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Rookie Read-About® Science brings a broad array of topics to vibrant life with striking, full-color photos and just the right amount of fun, factual, fascinating text.

"You can find spiders almost anywhere.  Some spiders live in hot, humid rain forests. 

Others live in hot, dry deserts.

They live in water and woods, trees and gardens - and in people's homes.

Not many animals have been around as long as spiders. 

Spiders are not insects..."

Pick a book. Grow a Reader!

This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow!

Clarke is new to town and ready to explore. Miguel loves meeting new people and going on adventures. With their walkie-talkies and compass in hand, these new friends map out their neighborhood and search for hidden treasure!

With easy-to-read text and full-color artwork throughout, this adventure-filled early reader series is sure to be a hit with beginning readers! And after seeing Miguel and Clarke use their super-cool mapping skills across four short stories, readers may even be inspired to make their own neighborhood maps! 

First-time readers will love this charming baseball story — told in rhyming verse about a perky little baseball player who helps to win the game. Easy-to-read text, exuberant illustrations, flash cards for every word in the story, and educational activities.

Hubie has heard there's a new kid in school. His name is Butch Pounder, and he is rumored to be a mean bully! Did Butch really beat up the football team and eat the teacher's pet at his last school?

It's another scary day at the Black Lagoon, especially for the new teacher, Mrs. Green. She's nervous about the first day of school. Is it true that her new class is really weird and that they put their last three teachers into early retirement?

It's another scary day at the Black Lagoon. . . .
Mrs. Green tells her students that they're going to have a class pet! Hubie's imagination goes wild. Will the new class pet have fangs, horns, or headlights? Will it be vicious? Who knows what kind of monster Mrs. Green will bring in?
Hubie's worst fears are nearly realized, when Mrs. Green brings in a big cage. What could be inside?

Frustrated when his basketball teammates refuse to pass him the ball, Sam decides to prove to everyone that he is not too slow and impresses the First Grade Friends gang by making the winning shot. Original.

There's a new gym teacher transferring over from the junior high, and Hubie is worried. The junior high students say he's big, mean, and blows his whistle a lot. Will Hubie really have to run a lap around the world to pass Mr. Green's class? Will he be able to lift Mr. Green's pickup truck and climb up a rope while it's on fire?

Bitsy, an itsy Morkie (maltese-yorkie mix) may be the tiniest dog Charles has ever seen. But she thinks she's a big girl and she's full of sassy attitude. Can the Petersons find her a perfect forever home? 

Chapter Book.

Meet Louie the Landseer (a Newfoundland with black-and-white coloring). He's adorable now, but he'll be a huge dog someday. Can Charles and his soccer teammates find Louie a big enough home? Chapter Book.

Lizzie sees finds Spirit in a snow storm. Spirit is a white German shepherd puppy! It's owners found new homes for all of his brothers and sisters, but they still don't have a place for him. Can Lizzie find a home for this helpful little pup? 

Chapter Book.

Charles and Lizzie love puppies. They want a puppy, they know dogs are a lot of work. But their mom doesn't think they are ready for a puppy yet. Goldie arrives, a sweet and young golden retriever. She doesn't know how to be a good puppy yet.

Charles and Lizzie's Family fosters young dogs, giving them love and proper care, until they can find the perfect forever home. Lizzie gets a phone call about Oscar, a schnauzer, she wants to help. Oscar has trouble getting along with other dogs. 

Chapter Book.

Welcome to The Puppy Place--where every puppy finds a home!
Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. Their Family fosters these young dogs, giving them love and proper care, until they can find the perfect forever home. 

Chapter Book.

"Once upon a time in China there lived seven brothers who walked, talked, and looked alike. Each one possessed an amazing power all his own. But only when the brothers combine their special powers that they fool Ch'in Shih Huang, the cruel first emperor of all China, and save each others lives."

Join Hubie once again as he faces his comically horrific fears during his first day of school. Featuring a fire-breathing teacher, these stories are sure to amuse and quell fears of new experiences at the same time!

Tres cerditos gastan su dinero en papitas, soda y algunos materiales de construcción. Así que no es ninguna sorpresa cuando el lobo le derrumba la casa a los dos primeros cerditos. Pero cuando el lobo no puede derrumbar la casa de ladrillos del tercer cerdito, ahí es cuando comienza la diversión. Los dos primeros cerditos le dan al lobo papitas y soda, pero el tercero le prepara una comida saludable. Y todos deciden vivir en un mismo lugar.

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Three pigs spend their money on different things: potato chips, sody-pop, and building supplies. It comes as no surprise that a wolf is able to blow down the first two pigs' houses. When the wolf can't blow down the third pig's brick house, everyone comes together and the fun begins. The first two pigs give him potato chips and sody-pop, and the third pig makes everyone a healthy meal. Since only one pig has a house left, the other two pigs and the wolf move in with her. The somewhat bad wolf is no longer hungry.

Clever illustrations and story lines, together with full-color reproductions of actual paintings, give children a light yet realist overview of each artist"s life and style in these fun and educational biographies., 32 páginas, Tapa Blanda, 1x21x25 cms, Mike Venezia, 5 a 8 años.

Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists series combines a delightful mix of full-color historical reproductions, photos, and hilarious cartoon-style illustrations that bring to life the works of renowned artists, combining poignant anecdotes with important factual information for readers (Ages 8-9).This book provides an entertaining and humorous introduction to the famous artist, Michelangelo. Full-color reproductions of the actual paintings are enhanced by Venezia's clever illustrations and story line.

Clever illustrations and story lines, together with full-color reproductions of actual paintings, give children a light yet realist overview of each artist"s life and style in these fun and educational biographies.

Clever illustrations and story lines, together with full-color reproductions of actual paintings, give children a light yet realist overview of each artist"s life and style in these fun and educational biographies., 32 páginas, Tapa Blanda, 1x21x25 cms, Mike Venezia, 5 a 8 años.