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These jokes are a blast from the past...the prehistoric past! Get kids reading AND laughing with these funny dinosaur jokes. Each joke is illustrated by Chris Robertson the vibrant images add to the hilarity. Developing readers will build confidence and story time will never be the same for your dinosaur-loving child. Here's an example: Which dinosaur slept all day? The dino-snore! These jokes are silly and strange and make a great gift for a dinosaur...

Geronimo's adventurous sister Thea takes center stage in this super special that's packed with mystery, adventure, and friendship!When Geronimo's sister, Thea, is invited to teach a journalism class at a college on Mouse Island, she has no idea that she's going to be called on to help solve a mystery. But when a student disappears, it's up to Thea and five of her students to find out what happened. A nail-biting mystery ensues, complete with secret...

Sarah is afraid to start at a new school, but both she and the reader are in for a surprise when she gets to her class.

A boy and his grandfather cross a language and cultural barrier using their shared love of art, storytelling, and fantasy.

It is the spring of 1861, and the serenity of Smith County, Mississippi, has been shattered by Abraham Lincoln's declaration of war on the South. Young and old are taking up arms and marching off to war. But not ten-year-old Frank Russell. Although he is eager to enlist in the Confederate army, he is not allowed. He is too young, too skinny, too weak. After all, he's just "Shanks," the baby of the Russell family. War has a way of taking things away...

When King Viking and his evil robot army attack Animal Town, and kidnap Singing Dog, it is up to Super Rabbit Boy, with some help from Sunny and his video game console, to save the day.

A timeless classic that will enchant readers who love Jennifer L. Holm and Thanhhà Lại, about an immigrant girl inspired by the sport she loves to find her own home team-and to break down any barriers that stand in her way.  Shirley Temple Wong sails from China to America with a heart full of dreams. Her new home is Brooklyn, New York. America is indeed a land full of wonders, but Shirley doesn't know any English, so it's hard to make friends....

Explains the history of the holiday, discussing the customs and the celebration Eid al-Fitr.

Pig the Pug loves to roll in all sorts of disgusting garbage, and track dirty paw prints all over the house; he does not like the idea of a bath, but when his plan the stop up the tub seriously backfires he decides that bath time must be endured--after all he can always find some more garbage to roll in.

Twelve-year old Claudia and her younger brother run away from home and take up residence at the Metropolitan Museum where they come across a beautiful and mysterious statue. Determined to discover its maker, they first have to find the statue's former owner, the reclusive and mischievous Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, and then sort through her incredibly mixed-up files.