Beginner Chapter

When Katie's aunt Patty is elected mayor, Katie thinks her aunt will be able to make fabulous new rules, like free ice cream on Sundays! After Aunt Patty explains how the office works, Katie wants to share her ideas with the city council. How can Katie and her friends make the neighborhood better for kids like them?

Start creating with a hands-on introduction to building projects! Step-by-step instructions will take you through the engineering and building process. You'll be making amazing structures in no time!

Katie and her friend Haley are bragging about being good bakers. Their moms don't quite agree. Haley's uncle owns the Happy Cakes bakery and is willing to teach the girls what it takes to be a great baker. Will Katie and Haley become the best bakers and impress their moms?

Let's play a game of hide-and-seek. I'll hide first, and don't you peek!

The Alden children were searching for a home–and found a life of adventure! Embark on an exciting journey with the Boxcar Children in this Step 2 leveled reader, as they spend a summer on their aunt's ranch, unraveling mysteries along the way. Perfect for early readers learning to read simple...

The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Who would burn books? Jack and Annie find out when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to ancient China. There, a powerful emperor called the Dragon King has ordered...

Share the spine-chilling tale of Frankenstein with young readers in this fun chapter book! Perfectly spooky, beginner readers will explore the balance between technology and humanity in this adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel. With just the right amount of scary for spooky little...

Een grappig en ontroerend verhaal over liefde en afscheid nemen Amir is vreselijk verdrietig. De allerliefste hond van de wereld is dood. Op de plek naast zijn bed waar Oela altijd sliep, heeft zijn moeder een oud tapijt neergelegd. Maar het is geen gewoon tapijt: het stelt zich voor als Zafar Omar Emín Faroek de Veertiende (kortweg: Zoef) en het kan vliegen! Zoef en Amir gaan op een avontuurlijke reis naar de Grens om Oela terug te halen voordat zij definitief oversteekt.

Sometimes things don’t turn out the way we plan! In this chapter book series about a daughter of Vietnamese immigrants, Ly-Lan navigates her life as a new third grader—complete with old and new friends, unexpected (and disappointing) changes at home and school, and finding a way to thrive...

Jack has found some insect eggs in his backyard. He can’t wait for them to hatch. But what’s inside?

Born in 1800, William Holmes McGuffey had a remarkable ability to memorize, and could commit to mind entire books of the Bible. After becoming a teacher at the age of 14, classroom size was just one of several challenges faced by McGuffey. In many one-teacher schools, students - ages varied from six to twenty-one, and few textbooks existed. In 1835, a publishing firm asked McGuffey to create a series of graded Readers for primary level students. The series consisted of stories, poems, essays and speeches and it is estimated that at least 120 million copies of McGuffey's Readers were sold between 1836 and 1960.

From the author of Stick Dog comes the fifth book in a highly illustrated early chapter book series about three best friends whose plans, missions, and schemes are sure to shake up their school. Time out! Simon got Max Brutus’s prized World Cup soccer ball stuck in the tallest tree in Picasso...

From baseball to tag to cards, every game has rules to follow. Learn how to be a good sport by playing by the rules.

Winning makes us feel good. But when we win, someone else loses. Learn how to be a good winner no matter what game you play.

Curious listeners will discover how screwdrivers tighten screws using different kinds of tips. Additional text explains how screws are simple machines used to fasten objects together.

Introducing a common tool. Students will see how levels indicate whether objects are flat or straight.

A #1 New York Times bestseller from the creators of the beloved Dragons Love Tacos comes a rollicking, rhyme-tastic, interactive high five competition--starring YOU! Discover the lost art of the high five and improve your slapping skills just in time for the annual high five contest! From...

It's the big dance show! This level 2 reader is ideal for children who are beginning to read. It's the big dance show and Nina is a butterfly. She has pretty wings and a bug mask, but she is not the only one! Nina worries that her mother won't be able to pick her out among the other butterflies...

Playing the star in the class dance show, Nina finds herself in an awkward situation. All her friends think that she is the star of the show, so she now has to set the record straight and make things right once more. Reader Level 2: Level 2 is for Progressing Readers who can read longer...