"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Peru. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--

"Ivy Pocket arrives in London, protects the Clock Diamond, and realizes that her friend Rebecca may not be dead after all"--

Lola and her twenty-nine classmates do not understand the words to a traditional song they are meant to sing at the upcoming Winter Concert so they make up their own silly words, and when Lola's mother and Grampa get involved, they all learn not only the words to the song, but something about global warming.

"Respond first, put out the fires, and save lives! In this book, readers will meet the bravefirefighters who battle flames, smoke, and danger to keep us all safe and secure. Aimed at emergent readers, the text also includes vocabulary specific to this community helper's job, along with colorful action images"--

A little boy fills his sound box with words beginning with the letter "t."

"Travel two centuries back in time to the final battle of the American Revolution at Yorktown, Virginia. Cousins Patrick and Beth sneak through trenches and race across battlefields to warn General George Washington about a dangerous spy. The spy is stealing his secret plans and giving them to the British. Cannons roar and the ground shakes as the struggle reaches a climax. Washingtons ragtag soldiers are up against the most powerful army in the world....

When Katie's grandmother trips and breaks her ankle, Katie learns about the importance of paramedics to her neighborhood.