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Magical Mischief: Jokes That Shock and Amaze

From the Series Make Me Laugh!

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

  • Lexile: 550
  • Dewey: 818'.5402
  • Copyright: 2005
Cover: Maker of Machines: A Story about Eli Whitney
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Maker of Machines: A Story about Eli Whitney

From the Series Creative Minds Biographies

Eli Whitney’s love of inventing and pondering new ideas made him one of America’s greatest inventors. Best known for inventing the cotton gin, one of the most important American inventions of Read More →

  • Lexile: 780
  • ATOS: 5.4
  • Dewey: 609.2
  • Copyright: 2004

Play-By-Play Football

From the Series Play-By-Play

With sacks, punts, touchdowns, and tackles, this fun step-by-step guide to football is packed with action photos, easy instructions, and basic rules. Discover the moves and techniques you… Read More →

  • Dewey: 796.332
  • Copyright: 2004

Rainbow Soup: Adventures in Poetry

Come romp with me amongst the words/Come play amongst the phrases/Swing and climb from pun to rhyme/And hop through versey mazes. Swim through rivers thick with thought/Rejoice from head to… Read More →

  • Dewey: 808.1
  • Copyright: 2004

Sammy Spider's First Sukkot

Inside, outside, upside down! Where is Sammy Spider now? Swinging on an apple, from the roof of the Shapiro family sukkah, he is learning about the Jewish harvest festival of Sukkot. Sammy… Read More →

  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2004

Saving the Liberty Bell

From the Series On My Own History

Eleven-year-old Johnny Mickley longed to be a hero and have some part in helping America gain its independence. The British Army was just miles away from colonial Philadelphia, planning to… Read More →

  • ATOS: 3.4
  • Dewey: 974.811'03
  • Copyright: 2005

Schoolyard Snickers: Classy Jokes That Make the Grade

From the Series Make Me Laugh!

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

  • Dewey: 818'.5402
  • Copyright: 2004

The Sky's the Limit: Naturally Funny Jokes

From the Series Make Me Laugh!

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

  • Lexile: 490
  • Dewey: 818'.60208
  • Copyright: 2005

The Star-Spangled Banner

From the Series On My Own History

It was September 14, 1814, and America and Great Britain were at war. Francis Scott Key watched from the deck of a British ship, where he was being held captive, as cannons exploded around… Read More →

  • ATOS: 3.8
  • Dewey: 929.9'2'0973
  • Copyright: 2005
Cover: The Warriors
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The Warriors

When twelve-year-old Jake Forrest's mother gets a job in a new city, everything changes. He has to move away from the Iroquois reservation he's lived on his entire life—away from his aunt and Read More →

  • Lexile: 810
  • ATOS: 5.5
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2003
Cover: Tigers
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Tigers

From the Series Nature Watch

The tiger is one of nature’s most perfect predators. With their long teeth,(up to 2.5 inches!) tigers have killed more people than any other mammal. They live in a wide variety of habitats,… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1100
  • Dewey: 599.756
  • Copyright: 2005

Uncommon Revolutionary: A Story about Thomas Paine

From the Series Creative Minds Biographies

Thomas Paine believed that American liberty was not only possible but worth dying for. He was dissatisfied with his quiet life until he traveled to the American colonies. There, the cause of… Read More →

  • ATOS: 6.1
  • Dewey: 320.51'092
  • Copyright: 2004

When You Visit Grandma & Grandpa

Staring out the car window at the road flashing by, a young girl explains to her new baby brother what happens When You Visit Grandma and Grandpa: you get to play hide and seek with Grandma… Read More →

  • Lexile: 970
  • Dewey: [E]
  • Copyright: 2004

Willie McLean and the Civil War Surrender

From the Series On My Own History

Eleven-year-old Willie McLean knows that General Lee will defeat the Yankees and win the Civil War, he just knows it. When a battle moves to the fields near his home in Appomattox, Virginia, Read More →

  • ATOS: 3.4
  • Dewey: 973.7'38
  • Copyright: 2005

Bronco Charlie and the Pony Express

From the Series On My Own History

Bronco Charlie longs for a life of adventure. By the time he turned eleven, he’d been a sailor, a cowboy, and could tame wild bucking broncos. But Charlie was always itching for new… Read More →

  • Lexile: 550
  • ATOS: 3.4
  • Dewey: 383'.143'092
  • Copyright: 2004

Cooking the Brazilian Way

From the Series Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbooks 2nd Edition

The fifth largest country in the world, Brazil stretches across nearly half of South America. Home to a vibrant blend of indigenous, African, European, and immigrant cultures, Brazil boasts a Read More →

  • Lexile: 1110
  • Dewey: 641.5981
  • Copyright: 2004

Cooking the Cuban Way

From the Series Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbooks 2nd Edition

Combining the cultural traditions of Spain, indigenous Cubans, Africans, and various other immigrants, Cuban cuisine is simple and filled with flavor. Rich spices such as garlic, oregano, and Read More →

  • Lexile: 1080
  • Dewey: 641.597291
  • Copyright: 2004

Cooking the Indonesian Way

From the Series Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbooks 2nd Edition

The world’s largest archipelago, Indonesia is made up of over seventeen thousand islands. Located along the lines of ancient trade routes, Indonesian culture has been saturated by the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1080
  • Dewey: 641.59598
  • Copyright: 2004

Cooking the Turkish Way

From the Series Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbooks 2nd Edition

Bordering the Mediterranean, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia, Turkey draws on the cuisine traditions of each different area. The resulting combination of fruits, savory spices, meats, and… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1130
  • Dewey: 641.59561
  • Copyright: 2004

I and You and Don't Forget Who: What Is a Pronoun?

From the Series Words Are CATegorical ®

Have fun with language! The latest addition to the best-selling Words Are CATegorical® series, this fun-filled guide uses playful puns and humorous illustrations to creatively clarify the… Read More →

  • ATOS: 3.0
  • Dewey: 428.2
  • Copyright: 2004

Motorcycles

From the Series Pull Ahead Books — Mighty Movers

There are all kinds of different motorcycles. Superbikes are sleek and fast for racing on tracks; dirt bikes have knobby tires made for dirt and mud tracks; street bikes are perfect for the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 270
  • ATOS: 2.2
  • Dewey: 629.227'5
  • Copyright: 2004
Cover: Musical Genius: A Story about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Musical Genius: A Story about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

From the Series Creative Minds Biographies

A musical prodigy, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart began playing the piano and composing when he was just three years old. Able to play multiple instruments, among them the piano and violin, Mozart… Read More →

  • Lexile: 830
  • ATOS: 5.5
  • Dewey: 780'.92
  • Copyright: 2004

Red Foxes

From the Series Pull Ahead Books — Animals

Moving slowly and quietly through the forest, a red fox stalks a mouse. With a leap, it pounces on its prey and eats it. Red foxes use their pointy ears and sharp eyes to help them hunt. Baby Read More →

  • Lexile: 440
  • ATOS: 1.7
  • Dewey: 599.775
  • Copyright: 2004

Robins: Songbirds of Spring

As springtime approaches, the air fills with the sound of robins singing. Discover how these cheerful little birds with red feathers and gray fluttering wings live and grow. Rhyming verse and Read More →

  • Lexile: 590
  • ATOS: 3.0
  • Dewey: 598.8'42
  • Copyright: 2004