Opposites attract--but can they work together? Shrew is a hard worker while his friend Gnu dreams his days away. But without Gnu's big ideas, can Shrew make something remarkable happen?
An inquisitive bear ventures into People Town, where he makes quite the curious discovery. Bear finds a “Thingity-Jig.” It’s a springy thing—a bouncy thing—a sit-on-it, jump-on-it thing. It’s a bit too cumbersome to bring back to the woods, so Bear runs home to tell his friends. Unfortunately, none of his friends are willing to help, so Bear invents a “Rolly-Rumpity” to wheel home the “Thingity-Jig.” Through trial and error, and lots of push-back from sleepy friends, Bear finally gets it home to the woods, where he graciously shares his discovery.
Can a homing pigeon who can read and a parrot who can speak convince their humans to investigate an animal crime spree? Homing pigeon Homer and his parrot friend Lulu learn that something foul is going on when they witness four-legged criminals stealing valuables from both the animal and human communities. Lulu and Homer track down the bandits but need human help to stop them for good. Can they lead their human keepers to the culprits’ hideout and stop the thieves?
Madeline Finn does NOT like to read. But she DOES want a gold star for being a good reader. Fortunately, Madeline Finn meets Bonnie, a library dog. Reading out loud to Bonnie isn’t so bad; when Madeline Finn gets stuck, Bonnie doesn’t mind. As it turns out, it’s fun to read when you’re not afraid of making mistakes. Bonnie teaches Madeline Finn that it’s okay to go slow. And to keep trying. With endearing illustrations, Lisa Papp brings an inspiring and comforting book to all new readers who just need a little confidence to overcome their fears.
King, Kayla, Mason, and Asia are playing in the snow. Later, Asia discovers her new gold ring is missing. Where could it be?
Thor has been accused of wrecking Mr. Gary’s yard—knocking over trash cans, eating vegetables out of the garden, and pooping. But King and Kayla, with the help of some other neighbors, are determined to clear his name, using a wide variety of familiar and new detective skills.
A delightful, lively tale of discovery and friendship. While Lillian and her brothers try to unravel the mystery of her missing fish, the other family pets—the horse, the goat, the dog, the cat, the turtle, the spider, and the bird—secretly band together to find out what has happened to the little fish. A trail of clues soon leads the animals on a fantastic adventure along the river and deep into the woods, where they encounter new places and strange creatures.
Nina tried as hard as she could, but still somehow she forgot about her school project. Fortunately, a class lesson about Alexander Fleming suggests how she might make a great discovery—and thus a great project! But with little sister Kavita’s birthday party right around the corner, and her longtime friendship with Jay on the rocks, Nina has a lot to keep track of.
It's Take Your Child to Work Day, and Nina, Kavita, and Jay are all going to work with Mom, a landscape architect, and will learn how to start a garden. Naturally, that's not enough for Nina, who quickly develops big plans for a business selling the vegetables she plans to grow. But her plans don't include managing the problems that inevitably arise, including rabbits, slugs, mosquitos, and more!
A long rainy stretch over spring break has Nina Soni restless and hungry for a new project, especially since she and Jay are still struggling to get their friendship back to normal. A fresh pile of dirt, just delivered to the neighbor’s house for a landscaping project, is too hard to resist. With little sister Kavita helping, Nina launches a grand engineering project—with unexpected consequences.
The true story of a courageous woman, her love of adventure, and the famous journey that took her around the globe in record time. Nellie Bly was a newspaper reporter for The New York World, but instead of writing about “ladylike” subjects like tea parties and charity balls, Nellie wrote about the social problems of her day, like poor job conditions, dilapidated housing, and dishonest politicians. If someone told her “It can’t be done, Nellie Bly,” she went right ahead and did it anyway. But when Nellie read Jules Verne’s novel, Around the World in Eighty Days, she was inspired to circle the globe even faster herself. Did the plucky young reporter go too far?
