As Molly nears her first Thanksgiving in the New World, she doesn't find much to be thankful for. her classmates giggle at her Yiddish accent and make fun of her unfamiliarity with American ways. Molly's embarrassed when her mother helps with a class Thanksgiving project by making a little doll that looks more like a Russian refugee than a New England Pilgrim. But that tiny modern-day Pilgrim j…
It's Double the fun for the Twins Birthday Bash! O'Ryan and Reese are turning 10 and that can only mean one thing: the girls are in for some supremely groovy surprises.'
The year is 1937, and the Great Depression has hit the Dowdel family hard. 15-year-old Mary Alice is sent downstate to live with Grandma Dowdel while her ma and pa eke out a meager living in Chicago. Mary Alice is less than thrilled with the arrangement. Grandma's hickville farming community couldn't be more different from Chicago if it tried, and the grandmother Mary Alice remembers from child…
The handsome horse Black Beauty begins his life in a happy home, until a change of circumstances leads him to learn about a crueler side of life. Black Beauty is the ultimate classic novel for horse fans of all ages.
Cam and her classmates are attending the dedication of a new library for their school. Since the governor, who is running for president, is also attending, police officers and Secret service agents are there as well. BANG! Nearly everyone in the room drops to the ground when a loud noise--that sounds like a gunshot---goes off. The Secret service agents think it's a student prank. CLICK! Cam dis…
Taking the beloved symbol of merriment out of his conventional trappings and into the world of imaginative folklore, Baum gives Santa Claus an exciting life that evokes all the charm, warmth, and fantasy that made his Oz stories American classics.
Follow a small child as he walks, creeps, leaps, and swings through the jungle in this lively adaptation of a familiar nursery rhyme. And what does he see? Wild animals! A snake, a tiger, and an elephant—to name a few— each hissing, growling, or trumpeting. Could they be following him? Hope they’re not hungry! Full of thrilling exotic noises and bright tropical colors, Julie Lacome’s ju…
Is big foot hiding in the woods? It's another mystery for scooby!