What would you do if you clapped two erasers together and a genie appeared in a cloud of chalk-dust and granted you three wishes? Or if you opened your messy desk and a small creature was eating your favorite eraser? Or if a voice in your ear told you the answer to a very difficult question on a test? Here are 11 stories of the strange happenings in the classroom at the end of the hall. The one…
Walking through the misty Florida woods one morning, twelve-year-old Rob Horton is stunned to encounter a tiger—a real-life, very large tiger—pacing back and forth in a cage. What's more, on the same extraordinary day, he meets Sistine Bailey, a girl who shows her feelings as readily as Rob hides his. As they learn to trust each other, and ultimately, to be friends, Rob and Sistine prove th…
"Pb-pb-b-b-b. Pb-pb-b-b-b." With these magic vocables, Ralph the mouse revs up a dream come true--his very own motorcycle. Living in a knothole in a hotel room, young Ralph has seen plenty of families come and go, some more generous with their crumbs than others. But when young Keith and his parents check in to the hotel, Ralph gets his first chance to check out. He has always fantasized about …
No one asked Tom how he felt about spending two months on his Aunt Millie’s farm. For a city boy, the farm holds countless terrors—stampeding baby lambs, boy-chasing chickens, and worst of all, loneliness. But everything changes when Tom sees the midnight fox. He can spend hours watching the graceful black fox in the woods. And when her life—and that of her cub—is in danger, Tom knows e…
Fearing enemies, a group of Maori people build a pa, a fortified village, on a site chosen for its defensibility.
A girl waiting for her loose teeth to be replaced by her permanent teeth is disturbed by nightmares about crocodiles with huge uneven teeth, until a bright orange croc with no teeth keeps her company in her dreams.
Key Words with Peter and Jane uses the most frequently met words in the English language as a starting point for learning to read successfully and confidently. The Key Words reading scheme is scientifically researched and world renowned. Book 12a follows Peter and Jane's adventures at the holiday camp in 126 new words, including 'party', 'competition', 'natural' and 'longest'. Once this book…
This Title Teaches Students That Everything Is Made Of Matter, And That Physical Changes Create Different Forms Or States Of Matter. Gives Examples Of These Different States In Easy To Understand Text And Introduces Students To The Law Of Conservation Of Mass.
Ten sly piranhas are swimming in a river, but one at a time they disappear, until there is only one left. Now that this proud overeater is the only surviving piranha, he is confident that he can eat anybody. But while he may be the cleverest fish in the river, he is no match for the giant crocodile lurking on the bank. Children will love learning to count backward in this crafty tale about one …
Discusses where hurricanes come from, what types there are, and what can be done during one.