Officer Spence Makes No Sense!

When peanut butter and jelly sandwiches start disappearing from the Ella Mentry School cafeteria, the security guard, Officer Spence, goes too far when he starts arresting people and applying lie-detector tests to find the thief.

Dr. Brad Has Gone Mad!

Ella Mentry School counselor Dr. Brad believes wisecracking A.J. may be a genius and subjects him to some very strange tests to find out for sure.

Ms. Leakey Is Freaky!

Ella Mentry School hires a health teacher who tries to force the students to eat healthy foods and exercise, whether they want to or not.

Mrs. Jaffee Is Daffy!

The new vice principal of Ella Mentry School has some crazy ideas on how to teach kids. A.J. and the gang have to stand on their heads and do math! They have to take a spelling test underwater! Everybody has to do yoga! Could it get any weirder?

Mrs. Dole Is Out of Control!

A.J. and the gang are excited to be graduating second and moving into third grade, but are a bit worried when the PTA president goes a little bit overboard, planning fireworks, a petting zoo, and a flyover of the Blue Angels for the event.

Coach Hyatt Is a Riot!

It's Pee Wee Football season, and A.J.'s new coach is crazy. She wants the boys to do push-ups in the mud. She wants them to pick up a car. And worst of all, she wants to put girls on the team!

Mrs. Lizzy Is Dizzy!

When the Board of Education starts REP, the Recess Enrichment Program, A.J. and his classmates have to take classes during recess with Mrs. Lizzy, who teaches them lots of strange things during their school's Crazy Week.

Mr. Sunny Is Funny!

Second-grade graduate A.J. and his family rent a beach house, but summer vacation is ruined when annoying Andrea shows up and develops a crush on the lifeguard.

Miss Laney Is Zany!

A.J. has to go see Miss Laney, the speech teacher, which makes no sense at all because he already knows how to talk. Miss Laney has him say weird tongue twisters and forces him to be the lead in the third grade play, Romeo and Juliet.

Mr. Tony Is Full of Baloney!

A.J.'s mom just got a job, so he has to go to ASKK--After School Kids' Kare. Mr. Tony, the guy who runs the ASKK program, is crazy. Will A. J. and the gang be able to tunnel out of the child-care room and escape to freedom?

Mr. Granite Is from Another Planet!

New third grade teacher Mr. Granite has so many strange ideas about how to make Ella Mentary School environmentally friendly that the students are sure he must be an alien.

The Pinkerrific Playdate

When her new friend, Rose, comes over for a first play date, a delighted Pinkalicious enjoys such shared activities as making friendship bracelets, baking cookies and playing in a tree house.

Richard Scarry's Be Careful, Mr. Frumble!

The wind has blown away the hat of Richard Scarry's beloved, bumbling Mr. Frumble--and now he's in hot pursuit. With chaos and humor at every turn, this Step into Reading Step 2 book will have readers laughing and shouting, "BE CAREFUL, MR. FRUMBLE!" Unavailable for nearly ten years, this super-simple, super-silly story is back in a new early-reader format, to provide amusement while supporting children's burgeoning reading skills. Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. For children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.

Why Pick on Me?

A small incident during recess threatens to turn nine-year-old Marvin into the outcast of his third-grade class.

The Fran that Time Forgot

When her embarrassing middle name is revealed at school, mad-scientist Franny K. Stein experiments with time in order to return to the past and give herself a more dignified name.

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.

Wildfires

Discusses wildfires, including how they happen, why they are important, and when they are dangerous.

Balto of the Blue Dawn (Original MTH #54, Merlin Mission #26)

Just My Luck!

Seeing a four-leaf clover at a show-and-share, Fancy Nancy becomes superstitious and goes overboard trying to keep track of everything that is lucky and unlucky before deciding to settle on what she truly believes.

Bollywood Burglary

My detective friend Hercule Poirat and I were headed to India. A Bollywood star we're friends with had received a valuable ruby and wanted us to help her protect it... which meant that I ended up acting in the movie she was filming! Rancid ricotta -- I'm a terrible actor! Even worse, just when we least expected it, the ruby was stolen. Could we find the thief?

The Misfortune Cookie

Zack visits a very strange Chinese restaurant called Wun Dum Guy and finds that the fortunes in his fortune cookies start coming true.

Feel The Wind

Explains how the wind works--whether it is pushing the clouds along, blowing through hair, rustling the curtains, or roaring during a hurricane--and shows how to make a simple weather vane.

Leonardo Da Vinci

How did Leonardo da Vinci become interested in flight? What are some of his most famous paintings? Do his scientific ideas measure up to what we know today? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this Magic Tree House Research Guide.