SCIENCE FUN FOR CHILDREN! Follow along with Amanda as she uses science and imagination to solve mysteries with her friend Elaine. These aren't your typical whodunits: Amanda is more interested in Why and How of things, and children will learn along with her. Jack Kershner's joyous illustrations add humor and zest to these explorations and mysteries of daily life. Voted the most popular series in C

The Kingdom of Mir and the Kingdom of Sher are good neighbors. But the Kingdom of Mir raises sheep. And the Kingdom of Sher has a lion. Every night, the lion sneaks into the neighboring Kingdom to eat sheep. The adults don't know what to do. Wynnie, the girl who asks too many questions, decides it's up to her to find a solution before all the sheep become lion food.

Oliver (an alligator like creature) is stuck in his room. His father sent him there for playing pirate in a tree that was too young to be climbed.Oh, if only he still lived with his birthparents! What could he do if he were with them? Be a scientist? Or trapeze artist? Do other people wishfor other parents when they are angry with their own? What should Oliver do?

This year, when Grandpa puts Caspian's special Unbirthday box under his bed, it's empty.Grandpa insists that he has given Caspian an Invisible Magic Wand® Caspian has to name it before it will work."Maybe," says Caspian."Good name," says Grandpa. "Nobody will get suspicious."Caspian's hand tingles.Caspian learns how to squeeze time, so he can move quickly and how to stretch time so he can make things he enjoys last.

Alex, the inventor, is sure the plants are talking to her. They want to have a party. They want to fly. She has fun until things go wrong and the plants continue to ask for things. What will Alex do about it? Will she invent something new? This is a story about imagination and invention and what happens at the end of a long day.

Dinopotamus watches the children. He tries to do what they do. He follows them to school. He doesn't fit through the door, so he climbs in the window. The children count their toes. They have 5 on each foot. He has three. The children see that he wants to learn, just like they do. They all learn together.

When Grandma moved to the small house across town, she left treasures in the closet of her old home. Carrie has opened the door to the closet. There's no stopping her now!A modern Icarus tale.Carrie's Grandma left four mysterious boxes in a closet marked: KEEP. Wandas, Fascinator, Dowse, and Feathers. These treasures help Carrie feel closer to Grandma. There's magic in love. And in the starlings they watch together.Magic runs in the women of Carrie's family. Her gra...

On holiday at Loch Ness, Craig hopes to capture Nessie. His littlesister Linda ruins every chance. A glowing blue stone leads them toNessie's secret grotto, with Viking pirates and a treacherous mermaid.Craig has to decide: is it worth risking his life to save the Loch NessMonster?

Loretta is a mischievous girl who lives in a cabin high up in the Colorado mountains. She loves her garden and the ladybugs that protect it. But where do they go in the winter? On a cold winter day when she was collecting pine needles for her strawberry patch, she discovered ladybugs hiding under a rock. There were even more behind a chunk of loose tree bark.Through a loving relationship with her parents and her garden, Loretta learns about the life cycle of ladybugs.

On a planet called Oikos—where tree Houses are gods who make families: once a man and a woman marry, a House chooses them, and, eventually, babies start emerging from the literal woodwork. It's an intriguing life until the heroine, Berry, is stranded by her House when giant moths show up one night, killing Houses and wreaking havoc, in concert with an unwelcome visitor from another world who plans to exploit House resources.

In the Dragon's Fiery Lair - Lois Wickstrom and Jean LorrahA hidden curse. A thoughtful daredevil. Is this youngster's accidental plunge into thefantastical about to unlock a wonderful surprise?Amy is eager for excitement. On the brink of turning twelve and discovering if she's inheritedher late dad's magic, the hard-working girl can barely wait to take a trip to the cave where thetruth will be revealed. But when she and her mom step past the entranc...

There's a new kid in class, named Squilla Balloo. She's smart. She's popular. She's got to go. There's a book in the library with a magic spell: How to Get Rid of your Enemy. Of course, there's a catch. She needs to get one hair from her enemy. It has to be just one hair. While our heroine is brewing her magic, she invites her enemy to visit -- to obtain that hair. One of her own hairs falls in, too. Now, they must work together to stop the magic before they both disappear.