Lunch Walks Among Us

Finding it hard to make friends, eccentric mad-scientist Franny K. Stein transforms herself into a much-adored popular girl. But when a monster erupts from the garbage, Franny must choose between her newfound fame or being herself.

Frantastic Voyage

When her lab assistant, Igor the dog, swallows a doomsday device with a ticking clock, Franny K. Stein shrinks herself down in a miniature machine and enters the body of her beloved pooch to track down the device and stop it from going off.

Invisible Fran

When Franny Stein, self-styled mad scientist, creates a robot to show her school friends the joys of science, she ends up learning something from them instead.

Attack of the 50 ft. Cupid

Frannie tries to prevent chaos when her new lab assistant, Igor, a dog of many breeds, accidentally lets loose a giant, 50 foot, arrow-shooting cupid.

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.

The Fran with Four Brains

With so much on her plate, like creating monsters and dealing with overgrown babies, mad scientist Fran decides that the only way to get all her tasks done is to create Franbots.

Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel

Spunky third-grader Dyamonde Daniel misses her old neighborhood, but when she befriends a boy named Free, another new student at school, she finally starts to feel at home.

Special Gifts

Nine-year-old cousins Rosie, Lily, and Tess spend their winter vacation learning to sew with their neighbor Mrs. White and preparing for a special winter solstice dinner with Aunt Lucy and her boyfriend Michael.

Anne Frank's Chestnut Tree

Hidden away in their Secret Annex in Amsterdam during World War II, Anne Frank and her family could not breathe fresh air or see the blue sky for years. But through an attic window Anne could see the branches of a tall chestnut tree. This small glimpse of nature gave Anne hope and courage. It inspired her writing, which, in turn, inspired the whole world. Jane Kohuth explores Anne Frank's strong belief in the healing power of nature in this Step 3 leveled reader biography for newly independent readers ages 58.

Winter of the Ice Wizard (Original MTH #32, Merlin Mission #4)

Midnight

Called by StarClan to fulfill a new prophecy, a group of young cats sets out on a long and dangerous journey, knowing only that trouble threatens the forest, as the adventures of the warrior clans continue.

Frederick

Leo Lionni's Caldecott Honor-winning story is now available as a Step 3 Step into Reading book--perfect for children who are ready to read on their own . Winter is coming, and all the mice are gathering food . . . except for Frederick. But when the days grow short and the snow begins to fall, it's Frederick's stories that warm the hearts and spirits of his fellow field mice. Lionni's enduringly popular tale makes a winning addition to the Step into Reading line, letting young children enjoy this classic all by themselves.

The big balloon race

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

The Magic School Bus: The Wild Leaf Ride

Ms. Frizzle's fantastic science fun is now available for younger fans of the television show. The new Magic School Bus Scholastic Reader make learning an adventure!Ms. Frizzle's class is learning about leaves. The students are playing a game called Leaf Hunt, but they can't find one of the leaves. Ms. Frizzle says it's time for a field trip, and the kids get on the Magic School Bus. They are going to track down the missing leaf. As always, Ms. Frizzle's class finds all kinds of excitement on their search for science facts. Hop on the Magic School Bus!

Arthur’s funny money

When Violet has a numbers problem and Arthur is penniless, they go into business and solve both problems.

Captain underpants and the wrath of the wicked wedgie woman

George and Harold have really done it this time... they've created a Monster! She's faster, stronger, and smarter than anything the world has seen before she's Wedgie Woman!

Pinky and Rex

Pinky and Rex are the best of friends, but a trip to the museum with Pinky's dad and his sister, Amanda, puts their friendship to the test. When Pinky, whose favorite color is pink, and Rex, who loves anything to do with dinosaurs, set their sights on the very same stuffed animal at the museum gift shop, it takes a little wisdom and some help from an unexpected source before the matter is neatly sorted out. Pinky and Rex is the first in a series of short chapter books about this inseparable pair by acclaimed author James Howe. Accompanied by Melissa Sweet's exuberant illustrations, Pinky and Rex captures perfectly the challenges -- and the rewards -- that true friendship brings.

Knight for a Day

When Wiglaf learns that he has won "A Day With Sir Lancelot" he can hardly believe it. His friend Erica can't believe it, either! Is she jealous, or is there something fishy about The World's Most Perfect Knight?