Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all. Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows he's seen and about his friends Stella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But mostly Ivan thinks about art and how to capture the taste of a mango or...

From the author of The Jungle Book and Kim, Just So Stories is the perfect combination of education and fun to get kids to love reading. It is considered not only a quintessential children's book, but one of Kipling's best works. How did the elephant get its trunk? How did the leopard get its spots? And how was the alphabet made? Rudyard Kipling's classic collection of fables answers the great questions of animal and humankind in a fun, eloquent...

"When Taylor's block castle is destroyed, all the animals think they know just what to do, but only the rabbit quietly listens to how Taylor is feeling"--

Peter disobeys his mother by going into Mr. MacGregor's garden and almost gets caught. On board pages.

Updated for 2020, brimming with bright colors and playful illustrations, photographs, and text, this book is the perfect first book for young children to learn about words.

As the great cold moves in and creeps into their hideaways, the animals are forced to prepare for winter. The blind goanna lizard and the flightless magpie-the weakest among the animals-are helpless on their own, but when they work together, the power of their friendship and cooperation make them strong enough to survive the elements. Told in the traditional style of indigenous Australians, this original story enlightens young readers with a message...

Updated for 2020. Study how sea stars live, grow, and survive in the ocean.

To learn if she truly is the last dairne in the world, Byx and her friends travel to a sentient island, where they hope to find more dairnes, but on their travels they unwittingly uncover a treacherous plot and become unlikely leaders in a simmering rebellion.

This title will help readers understand that colors in nature are not just for beauty, but sometimes have more important purposes. Also included in this title is a color wheel showing primary and secondary colors and their relationships.

Simple text and photographs present the physical characteristics and behavior of puppies.