Adventures of Hector Fuller Hector Afloat
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Rich, descriptive terms fill these pages as fully as the flood that carries Hector away. Though threatened by a dangerous situation, Hector's can-do spirit and resourceful attitude send readers cheering for his success. Quality early chapter writing.Emma Dilemma and the Soccer Nanny
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When Emma and her siblings want to get a kitten and another ferret, and Emma wants their nanny to be the chaperone on her soccer team trip, the children decide to go on strike to try to force their parents to meet their demands.
Harriet Bean And the League of Cheats
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Harriet helps her detective aunts, Thessalonika and Japonica, investigate cheating at the racetrack by disguising herself as a jockey. Reprint.
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An early introduction to the the brave feats and escapes of Danish Jews. A young boy tells his story as he experiences the events leading up to and through his family's escape. Various feats of courage throughout the story inspire. [gw]mwfb
An early introduction to the the brave feats and escapes of Danish Jews. A young boy tells his story as he experiences the events leading up to and through his family's escape. Various feats of courage throughout the story inspire. [gw]mwfb
We the reader cheer our hero, the rat (is that possible??) as he weaves story after story to save his life. We cheer because he cleverly weaves tales we recognize, yet the cast of characters now resemble the rat's extended family. Hugely entertaining.publisher summary
A pumpkin seed and a marigold seed grow into plants side by side.
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Assisted by her cat Max, sixth grader Minnie starts up her new detective agency by investigating a kidnapping and a thief who will steal anything, even a hot stove.
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Presents a collection of three stories that focuses on the adventures of Jeremy Bean.
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To encourage his talent for playing the trumpet, Morgy is sent to a music camp over the summer, where he has the displeasure of meeting Damian, an advanced student who likes to tease "promising beginners."
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Because he suffers from asthma, six-year-old Monty is nervous about starting first grade but he soon learns to cope with his illness and use his special talents to make friends.
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This is a hilarious tale of an unlikely detective and her young sidekicks. It definitely ups the grandparent cool factor!mwfb
Don't miss Down Girl’s hilarious assumption that she knows just what her master, Rruf, is thinking and that he needs her protection and sensibility. Why else would he feel the need to call “Down Girl” so often on these road trips?mwfb
Don't miss Down Girl’s hilarious assumption that she knows just what her master, Rruf, is thinking and that he needs her protection and sensibility. Why else would he feel the need to call “Down Girl” so often on these road trips?publisher summary
When her rooster is kidnapped by the fox, a hen builds a paper wagon harnesses it with two mice, and heads into the forest to save him, gathering friends along the way.
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Ruby the raccoon paints a picture which unexpectedly shows the best feature of her various friends.
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When Papa's new wife, Sarah, arrives from Maine, the children begin to love her but fear that she will one day leave them.
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During World War II in the area of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, Lucien is asked by his parents to help a young Jewish girl named Amâelie learn to live on their farm, where she is being sheltered from those who might harm her.
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It isn't easy being Julian's younger brother. When Huey has bad dreams, Julian says his are scarier. When Huey wants to study animal tracks, Julian says he's too young. But Huey isn't a baby. He's an adventurer, a chef, a tracker, and a scout. And he's about to show Julian—and the world—all that he can do.
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In preparation for the annual Wassabee championship--a fathers-versus-sons hockey game--Johnny Maverick and his friends plot practical jokes on their fathers to gain points in the game.
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In this sequel to Summer Pony, Ginny now owns Mokey and assists her in giving birth to a beautiful foal.
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In this sequel to Summer Pony, Ginny now owns Mokey and assists her in giving birth to a beautiful foal.
