Become an eyewitness to how reptiles sense the world, move and use camouflage in this picture-led reference guide that will take you on a visual tour of these scaly creatures. Children will be mesmerized by the many different types of reptile species, from small pets to large crocodiles.

"Shut up in a trunk by a taciturn old sea captain with a secret, five friends--a king, a wolf, a girl, a boy, and an owl--bicker, boast, and comfort one another in the dark. Individually, they dream of song and light, freedom and flight, purpose and glory, but they all agree they are part of a larger story, bound each to each by chance, bonded by the heart's mysteries. When at last their shared fate arrives, landing them on a mantel in a blue room...

Describes the Statewide Trapping and Relocation Project in Idaho, in which seventy-six beavers were reintroduced to traditional habitats through the non-traditional method of air drops: delivery in wooden boxes attached to parachutes. Also includes an overview of the role beavers play in ecology.

The citizens of Itching Down work together to implement a plan to get rid of the four million wasps that have invaded the town.

"It seems like Sage's whole world is on fire the summer before she starts seventh grade. As house after house burns down, her Bushwick neighborhood gets referred to as "The Matchbox" in the local newspaper. And while Sage prefers to spend her time shooting hoops with the guys, she's also still trying to figure out her place inside the circle of girls she's known since childhood. A group that each day, feels further and further away from her. But it's...

Introduces digraphs, short-vowel phonograms, 2 or 3 sight words and 1 or 2 story words per book. New sounds this book: M, Sh, T, Y.

Introduces digraphs, short-vowel phonograms, 2 or 3 sight words and 1 or 2 story words per book. New beginning sounds reviewed this book: B, K/c, Ch, J, M, N, Sh, T, W, Y, Z.

Introduces digraphs, short-vowel phonograms, 2 or 3 sight words and 1 or 2 story words per book. New sounds this book: F, L, S.

Introduces digraphs, short-vowel phonograms, 2 or 3 sight words and 1 or 2 story words per book. New sounds this book: D, R, V.

In this novel-in-verse that picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob, Ruby recounts her life before the circus when her caretaker from the elephant orphanage in Africa comes for a visit. Ruby's story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob . Now living in a wildlife sanctuary, Ruby's caretaker from the elephant orphanage in Africa where she grew up is visiting. Seeing him again brings back a flood of memories...