Primary Education

Toby's sleepy Texas town is about to get a big jolt with the arrival of Zachary Beaver, billed as the fattest boy in the world....

The Monroe house is going mad with excitement. Pete has just won a contest, and the prize is a school visit from none other than M. T. Graves, Pete’s idol and the bestselling author of the FleshCrawlers series. He’s even going to stay with the Monroes while he’s visiting....

George Rogers Clark was a famous general in the Revolutionary War, and his explorations served as the inspiration for his younger brother William....

Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech masterfully weaves this story about a young girl beginning to understand the many rhythms of life and how she fits within them....

Growing up in far-off India, wealthy young heiress Lady Victoria Arbuthnot is accustomed to handling her own affairs....

Mr. Chickee, the genial blind man in the neighborhood, gives nine-year-old Steven a mysterious bill with 15 zeros....

Within these pages, Jodi Lynn Anderson shares with us the beginning of May Bird's daring journey into the Ever After, a haunting place where true friends, and one terrible foe, await her....

From the acclaimed Modern Library Chronicles comes an exploration of a promising theory that when put to practice wreaked havoc on the world....

This new edition of a classic is the go-to reference for anyone concerned with the developmental progress of preschool children. It provides the knowledge required for understanding children's developmental progress with age and within each developmental domain....

This book provides a description of the current theory and methodology of LEGO-based therapy (LBT) for social development. It is intended for all ...

Arthur's friend Buster is searching for a crime to solve. When the quarters Arthur has collected for Mrs. MacGrady's charity drive mysteriously disappear, Buster is committed to cracking the case....

Joey looks for another home when he doesn't feel like cleaning up his messy room....

Here are poems about things that you may never have thought about before. You'll be introduced to jellyfish stew, a bouncing mouse, a ridiculous dog, and a boneless chicken. You'll learn why you shouldn't argue with a shark, eat a dinosaur, or have an alligator for a pet....

Hattie Owen prefers to be steeped in the familiarity of her small-town life than to think about the vast world beyond her own...

The shock of icy water as a boat crashes onto rocks feels real; so does the castle high above him that is almost hidden in the mists....

For the captains of industry ? men like Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan, and Henry Ford ? the Gilded Age is a time of big money....

Katie Carew is fed up. Everything keeps going wrong. If only she could be anyone but herself....

Welcome to the Rotten School, a new series set in a boarding school that's rotten to the core....

Norvin, a boy who closely resembles a shark, uses his talents to scare away all the swimmers at Caramel Cove....

With contributions from celebrity and "ordinary" parents alike, each story speaks to the range of emotions and experiences of all types of parents....