Books by Joanna Cole
My Friend the Doctor
by Joanna Cole
A reassuring, cheery book about going to the doctor by the highly successful team that gave us I’m a Big Brother and I’m a Big Sister
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Bully Trouble (Step into Reading: Step 2)
by Joanna Cole
Illus. in full color. "Plagued by a bully named Eddie who steals their treats, Arlo and Robbie turn the tables on him by concocting an enticing lunch that is booby-trapped with hot sauce. The plot is sure to please and the reading is easy, with jaunty color cartoon drawings providing visual backup."--Booklist.
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The Magic School Bus Flies from the Nest (Scholastic Reader, Level 2)
by Joanna Cole
Based upon the award-winning TV series, Magic School Bus Scholastic Readers make learning an adventure!
Ms. Frizzle's class is learning about birds. They want to see a real nest, so Ms. Frizzle says it's time for a field trip. The kids get on the Magic School Bus, and pay a visit to a real robin's nest! But then Carlos gets a little too close to some baby birds. It's the Magic School Bus to the rescue!
Take off with Ms. Frizzle's class and find out all about birds in spring.
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I'm a Big Sister
by Joanna Cole
Warm, loving pictures accompany this upbeat look at how a family grows when a new baby comes home. A companion volume to I'm a Big Brother.
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I'm a Big Sister
by Joanna Cole
With an author's note about what big siblings need—extra guidance, reassurance, love—and sweet, engaging artwork, it's no wonder that nearly 4 million families have chosen I’m a Big Sister and its companion book, I’m a Big Brother,to prepare their young ones for their first big transition.
"Someone new is at our house," begins this loving, reassuring celebration of sisterhood from trusted author Joanna Cole.
Told through the eyes of a new older sister, this simple story lays out all the good things about being an older sibling, and just how exciting welcoming a new member to the family can be.
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I'm a Big Brother
by Joanna Cole
The author/artist creators of How I Was Adopted present this child's-eye view of family life, deftly describing the joy of welcoming a new sibling into the family. A companion volume to I'm a Big Sister.
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I'm a Big Brother
by Joanna Cole
With an author's note about what big siblings need—extra guidance, reassurance, love—and sweet, engaging artwork, it's no wonder that nearly 4 million families have chosen I’m a Big Brother and its companion book, I’m a Big Sister, to prepare their young ones for their first big transition.
"Someone new is at our house," begins this loving, reassuring celebration of brotherhood from trusted author Joanna Cole.
Told through the eyes of a new older brother, this simple story lays out all the good things about being an older sibling, and just how exciting welcoming a new member to the family can be.
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My Big Girl Potty
by Joanna Cole
"What a big girl you are!"
Potty training can be fun. With warmth and sensitivity, Joanna Cole and Maxie Chambliss guide young girls though the challenges and rewards potty training—from the first steps to the joy of graduating to big girl underpants! A helpful "Note to parents" is included.
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The Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive
by Joanna Cole
To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Scholastic is re-releasing the ten original Magic School Bus titles in paperback. With updated scientific information, the bestselling science series ever is back!
When the Magic School Bus turns into a beehive, Ms. Frizzle's class learns firsthand about how workers, drones, and the queen bees live together. Readers will be abuzz with knowledge as they discover how honeybees find food; make a comb, honey, and beeswax; and care for their young, all from the bee's perspective.Don't miss the all-new Magic School Bus: Rides Again book series and the animated show streaming on Netflix now!
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The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth (Magic School Bus)
by Joanna Cole
The bestselling science series of all time!
Rock collecting has never been quite like this! When the class forgets to do its homework, a fieldtrip through the Earth's crust, into the center of the Earth, and out through a volcano will teach them not to forget their assignments again - and then some!Don't miss the all-new Magic School Bus: Rides Again book series and the animated show streaming on Netflix now!
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My Big Boy Potty
by Joanna Cole
"What a big boy you are!"
Potty training can be fun. With warmth and sensitivity, Joanna Cole and Maxie Chambliss guide young boys though the challenges and rewards potty training—from the first steps to the joy of graduating to big boy underpants! A helpful "Note to parents" is included.
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Hot Diggity Dogs (Ready, Set, Dogs!, 2)
by Joanna Cole, Stephanie Calmenson
Dog-lovers Kate and Lucie are back with more four-legged adventures! A new hot dog stand opens in town and the girls rush to try it out. The food is delicious, and the company is hard to beat―Molly and Wally have two hot-dog dogs of their own: Ketchup and Mustard. Almost as soon as the stand opens, though, Ketchup and Mustard have gone missing. It's up to Kate and Lucie to save the day, all the while dodging goofy boys and participating in the Bark-in-the-Park dog competition. These girls mean business!
Hot Diggity Dogs by Stephanie Calmenson is the second book in the Ready, Set, Dogs! series, a fun and sweet read for dog lovers everywhere.
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Sharing Is Fun
by Joanna Cole
Enjoy other popular books in this best-selling series by
Joanna Cole and Maxie Chambliss!
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I'm a Big Brother Lap Edition
by Joanna Cole
The author/artist creators of How I Was Adopted present this child's-eye view of family life, deftly describing the joy of welcoming a new sibling into the family. A companion volume to I'm a Big Sister.
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My Big Boy Potty Lap Edition
by Joanna Cole
"What a big boy you are!"
Potty training can be fun. With warmth and sensitivity, Joanna Cole and Maxie Chambliss guide young boys though the challenges and rewards potty training—from the first steps to the joy of graduating to big boy underpants! A helpful "Note to parents" is included.
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I'm a Big Sister Lap Edition
by Joanna Cole
Warm, loving pictures accompany this upbeat look at how a family grows when a new baby comes home. A companion volume to I'm a Big Brother.
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My Big Girl Potty, Lap Edition
by Joanna Cole
"What a big girl you are!"
Potty training can be fun. With warmth and sensitivity, Joanna Cole and Maxie Chambliss guide young girls though the challenges and rewards potty training—from the first steps to the joy of graduating to big girl underpants! A helpful "Note to parents" is included.
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Hungry, Hungry Sharks (Step-Into-Reading, Step 3)
by Joanna Cole
Did you know that there were sharks on earth even before dinosaurs? For more than twenty years, Hungry, Hungry Sharks! has been a staple nonfiction title in the Step into Reading line. Nothing is more exciting than sharks, and this title is packed with amazing facts about these fearsome underseas predators. And now it’s even more exciting, with dynamic new cover art to attract a whole new generation of early readers.
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You Can't Smell a Flower with Your Ear!: All About Your Five Senses (Penguin Young Readers, Level 4)
by Joanna Cole
Level Four
How can your tongue tell a sweet taste from a sour one? How do your ears know which way a sound is coming from? Find out in this sense-sational nonfiction book!
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Magic School Bus 3-D: Journey Through the Solar System (Scholastic Reader, Level 2)
by Joanna Cole, Mary Kay Carson
See The Magic School Bus as you've never seen it before--in 3-D!
Mrs. Frizzle's exciting tour to the solar system will be even more dramatic when rendered in 3-D. Each book will include school bus themed 3-D glasses.
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The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge
by Joanna Cole
Trust the bestselling science series of all time to get down to the facts on global warming, so kids can understand the crisis --and how they can help solve it.
Like it or not, global warming is a hot topic that will affect the younger generation more than anyone. So why not turn to the teacher kids love most, Ms. Frizzle! Only the Friz can boil all the hoopla down to the scientific facts in a fun and informative way. With trademark simplicity and wit, Joanna Cole explains why the earth is getting warmer, and Bruce Degen's bright, action-filled illustrations make the science easy to understand and fun to learn. This team brings a new, improved understanding to climate change, engaging kids and empowering all. Teachers will cheer!
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The Magic School Bus And The Climate Challenge
by Joanna Cole
Trust the bestselling science series of all time to get down to the facts on global warming, so kids can understand the crisis - and how they can help solve it.
Like it or not, global warming is a hot topic, and it will affect the younger generation the most. So why not turn to the teacher kids like the most, Ms. Frizzle! Only the Friz can boil all the hoopla down to the scientific facts in a fun and informative way. With trademark simplicity and wit, Joanna Cole explains why the earth is getting warmer, and Bruce Degen's bright, action-filled illustrations make the science easy to understand and fun to learn. This team brings a new, improved understanding to climate change, engaging kids and empowering all. Teachers will cheer!
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Ms. Frizzle's Adventures: Imperial China (From the Creator of the Magic School Bus)
by Joanna Cole
There's no denying the Frizzle magic, and the zany teacher is at her best as she journeys to ancient China. Full of historical and cultural facts, the book is a learning adventure - and a lot of fun.
Is it magic? Ms. Frizzle, Wanda, and Arnold simply duck under the dragon at the local Chinese New Year's parade, and they are mysteriously whisked back in time to ancient China! They arrive in a village where the farmers are in trouble. The Friz and friends vow to go to the capital to get the emperor's help. As they journey, they learn how silk is made, travel on the Grand Canal, and see the Great Wall under construction, but will they fulfill their mission to help the farmers?
Cole and Degen relay a bounty of facts with charm and humor as they bring the majesty of imperial China to life.
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The Magic School Bus and the Science Fair Expedition (Magic School Bus)
by Joanna Cole
It's the 20th Anniversary of The Magic School Bus! Celebrate this groundbreaking series with the Friz's class as they meet some of history's greatest minds and learn what it takes to be a scientist.
What do Galileo, Isaac Newton, Louis Pasteur, and Albert Einstein have in common? They've all ridden on the Magic School Bus, of course!Ms. Frizzle is back in action and she has a mission: her students need science fair projects - and fast. What better way to get ideas than to learn from some of the all-time greats? The class heads to the Walkerville Science Museum to see the exhibit on GREAT SCIENTISTS THROUGH THE AGES, where, suddenly, Galileo comes to life! He is about to make a great discovery, but he needs a ride home. Thank goodness Ms. Frizzle knows the way! (cont.)
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The Magic School Bus Explores Human Evolution
by Joanna Cole
The bestselling science series of all time!
When Arnold wishes he had more information for his family tree, Ms. Frizzle revs up the Magic School Bus and the class zooms back to prehistoric times. First stop: 3.5 billion years ago!
There aren't any people around to ask for directions. Luckily Ms. Frizzle has a plan, and the class is right there to watch simple cells become sponges and then fish and dinosaurs, then mammals and early primates and, eventually, modern humans. It's the longest class trip ever!
This is the story of a species, of our species, as only Ms. Frizzle can tell it. Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen tackle this essential topic with the insight and humor that have made the Magic School Bus the bestselling science series of all time.
Hop on board for a class trip that spans billions of lifetimes!
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The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses
by Joanna Cole
Ms. Frizzle, her pink-haired mom, the students, and assistant principal Mr. Wilde take an amazing ride through the nose of a dog, the eye of a policeman, and the ear of a child as they learn about sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste.
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The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses
by Joanna Cole
To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Scholastic is re-releasing the ten original Magic School Bus titles in paperback. With updated scientific information, the bestselling science series ever is back!
On a most sense-sational trip that takes them through an eye, an ear, a tongue, and even a dog's nose, Ms. Frizzle's class learns about the senses. Using their trademark sense of humor, Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen provide facts about the senses in both the human and animal worlds.Don't miss the all-new Magic School Bus: Rides Again book series and the animated show streaming on Netflix now!
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Bony-Legs
by Joanna Cole
The old witch Bony-legs captures Sasha and prepares to eat her, until three unlikely characters--a creaking gate, a skinny dog, and a melancholy cat--come to her rescue
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The Magic School Bus Inside the Human Body
by Joanna Cole
To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Scholastic is re-releasing the ten original Magic School Bus titles in paperback. With updated scientific information, the bestselling science series ever is back!
Arnold has swallowed the Magic School Bus! Now, instead of seeing an exhibit of the human body at a museum, the class is taking a look at Arnold's stomach, his intestines, his bloodstream, and more from the inside on this heart-stopping fieldtrip - one the reluctant Arnold would be happy to miss.Don't miss the all-new Magic School Bus: Rides Again book series and the animated show streaming on Netflix now!
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The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System
To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Scholastic is re-releasing the ten original Magic School Bus titles in paperback. With updated scientific information, the bestselling science series ever is back!
The fieldtrip to the planetarium is foiled when the museum turns out to be closed, but Ms. Frizzle saves the day. The Magic School Bus turns into a spaceship and takes the class on a trip zooming through the atmosphere, to the Moon, and beyond! With up-to-date facts about the solar system, revised for this edition.Don't miss the all-new Magic School Bus: Rides Again book series and the animated show streaming on Netflix now!
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The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System
On a special field trip in the magic school bus, Ms. Frizzle's class goes into outer space and visits each planet in the solar system.
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The Magic School Bus in the Time of the Dinosaurs
by Joanna Cole
To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Scholastic is re-releasing the ten original Magic School Bus titles in paperback. With updated scientific information, the bestselling science series ever is back!
The classroom is decorated as Dinosaur Land, but Ms. Frizzle-inspired by an archeological dig-craves a more authentic experience. The Magic School Bus turns into a time machine and transports the class back millions of years to an adventure where they learn about dinosaurs, their habitats and diets, and even a Maiasaura nesting ground.Don't miss the all-new Magic School Bus: Rides Again book series and the animated show streaming on Netflix now!
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Ms. Frizzle's Adventures: Ancient Egypt
by Joanna Cole
Ms. Frizzle is taking on new subjects! Join her on a fascinating trip to Ancient Egypt, where history has never been so alive. It's a thrilling adventure with everyone's favorite teacher!
In this exciting new book about ancient Egypt, Ms. Frizzle dives into the arena of social studies with the same zest she has always shown for science. After joining a tour group, the Friz is soon the one in charge. She and the group parachute into the past, where they help build a pyramid and witness the making of a mummy. With Ms. Frizzle as a guide, readers will be eager to discover the enchanting history of Egypt.
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The Magic School Bus Blows Its Top: A Book About Volcanoes (Magic School Bus) (Magic School Bus TV)
Ms. Frizzle's class is having a hard time putting together a giant globe of the world. A piece is missing...an island so new it hasn't been discovered yet! Before they know it, the kids are beneath the oceans's surface, exploring an underwater volcano. Join the class as they learn about volcanoes.
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Inside The Earth (Magic School Bus)
by Joanna Cole
Ms. Frizzle and her pupils embark on a rock-collecting field trip aboard the magic school bus that takes them to the very center of the earth as they search for sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks
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Anna Banana: 101 Jump Rope Rhymes
by Joanna Cole
The must-have book of jump rope rhymes!
How many times can you jump rope? Can you hop, skip, and double-dutch? With these rhymes and rhythms, jump rope is even more fun. There are red-hot pepper rhymes for jumping very fast, counting rhymes to keep the beat, and rhymes for jumping in and out. There are even fortune-telling rhymes that answer questions and help you predict the future!
Jumping rope is not only great exercise, it's also great entertainent. With Anna Banana, you'll never run out of chants to use while swinging the ropes. Learn over one hundred traditional rhymes that will make rope jumping challenging and, best of all, fun!
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No Dogs Allowed (Ready, Set, Dogs!)
by Joanna Cole, Stephanie Calmenson
Kate and Lucie are best friends. Kate is neat and Lucie is messy. Kate wakes up early and Lucie loves to sleep in. But both girls love, love, love dogs!
Unfortunately, Kate and Lucie live in apartments where dogs are not allowed. Instead of real dogs, they have dog T-shirts, dog sheets and pajamas, and dog books. But nothing is quite the same as having a real dog.
One day, the girls discover sparkly pink dog necklaces at the thrift store and try them on. But when they admire themselves in the mirror and give each other high fives, there is a pop and a whoosh and the girls are turned into dogs! Now it seems like Kate and Lucie won't need their own pet dogs . . . because they'll be having furry adventures of their own!
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Miss Mary Mack And Other Children's Street Rhymes (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)
by Joanna Cole
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A collection of rhymes used in street games remembered from the compilers' childhoods and those of their friends. Includes basic instructions for the activities.
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No Dogs Allowed (Ready, Set, Dogs!, 1)
by Joanna Cole, Stephanie Calmenson
Kate and Lucie are best friends. Kate is neat and Lucie is messy. Kate wakes up early and Lucie loves to sleep in. But both girls love, love, love dogs!
Unfortunately, Kate and Lucie live in apartments where dogs are not allowed. Instead of real dogs, they have dog T-shirts, dog sheets and pajamas, and dog books. But nothing is quite the same as having a real dog.
One day, the girls discover sparkly pink dog necklaces at the thrift store and try them on. But when they admire themselves in the mirror and give each other high fives, there is a pop and a whoosh and the girls are turned into dogs! Now it seems like Kate and Lucie won't need their own pet dogs . . . because they'll be having furry adventures of their own!
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Crazy Eights and Other Card Games
by Joanna Cole, Stephanie Calmenson
The best-ever kids' introduction to card games is back in print! Joanna Cole and Stephanie Calmenson's clear, step-by-step explanations, along with Alan Tiegreen's spunky illustrations and diagrams, make each game easy to understand and play. With 20 card games to choose from, including basic solitaire games like Aces Up and group games from Go Fish to Poker, theres something for everyone. Games like Snap and Concentration help improve math and memory skills, while fast-moving Slapjack and I Doubt It will have kids up out of their seats.
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Pin the Tail on the Donkey: And Other Party Games
by Joanna Cole, Stephanie Calmenson
The best-ever guide to 20 party games is back in print. From Doing the Conga to a Draw-a-Face Relay, there's a perfect game for every occasion. Get your guests in the party mood with wild crowd-pleasers such as Musical Chairs and Limbo, and then move on to popular concentration games such as Fish for a Surprise and Telephone. Or test your treasure-hunting abilities in lively group activities such as Hot and Cold or Peanut Hunt. Together with Alan Tiegreen's lighthearted illustrations, Joanna Cole and Stephanie Calmenson's clear step-by-step instructions and insightful tips -- such as how to make everyone a winner -- will make planning your next party a piece of cake!
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The Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane
by Joanna Cole
To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Scholastic is re-releasing the ten original Magic School Bus titles in paperback. With updated scientific information, the bestselling science series ever is back!
Count on Ms. Frizzle to teach anything but an ordinary lesson on meteorology. Flying through the clouds in the Magic School Bus, Ms. Frizzle's class experiences a hurricane-and even a tornado-firsthand. During their thrilling ride through the sky, Arnold gets lost! Will the Friz be able to save the day this time?Don't miss the all-new Magic School Bus: Rides Again book series and the animated show streaming on Netflix now!
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Magic School Bus: Dinosaur Rescue (Magic School Bus Sticker Storybook)
The Magic School Bus goes back in time to learn about dinosaurs!
Perfect for young fans of the series, this sticker book includes dinosaur stats and facts, as well as an action-packed story about reuniting a baby Maiasaura dinosaur with it's mother.
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Soy un hermano mayor: I'm a Big Brother (Spanish edition)
by Joanna Cole
This high-quality Spanish-language book can be enjoyed by fluent Spanish speakers as well as those learning the language, whether at home or in a classroom. Hay alguien nuevo en casa. ¡Es nuestro bebé! ¡Ahora soy una hermana mayor!
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Carlos Gets the Sneezes
Hop aboard The Magic School Bus--again! MSB is back in a brand-new Netflix series.
This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Seatbelts, everyone! The Magic School Bus is back and ready to ride again. Professor Frizzle's kid sister Fiona might be the new teacher at Walkerville Elementary, but she's got the same old motto: take chances, make mistakes, and get messy! Carlos desperately wants a classroom pet and he's got the perfect idea-- a rat! But when Carlos can't stop sneezing, the class has to figure out what's going on, so they head straight to the source--his body!Copies
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Teacher's Pets (Ready, Set, Dogs!, 2)
by Joanna Cole, Stephanie Calmenson
In Cole Calmenson's Teacher's Pets, Kate and Lucie are best friends who love, love, love DOGS. But just because they can't have dogs of their own doesn't mean they can't MAGICALLY turn into them!
The FURRY ADVENTURES continue in this CHARMING series when Kate and Lucie find a substitute teacher in their class. Mr. Z makes goofy jokes and has the class going hog wild as he teaches about animal communication. At the same time, mean Darleen makes fun of Kate and Lucie's friendship. Luckily, once Kate and Lucie slap HIGH FIVES and say the special words, they turn into dogs and find a way to save the day. They even make a new friend in the process!
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Best-Loved Folktales of the World
by Joanna Cole
This collection of over two hundred folk and fairy tales from all over the world is the only edition that encompasses all cultures. Arranged geographically by region—West and East Europe, British Isles, Scandinavia, and Northern Europe, Middle East, Asia, the Pacific, Africa, North America, the Carribean and West Indies, and Central and South America—and lovingly selected from the personal favorites of folklorists and writers, this book is a major anthology in its field.
Gathered together in this wide-ranging collection are familiar classics like "Snow-White" and "Sleeping Beauty," and stories that equal them from all major cultures. Together they offer magic, adventure, laughter, reflection, vivid images, and a throng of colorful characters. More important, they offer insight into the oral traditions of different cultures and deal with universal human dilemmas that span differences of age, culture, and geography. Animal fables, proverbs, ghost stories, funny tales, and tales of enchantment provide a unique reading experience for all ages.
A category index groups the tales by plot and character, e.g., humorous, supernatural, and "pourquoi" tales, married couples, enchanted sweethearts, etc. Like all great literature, these tales can be read with fascination on many levels, making Best-Loved Folktales of the World a classic and enduring collection.
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The Magic School Bus and the Electric Field Trip
by Joanna Cole
To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Scholastic is re-releasing the ten original Magic School Bus titles in paperback. With updated scientific information, the bestselling science series ever is back!
Small enough to squeeze through power lines, Ms. Frizzle's class learns how electric current travels through the town, lights up a light bulb, heats up a toaster, and runs an electric motor. Fans of the Magic School Bus won't be left behind by this simple and informative introduction to the generation and distribution of electricity.Don't miss the all-new Magic School Bus: Rides Again book series and the animated show streaming on Netflix now!Copies
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