The Real Poop on Pigeons! (Giggle and Learn)
by Kevin McCloskey
Did you know a pigeon can fly faster than a car and farther than a small airplane? Or that they have something unusual in common with penguins, flamingos, and even the dodo? With his trademark mix of humor, well-researched facts, and artistry, Kevin McCloskey delivers the straight poop on these humble creatures, which turn out to be...coo, coo, COOL! Kevin McCloskey, who teaches illustration at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania, learned about pigeons from Vinnie Torre, one of Hoboken’s last p...
The Rhino Who Swallowed a Storm
by Levar Burton and Susan Schaefer Bernardo
Meet Lottie. She's a little girl just like you - she loves adventures, mysteries and her little puppy, Biscuit.When Lottie finds an old book all about beasts of the world in her attic, she can tell it's going to be the start of a brilliant adventure! All she needs is a beast of her own to track . . . and she doesn't have to wait long. There are strange rustlings and footprints in the Branksea Island woods! Lottie and her friends Mia and Finn set themselves the task of tracking down the Beast of...
Chester the Manatee and the Very, Very, Terribly Bad Itch
by Jill Heinerth
It's January 1st, 2015, and the UK is the first nation to introduce carbon dioxide rationing, in a drastic bid to combat climate change. As her family spirals out of control, Laura Brown chronicles the first year of rationing with scathing abandon. Will her mother become one with her inner wolf? Will her sister give up her weekends in Ibiza? Does her father love the pig more than her? Can her band the dirty angels make it big? And will Ravi Datta ever notice her? In these dark days, Laura deals...
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (All Aboard Books ) (Favorite tales from David McPhail)
by Beatrix Potter
Peter disobeys his mother by going into Mr. McGregor's garden and almost gets caught.
Martin Rattler; Or, a Boy's Adventures in the Forests of Brazil
by Robert Michael Ballantyne
When Henry cannot sleep, he takes the night jar and tries to capture the song of the night bird.
Four friends live and work together on a New England apple orchard in this first novel of a brand-new series about the bonds of friendship. Welcome to the Orchard! Every summer the Garrison Family Apple Orchard opens its ice cream stand and lets two kids run the show. Now it's best friends Lizzie and Sarah's turn. Then new kids Olive and Peter join their ice cream team. Sarah had big plans and she's not too happy about sharing the stand or her best friend. But a disaster at the grand openin...