A Dutch boy and girl work toward two goals--finding the doctor who can restore their father's memory and winning the competition for the silver skates.

Original selection of challenges often attributed to male sports or other cultures, in a volume that features introductory guidelines on a range of ideas from learning how to surf and staging April Fools Day pranks to making a labyrinth and understanding the art of the Japanese tea ceremony.

Celebrate a winter miracle  with the true, inspirational story of Balto in this Step 3 Step Into Reading Early Reader.
It is one of the worst storms ever - the snow has not stopped for days and it is 30 degrees below zero. But somehow Balto must get through. He is the lead dog of his sled team. And he is carrying medicine to sick children miles away in Nome, Alaska. He is their only hope. Can Balto find his way through the terrible...

"The Newbery Honor-winning author of Hatchet and Dogsong shares surprising true stories about his relationship with animals, highlighting their compassion, intellect, intuition, and sense of adventure. Gary Paulsen is an adventurer who competed in two Iditarods, survived the Minnesota wilderness, and climbed the Bighorns. None of this would have been possible without his truest companion: his animals. Sled dogs rescued him in Alaska, a sickened poodle...

"Two nations and a mother panda work together to nurture a 'precious treasure' in the remarkable true story of a celebrity panda cub and his life at the Smithsonian National Zoo - and beyond"--

Ms. Hannah wears dresses made out of potholders and collects garbage instead of throwing it out. Plus she's making A.J. be partners with smelly Andrea. This is the worst art class ever!