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A hermit crab who has outgrown his old shell moves into a new one, which he decorates and enhances with the various sea creatures he meets in his travels. Poor Hermit Crab! He's outgrown his snug little shell and has to find a new home. And he does, with help from some friends who make the move less scary. Children facing change in their own lives will relate to Hermit Crab's story-and learn a lot about the fascinating world of marine life along the...

Pete the Cat is wearing his favorite shirt�the one with the four totally groovy buttons. But when one falls off, does Pete cry? Goodness, no! He just keeps on singing his song�

When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want. Farmer Brown thinks it's odd when he hears the sounds of typing coming from the barn, but his troubles really begin when his cows start leaving him notes. First they demand better working conditions, then they stage a strike!

Feeling too grumpy to fly, Bird begins to walk and finds that his mood changes as other animals join him.

Relating the cycle of requests a mouse is likely to make after you give him a cookie takes the reader through a young child's day.

As coordinated attacks by animals against humans increase and escalate, young biologist Jackson Oz and ecologist Chloe Tousignant warn world leaders that soon there will be nowhere left for humans. All over the world, brutal attacks are crippling entire cities. Oz watches the escalating events with an increasing sense of dread. When he witnesses a coordinated lion ambush in Africa, the enormity of the violence to come becomes terrifyingly clear....

After successfully evading an Urgals ambush, Eragon is adopted into the Ingeitum clan and sent to finish his training in magic and swordsmanship so he can further help the Varden in their struggle against the Empire.

Illustrations and rhyming text describe the activities of animals living in and near a small pond as spring progresses to autumn.

The Super Party Bears are always the life of the party, but the rest of the Grumpy Woods is fed up. Parties always make a mess! When Mayor Quill orders some spring-cleaning, the bears have a better plan. It's time for a picnic, a swim contest, and even a slumber party with some visiting sloths. But when the sloths slow the bears down, the townscritters make a plan to stop the fun once and for all. Will the bears wake up in time to keep the party going?...

The long-awaited prophecy surrounding Percy Jackson's sixteenth birthday unfolds as he leads an army of young demigods to stop Kronos in his advance on New York City, while the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster, Typhon.