At Zoe's Rescue Zoo only the cutest, cuddliest animals need apply!Zoe loves living at her uncle's rescue zoo because there's always something exciting going on. And Zoe also has an amazing secret... She can actually TALK to the animals!Ruby the red panda is full of energy but sometimes she can be a bit naughty. With the zoo competing for a special winter award, can Ruby impress the judge ... or will her enthusiasm place her in danger?Another fantastic title in the perfect series for young animal lovers, beautifully illustrated throughout by Sophy Williams.Have you read Zoe's other adventures?The Lonely Lion CubThe Puzzled PenguinThe Silky Seal PupThe Eager ElephantThe Lucky Snow LeopardThe Pesky Polar BearThe Cuddly KoalaThe Wild Wolf PupThe Happy HippoThe Sleepy Snowy OwlThe Scruffy Sea OtterThe Picky PuffinThe Giggly GiraffeThe Curious... Views: 56
From School Library JournalGrade 4-6–In this second book in the series, Sabrina and Daphne continue their family's fairy-tale detective work in the Hudson River town of Ferryport Landing. The village has more than its share of Everafters, a group of fairy-tale characters who escaped persecution in Europe by fleeing to America over 200 years ago. Here, the sisters start attending the local elementary school where the principal just happens to be the Pied Piper of Hamelin and Snow White is a most beloved teacher. Almost instantly, one of their teachers is found dead in his classroom, tied to the ceiling in a spider web. While investigating his murder, the girls uncover a devious plot and get closer to discovering the whereabouts of their missing parents. Free-spirited Daphne is a perfect foil for her older, grumpier sister, Sabrina, whose understandable anger over the loss of her parents is the main theme of this novel. There are as many references to frightening aspects of today's world as there are nods to folklore and sometimes both appear in the same sentence. While this mixing of sensibilities proves that fairy tales can be as dark as reality, it also occasionally trivializes truly upsetting modern problems such as nuclear weapons and child labor. The story is fast paced and the main characters are sympathetic and appealing. The abrupt ending will leave readers hungry for the next book in the series._–Kathleen Meulen, Blakely Elementary School, Bainbridge Island, WA_ Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Product DescriptionNancy Drew meets Shrek in this funny, exciting new series of mysteries set in a community of fairy-tale characters. In the second book, The Sisters Grimm (Book Two): The Unusual Suspects, girl detectives Sabrina and Daphne Grimm start school at Ferryport Landing Elementary. If there is one thing they’ve learned since they moved in with Granny Grimm, it’s that having fairy-tale characters as neighbors means facing the unexpected. And sure enough, their new school is full of surprises. Daphne’s lucky enough to get Snow White for a teacher—she’s so good with little people—but poor Sabrina’s stuck in Mr. Grumpner’s class, where the students are either sleepy or psychotic and her teacher is teetering on the edge of a nervous breakdown. Is this just typical sixth-grade suffering or is there something seriously wrong at the school? When Mr. Grumpner is found dangling from the classroom ceiling in a spider web, even sunny Daphne is convinced that Ferryport Landing Elementary has a monster problem. Can the Sisters Grimm solve the crime? The Sisters Grimm are a welcome addition to the ranks of literary girl sleuths, and their adventures are sure to enchant. Views: 56
YOU CHOOSE . . . Friend of magical beasts or imprisonment in a ferocious land! You've always been obsessed with dragons. And when you find out there are legends about them near your school camp, you have to investigate. Soon, you stumble upon two strange-looking eggs - it seems the tales are true! But will the dragons be friend or foe? Will you gain a powerful sidekick, or will you step into a perilous world of fire and ice? Views: 56
Nemo and Marlin throw a surprise birthday party for Dory. Views: 56
In The Berenstain Bears Let the Bible Be Your Guide, early readers follow Papa Bear and the Bear Scouts on a canoeing trip. The adventurous Bears find out that the Bible is the perfect guidebook for responsible and sensible behavior. Views: 55
Dad says because of the army he stood shoulder to shoulder with polar bears and watched the sun rise over the frozen fields of Alaska , which sounds really exciting. And because of the Army he slept in sludge, shoulder to shoulder with snakes and watched the sun set over the swamps of Alabama -- which does not.In a timely, but not politically charged way, author Alan Madison looks at the way a family copes with having a parent away on a 100 day, 99 night military tour of duty through the eyes of the very loveable Esmerelda (Esme) Swishback McCarthur. Esme wants to be good while her dad is away. In fact, she feels like it's her duty to be good. But being good can be hard, especially if you have a little brother like Ike. By following Esme's story, as she awaits her father's return, readers will see how heroism can translate to every... Views: 55
From the renowned author/illustrator of the Popularity Papers series, Amy Ignatow, comes the first installment in a new series about a diverse crew of middle school kids who develop very limited superhero powers after a strange accident and manage to become unlikely friends on the adventure of a lifetime.When a sweet nerd, an artsy cartoonist, a social outcast, and the most popular girl in school are involved in a mysterious bus accident, this seemingly random group of kids starts to notice some very strange abilities they did not have before. Artsy Martina can change her eye color. Nerdy Nick can teleport . . . four inches to the left. Outcast Farshad develops super strength, but only in his thumbs. And Cookie, the It Girl of school's most popular clique, has suddenly developed the ability to read minds . . . when those minds are thinking about directions. They are oddly mighty—especially together.This group—who would never hang out under normal... Views: 55
All Star High is a series of Hi-Lo books for reluctant readers set in the coolest school in the UK, where the pupils are so desperate to attend they audition for a place! Wannabe actors, singers, and dancers join the school in the hope that they will become the next big thing!There's a thief on the loose at All Star High, and Zeke is the prime suspect. How can Jacky convince Principal Blake not to expel Zeke? Views: 55
A single parent is suddenly called to serve in the Persian Gulf War.In early August 1990, eleven-year-old Jasmyn Williams is shocked when her mother, a member of the Army Reserve, is called to active service. Within thirty-six hours, she is gone. Jas and Andrew, her baby half brother, are left in the care of her mother's boyfriend, Jake, who has never been responsible for Andrew, much less Jas. At first Jas is filled with anger. Then, despite the sacrifices she must make, including precious basketball practice, Jas comes to understand that her mother has to do her job. Still, she wonders, should a mother have a job that might require abandoning her children? Alice Mead, always an advocate for children, takes a firm stand on their behalf even as she creates a heroine who could probably adjust to anything. Views: 55
Mermaids Beattie, Mimi and Zelda, along with Steve the talking seahorse, are trapped aboard the spooky ship the Merry Mary, heading for the legendary (and super-stylish) Crocodile Kingdom. On land, Paris Silkensocks, ice-cream seller and GADGET QUEEN, has uncovered a plot to destroy the mermaid world.Can Paris find the mermaids in time? Can Beattie avert a Crocodile Kingdom crabtastrophe? Can seahorses get seasick? All this and more will be revealed!Featuring magical mysteries, fabulous fashion and a snappier than average transport system, the second Bad Mermaids adventure brings a whole new twist to the underwater world of mermaids. If you enjoyed Witch Wars, The Little Mermaid or Mabel Jones, you'll love this! Views: 55
Theirs was the proverbial bad cliché of a Washington romance: the gentrified, conservative, womanizing statesman and the beautiful, brilliant but naive, starry-eyed intern who had the bad taste to become pregnant with his child. He pretended they didn’t exist. Now he wants something from her, something that isn’t hers to give. Views: 55
