When a great drought on the prairie causes cows to give powdered milk and mosquitoes to grow almost as large as small cowsheds, McBroom comes up with a novel idea for producing rain.

Sixteen poems of feelings, thoughts, and behavior of childhood

When Mr Flatbrain flattens their mountain to make way for a plastic mountain theme park, the O'Saurus family is not defeated. With the help of their animal friends and two or three thousand ants they rebuild Thunder Mountain and prepare for visitors. Which mountain will draw the crowds?

While delivering the news to the other field mice, Charlie Meadows, who loves dancing with his shadow in the moonlight, narrowly escapes being eaten by the owl.

A charming tale about the adventures a little boy has with his cuddly toy turtle. Turtle gets covered in spaghetti, chewed by a puppy, and ripped in a tug of war, but despite all of this the little boy still loves him. But will this love last forever?

Readers can choose from more than 20 different scary endings to this story about Ranewash Boarding School, where taking science class means getting a transmitter implanted in your skin, or where gym class involves climbing ropes to escape piranhas. Don't even think about checking out detention hall!

"The Revenge of the Werewolves" - that's just the title of your horror story that just own first prize. Too bad you didn't actually write it. Too bad you decided it would be a good joke to turn in the story you found in the trash. Because now the joke is on you!

At first, Brandt McCloy thinks moving to Shadyside is great. He has attracted the attention of three beautifl girls - Meg, Jinny and Abbie. But Brandt hasn't heard the terrifying stories about his new home - 99 Fear Street. He doesn't know about the headless bodies, the bleeding walls. He doesn't know that Cally Frasier still haunts the house and plans gruesome deaths for him and everyone close to him. Poor Brandt - what he doesn't know will hurt him.

Illustrations for standard nursery rhymes reflect farm, rural and town life in early America.

An illustrated version of the folk song describes the journey from Albany to Buffalo on the Erie Canal in the 1850s. Includes musical notation.

Book by Hentoff, Nat

As a high school senior struggles to accept either the consequences of draft resistance of its alternatives, he must define his responsibility to himself, his family, and his country.

An anthology of poetry, old and new, by a variety of poets from all over the world.

The excessively quiet town of Pupickton and the sleeping lovesick giant upon which it was built are both awakened by the joyful noise of a little girl's songs.

A story featuring the characters who first appeared in "Follyfoot". Dora is invited to America by the Colonel's friend, and returns to Follyfoot Farm with Robin, a beautiful bay horse. But suddenly one of the other horses on the farm falls ill. Did Robin bring the disease from America?

A biography of the German princess who became the absolute ruler of the Russian empire and won for herself the reputation of a great enlightened monarch.

This whimsical collection of poems in the haiku tradition celebrates the joy and wonder of nature. The twenty-eight playful poems take the young reader from early morning, through the day, and into the night's "gallery of diamonds". Sometimes serious, sometimes funny, but always surprising, these poems are sure to capture the imagination

An illustrated collection of humorous poems about friends, family, and a variety of daily experiences.