PreK-8

Miguel Vicente, a shoeshine boy who lives in a Caracas slum, dreams of traveling to faraway places. When he is given a book about Marco Polo, it sparks his imagination and he joins his brother--a truck driver--on a journey through Venezuela.

After learning from her grandmother what a bucket list is, Judy is determined to make hers. She better hurry up if she wants to achieve everything before starting fourth grade!

There are more than 7,500 kinds of amphibians living in streams, rainforests, deserts, and everywhere in between. Many of them are in danger due to a deadly fungus, but help is on the way!

Tomorrow is the first day of school and Dory is really excited. Her brother and sister tell her to leave her imaginary friend and entire imagination at home. She ends up meeting a girl just like her!

The unbearable Twits do not allow anyone to live in peace, but a migrant bird and some monkeys teach them a lesson!

Poor Jorge has the most rotten grandmother in the world. She continually complains and nags. Out of desperation, Jorge creates a fantastic bubbling brew--the perfect cure for a perfectly horrible old lady. But the effect of the brew on grandma astonishes...

The Gregg family likes hunting too much. This annoys their 8-year-old neighbor. She has no choice but to transform anyone who annoys her into an animal!

When Miguel and Juanita move from New York City to Vermont with their mom following their parents’ divorce, family life is pretty much turned on its ear. Then, Tía Lola comes to 'visit' from the Dominican Republic, giving a farmhouse in Vermont a...

After befriending an old stray cat, a boy tells his furry friend that, one day, he would like to own a plane. The cat lets him know there are other ways to fly. She tells him how to save a dragon on a faraway island. Generations of readers have loved...

Karen cannot babysit like her older sister Kristy, but cat sitting she can do! She forms the Kittycat Club. Now, all she needs is someone to hire her and her friends.

Danny and his mother moved to Hawaii to get away from the violent streets of New York, but Danny wants to go back. He's not scared to stowaway on the next boat out of Pearl Harbor. He will discover what true fear is once the bombs start dropping from...

The only thing that Lucas adores more than football is Benny, a fireman who is an old friend of his father's and a former football star. Benny taught him how to play and, when Lucas's parents decide that the sport is too dangerous, Lucas takes the train...

Judy Moody is in a sleuthing, Nancy Drew kind of mood. So what's a WBMS (world's best mystery solver) to do? Go find a mystery, that's what! And she doesn't have to snoop for long: when Mr. Chips, a beloved crime-dog-in-training, goes missing, Judy...

This illustrated reference introduces children to every type of music from classical to hip hop. It provides information on the genre and recommends a playlist. A glossary is also included.

Judy Moody has a mood for every occasion and after visiting Boston with her family, she's in the mood for LIBERTY and FREEDOM--freedom from her parents' rules and her pesky little brother, that is. But Judy's plans to declare independence, just like the...

Chet Roscow finally feels at home at his uncle's house in Elm Hills, New Jersey. He has made three friends and they spend the hot days swimming in the river. One day, however, they hear the alarming news that a great white shark has attacked people off...

The pandemic has created a lot of angst and uncertainty in children. This book presents magic words and solutions for 19 common problems/feelings. They include empathy, motivation, caution, resilience, and hope.

This oversized book presents over 20 children from different parts of the world. Each one shares how they say hello and goodbye, talks about typical foods, and discusses life in their countries. Meet Connor from Australia, Ilyas from Egypt, James from...

Accompany the outlandish paleontologist Indino Jones and learn about dinosaurs in a fun way. A fact box about each species is presented after a short comic about each dinosaur. A glossary and additional scientific information about dinosaurs are also...

Karen is having a terrible time. She cannot find her new jeans or the prize in the cereal box and her cat won't play with her. She has even been sent to her room! Will she find a way to make things better or will this be the worst day of her life?

Everyone’s favorite third-grader, Judy Moody, decides she wants to be famous after her archrival wins the spelling contest. Her zany attempts backfire, but readers will laugh and cheer for her the whole way.

Ana does not know what to think when Aunt Trina comes to her house. People say she's difficult and crazy. Ana has to divide her Sundays between Trina and her social media. What begins as an obligation turns into an enjoyable time learning about the...

Natalie Andrewson has adapted and illustrated E.T.A. Hoffmann's beloved Christmas classic into a graphic novel. Readers will love seeing how Marie's nutcracker comes to life and whisks her away to a world filled with fairies, magic, and fierce battles.

Stink cannot wait to buy book five in the Nightmare on Zombie Street series and participate in the Midnight Zombie March. All this talk about the undead is beginning to make Stink think that maybe there are zombies following him!

Clara Clarisa, the librarian of the world's smallest library, can choose the perfect book for patrons by just looking at them. One day, three mysterious people show up who appear to be looking for something more than a book. Ramona and Guido, two kids...

What looks like dog barf, smells like a corpse flower, stars in one of the scariest movies that Stink has ever seen, and is intelligent enough to make its way out of mazes? The answer is the Green Slime and it's taking over Stink's room!

From popular cartoonist Mark Parisi comes this book about Marty Pants, a boy with the soul of an artist. When he finds a note saying that aliens are watching him, he must swing into action even though no one sees what he does!

Hurricane Elmer comes to town bringing rain, strong gusts, ghosts, squirrels, and aliens. Just when things start to get real strange, the lights go out!

All organisms in an ecosystem are connected. Some are predator, some are prey, and others are just there to help decomposition. What's more, food chains and food webs are a crucial part of the Earth and life science curricula. Full-color diagrams aid...

Lala does not feel like she fits in with her family or at school, where her classmates ignore her and secretly make fun of her. She is having a very rough time dealing with her father's death. She shares his fascination of insects. After getting in...

Chivas are the colorful buses in Colombia. In this bilingual play, thanks to a dream and one of those famous buses, a girl named Lucy travels to different parts of Colombia in search of her grandfather.

The beloved folktale of Martina, the little roach has been adapted into this bilingual play.

Since the Fairy Godmother is busy, she sends one of the dwarfs from Snow White to help the Prince find his true love in this bilingual adaptation of Cinderella. Children will love the humor in this modern take on the classic.

In this bilingual play, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo talks about her life and career, especially her love of colors. It provides a wonderful way to introduce this cultural icon to children.

The Super-Galactic Jawbreaker Stink bought did NOT break his jaw. One letter of complaint later, and--holy jawbreaker heaven!--he receives a huge box of candies (FREE!). That gives Stink a great idea. Soon, he's writing more and more letters ... and the...

Everyone's favorite third-grader, Judy Moody, wants to be a doctor just like Elizabeth Blackwell, and she gets the opportunity when her class begins to study the human body. Just imagine what will happen when she starts thinking about the ideal project!

Students often spend a long time learning about the early European settlements, such as Jamestown, and the founding the 13 British colonies that became the United States. Remembering and digesting so much information can be difficult, especially for...

Though it was written more than 200 years ago, the first 10 amendments included in the Bill of Rights are still being interpreted today. All readers can benefit from the concise explanation of why the Bill of Rights was written and what each amendment...

The highest law in the United States isn't written in modern English. Yet students are expected to know and understand much of what it says, as well as facts about how and why it was written. Readers are presented with the most important points of the...

Thanks to global warming, Mr. & Mrs. Willoughby, who have been frozen on a Swiss mountain, have defrosted and decided to go home after 30 years. Will their son recognize them? They are shocked to learn what has happened during their long absence.