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My Father's Dragon

When Elmer Elevator tells a stray cat about his dream of being able to fly, he learns of a captive dragon on Wild Island. The dragon has been forced by the jungle residents to serve as their shuttle across a wide river and anyone who rescues the dragon from its cruel captors might be entitled to a free ride.Elmer needs no further encouragement to stow away aboard a ship to the island, where he matches wits with hungry tigers, an irate gorilla, cranky crocodiles, and other moody creatures. A charmingly illustrated Newbery Honor Book, this comic adventure story has delighted generations of children.

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!

Geronimo's Valentine

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.

The Rangers Rustlers

Batter up! Ballpark Mysteries combine baseball action with exciting whodunits for early chapter book readers! Let's play ball, y'all! Mike and Kate are very excited to watch a Texas Rangers game. Mike even bought an official shirt. But little did he know--it's a fake! A sneaky crook is tricking Rangers fans into buying the wrong shirts. Can the cousins help a real-life police ranger round up the culprit? Ballpark Mysteries are the all-star matchup of fun sleuthing and baseball action, perfect for readers of Ron Roy's A to Z Mysteries and Matt Christopher's sports books, and younger siblings of Mike Lupica fans. Each Ballpark Mystery also features Dugout Notes, with more amazing baseball facts.

Nate The Great Goes Undercover

是誰每晚翻弄鄰居Oliver的垃圾桶呢？ Rosamond、Esmeralda、Rosamond的貓還有附近所有的鼩鼱(動物方城市裡的Mr. Big就是鼩鼱喔)、鼴鼠、臭鼬、鳥還有浣熊都很可疑啊！ 偵探工作可不是遊戲而已！敬業的Nate為了破案，除了到圖書館查資料外，還兩次在深夜中躲進垃圾桶裡。最後Nate有沒有偵破這個困難的案件呢？ ------ A junior detective and his dog try to nab the creature that has been raiding a neighbor's garbage can.

Biscuit's Big Friend

Biscuits new friend, Sam the dog, can do a lot of great things, like run fast and fetch big sticks, and Biscuit wants to prove that he can do the same.

Harry and the Lady Next Door

Harry, the dog, tries very hard to improve his neighbor's singing.

High Time for Heroes (Original MTH #51, Merlin Mission #23)

The Golden Temple

Tag and his friends are one step closer to finding Blaze's family of lost firehawks. Thorn's twin brother, Claw, says the firehawks were last seen at the mysterious Golden Temple. The friends must work together and search the jungle to find the hidden temple. But when they finally find the temple, it is empty!

Erupt! 100 Fun Facts About Volcanoes

Kids will burst with excitement as they learn all about the science and wonder of volcanoes in this new National Geographic Kids Reader. The Level 3 text provides accessible, yet wide-ranging information for fluent readers. Plus, the book includes 100 fun facts for quick and quirky information on all kinds of volcanoes, all around the world--and even some that are out of this world! The Facts Readers series bridges the gap between short, digestible knowledge nuggets and informative sustained reading.

Katherine Johnson

Get to know the woman who made many of NASAs early missions possible in this fascinating, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series of biographies about people you should meet!Meet Katherine Johnson, a brilliant mathematician who worked at NASA in the early 1950s until retiring in 1986. Katherines unparalleled calculations (done by hand) helped plan the trajectories for NASAs Mercury and Apollo missions (including the Apollo 11 moon landing). She is said to be one of the greatest American minds of all time. A special section at the back of the book includes extras on subjects like history and math, plus inspiring careers for math lovers. With the You Should Meet series, learning about historical figures has never been so much fun!