The big balloon race

Ariel almost causes her famous mother to lose a balloon race and then helps her win it.

Listen Up! ─ Alexander Graham Bell's Talking Machine

At the Philadelphia World's Fair in 1876, Alexander Graham Bell demonstrates his latest invention--a talking machine he calls the telephone.

Turkeys We Have Loved And Eaten (And Other Thankful Stuff)

To celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, Mr. Scary's first grade class prepares a Thankful List for the school contest, but Junie B. Jones finds it hard to be grateful for squash or Tattletale May.

Dragon Mountain Adventure

This exciting Level 2 Ready-to-Read story is based on the DreamWorks movie How to Train Your Dragon 2! How to Train Your Dragon 2 flies into theaters on June 13, 2014!In this Ready-to-Read story, Hiccup and Toothless are flying into new adventures! Hiccup meets a death-defying dragon rider, plus all the dragons she keeps protected in her secret dragon hideaway. Hang on for a wild ride! How To Train Your Dragon 2 蝛?2014 DreamWorks Animation L.L.C.

Pinky and Rex and the Spelling Bee

Rex is a terrible speller, and she's afraid she's going to embarrass herself in front of the whole class at today's spelling bee. Pinky, on the other hand, is a great speller, and he's sure he's going to be champion of the second grade again. But Pinky isn't counting on the new kid in class, who's a great speller, too. And he's certainly not counting on embarrassing himself in a way so terrible that winning or losing doesn't even matter. It's a good thing he can count on Rex to make him feel better on the worst day of his life.

The Stinky Cheese Vacation

Each Geronimo Stilton book is fast-paced, with lively full-color art and a unique format kids 7-10 will love. I, Geronimo Stilton, was finishing up work one evening when I opened a letter from Uncle Stingysnout. He needed to see me immediately! I headed straight to Penny Pincher Castle for what I thought would be a nice visit... but my uncle put me straight to work. Moldy mozzarella, what a terrible vacation!

An Octopus Is Amazing

"[Here is] a charming introduction to the truly amazing octopus [from its intelligence to its ability to change colors to the camouflaging black ink it squirts to escape predators]. Lauber's chatty, fact-filled text makes the book a good read-aloud, and Keller's amusing and colorful drawings enhance ita perfect match of text and illustration." SLJ. Children's Books of 1990 (Library of Congress)

Whose Feet

Mole claws scrape out a new home. A duck uses her webbed feet to flip underwater and search for a snack. Orangutan feet grab on tight as they swing from vine to vine. Who knew that feet could be so special and perform such extraordinary feats!

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

A House for Hermit Crab

Filled with whimsy and wisdom and based on the true behaviors of the hermit crab this modern classic features Eric Carle's trademark vibrant collage illustrations and lively text that has been adapted into a Level 2 Ready-to-Read edition, making it ideal for newly independent readers.

The Curse Of The Cheese Pyramid

Geronimo travels to Egypt to interview Professor Alrat Spitfur and learns the secret of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient Mouse World.

Air Is All Around You

Describes the various properties of air and shows how to prove that air takes up space and that there is air dissolved in water.