Grade 4

Something isn’t right in New Madrid, Missouri. Nine-year-old Marie sees hundreds of birds flying across the sky like a black cloud. The animals in the barn are restless. Then, early in the… Read More →

A thief is on the prowl at Camp Dakota! The campers can't find their favorite things—and they're starting to accuse each other of stealing. The kids set out to find the culprit—but the truth… Read More →

Grow your own fruits, vegetables, and flowers! Become a gardener in any season with these fun and easy projects. You don't even need a garden space—many of these activities can be done by… Read More →

Sylvan has been angry ever since his parents split up. And now that an embarrassing photo has appeared in the paper, he's stuck with a lame nickname too. Charity is back in the United States… Read More →

Eleven-year-old Cooper Cameron likes things to be in order. When he eats, he chews every bite three times on each side. Sometimes he washes his hands in the air with invisible water. He… Read More →

Josh Higgins has an alien gizmo that lets him think his way to other planets—and he does NOT want to use it. But his sister Maggie won't stop bugging him, so he agrees to an off-world… Read More →

Every December, The Nutcracker comes to life in theaters all across the United States. But how did this 19th-century Russian ballet become such a big part of the holidays in 21st-century… Read More →

A highly illustrated, playful field guide for budding natural scientists and curious observers of the world right under our noses. Observology is the study of looking. An observologist makes… Read More →

Far below the ocean's surface / live tiny, restless creatures / called zooplankton. / They are the ocean's heart. The largest migration of animals on Earth happens every single night as… Read More →

In the spirit of Alice in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz, this story introduces readers to the hidden magical—and mysterious—world of gnomes, elves, and trolls. Eleven-year-old Sarah moves… Read More →

Opioids are drugs that people have taken for centuries to alleviate pain, but they are also highly addictive. In the past several years, the United States has seen a growing number of people… Read More →

Have you ever wondered how the universe began? Growing up, Brian Greene's father taught him to think about the world in different ways. Greene was curious about how it all worked. He set out… Read More →

Do you like to gaze at the stars? So did the young Stephen Hawking. Eventually, he turned his fascination with the night sky into a career of trying to figure out how the universe began and… Read More →

The Orion spacecraft is what astronauts call home during space travel. It’s where they live, work, and explore during deep space journeys and it is designed to get them safely back to Earth.… Read More →

Within our solar system are four giant planets. We have named them the outer planets because they are farthest from the sun. But what do we know about these huge spheres of gas and liquid?… Read More →

What do you get when you combine a monkey and an octopus? The octokey! Follow Noah and Blue as they search for their latest creation after it gets loose in their school. Read More →

The ugly head pivoted on its long neck. Its eyes bulged, its jaw dropped open, and then the snake-like coils appeared... With another summer ahead of her, Vanessa joins her dad's… Read More →

Danny Woo has just escaped from the jaws of death. But he's still haunted by the suspicious deaths of his parents, who were the star performers in a radical traveling circus, the Mysterium.… Read More →

Do you like treasure hunts? What do you have to do? These children had to follow a trail of papers to find a surprise. Where do you think it was hidden? What do you think the surprise was? Read More →

As a child, David watches his grandfather, a Torah scribe or sofer, finish a Torah scroll for the synagogue. "A Torah is not something to be thrown away," his Grandfather explains. David's… Read More →

Whatever happens, no matter what, DO NOT step into Asco Express because you might just end up leaving with more than you bargained for . . . When 11-year-old Wesley stops by at a mysterious… Read More →

Aria is thrilled to return to Camp Whispering Woods with her viola. She practices late at night and her music is joined by the haunting notes of a piano. But no one is playing the piano.… Read More →

In this slapstick, illustrated crime adventure, the honest Theo Pincher, who doesn’t fit in to his family of criminals, finds himself suddenly on the other side of the law because of an… Read More →