Sophie Miller's life is boring. Average. Blah. She's not the oldest or the youngest. The tallest or the shortest. She's not even the only Sophie in her third-grade class! Sophie knows she's special. And she's come up with the perfect name to show it: Sophie the Awesome! But living up to her new name won't be easy, especially if supper annoying Toby Myers has anything to say about it. Can Sophi…
A Magic Ribbon Book
An instant bestseller in both hardcover and paperback, Hope Edelman's Motherless Daughters explores the myriad ways that losing a mother can affect almost every aspect and passage of a woman's life. First published a decade ago, it is still the book that motherless daughters of all ages look to for understanding and comfort and that they press into each other's hands. Building on interviews wit…
Have you ever wanted to make a million dollars? Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician is ready, willing, and able to explain the nuts and bolts -- as well as the mystery and wonder -- of earning money, investing it, accruing dividends and interest, and watching savings grow. Hey, you never know! An ALA Notable Book A Horn Book Fanfare Selection A School Library Journal Best Book of the Ye…
from the back cover: 'We must leave for Zenda at once, to find the King!' cried Sapt. 'If we're caught, we'll all be killed!' So Rudolf Rassendyll and Sapt gallop through the night to find the King of Ruritania. But the King is now a prisoner in the Castle of Zenda. Who will rescue him from his enemies, the dangerous Duke Michael and Rupert of Hentzau? And who will win the heart of the b…
It’s a marvel! Every time you turn the page the little snake grows bigger. And it’s a book that teaches colors: with every page his spots change color. Amazing! But how does it work??? Using a unique Magic Ribbon format invented by the authors, The Splendid Spotted Snake follows the adventures of a little spotted snake made out of sturdy, polka-dotted cloth ribbon. When Yellow Snake w…
Hi, I'm Carlos, one of the kids in Ms. Frizzle's class. When I brought my mystery rock to school, I was hoping Ms. Frizzle could tell me what kind of rock it was. But the Friz doesn't like to tell when she can show>>>That's how we ended up on a wild rock hunt in the Wild West, trying to solve my mineral mystery! We took an awesome stagecoach ride, panned for precious gems, and even explored and…
Sophie has discovered the perfect name this time, for sure : Sophie the hero! after all, when little Ella ran out into the street in front of a car, Sophie swooped in to save the day. If that's not heroic, what is?