Books with author Michael Reid

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Class 3G gets a new class pet from Fangbone's barbarian home world--an unhatced egg of the legendary White-titan Razor-dragon! But the evil Venomous Drool is also after the egg, and Fangbone must turn to his classmates to help protect it from danger. With Eastwood Elementary's science-themed pagent fast approaching, can the 3rd graders come up with the perfect class project and take care of the egg until it hatches?

One Halloween, a little witch joins a group of young trick-or-treaters, and all participate in a wonderful foot-stomping, hand-clapping dance. But when the children take off their masks, they get a big surprise: under her mask, the little witch really is a witch—and she shows the others that brooms really are for flying.With his signature bold, bright artwork and simple, engaging text, Michael Rex has created the perfect Halloween book for preschoolers, who will love to do as the monsters do in this uproarious celebration of Halloween. The rhythmic text begs to be chanted, and the little witch provides all the thrills of this favorite holiday without any of the chills.

On October 8, 1871, a fierce fire broke out in the bustling city of Chicago. Jumping rivers and burning miles of buildings and homes, the flames raged for more than two days. More than a hundred people died, and thousands were left homeless. Could the city have prevented this blaze?To understand the impact of a disaster, you must understand its causes. How did Chicago's building methods add fuel to the fire? How did human error delay help when the fire broke out? Investigate the disaster from a cause-and-effect perspective and find out!

Once there was a little mummy who wanted to run away. “If you run away,” said Mother Mummy, “I will get you! For you are my rotten little mummy!” A little mummy transforms into a series of incredible monsters in order to run away and assert his independence. His mother keeps coming to “get” him, but this little mummy has a mind of his own. Filled with uproarious illustrations, another beloved classic gets a kind-hearted send-up in this utterly monsterized parody. Ener getic art and a hilarious text will have kids begging to read this again and again.

A brand-new series for beginning readers--featuring one word per page!A child sees a sign for a Halloween costume contest, and he decides to enter. He gets dressed up as a cowboy, but on his way to the contest, he falls in the mud, gets covered in leaves and twigs, and ends up looking like a mud monster! What to do? He decides to enter the contest as a mud monster and wins first prize!Throughout this book, there's just one word on every page.This unique format will allow kids to build a bridge to reading--word by word.

One day, a little mummy decides he wants to be more independent, so he tells his mom he's going to run away from home. "If you run away," says his mother, "I will get you! For you are my rotten little mummy!" And the good-natured chase is on! The little mummy disguises himself as a series of larger-than-life monsters: a serpent, a gargoyle, a huge bat. With each new transformation, Mother Mummy transforms herself, too, so she can be with her son. It's only when the little mummy disguises himself as a kid getting tucked into bed that Mother Mummy is forced to let loose her most spine-tingling shriek and scare the would-be parents away. It's all in good fun, and the little mummy is so delighted to see his mom come to his rescue once again that he pledges to be her "rotten little mummy" forever. This lighthearted parody of the famous picture-book classic The Runaway Bunny is full of wacky monsters and spooky situations, but it is never scary. What shines through is the love shared between a mother and her child. A sequel to Goodnight Goon, the first "petrifying parody" in the series, this funny tribute is destined to become a new bedtime classic.