A lonely firefly goes out into the night searching for other fireflies. Will the firefly ever find its friends?

A polar bear is coming to visit! Little Penguin has never met a polar bear, but has heard that they're scary. He wonders if he should believe everything he hears.

One happy mutt is running along when he finds himself pursued by a pack of equally joyful canine friends. So he joins the crowd! Together they run, chase each other, jump in mud, go for a swim, and dig, dig, dig! Their doggy day becomes even more wonderful when they discover a mother lode of bones! But when the bones magically arrange themselves as a T-Rex, the dogs find themselves running once again. This time, away from the giant skeleton!

Splat the Cat gets a job as a newspaper cat, but getting up early, keeping track of all the papers, and delivering them to all the houses is not easy.

A Step 3 reader introducing trains of all shapes and sizes doing what they do best: hauling freight, carrying passengers, and zooming at speeds close to 400 miles per hour! Readers will encounter the Jacobite—a Scottish train that plays the Hogwarts Express in the Harry Potter films. They will learn about the great steam locomotives that crossed the United States, joining east and west in 1869. And they will learn about the different technologies­­—steam,...

A band of mischievous monkeys steals every one of a peddler's caps while he takes a nap under a tree. Caps for Sale is a timeless classic, in print for over fifty years, and beloved by generations of readers. This easy-to-read story about a peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys is filled with warmth, humor, and simplicity. Children will delight in following the peddler's efforts to outwit the monkeys, and will ask to read it again and again.

When JoJo wants to perform magic, she dons a cape and grabs her wand, but it may not be as easy as she thought.

When Pete discovers that his teacher is sick and his mom is the substitute, he must teach her the ins and outs of his school.

Elephant Gerald and Piggie want to go for a drive, but as Gerald thinks of one thing after another that they will have to take along, they come to realize that they lack the most important thing of all.

"Fly Guy and Buzz are back with another great nonfiction book! [The author/illustrator] brings nonfiction to life in this engaging nonfiction reader! During a visit to a space museum, Fly Guy and Buzz learn all about planets, space crafts, space suits, and even dirty snowballs (i.e. comets!)! With straightforward fun facts, humorous illustrations of Fly Guy and Buzz, and vivid photographs throughout, this book is sure to be a hit with budding astronauts...