Joëlle Dreidemy

A Swiss orphan is heartbroken when she must leave her beloved grandfather and their happy home in the mountains to go to school and to care for an invalid girl in the city.

"Unlucky teacher Ms. Linda LaCrosse wins the lottery and shares her winnings with her class. The students fulfill their dreams with their newfound wealth, but they soon learn that winning the lottery is not all that lucky"--

Ms. Linda's cousin, the Hollywood agent Lucy LaRoux, gives each student in Classroom 13 the opportunity to become famous, but the students learn that with great celebrity comes stage fright, injury, bad press, and giving up video games.

Interrupting Cow feels lonely because her barnyard friends are tired of her jokes, but when she meets an old rooster across the long, gray road, things change.

Tired of being left out of everything, Classroom 13 itself puts out a bowl of cursed candy on Halloween that changes everyone into the costume he or she is wearing.

When Howie's homework goes missing, he must wonder if it is possible that a dragon took it.

Presents an introduction to the basics of building design with examples from storybook homes, describing the features and building materials which go into such structures as King Ludwig's castle, Rapunzel's tower, and Hansel and Gretel's cottage.

"En casa del viejo lobo hambriento siempre hay para cenar una miserable sopa de verduras. Pero una noche llaman a la puerta de su pequeña cabaña y resulta ser ni más ni menos que una pobre ovejita que se ha perdido. El lobo, entonces, empieza a pensar que esa noche va a poder llenarse el estómago con un delicioso estofado... Pero la ovejita no quiere ser la cena del lobo, ¡quiere ser su amiga!"--Amazon.com.

Discusses different types of buildings that are built with more than one story or above ground-level.

"Homes are not just lived in. From a windmill to a lighthouse, this exciting title portrays homes that, quite literally, work. Introducing simple engineering concepts, this book encourages students to be creative and think outside the box."--