Palazzo Inverso -A young apprentice to a master builder does some mischief that causes a palace to be built upside-down, which creates all sorts of trouble--and fun. Inspired by the work of M.C. Escher and intended to be read front-to-back, then turned over and read back-to-front.






The Buffalo are Back -In the mid-1800s seventy-five million buffalo roamed in North America. In little more than fifty years, there would be almost none." The death of the buffalo and the settlers' farming and ranching practices endangered the prairie, as drought made the farmland crumble to dust. To help repair the land, the buffalo had to be saved.




Pigs to the Rescue - All week long the pigs help out around the farm in unexpected ways.





Hey Rabbit! - Rabbit, with big blue eyes and a suitcase to match, meets his friends one by one, and they ask, "Hey, Rabbit! Is there anything for me in your suitcase?" As Rabbit opens the suitcase, a full two-page spread appears with what each friend was dreaming of.








Born to Be Giants - Through easy to read text, this book shows readers how baby dinosaurs grew up to be giants.









A Giraffe Goes to Paris -Recounts the 1827 journey of a young giraffe named Belle, a gift from the Pasha of Egypt to King Charles X of France, as she makes her way by boat and land to Paris, accompanied by her devoted caretaker, Atir.






Insect Detective-Young readers will definitely catch the bug when they see this enticing, fact-filled invitation to explore the world of insects. Includes hands-on activities.







Hot Rod Hamster -A hamster, with the help of a canine junkyard dealer and his mouse assistants, builts a hot rod and drives it in a race against some very large dogs.

Quiet Bunny - Quiet Rabbit enjoys listening to the night song of the other animals every evening and wishes he could join them, but no matter how hard he tries he is unable to copy their sounds.










U.S. Presidents -Information about each president's term in office, and the major political issues of each era. Quick-reference sidebars provide brief summaries of the major events and important people who emerged during each presidential term. Famous quotes and fun facts about each president ensure that this perennial favorite continues to be an entertaining and enlightening book.







How Do Bats See in the Dark? - Questions and answers present the habitats and behavior of a variety of nocturnal animals, from cats and kiwis to bats, owls, and foxes.






Who Was Albert Einstein? - Recounts the life of the scientist whose theories of relativity revolutionized the way we look at space and time.










Dark Day, Light Night - Manda's Aunt Ruby helps her to deal with some angry feelings by making lists of all the things that they like in the world.

New Fiction!

Flat Stanley - The Japanese Ninja Surprise -Flat Stanley mails himself to Japan to visit his hero, martial arts movie star Oda Nobu, and becomes his personal ninja.
















Word After Word After Word - Every school day feels the same for fourth graders Lucy and Henry and Evie and Russell and May. Then Ms. Mirabel comes to their class-bringing magical words and a whole new way of seeing and understanding.From beloved author Patricia MacLachlan comes an honest, inspiring story about what is real and what is unreal, and about the ways that writing can change our lives and connect us to our own stories-word after word after word.









Enchanted Glass - After his grandfather dies, Andrew Hope inherits a house and surrounding land in an English village, but things become very complicated when young orphan Aidan shows up and suddenly a host of variously magical townsfolk and interlopers start intruding on their lives.























Sports Camp - Eleven-year-old Riley Liston tries to fit in at Camp Olympia, a summer sports camp where he is one of the youngest boys.














Theodore Boone Kid Lawyer - With two attorneys for parents, thirteen-year-old Theodore Boone knows more about the law than most lawyers do. But when a high profile murder trial comes to his small town and Theo gets pulled into it, it's up to this amateur attorney to save the day.

Seekers - The Quest Begins -Three young bears of different species--one black, one polar, and one grizzly--travel on a perilous quest to the Northern Lights, escorting a shape-shifting grizzly cub whose destiny will affect them all.

Seekers - The Last Wilderness -The four bears finally arrive at the legendary Last Great Wilderness, thinking it is the end of their long journey, but they discover that their true mission has really just begun.

Seekers - Great Bear Lake - Three bear cubs of different species are united for the first time as they begin their long journey in search of destiny, hope, and what it truly means to be a bear in the wild.

Seekers- Smoke Mountain - When the bears learn of the legendary Last Great Wilderness, a fabled bear paradise, they believe that this must be their ultimate destination.

Roberto and Me - Stosh travels back to 1969 to try to prevent the untimely death of Roberto Clemente, a legendary baseball player and humanitarian, but upon his return to the present, he meets his own great-grandson who takes him into the future, and what he finds there is more shocking than anything he has encountered in his travels to the past.

Home on the Range -Dogs Down Girl and Sit accompany their masters to a dude ranch, where they encounter scary "squirrels" that live in holes in the ground, stampedes, and enemies even worse than their nemesis, the cat that lives next door.

The Invention of Hugo Cabet - When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized.

Stink- The World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers -A class visit to the Gross-Me-Out exhibit at the science museum inspires Stink Moody to create a variety of terrible smells to put on the sneakers he plans to enter in the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneaker contest.

Powerpuff Professor - Professor Utonium invents a superhero suit and starts fighting crime along with the Powerpuff girls, Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup.

The Great Roadrunner Race -Roady the roadrunner is in a big race, but he needs your help!


Will you help Roady finish the race?

Dino Hunt -Robot and Rico go to the museum and take part in a scavenger


hunt.

































Star Wars- Stand Aside bounty Hunters! - Cad Bane is on an evil mission--will the Jedi be able to stop him in time?






















Pirates and Worse! - Meet some fearsome space pirates and find out how the Jedi outwit them.













Jedi In Training - Join Ahsoka Tano as she trains to become a Jedi during dangerous times of the Clone Wars.



























All About Drawing Sea Creatures -
Learn about drawing sea creatures and animals of different shapes, sizes, and species, with fun facts about each















Because Your Daddy Loves You -When things go wrong during a day at the beach, like a ball that drifts away or a gooey ice cream mess, a father could do a lot of things but always picks the loving one.

Secret Agent Jack Stalwart - The Global Protection Force has summoned Secret Agent Jack Stalwart to Mexico to hunt down a stolen map leading to hidden Aztec gold. Suddenly, he finds himself trapped in the hands of one of the most treacherous hunters in the world. Can Jack stop Callous Carl and his band of thieves before they plunder again?







Flat Stanley -While acting as a snowboard, Stanley Lambchop gets carried away by a strong wind, sending him and his new friend Nick on a cross-country Canadian adventure.









Belle- The Mysterious Message -It isn't easy being the prisoner of the fearsome Beast, but Belle is making the most of it. There are so many rooms to explore in the elaborate castle--including an amazing library. Things get even more interesting when Belle discovers a secret message hidden in one of the books. She soon realizes she's hot on the trail of a decades old mystery! Will Belle, along with the help of Lumiere the enchanted candelabrum and a teacup named Chip, be able to solve this beastly case?




Ariel The Birthday Surprise - Ariel's sister Adella is having a birthday celebration. It's going to be a fun-filled day complete with a birthday concert, and Ariel is excited about visiting her famiily. She only wishes Prince Eric could go, too. At the party, Adella wishes that Ariel could stay. That very moment, a rare solar eclipse hits, and Adella's wish comes true! Will Ariel ever be able to break the spell and return to Eric--and her life as a human?






The Penguin Problem - Freddy's first grade class is learning all about penguins. When the class discovers some are endangered, they want to help. Can Freddy come up with a good plan to save the penguins?








The Perfect Present - Freddy can't wait for his Christmas presents, but what about the children who are less fortunate than Freddy?








February Friend - Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy follow clues to find whoever left a rabbit in their first-grade classroom on Valentine's Day, because they are worried the rabbit will get sick and die of loneliness.








January Joker - Seven-year-olds Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy make observations and gather clues that convince them that their older siblings, cousin, and animals have been captured by hungry space aliens.










April Adventure -Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy follow clues on an Easter treasure hunt, while trying to figure out who set it up for them.










March Mischief - When three leprechaun statues disappear just before St. Patrick's Day, Bradley, Brian, Nate, Lucy, and other friends follow clues in order to prove that Lucky O'Leary is innocent of the crime.








Magic Puppy -Lily, who works at a riding stable and wants a pony of her own, helps a magic puppy that is really a wolf in disguise, and in return he uses his magic to help her get a pony.












Honey - The Peterson family has a new puppy, Honey the golden lab, to foster, and Charles sets about trying to find her a perfect home.








Bear - Lizzie and her family are on an adventurous winter vacation in snowy Vermont when she meets Bear, an adorable husky called lazy and then abandoned by his sled-dog racing team. Lizzie falls in love with Bear, and rescues him when he gets lost during a big snowstorm. Will Lizzie be able to find Bear a home where he is appreciated? When she meets Fern, a young musher, Lizzie goes on the ride of her life - and thinks she may have found the answer






Cody -Lizzie and Charles Peterson have a special talent when it comes to dogs and some how there always seems to be another dog who needs their help! So it is no surprise that Lizzie offers to lend a hand when an overly energetic Dalmatian is left in front of their home. Things get a little more complicated when Cody takes his teeth to Lizzie's Halloween costume. How will she be able to convince the prospective owners that he's not all bad? With strong dog facts and helpful puppy tips included in every book, this series is not only fun to read but a great resource for prospective or current junior dog owners!




Magic Kitten A Summer Spell -Spending a boring summer in the country with her aunt turns exciting for ten-year-old Lisa when she discovers a magic kitten.

Timmy the Tug - Timmy was a paddle-boat, sound as a gong, Not a worm in his timbers, fresh paint all over. He was hale as a whale and twice as strong, And he sailed on the peaceful river. So begins the tale of Timmy the Tug and his subsequent adventures as he escapes his moorings and explores the high seas. Timmy struggles to be helpful but does'nt always succeed despite his best efforts. However, by trying and trying and trying again, he at last saves a beautiful ship in distress and so rediscovers his sense of pride. Originally written in the mid-1950s and only recently rediscovered, this lyrical poem by Ted Hughes, created to accompany a story that was conceived and delightfully illustrated in watercolor by his friend Jim Downer, is presented here as a facsimile of the original manuscript.




The Wyrm King - Nick and Laurie face their final challenge as a hydra threatens to destroy Florida, in the last installment of the bestselling Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles series.










The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary -Go behind the scenes with Jeff Kinney and the making of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie! If you've ever wondered how a movie gets made, you're not alone. Author and illustrator Jeff Kinney didn't know either, but when his bestselling series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, was turned into a live-action movie by 20th Century Fox, he learned how a book gets adapted into a major motion picture. Complete with photographs, script pages, storyboard sketches, costume designs, and original art by Jeff Kinney.






The Girl Who Threw Butterflies - Eighth-grader Molly's ability to throw a knuckleball earns her a spot on the baseball team, which not only helps her feel connected to her recently deceased father, who loved baseball, it helps in other aspects of her life, as well.







All About Astronauts - Discusses the history of the early astronauts, and explores the training, background, and activities of modern astronauts.









The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt - During a weekend trip to Ocracoke Island, siblings Judy and Stink Moody take part in a pirate treasure-hunting game, in which various clues lead them to silver coins, or "pieces of eight," hidden across the island.

Leprechaun in Late Winter -Jack and Annie travel back to nineteenth-century Ireland to inspire a young Augusta Gregory to share her love of Irish legends and folktales with the world.

A Good Night for Ghosts - Jack and Annie must travel back in time to New Orleans in 1915 to help a teenaged Louis Armstrong fulfill his destiny and become the "King of Jazz."

Webster's First Phonics - For Early readers.

Drip, Drop - Pip Squeak the mouse is kept awake all night by the drips from his leaky roof.