Grade 3

See what the ruby-throated hummingbird has in common with the rofous hummingbird. Learn what sets it apart from the turkey vulture. Readers will compare key traits of ruby-throated… Read More →

For Ruby Valentine, two pets means twice the love! There's a new addition in the Valentine house: a kitten! He's soft and sweet, and Ruby is happy to have him. But not everyone shares… Read More →

It's Valentine's Day and Ruby won't let anything spoil the celebration! In this follow-up to the popular Love, Ruby Valentine, Ruby's favorite day of the year rolls around again, and she and… Read More →

Rufus is tired of being yelled at by his football coach. Sure, he's the biggest guy in his class and he wants to be a better player, but he's doing the best he can. When his mom suggests he… Read More →

Funny, fast-paced, and heartfelt, Rules for Liars is about making mistakes, asking for second chances, and discovering the truth is worth telling. Twelve-year-old Nikki Davis has been lying… Read More →

What’s that funny feeling coming from your gut? It could be oozing stomach acid or a booming belch or stinky fart that is ready to burst. These revolting reactions happen during the digestion Read More →

When Russell makes a deal with the Ms. Krunchensnap, the muscle-flexing principal, that he'll find her stolen wrestling trophy, provide her with a worthy opponent for the bout of the century, Read More →

What is physical activity? Moving your body in a way that uses energy—playing soccer, dancing, throwing a Frisbee, and much more. Brian P. Cleary's goofy verse and Martin Goneau's humorous… Read More →

This fictional story propels the reader right into the action. How does it do that? Also, think about how we know, from the very first page, the story's setting, the situation between the… Read More →

Lonely and bored with rural life in 1856, young Bella Lee Dunkinson began to hang around the local railroad. Engineer John Hardiman took a liking to the spirited girl and gave her a boy's… Read More →

Little Bean has to save himself from being cooked by running away and hiding in the garden. Will he be found? Young readers will enjoy finding out in this sweet, easy-to-read text. Emergent… Read More →

How do you start a business? What are business plans, market research, and profit and loss? What makes a successful businessperson and what happens if your business fails? Delve into these… Read More →

Luke the piglet loves to run errands. His errand for mom to the store to buy her an egg turns into an errand for several neighbors! It seems everybody needs eggs today. Luke needs to do some… Read More →

"Can you hear me? Scritch, scratch. I'm a little sea turtle inside an egg." Follow a hatchling's treacherous journey from nest to sea. Longtime science writer Stephen Swinburne creates an… Read More →

Point guard Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder is one of the toughest and most skilled players in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He scores, grabs rebounds, and dishes… Read More →

Russell Wilson is the all-star quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks. A six-time Pro Bowl pick, he has led the Seahawks to two Super Bowls and in April 2019 became the highest paid player in… Read More →

When Russell Wilson played for the University of Wisconsin, many people thought he was too short to be a starting quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). But he proved these… Read More →

The picture book inspiration for the Academy Award-winning film The Green Book Ruth was so excited to take a trip in her family's new car! In the early 1950s, few African Americans could… Read More →

Ruth First was born in South Africa, where her Jewish family fled from danger in Europe in the early 1900s. South Africa was a safe place for Jews, but not for Black people. Inspired by her… Read More →

El libro ilustrado que sirvió de inspiración para la película ganadora del premio de la Academia El libro verde ¡Ruth estaba muy emocionada de realizar un viaje en el nuevo coche de su… Read More →

Pitchers feel nervous when Philadelphia Phillies slugger Ryan Howard steps to the plate. When he hits a baseball, it often flies over the outfield fence. Ryan proved that he was one of the… Read More →

Do you know which ice-age animal had a body similar to a bear’s, a short stubby tail, and razor-sharp, 7-inch teeth? A Smilodon! Fierce predators, Smilodons were large saber-toothed cats that Read More →

¿Qué tienen en común una rana toro, una salamandra y un sapo? ¡Son todos anfibios! Conozca las características que comparten todos los anfibios. What do a bullfrog, a salamander, and a toad… Read More →