![Polo and the Dragon](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1596434988.jpg?itok=ovytzHyv)
Polo’s adventure begins as his others do: leaving home for an imaginative journey. Here, the small dog sails away in his boat but gets frozen in ice. He gets help from a new friend whose fiery breath allows them to sail off together. Words are not needed in this enjoyable tale.
Polo and the Dragon
![When I Wore My Sailor Suit](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0374347492.jpg?itok=bu9s8tbP)
Though he lives in a small apartment, the boy who wears his sailor suit has an expansive imagination. It takes him to a remote island where a pirate lives and only ends when reality intrudes. Watercolor illustrations add detail but leave imaginative wiggle room in this gentle adventure.
When I Wore My Sailor Suit
![Snow White: A Three-Dimensional Fairytale Theater](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763644730.jpg?itok=pwoJuJnb)
The traditional tale has been retold and newly presented to create a theater within the covers of a book. Scenes unfold and become 3-dimensional with text hidden under “curtains” — flaps that unfold.
Snow White: A Three-Dimensional Fairytale Theater
![A Book](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1596432519.jpg?itok=BAFzrvWY)
Everyone knows that book characters come alive only when the book is opened. In this clever picture book, characters awaken when readers open it; sleep when the book is closed. Illustrations allow readers to literally look down into the book characters’ lives and enjoy the entire notion of storytelling.
A Book
![Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy US Marshall](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0822567644.jpg?itok=ie4fwK-N)
Formerly enslaved in the 19th century, Bass Reeves escaped Texas and lived with Indians. It was in Indian Territory that he gained the skills he most needed when he became a lawman, known for his talent and integrity. Lively language and stylized illustrations provide a memorable portrait of this real western hero.
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy US Marshall
![Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters (Book 2)](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375857052.jpg?itok=UKRz7_j1)
The timid 2nd grader is back, this time fearful of an upcoming camping trip with his father. Alvin’s siblings try to help him but actually create a different sort of disaster. Readers will enjoy laughing along with these memorable characters.
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters (Book 2)
![Rapunzel's Revenge](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1599902885.jpg?itok=ZQ-4viEl)
This re-telling of the familiar fairy tale is set in the Wild West and features a spunky heroine who partners with Jack (of the Beanstalk) to fight injustice.
Rapunzel’s Revenge
![Golden Tales: Myths, Legends, and Folktales from Latin America](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/043924398X.jpg?itok=xn77NCsG)
This lush collection of twelve traditional Latin American tales brings the history and culture of thirteen countries into a vivid new perspective. Readers will have a unique glimpse of the early indigenous cultures, and of the literature that later blossomed with the blending of the Spanish and Native cultures.
Golden Tales: Myths, Legends, and Folktales from Latin America
![A Good Night for Ghosts](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/037585648X.jpg?itok=xlADG9zT)
In this latest installment of the ever-popular Magic Tree House series, Jack and Annie go to New Orleans on All Saint’s Day in 1915 to find a young musician named Louis Armstrong. Music, mystery, and ghosts combine for another riveting quest for the sibling adventurers.
A Good Night for Ghosts
![Harold's Tail](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0670036609.jpg?itok=v1o9V5z9)
Harold the squirrel is living the life in New York City, feasting on nuts from a kind old man in the park. The old man never feeds, the rats, though. One rat, angry at this fact, tells Harold the only difference between himself and a rat is his fluffy tail. Determined to prove the rat wrong, Harold shaves his tail… only to be proven wrong himself.
Harold’s Tail
![Madeline and the Cats of Rome](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0670062979.jpg?itok=ePfzPAog)
When Miss Clavel takes her 12 charges to Rome, they not only see the sights but meet a thief and rescue a house full of cats. This all-new Madeline adventure is comparable to the early ones but has been created by Bemelmans’ grandson.
Madeline and the Cats of Rome
![Redwoods](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1596434309.jpg?itok=ZgIeqxuJ)
Giant redwoods are usually found in the Northwest United States, so how does a boy on a New York subway get to the redwoods canopy? That’s just what happens in this informative, illustrated journey from underground to atop the world’s tallest trees. The redwoods can be found in national parks in northern California and southern Oregon.
Redwoods
![Hoot](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375821813.jpg?itok=XTnaCMDO)
Mother Paula’s newest (#469) All American Pancake House is about to be built in Coconut Grove, Florida, on a site where a colony of endangered burrowing owls live. Mullet Fingers, who has been quietly committing acts of sabotage at the construction site to save the owls, is befriended by Roy Eberhardt, the quiet, new kid in town. Together with Mullet’s stepsister Beatrice, the three make it their mission to expose the restaurant company’s wrongdoing.
Hoot
![The Wonderful Wizard of Oz](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688166776.jpg?itok=Ke2-kmQI)
This beloved fantasy begins in Kansas when Dorothy Gale and her dog, Toto, are transported to another land by way of a cyclone. There she meets the Scarecrow, Tin Woodsman, and Cowardly Lion as well as a host of other extraordinary characters. The movie classic, released in 1939, retains the essence of this quintessentially American tale which was first published in 1900.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
![Mary Poppins](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152058109.jpg?itok=waGziL5i)
When Mary Poppins arrived at the house on Cherry Tree Lane, life became much different and more exciting. The unique nanny stayed only until the wind changed leaving the family with many happy memories. Some echoes of the film are evident, however, the book remains a read aloud classic that stands apart and is rather different.
Mary Poppins
![Fantastic Mr. Fox](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0142410349.jpg?itok=3yP1HqYE)
Though the farmers on the three neighboring farms are quite different, each raises some type of poultry, each is very mean and ornery, and each shares their dislike of foxes. Can one fox outwit them? Only a very special, indeed fantastic Mr. Fox can — and does! A movie version of the book was released in November 2009.
Fantastic Mr. Fox
![Eloise in Paris](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689827040.jpg?itok=vgQUyzz7)
The precocious young resident of New York’s Plaza Hotel is on her way to visit Paris in this installment of Eloise’s adventures. Join Eloise as she prepares then travels to Paris for a special holiday brought to life in detailed illustrations and sophisticated language sure to tickle readers of all ages. Look for the movie version which came out in 2010.
Eloise in Paris
![A Wrinkle in Time](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0312367546.jpg?itok=eEQuGMnk)
How the Murray children search through time to find and save their missing scientist father continues to enthrall readers even 50 years after its publication. The author was awarded the Newbery Medal for what has become a classic time travel fantasy.
A Wrinkle in Time
![Lucky 13: Survival in Space](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1590785576.jpg?itok=yl4gVylS)
Apollo 13 attempted to repeat Apollo 11’s successful Moon landing. An explosion, however, changed the mission to just get the astronauts home safely. Dual texts and dramatic illustrations tell the remarkable story and extend the information presented.
Lucky 13: Survival in Space
![Crocodile Safari](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0439903564.jpg?itok=87HEqZqp)
Noted naturalist, Arnosky, trekked through Florida’s Everglades to count crocodiles, the once endangered reptiles. Through informal narration and arresting, large paintings, these toothy creatures come alive. A DVD with highlights of the author’s trek is included.
Crocodile Safari
![Subway Ride](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/158089111X.jpg?itok=62zIhaQN)
Down, down, down…now off we go! begins a journey on city subways from Washington DC to Moscow and more. This short, fantastic, colorfully illustrated trip ends with a brief description of the real transit systems described.
Subway Ride
![Scarecrow and His Servant](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0440421306.jpg?itok=AnWLH8-h)
A not-too-bright scarecrow accompanies Jack on the adventure of a lifetime, far away from the field and birds.
Scarecrow and His Servant
![Adventures in Cartooning: How to Turn Your Doodles into Comics](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1596433698.jpg?itok=Es3AurQE)
A comic book story is used to introduce the basics of comic book making and cartooning. Here, a princess tries to make a comic but needs help. And help comes in the form of a Magic Cartooning Elf — for a appealing and instructive result.
Adventures in Cartooning: How to Turn Your Doodles into Comics
![Simeon's Gift](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0060089164.jpg?itok=tiuEbZbv)
Simeon loves a noblewoman from afar and seeks to find the music from deep inside him. His quest turns to despair until a series of events allow him to discover his real worth. Well told and strikingly illustrated, this modern fable resonates with readers.