Night of the Ninth Dragon (Original MTH #55, Merlin Mission #27)

Jesse Owens

Sprint around the track and get to know Jesse Owens in this fascinating, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a new series of biographies about people you should meet.Meet Jesse Owens, an African American runner who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin! What made his achievement even more memorable was that Adolph Hitler expected the Olympic Games to be a German showcase. In fact, he criticized the United States for even including black athletes on its Olympic roster. According to many reports, after Owens won his fourth gold medal, Hitler stormed out of the stadium. In 1936 Jesse Owens took a stand against racism and made history. A special section at the back of the book includes extras on subjects like history and math, plus a short article filled with interesting facts about the Olympics. With the You Should Meet series, learning about historical figures has never been so fascinating!

Days With Frog And Toad

Frog and Toad enjoy each other's company as they spend their days together, but sometimes they find that it is nice just to be alone.

Silly Milly

Invites the reader to solve the riddle of why Silly Milly likes certain things and dislikes others.

The X'ed-Out X-Ray

Ruth Rose, Josh, and Dink attend a concert during which someone steals the star's diamond pendant, and they are soon on the trail of the thief.

Snow Dance

Down comes one flake.Down come some more.See the snow, snow!Huckle has a shiny new red sledbut what he doesn't have is snow. After many funny attempts to find a solution to his problem, Huckle and his pals decide to do a snow dance. And guess what? It works! This Level One story will delight beginning readers even as it teaches them to sound out simple words.

Henry and Mudge in Puddle Trouble

For Henry and his big dog Mudge, spring means admiring the first snow glory, playing in puddles in the rain, and watching the five new kittens next door.

The Intrepid Canadian Expedition

Stanley's been to the American Wild West, Egypt, and Japan--and now he's off to Canada! From snowboarding to igloos to the most exciting hockey game ever, Stanley's adventures will flat-out thrill readers.

Song of the Poison Dragon

The Dragon Masters are excited to meet the newest Dragon Master, Petra. But when she arrives at the castle, she doesn't fit in right away. She's a know-it-all, and she doesn't even try to connect with her four-headed dragon! Could the Dragon Stone have chosen her by mistake? Then something terrible happens to the king. Petra will have to work with the other Dragon Masters to save him before it's too late!

Waking the Rainbow Dragon

Drake has a strange dream about a Rainbow Dragon trapped in a cave. He wonders if the dream could be real... Is the dragon trying to send for help? Griffith the wizard uses the magical Dragon Stone to find out more -- and a new Dragon Master is revealed! Drake and Ana must travel far in search of the new master and his dragon. But how will they find the secret cave from Drake's dream? And why is the Rainbow Dragon trapped there? The Dragon Masters have a tough battle ahead of them!

The Empty Envelope

Dink keeps getting envelopes in the mail addressed to "D. Duncan." But the letters inside all start with "Dear Doris" and don't make any sense! Josh and Ruth Rose think someone's playing a trick on Dink.

All Because Of A Cup Of Coffee

Geronimo Stilton, is a quiet, mild-mannered mouse, who keeps getting pulled into adventures. Narrated as if the books are autobiographical adventures, this series is Italy's most popular children's series and has been translated into English.