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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! 

Celebrate the 25th and a half anniversary of THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS with a special edition featuring a BRAND NEW 32-page DOG MAN comic!

George and Harold are best friends who enjoy making their own comic books. Together they've created the greatest superhero in the history of their elementary school: Captain Underpants! His true identity is SO secret, even HE doesn't know who he is! Tra-la-laaaaa! It's can't-miss fun!

After the Captain Underpants adventure, join George and Harold as they share their never-before-seen bonus comics: Captain Underpants Meets Dog Man and Dog Man and the League of Misfits

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?

Can you imagine spending the winter outdoors in Antarctica without anything at all to eat? That's just what the male emperor penguin does. While his mate is off swimming in the ocean and catching loads of fish, he stands around in the freezing cold with an egg on his feet for two whole months, keeping it warm and waiting for it to hatch. Welcome to the story of the world's most devoted dad!

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.

An old fisherman lives in a hut by the sea with his wife and his dog. One day he reels in an enormous, golden fish that talks and claims to be magic. The old man lets the fish go, but his wife has other ideas. She orders her husband to go back and retrieve the fish - after all, we are talking about a magic fish - and asks him to have the fish grant a wish. The fish is only too happy to help out. He provides the fisherman and his wife with a new house, more money, and a bed for the fisherman's dog. But every wish the magic fish grants is only followed by an even more elaborate request from the fisherman's wife. And even a talking magic fish has his limits.

Freya Littledale's retelling of the classic story of greed and its consequences is clear and simple to follow. Winsley Pinney Pels adds to the magic of The Magic Fish with humorous illustrations of the kindly fisherman and the airs put on by his wife, and above all, the face of a fish that is baffled by people who just don't know when to say when.

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.

This puppy is quite a handful. He doesn't listen, he's obsessed with his toy sheep, and he can't ride in the car without...um...getting sick. Has Lizzie met her match, or will she be able to train this pugnacious pug? 

This puppy is quite a handful. He doesn't listen, he's obsessed with his toy sheep, and he can't ride in the car without...um...getting sick. Has Lizzie met her match, or will she be able to train this pugnacious pug? 

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., 32 páginas, Tapa Blanda, 1x21x25 cms, Mike Venezia, 5 a 8 años.

Camilla Cream está muy preocupada por lo que otras personas piensan de ella, pero en el momento en que más quiere encajar, ¡queda completamente cubierta de rayas de colores!

Las rimas simples y las pistas de imágenes brillantes introducen a los niños pequeños al concepto de números. Esta es una herramienta de aprendizaje atractiva y apropiada para la edad.

Story of how crayons are made!

What would happen if a Tyrannosaurus rex and a velociraptor met each other?

What if they had a fight?

Who do you think would win?

Read them all!  ==> Look for more Who Would Win books from the Series!