Introduces readers to the colors of food.

Introduces readers to counting numbers from zero to ten.

Uses repetitive text so children can guess whether a duck, a ladybug, a bat, or a dog can fly.

Introduces readers to the concept and vocabulary of habitats and describes animals that live in each one.

Introduces children to the concept of animals hatching from shells.

Left alone to guard the family's wilderness home in eighteenth-century Maine, a boy is hard-pressed to survive until local Indians teach him their skills.

While working on a project for an after-school club, Julia, a Korean American girl, and her friend Patrick learn not just about silkworms, but also about tolerance, prejudice, friendship, patience, and more. Between the chapters are short dialogues between the author and main character about the writing of the book.

His younger brother's obsession with money and the discovery of long-lost cousins Flora and Fauna provide many embarrassing moments for twelve-year-old Peter.

A toy bear in a department store wants a number of things, but when a little girl finally buys him he finds what he has always wanted most of all.

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