Publisher: Reading Essentials
Little Whitefoot the Wood Mouse needs a warm, safe place and decides to spend the winter in Farmer Brown's barn where he meets a friendly stranger, tumbles into a life-threatening situation, and learns the meaning of the word "trust."
In Corals, early readers will learn about how a coral grows and how it becomes part of a reef. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage early readers as they discover the underwater world of corals. A labeled diagram helps readers identify a coral's body parts, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about corals online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Corals also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index. Corals is part of Jump!’s Life Under the Sea series.Show book
Highlights's science editors answer kids' questions about body, such as What Makes a Person Yawn?Show book
Heidi who has been orphaned, is taken from her alpine home with her beloved grandfather by her less than loving aunt to be a companion for a crippled child of a wealthy family in Frankfurt. They become bosom friends but Heidi becomes ill and has to return home, but when her crippled friend comes to the Alps for a visit, well, we don't want to spoil the story for you.Table of Contents:Chapter 01. Up the Mountain to Alm-UncleChapter 02. At Home with GrandfatherChapter 03. Out with the GoatsChapter 04. The Visit to GrandmotherChapter 05. Two Visits and What Came of ThemChapter 06. A New Chapter about New ThingsChapter 07. Fraulein Rottenmeier Spends an Uncomfortable DayChapter 08. There is Great Commotion in the Large HouseChapter 09. Herr Sesemann Hears of Things that are New to HimChapter 10. Another GrandmotherChapter 11. Heidi Gains in One Way and Loses in AnotherChapter 12. A Ghost in the HouseChapter 13. A Summer Evening on the MountainChapter 14. Sunday BellsChapter 15. Preparations for a JourneyChapter 16. A VisitorChapter 17. A CompensationChapter 18. Winter in DorfliChapter 19. The Winter ContinuesChapter 20. News from Distant FriendsChapter 21. How Life Went on at Grandfather'sChapter 22. Something Unexpected HappensChapter 23. "Good-bye Till We Meet Again"Show book
Alistair Cleary is the kid who everyone trusts. Fiona Loomis is "not" the typical girl next door. Alistair hasn't really thought of her since they were little kids until she shows up at his doorstep with a proposition: she wants him to write her biography. What begins as an odd vanity project gradually turns into a frightening glimpse into the mind of a potentially troubled girl. Fiona says that in her basement, there's a portal that leads to a magical world where a creature called the Riverman is stealing the souls of children. And Fiona's soul could be next. If Fiona really believes what she's saying, Alistair fears she may be crazy. But if it's true, her life could be at risk. It's up to Alistair to separate fact from fiction, fantasy from reality.Show book
Once upon a time there lived a stone-cutter, who went every day to a great rock in the side of a big mountain and cut out slabs for gravestones or for houses. He was a good stone-cutter and understood the kinds of stones which were suitable for different purposes. He was happy and satisfied. One mountain dweller told him that there is a spirit who lives in the mountain. The stone-cutter had never seen this spirit and told dweller that he didn't believe him. One day the stone-cutter climbed the mountain to get some new stones for one rich customer. His daily work seemed to grow harder and heavier, and he said to himself: "If only I were a rich man, how happy I would be!" And suddenly he heard the voice of the mountain spirit...Show book
An IRA/CBC Children’s Choice Will Mr. Pin survive a “case” of bad chocolate? Can priceless dinosaur eggs be found? And just who is Mort Chisel? In a second story, an opera conductor with a mysterious name disappears in a cloud of blue smoke.Show book
