"An illustrated chapter book adaptation of A Storm Too Soon-with simultaneous original hardcover and paperback editions"-- "On May 2, 2007, three expert sailors embark on an epic voyage from Florida to France. But the trip of a lifetime soon turns into a nightmare when their sailboat disappears along the Gulf Stream in the throes of a relentless storm. From this point onward, their fate lies in the hands of four courageous coast guardsmen who must...

Dropboy is a series of books where the title character that becomes liquid, gets involved in many adventures. He defends his friends Andy, Takao, Anny and Roa from the fumbling villain Doc Folly, his henchman Roig and the blue bats Frit and Frat. Are many action-packed adventures with a unique message: friendship above all else. In this book Dropboy must save the gang and himself from the attacks of the blue bats Frit and Frat on action-packed adventures....

Digger gets his friends together to look at the building site. They picture what the house will look like. They know where the house is going and where all the lines to the house will be dug. Now it's time to get busy and get the site ready for the builders.

"You might know that Columbus discovered America, Lewis and Clark headed west with Sacajawea, and Sally Ride blasted into space. But what do you really know about these bold explorers? What were they like as kids? What pets or bad habits did they have? And what drove their passion to explore unknown parts of the world? With juicy tidbits about everything from favorite foods to first loves, Lives of the Explorers reveals these fascinating adventurers...

A clever introduction to place value. Sir Cumference and Lady Di planned a surprise birthday party for King Arthur, but they didn't expect so many guests to show up. How many lunches will they need? And with more guests arriving by the minute, what about dinner? Sir Cumference and Lady Di have to figure out a quick way to count the guests to bring order to the party. Sir Cumference and his friends have been entertaining young and old alike for years...

Any good children's book needs to have a memorable moral, and The Vanishing Doorknob by L. M. Haynes certainly does not disappoint. The doorknob of a family's home seems to physically vanish, slowly, as the owner becomes more secluded, not answering his door to the repeated requests of fellow townspeople, as depression sets into his life. The scene is set on the edge of a New England town called Coventry. The Grayson family's home was a beautiful...

King Arthur was a good ruler, but in this math adventure he needs a good ruler. Geometry is explained with humor in SIR CUMFERENCE AND THE FIRST ROUND TABLE, making it fun and accessible for beginners. What would you do if the neighboring kingdom were threatening war? Naturally, you'd call your strongest and bravest knights together to come up with a solution. But when your conference table causes more problems than the threat of your enemy, you need...

"Through fascinating true stories and illuminating photos, learn how people live in--and make it out of--the wilderness to survive against all odds! Additional features include a table of contents, informative sidebars, a glossary of key words and phrases, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author"--Publisher description.

Ritchie besucht nun fast jeden Tag Leo, den außerirdischen Hausmeister, in der Hoffnung, es gäbe schon Nachricht über den Verbleib der Riesenfrösche vom Titicacasee. Doch leider gibt es noch nichts Neues. Ritchie beschließt das Holzfräulein in der Zwischenwelt zu besuchen, denn sie hat immer gute Ideen! Das liebe Holzfräulein weiß zwar auch nicht, wohin die Riesenfrösche verschwunden sind, aber sie lädt Ritchie zu einer ganz besonderen Reise...

Wieder besucht Ritchie Elisabeth im Mittelalter, die fest beschlossen hat, in Ritchies Welt leben zu wollen. Ritchie sieht da schwarz, verspricht Elisabeth aber, bei seinem nächsten Besuch Mafalda um Rat zu fragen. Am Abenteuertag reist Ritchie in die Zwischenwelt zum Holzfräulein. Gemeinsam besuchen sie das Spielzimmer der Zwischenwelt, in dem ein ganz besonderes Puppenhaus steht. Bewohnt wird das Puppenhaus ausschließlich von kleinen Geistern,...