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Things get out of hand when a stockbroker neighbor convinces a twelve-year-old boy to expand his summer lawn mowing business.

Ten brief cases allow the reader to match wits with ten-year-old crime-buster, Encyclopedia Brown, as he locates stolen jewels, retrieves a stuffed tiger, and more.

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.

Bear thanks his friends for bringing food dishes to his dinner party and finds a way of sharing something of his own.

In this original version of the traditional tale, the three little pigs are in their usual trouble with the somewhat bad wolf--who is really just very hungry and frustrated that the pizza parlor will not serve him.

Introduces the purpose and function of local governments, explores the three branches of government at the city and county level, and presents the relationships between city and suburban governments and between various governments and schools.

After budget cuts threaten the art and music programs at Ella Mentry School, as well as some services, groundskeeper Burke finds gold and "gilver" on the playground, causing a modern-day gold rush.

Colorful photographs and simple text introduce children to the planets.

Jacob is a 14-year-old Ugandan who is sent away to a boys' school.

Describes the wild attributes and high intelligence while encouraging youngsters to become aware of the need to conserve the dolphins natural environment.

On Christmas Eve, the postman sends Millie the cow home with gifts for everyone back at the farm, but with everything covered in ice and snow, things tend to look the same, and Millie gets lost along the way.

To Greg Heffley, middle school is the dumbest idea ever invented.

Take out the trash, eat your broccoli. Who needs moms, anyway? Nine-year-old Milo finds out just how much he needs his mom when she's nabbed by Martians, who plan to steal her mom-ness for their own young.

Presents the original text of Lewis Carroll's Alice novels, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking Glass," accompanied by manga-style artwork.

Explains how sounds are made and the purposes they serve for both humans and other animals.