, no one else can see it and the children suddenly discover that Alberic is in fact a talking, chocolate loving magical dragon! From then on there is never a dull moment, as Alberic is interested in everything, including taking part in the school pla…