reading materials

After moving, eight-year-old Mallory struggles with being new at school, especially because her mother is now the music teacher and director of the third grade play.

Clara's grumpiness leads her mother to take her to a neighbor who is a curandera, or healer, and although she is puzzled by her solution, Clara dutifully helps her neighbors, is kind to her siblings, and reads more books for a week.

Explains how the body interprets the signals from our five senses.

Chronicles every life stage of a human being, and explains the physical and social characteristics of each stage.

Having ignored his mother's warnings about what will happen if he doesn't bathe after working on his family's New Mexican farm, Carlos awakens one morning to find a squash growing out of his ear.

When Stink Moody gets a "U" (for "Unsatisfactory") in gym, he turns first to thumb-wrestling, then to karate, to give him a sporting edge.

Explains how horses have made our lives easier for thousands of years, what they eat, and where they live.

Talks about vultures, their habitats, feeding habits, how they grow and how they protect themselves.

Explores the concepts of speed, velocity, and acceleration when racing a car, kicking a soccer ball, riding a carnival ride, and dancing.

Describes the time Anne Frank and her family spent in hiding in their Amsterdam attic home during the Nazi occupation of Holland.