Intermediate

Great-grandmother Nell eats fish for breakfast, she doesn't hug or kiss, and she does NOT want to be called grandma. Her great-granddaughter isn't sure what to think about her. As she slowly… Read More →

A hilariously, ridiculous story with a cast of animals who want to be in the spotlight but things don't seem be going very well! Last minute rehearsals for the dance show are not quite… Read More →

*Children’s Book Council Favorites Award* That quokka may be cute, but does it want a hug? The quokka says "No!" In Don't Hug the Quokka!, young readers get a lighthearted and friendly… Read More →

Perfect for beginning readers, this laugh-out-loud joke book about funny families will put a smile on your face! Read More →

For the world's extreme sportspeople, taking on Earth's most out-there altitude sports is the ultimate challenge—and the ultimate high. In this adrenaline-packed climb through the world of… Read More →

Something funny happened when young Beth went to the wharf to watch her parents fishing. They thought she was too young to tell them an important message. They didn't think that she could… Read More →

It's the job of the babysitter to keep the disasters at bay and the kids at play—and fed, and on time for their after school activities, and in bed by a reasonable hour, and and and . . .… Read More →

Anna is excited to be the flower girl at her aunt’s wedding, but that morning she wakes up and ... achoo! “Don’t sneeze at the wedding!” everyone warns her, but will their remedies work? Read More →

Over the uppy downy dunes, across the dark, wide river and up the steep, steep mountain, Penda lovingly carries a bowl of milk to her father in the grasslands. But will she manage to get it… Read More →

Although most kids' problems are kid-sized ones that they can work out themselves, tattling is a fact of life for young children. Their ability to solve problems on their own is just… Read More →

Packed with fun and inspirational prompts, doodling exercises, and food-related factoids, this title sparks the imagination and inspires food lovers to explore, experiment, and brainstorm… Read More →

Packed with fun and inspirational prompts, doodling exercises, and outdoorsy factoids, this title sparks the imagination and inspires nature lovers to explore, experiment, and brainstorm ways Read More →

Your mouth contains more bacteria than a dog's. Money is covered with germs that can make you sick. The germs in a sneeze travel only an arm's length. You may have heard these common… Read More →

Behind the fame of big-time sports lies a complex web of controversy and deceit. Doping—the use of banned performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) to gain a competitive athletic edge—is common in… Read More →

How do scientists predict the weather? What tools and instruments help them make forecasts? How far in advance can they make good predictions? Weather forecasting is a tricky science.… Read More →

It's a big question—do rocks shape the Earth? Rocks and minerals aren't just under our feet. From towering mountains to tiny grains of sand, rocks reveal secrets about Earth's past, present,… Read More →

Asteroids are always moving in space, but what do we do if one of these giant space rocks heads straight for Earth? Scientists don’t worry about asteroids unless, on extremely rare occasions, Read More →

This book covers America's eating habits from 1920 up to the present. Not only did the twentieth century see a woman's role in the kitchen change from backbreaking durdgery to easy meal… Read More →

Allie loves baseball. It's the one thing that has been consistent in her lately complicated life. Allie's father left recently, and now Allie has a new family—her mother's new girlfriend,… Read More →

It was an ordinary Monday morning in Walla Walla—until Lulu walked up to her English teacher's desk. "Mrs. Bell, I feel like a nit-wit. My homework is all higgledy-piggledy. Last night it was Read More →

Think you know all there is to know about Doug Flutie? Well, did you know that:● He played football in three different professional leagues?● He made the first NFL dropkick play in sixty-four Read More →

To be a dung beetle you must be strong, be powerful, and never give up. Does creative and unique Doug have enough determination and grit to make it? Doug has trouble lifting heavy balls of… Read More →

Lou's school year is off to a rocky start. Her BFF, Mina, won’t speak to her, but a new friend, Mary Emily, never shuts up. Lou's mom and her new boyfriend are madly in love, but all their… Read More →