Houseboat Mystery

Floating down a lazy river, Benny finds a blackmail scheme in progress.

Surprise Island

Four children learn the joys of independence when they are allowed to spend their summer vacation on a small island.

The Yellow House Mystery

This series tells the tale of the Alden children who begin their adventures by making a home in a boxcar. Their goal is to stay together, and in the process they find a grandfather.

Mike's Mystery

A children's classic now available in Spanish. Benny and his friend Mike are in trouble when they are curious about a uranium mine.

Caboose Mystery

The Alden children find mystery and adventure as they journey along the Little North Railroad in a caboose that their grandfather rented for the summer.

Blue Bay Mystery

The four Alden children and their new friend Lars uncover a mystery during a trip to an island in the South Seas.

The Woodshed Mystery

A double puzzle involves an old friend of Aunt Jane's, romance, and a chase.

The Lighthouse Mystery

Renting a lighthouse is unusual, but even more so is an unfriendly boy's peculiar behavior.

Mountain Top Mystery

Marooned on a mountain, the Aldens survive a landslide and find a Native American secret.

Schoolhouse Mystery

Grandpa Alden and the Alden children encounter danger, excitement, adventure, and mystery in a quiet island fishing village.

The Boxcar Children

The Aldens begin their adventure by making a home in a boxcar. Their goal is to stay together, and in the process they find a grandfather.

The Golly sisters go west

May-May and Rose, the singing and dancing Golly sisters, have several adventures while traveling West by covered wagon, entertaining people along the way.

Paws Off, Cheddarface

It was the strangest thing... all across New Mouse City, rodents kept telling me I'd done things I had no memory of! I soon discovered why... there was a Geronimo look-alike pretending to be me. Worst of all, he was trying to take over my newspaper!

The School Is Alive!

In this first book in the series, Sam Graves discovers that his elementary school is alive!

Into the Gauntlet

Andrew Lost with the Frogs

Ten-year-old Andrew invents a shrinking machine that allows him some unusual and instructive lessons in science from a unique vantage point.

Charlie the Ranch Dog: Charlie's Snow Day

Ree Drummond (also known as The Pioneer Woman) and Charlie the Ranch Dog return in this snow-filled I Can Read title.When Charlie wakes up to a world covered in snow, he can't wait to go outside. He even takes a break from patrol duty to go sledding with his friends Walter and Sister. But when Walter goes missing, it's up to Charlie to take control of the situation and bring his buddy back.Charlie the Ranch Dog stars in bestselling author Ree Drummond's I Can Read title, just right for reading on your own snowy day! Charlie's Snow Day is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it's perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.

What Happened to the Dinosaurs?

What happened to the dinosaurs?For millions of years these fantastic creatures roamed our planet. Then, suddenly, they all disappeared. Scientists wonder why. What could have caused this huge extinction 65 million years ago?In this enlarged edition, distinguished writer Franklyn M. Branley and award-winning artist Marc Simont provide the perfect introduction to an always fascinating subject - the disappearance of the dinosaurs.Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children 1989 (NSTA/CBC)

Alexander Hamilton ― From Orphan to Founding Father

Fans of the Broadway musical Hamilton and American history lovers will want to share this illustrated biography of Alexander Hamilton with their young readers. Did you know that one of our Founding Fathers was not born in America? An orphan from the West Indies, Alexander Hamilton came to the colonies and played an important role in the Revolutionary War, rising to become General George Washington's right-hand man. But his accomplishments don't stop there! He helped obtain the ratification of the Constitution; he was America's first secretary of the treasury; and he established the first national bank and the U.S. Mint. A man of ambition, loyalty, and principle, he is now being celebrated as the prominent patriot he was.

Oliver, Amanda and grandmother pig

When Grandmother Pig comes for a visit, Oliver and Amanda learn just how much fun it is to have a grandmother in the house.

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.

The Invisible Island

While picnicking on Squaw Island, a group of friends find a $500 bill. But when they return the next day, the whole island has disappeared and they must figure out the mystery to this vanishing act.

My Five Senses

Explains the five ways in which a small boy can experience and enjoy the world around him