![Dreaming of America: An Ellis Island Story](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0816765219.jpg?itok=_KJXDnSs)
Eve Bunting tells the inspiring true story of the first Ellis Island immigrant, fifteen-year-old Annie Moore of Cork, Ireland. An afterword provides information about Annie and her family. Photos are paired with the vibrant illustrations.
Dreaming of America: An Ellis Island Story
![Pigs to the Rescue](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805086838.jpg?itok=yGbFHe0X)
All week when Farmer Greenstalk and his family have minor problems, it’s “pigs to the rescue” — with hilarious results. The disasters created by the supportive porkers are seen only in comic illustrations which also remind readers that it isn’t over yet!
Pigs to the Rescue
![Pirate's Guide to First Grade](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/031236928X.jpg?itok=K0FM-N19)
An imaginative boy goes to the first day of school with his “salty crew of swabbies” by his side “sailing for adventure…” The make-believe pirates are with him throughout the day. The entire tale told in pirate lingo is ideal for reading aloud. The pirates are always with the boy but depicted in monochromatic sketches on each full-color page.
Pirate’s Guide to First Grade
![The Story of Frog Belly Rat Bone](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763626112.jpg?itok=-Z5plqpp)
A stick-figure boy enlivens his dreary town called Cementland when he discovers and plants a treasure. To protect it from robbers, he creates a scarecrow-like creature from various paraphernalia but winds up befriending the thieves. Hand-written text ideally complements the rich, active illustrations.
The Story of Frog Belly Rat Bone
![Snook Alone](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763626678.jpg?itok=p5Swq4ks)
Snook, a small rat terrier, happily lives and works with his monk friend on their isolated island sanctuary until separated by a storm. Poetic language combines with evocative illustrations to convey the range of authentic emotions, happily concluding with dog and man reunited.
Snook Alone
![Necks Out for Adventure: The True Story of Edwin Wiggleskin](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763623555.jpg?itok=2yunbHgv)
Edwin is a translucent ‘wiggleskin’ — a clam — who sheds his shell for the sake of adventure. Not only does he have a fabulous adventure but saves his clam clan from clam diggers. This quirky tale is fast-paced, funny, and illustrated in Ering’s high-energy style.
Necks Out for Adventure: The True Story of Edwin Wiggleskin
![A Hole at the Pole](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0434968013.jpg?itok=dXNT93Ft)
Billy has heard there is a hole in the ozone layer at the North Pole. With the help of a polar bear, he set out to try to repair the hole.
A Hole at the Pole
![Astroblast: Code Blue](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0545121043.jpg?itok=0AsyMoQx)
A Code Blue alarm sounds as a young (monkey) astronaut snoozes in the Astroblast Snack Shack. Other crew members — Apollo, Halley, Sputnik, and Jet — return to address the issue: welcome snacks must be made for their visitors! Readers will enjoy finding things hidden in the colorful illustrations (noted at the bottom of each spread) and just may be inspired to learn more about the origins of the animal crew members’ names.
Astroblast: Code Blue
![The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0064403149.jpg?itok=ciFChxjf)
The Potter children’s adventure to find the long-forgotten but wise Whangdoodle begins when they meet Professor Savant at the Bramblewood Zoo. Their journey to find the reclusive Whangdoodle makes for high adventure filled with extraordinary creatures. Told with a storyteller’s voice, this gratifying fantasy reads aloud well.
The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles
![Alvin Ho Collection: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375849300.jpg?itok=9IcF4Sp1)
Although 2nd grader Alvin Ho admires superheroes, he is quite unlike them. In fact, he is afraid of everything! Alvin’s disarming character is perfectly voiced in this two-book collection.
Alvin Ho Collection: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things
![Mary Poppins](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0544439562.jpg?itok=JR4qQEjv)
The Banks family, their children, and a most amazing Mary Poppins are brought to life through the narrator’s spot-on British accent.
Mary Poppins
![Dominic](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1435233379.jpg?itok=17f_pQyZ)
On his adventures, Dominique, a singular canine, meets many mysterious creatures. His reputation builds and so do his stories which make this an ideal book to hear expertly read.
Dominic
![A Dog on His Own](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1934180874.jpg?itok=IN1SJbPk)
K-10 no longer trusts humans but he’s still a special kind of dog just as his mother told him. K-10’s unique voice as well as that of the other canines come alive in this spirited narration.
A Dog on His Own
![Zapato Power: Freddie Ramos Takes Off (Book 1)](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0807594806.jpg?itok=gYqEWp4-)
Product Description: One day Freddie Ramos comes home from school and finds a strange box just for him. What’s inside? ZAPATO POWER-shoes that change Freddie’s life by giving him super speed! But what will Freddie do with his fast new skills? Weird things are happening at the Starwood Park Apartments where he lives, and his friends at school need his help. Is Freddie Ramos ready to be a hero? This is the first book in the Zapato Power series.
Zapato Power: Freddie Ramos Takes Off (Book 1)
![Once Upon a Time: Traditional Latin American Tales / Habia una vez: Cuentos tradicionales Latino Americanos](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0061468959.jpg?itok=18myzICQ)
Animals and people wise and foolish are presented in these tales retold. Their origins, from a range of Spanish-speaking countries including Argentina, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Spain, are retold and handsomely illustrated — just right for reading aloud.
Once Upon a Time: Traditional Latin American Tales / Habia una vez: Cuentos tradicionales Latino Americanos
![Five Children and It](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375863362.jpg?itok=zHC6w8wz)
Five children finally escape the confines of London to the white house in the country. There they meet the magical but grumpy Psammead. When their wishes become reality, the children find out that what you want is not always what you wish for. Originally published in 1902, Nesbit’s fantasy will read aloud to delight a new generation.
Five Children and It
![Love-a-Duck](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823422631.jpg?itok=Z9rnRQbu)
Jane’s yellow plastic duck, Love-a-Duck, was a happy duck who went on an unexpected adventure. It began when Love-a-Duck accidentally fell out of the bathroom window — saw real ducks, met a fish, and more — but made it home in time for Jane’s bath. The large format is ideal for the colorful illustrations and onomatopoeic language.
Love-a-Duck
![Big Chickens Go to Town](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0525421629.jpg?itok=rMgGVkrV)
Their city adventure begins when the four big chickens follow a bag of feed into the farmer’s truck — and off they go! Lively language and comic illustrations combine to create a rowdy fowl adventure which ends happily back in the farmer’s truck heading home.
Big Chickens Go to Town
![Andy Shane Hero at Last](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763636002.jpg?itok=UJXe-weE)
Andy Shane has only two goals. One was to have the best decorated bike in the Home Sweet Home parade and the other is to be a hero. Both seem unlikely — but when the unexpected happens, ordinary boys become heroes. Andy and his friends are likeable and the action believable in this easier to read novel.
Andy Shane Hero at Last
![The Missing Piece](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060256710.jpg?itok=fXU1GhNj)
Its gentle journey begins with melancholy: “It was missing a piece and it was not happy” but concludes with greater self-awareness. The main character is depicted as a Pac-Man-like creature who strives to find what it thinks it’s missing. Simple text and line drawings ideally complement each other in this many-leveled tale.
The Missing Piece
![It's All Greek to Me](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0142401161.jpg?itok=qSWFnARr)
In this installment of friends known as the Time Warp Trio, Joe, Fred, and Sam meet key figures from ancient Greek mythology when they’re transported back to Mount Olympus. It all started during a school play about ancient Greece…
It’s All Greek to Me
![Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of The Iliad](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1845073592.jpg?itok=-Dl3D-Tz)
The essence of Homer’s Iliad is captured by Sutcliff’s rich language combined with dramatic watercolor illustrations. The same team also presents Homer’s other well known epic tale in The Wanderings of Odysseus: The Story of the Odyssey. These retellings present the entire stories that involve the gods and goddesses and their impact on humans. They are fast-paced, sometimes grisly tales that together make fine stories for more sophisticated readers.
Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of The Iliad
![The Buddy Files: The Case of the Lost Boy](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0807509108.jpg?itok=iHosnNB4)
Look for a new mystery narrated by King (also known as Buddy), a bright, persistent pup whose first family has gone missing. Once King is adopted by Conner and his mom, he becomes Buddy and solves several mysterious events and helps Connor adjust to his new life. This first of a series will delight new readers.
The Buddy Files: The Case of the Lost Boy
![Civil War on Sunday](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/067989067X.jpg?itok=eb4oCNGu)
Louisa May Alcott briefly worked as a nurse during the Civil War before becoming ill herself. In this Magic Tree House fantasy, Jack and Annie travel back to the Civil War, meeting Clara Barton and help nurse the soldiers wounded in battle.