8 a 14 años

Do you know how to swim?  

Swimming can be more than just splashing around with friends.

Some swimmers work hard so they can win races!

These early readers bring young atheletes and fans face to face with their favorite sport!

Read this book to learn more about the sport of swimming.

With eight snaking arms and a shapeless body, the octopus is unlike any other animal in the ocean.

Readers will learn about various aspects of the octopus, including its high intelligence level, its masterful ability for camouflage and other defense mechanisms, and its reproductive behavior. Squids and other octopus relatives are also discussed.

Filled with dramatic underwater images by award-winning photographer David Hall, each book in the Undersea Encounters series brings you face to face with remarkable creatures, from pygmy seahorses the size of a fly to giant squid as long as a school bus.  

Children's Press. 

Discover more about the comedy team that perfected the art of the pie fight!

The Three Stooges were the hardworking children of immigrants and discovered a love of performing at an early age. Starting out as a vaudeville act, they soon transitioned into movies, becoming a worldwide sensation in feature films and shorts. Never the critics' darlings, audiences loved them for their mastery of physical comedy and their willingness to do anything for a laugh. They remained popular over the years despite several personnel changes that revolved around the three Howard brothers from Brooklyn. Their comedies are still in syndication more than 50 years after they were first shown on TV and continue to delight old fans and attract new ones.

I went five whole days without seeing or hearing from Angeline. It's true that I have learned to overlook many of Angeline's flaws, like her flawlessness, but she can still be difficult to be around. Like when she's lit perfectly, for example. Lexile 940, Guided Reading Level V, 160 páginas, Tapa Blanda, 1x14x20 cms, Jim Benton, 8 a 14 años.

School's out for the summer, and that means no more Meat Loaf Thursdays, Sunday homework, or teachers trying to act cool. It also means that certain Mackerel Middle Schoolers have a lot of time on their hands . . . and seriously empty pockets. Lexile 950, Guided Reading Level V, 160 páginas, Tapa Blanda, 1x14x20 cms, Jim Benton, 8 a 14 años.

It's not easy being in middle-school, and Jamie Kelly knows. There are surprises around: some good, some bad, all dumb. Jamie inherits a trunk of her grandmother's things, and she never expects to find the biggest surprise of all -- Grandma's diary. Lexile 840, 144 páginas, Tapa Blanda, 1x14x20 cms, Jim Benton, 8 a 14 años.

Perform this Aesop's fable about a father and son who try to please everyone but instead wind up pleasing no one.