Finding a dead body impaled on a tree thirty feet in the air would be enough to rattle anyone…But Matt Brennan isn't rattled. He has other worries — like getting Lonely Lake Lodge opened and sold, so he can return to his career as an RCMP officer. This body isn't his problem. Or is it?When his brother Brian is charged with the murder, Matt's priorities change. Mired in the day-to-day challenges of operating a remote wilderness lodge, he must somehow find th...

Women in Science and Technology: Grace Hopper gives readers in grades 1-3 a brief biography of one of the world's first computer programmers. Her work and ideas helped pave the way for modern computers. Grace believed there was always more than one way to solve any problem, and she used that belief in her lifelong work to bring computers to everyone. Grace asked the questions and helped solve the problems that transformed computers from giant machines that filled rooms to objects you can h...

You can tell readers how much an elephant eats. You can reveal key moments in Babe Ruth’s life. You can list facts about Mars, airplanes, or Halloween. You can write excellent reports!

With her best friends off enjoying Paris and her mom expressing disapproval at every turn, Tamika Warren knows her summer can’t get any worse. Then her family gets the news that her great-aunt has fallen into a coma. Tamika is stuck joining her mom in Virginia to prepare Aunt Lati’s old farmhouse for when she wakes up. As if that weren’t bad enough, a friendly neighbor describes the farmhouse as “haunted.” Tamika is stunned from the moment she steps into the farmhouse–but from the beautifu...

Ten-year-old Malcolm and his friend Dandy are the Ghost Detectors. With their specter detector and ghost zapper, the duo is ready to take down any ghost, from a ghoulish dance instructor to a haunted zoo! Malcolm wishes it were that easy to zap his sister, Cocoa. Between Cocoa and spunky Grandma Eunice, the Ghost Detectors’ adventures are sure to get some laughs. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO....

You can wish your cousin a happy birthday. You can share the latest news from school. You can ask your favorite basketball star for playing tips. You can write great letters and e-mails!

The Monster Hunters are back for more! Gabe, his brother Ben, and his best friends Sean and Tyler are off on a cross-country adventure. They track down cryptids—mythical legendary creatures that may actually exist—and help Ben film his Internet show, Discover Cryptids. What monstrous encounter will they face next? Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.Full contents:Confront the Goat ManDis...

The Monster Hunters are back for more! Gabe, his brother Ben, and his best friends Sean and Tyler are off on a cross-country adventure. They track down cryptids—mythical legendary creatures that may actually exist—and help Ben film his Internet show, Discover Cryptids. What monstrous encounter will they face next?!Full contents:Hunt the Ozark HowlerMeet the MothmanSpot the Swamp Lizard ManTrack the Turtle Lake Monster

You can tell readers how much an elephant eats. You can reveal key moments in Babe Ruth’s life. You can list facts about Mars, airplanes, or Halloween. You can write excellent reports!

Gabe Brown's brother Ben has his own show on the Internet called Discover Cryptids. Gabe and his friends Tyler and Sean help Ben hunt down these monsters and make sure the show goes on! For this episode the Monster Hunters travel to West Virginia in search of the Mothman. Some of the locals think the creature might be an owl. But if so, what exactly had they seen in the woods? Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a divisio...

Gabe Brown's brother Ben has his own show on the Internet called Discover Cryptids. Gabe and his friends Tyler and Sean help Ben hunt down these monsters and make sure the show goes on! For this episode the Monster Hunters travel to Canada where something in Turtle Lake is smashing up boats. Are the boats hitting snags? Or is it the Turtle Lake Monster? Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Calico is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.

Thirteen-year-old Tom Goodwin is not happy about moving hundreds of miles away from his best friend, thanks to his dad’s new job. His new classmates think his Boston accent is weird, his new school is seriously old, and his new friends—just kidding. He has no new friends here. But at least he’s not as weird as Lata Seth, a fellow eighth grader who skips class to stare at an empty wall of the school hallway in the belief that a door will randomly appear there. Sure, she’s sad because her si...