This book takes young children on a dazzling journey around the planets, the stars, and beyond. It also looks at how far we have come in exploring space, in rockets and probes, and ask the irresistible question Is there anybody else out there?'
Captain Scarnose hunting for pirated treasure, but he can't find his way back to the right spot. Clever Pam has an idea that will help, but will the captain let her lead the way?'
An incident at school forces sixth grader Phil Morelli, a white boy, to become aware of racial discrimination and segregation, and to seriously consider if he himself is prejudiced.
Maggie Tulliver lines in the tradisional bound society of St. Ogg's. She can neither adapt herself to it nor live happily in Her daring, rebellious nature wants freedom, and her act of cutting off her hair is symbolic of this nature. But her great desire
From horses and elephants carrying armies, to dogs parachuting from planes and dolphins detecting mines, animals have played a part in some of the bloodiest battles in history. Their stories are as compelling and tragic as those of the soldiers they served.
JakeDarke is excited about Despres Elementary School's first science fair. He wants to win the grand priza: a brand-new Hyper-cross-functional Bluntium Twelve computer system. And he really wants to beat the third-grade know-it-alls, Marsha McCall and KEvin Young. The Trouble is, to beat the know-it-alls, Jake has to become a know-it-all himself. And he may just lose more than he wins.
Stevie Marsh is off for the summer to learn about computers at camp viper. He's not happy about being in the woods with all the bugs and poison ivy and-yuck!-snakes.