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"The Aldens spend the summer on their aunt's ranch! The ranch is a beautiful place, but it's also the source of trouble between Aunt Jane and Grandfather. As the Boxcar Children explore the land, they make an amazing discovery. Will it help mend Aunt Jane and Grandfather's relationship?"--Publisher's description.

The Alden family embark on a trip to an uninhabited South Sea Island. Mike Wood joins them for a holiday full of adventures planned by grandfather. On the island someone seems to be with them. Besides solving the mystery, they have a fine time living so far from civilization.

"Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny used to live in a boxcar. Now they have adventures everywhere they go. At a lighthouse, the children find a mystery in the night!"

"People say nothing interesting happens in the village of Port Elizabeth but, on a visit there, the Boxcar Children find a big mystery at the schoolhouse. Adapted from Gertrude Chandler Warner's story of the same name, this early reader allows children to start reading by themselves with a Boxcar Children classic."--Amazon

Oscar's pet worm Slimey describes some of the many subjects that can be found in books.

As payment for retrieving the princess's ball, the frog exacts a promise which the princess is reluctant to fulfill.

Big Bob and Big Gloria, who are friends because they are both large for their age, start a new trend when their second-grade class is supposed to make turkey decorations for Thanksgiving.

An introduction to the physical characteristics and habits of snakes.

Despite their different sizes, a boy, a bear, and a bug enjoy themselves as they go to school, take a ride in a wagon, fly a kite, and paint a picture.

Illustrations and brief text describe different kinds of penguins.