The tiki torch is lit, the hula dancers are ready, the stage is set. It's...Christmastime in Hawaii!
Everett Green is a singing, dancing palm tree waiting for his big break. He dreams of being a star, yet has no idea how to make it happen--until he sees the Rockefeller Tree on TV. Determined to become the most famous Christmas tree ever, Everett is ready to hightail it out of Hawaii and make his big debut in the Big Apple.
But it's not all clear skies for Everett when a New York snowstorm grounds his flight.
Stuck in the airport with hundreds of disgruntled travelers, Everett must dig deep for holiday spirit if he wants to become a real Christmas tree!
Perfect for gift giving, this special unjacketed hardcover edition of the Boxcar Children is the ideal start to a beloved series. It includes bonus content about the books and the life of Gertrude Chandler Warner, including author photos, personal correspondences, and archival historical content. This edition of the chapter book makes a wonderful keepsake for classroom and family-read alouds and fans of all ages.
The Alden children were searching for a home – and found a life of adventure! Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are brothers and sisters. They're orphans too, and the only way they can stay together is to make it on their own. In this first book in the Boxcar Children series, the Alden children find an abandoned boxcar in the woods, and decide to call it home! This illustrated chapter book series is full of wholesome excitement, danger, and mystery.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar is the star of this collection of stories that can each be read aloud in five minutes or less!
This treasury of titles from the World of Eric Carle features eight engaging stories in one book. And since each one can be read in five minutes or less, it's the perfect pick for bedtime or whenever time is tight.
The collection includes stories from The Very Hungry Caterpillar's First Seasons series and A Day with The Very Hungry Caterpillar series.
¿De qué están hechas las momias? ¿Cómo se leen los jeroglíficos? ¿Cuándo se inventó la primera peluca? ¿Iban los egipcios al cole? ¿Pueden las vacas ser diosas? ¿Conservamos la tumba de un dios? ¿Qué representaba la esfinge?
Las 101 historias y anécdotas más curiosas, divertidas y fascinantes que puedas imaginar sobre el antiguo Egipto. Descubre cómo se vivía en el desierto, a cuántos dioses adoraban los egipcios o quién fue el primer egiptólogo de la historia.
Jan es consciente de que su madre le quiere, pero le encantaría saber cuánto: «¿Puede medirse el amor?», se pregunta. Desearía tener un termómetro o una cinta métrica que le mostraran cuánto lo quiere mamá... Porque, cuando ella le dice: «Te quiero hasta el infinito, ida y vuelta», él no acaba de entenderlo. ¡Pero con la ayuda de su perra, Kala, intentará descubrirlo!
El doctor Mortimer pide ayuda a Sherlock Holmes para salvar a los Baskerville de un sabueso terrorífico que quiere acabar con su estirpe. Para ello, Holmes encarga a Watson la misión de proteger al último de los Barkerville.
En la mansión familiar, rodeada de un tenebroso páramo, le esperan extraños personajes y misterios difíciles de resolver.