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This book introduces early readers to the job of a chef. Simple text and vibrant images help engage children and grow a love of reading! Includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions to help aid in reading comprehension. Downloadable Teacher Notes available.

Fans of Jeff Kinney's humor and Sharon Creech's heartfelt stories will love the second book in this hilarious new series about a ten-year-old boy from a big family who dreams of making it into The Guinness Book of World Records. Win or lose, friends stick together. But when Teddy's whole class decides to break a bigger, better world record, friends turn into enemies. And Teddy feels stuck in the middle. To fix this mess, Teddy will have to do something...

Hubert is losing his best friend to a bully. Meet Rainbow Reef's fabulous fish kids: Emma and Aiden, the panicky pufferfish twins, Sparky the doggone friendly dogfish, Olga the eight-legged bully, Sturgeon the (wannabe) Surgeon, and Hermit, a tiny hermit crab with sky-high ambitions.Hubert wants to play cards with his best friend Sparky the dogfish. Too bad Sparky's other friend, Olga Octopus, thinks Hubert is too small to play. When Hubert accuses...

The Bears partake in the age-old tradition of the family reunion, and there isn't a dull moment!

Why do we use time zones, area codes, and zip codes? This social studies book explains how these codes and zones work and why they came to be. Do you know how many time zones used around the world today? Or how many area codes people use in the United States? Students will find the answers to these questions and more in this exciting teacher-approved book. With a glossary and index, essential discussion questions, and other helpful features, this...

A Not-too Smart Boy Who Dares to Dream Big. Part-inventor, part-dentist, robot builder, and scientist, nine-year-old MATTY BRATTY just might be a misunderstood genius. Matty Bratty Robots is the hilarious, clever tale of a boy who flunked third grade but is confident enough to think that he can be a scientist. After all, Albert Einstein is his pen pal, although Albert never writes back to Matty. When Matty builds some robots in his bedroom closet...

It's Halloween in Emily Jenkins's Dangerous Pumpkins, the second title in the chapter-book series about a Brooklyn fourth grader and his invisible furry pal. Hank Wolowitz hates Halloween. Every year his older sister, Nadia, scares him half to death. But Hank's invisible bandapat, Inkling, loves Halloween. Pumpkins are his favorite food. Hank has serious trouble stopping Inkling from devouring every jack-o'-lantern in their neighborhood, including...

Imaginative and funny rhyming picture book about a magical old lady and her broomstick-flying grizzly bear. When Doug and Stan are faced with their house being turned into a hotel, mysterious next-door neighbour, Dotty, casts a mesmerizing spell over the fence. Already embarrassed by his dodgy, new hairstyle, Stan helplessly watches on as poor little Doug (the humble slug) deals with Dotty's devious magic all by himself. Sneeze spells, a forever-growing...

Hop aboard Wind Rider, a magical sailboat, with Max and Sofia, two kids trying to save the environment one problem at a time. Their second mission? Protecting majestic scarlet macaw chicks in the most biodiverse place on Earth, the Amazon rain forest. Max and Sofia are ordinary kids whose lives are changed when they discover an abandoned sailboat. They're given the chance to make a real impact when the boat magically transports them to a different...

Land ho! The adorable mice pirates are on their way home when they encounter a serious storm. A gust of wind blows away the map and causes Captain Riff Raff to get a big WHAP on the head, making their voyage a bit more complicated. The mice pirates must put their paws together to find their way! I Can Read books are designed to encourage a love of reading. Riff Raff: Can't You See? We're Lost at Sea! is a Level 2 book, geared for kids who read on...