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  • What If You Had Animal Ears?

    Sandra Markle, Howard McWilliam

    eBook (Scholastic Nonfiction, Jan. 5, 2016)
    What if you woke up one morning and your ears weren't yours? What If You Had Animal Ears explores what would happen if you looked in the mirror and saw an animal's ears instead of your own! The next imaginative book in the What If You Had series, explores incredible ears from the animal kingdom. From the elephant's tremendous ears to the jack rabbit's mood ears, discover what it would be like if you had these special ears--and find out why your ears are just the right ones for you!
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  • Horrible Science: Ugly Bugs

    Nick Arnold, Tony De Saulles

    language (Scholastic Non-Fiction, Jan. 2, 2014)
    HORRIBLE SCIENCE: UGLY BUGS lifts up the stone on the creepy-crawly world of insects. If you're brave enough to look, discover what slugs do with their slime, why flies throw up on your tea and how a preying mantis bites its victim's head off! Redesigned in a bold, funky new look for the next generation of HORRIBLE SCIENCE fans.
  • Horrible Science: Shocking Electricity

    Nick Arnold, Tony De Saulles

    language (Scholastic Non-Fiction, May 1, 2014)
    Shocking Electricity is packed with sizzling zap-fillied facts to electrify every reader. Children can find out about the scientist who gave electric shocks to his eyeballs, that lightning can strike you with heat five times hotter than the sun and much more! Redesigned in a bold, funky new look for the next generation of Horrible Science fans.
  • Horrible Histories Special: Dark Knights and Dingy Castles

    Terry Deary, Philip Reeve

    eBook (Scholastic Non-Fiction, Feb. 7, 2011)
    Readers can discover all the foul facts about DARK KNIGHTS AND DINGY CASTLES, including why one nutty knight chopped off his own finger, the revolting truth about a gong-farmer's job and what went on in gruesome castle garderobes.
  • Lightning Girl 2: Superhero Squad

    Alesha Dixon

    language (Scholastic Fiction, Sept. 6, 2018)
    Aurora Beam is finding this saving-the-world lark isn't all its cracked up to be. World-famous overnight after she foiled the Blackout Burglar's plot to steal a precious stone, she's living in the full glare of the media's flash bulbs: everyone wants a piece of the coolest new superhero in town. When she attends a global gathering of superheroes, will she find support from new friends who know exactly what she's going through? Or will there be rivalries and sabotage to deal with? And what on earth is Grandma Beam - who Aurora thought was running a home for retired alpacas deep in the countryside - doing turning up at this top-secret summit?
  • A Christmas Carol

    Charles Dickens

    eBook (Scholastic Fiction, Nov. 7, 2013)
    Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is visited on Christmas Eve by the three ghosts of Christmas. They show him the joy of Christmas, and wretchedness of his own legacy. Inspired and chastened by what he has seen, Scrooge resolves to change and from then on embraces and promotes the true spirit of Christmas.
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  • Magic School Bus Presents: Our Solar System: A Nonfiction Companion to the Original Magic School Bus Series

    Tom Jackson, Carolyn Bracken

    Paperback (Scholastic Paperback Nonfiction, June 24, 2014)
    THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS THE PLANETS is a photographic nonfiction companion book to the original bestselling title, THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS LOST IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM.LOST IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM taught thousands of kids about the planets, moons, stars, and everything else you'd want to know about outer space. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS THE PLANETS will expand upon the original title with fresh, updated, Common Core aligned content about the amazing planets in our solar system. With vivid full-color photographs on each page as well as illustrations of the beloved Ms. Frizzle and her students, the Magic School Bus Presents series will enthrall a whole new generation of Magic School Bus readers.
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  • My Story: Lady Jane Grey

    Sue Reid

    eBook (Scholastic Non Fiction, June 7, 2012)
    The tragic story of Lady Jane Grey who was Queen of England for nine days in July 1553. Jane grew up watching her cousins in training as heirs to the throne, little imagining that by a twist of fate she would one day be crowned. But this is Tudor England where nobody plays fair, and even a queen isn't safe from those who wish her harm.
  • Pippa Morgan's Diary 3: Isle of Fright

    Annie Kelsey

    eBook (Scholastic Fiction, Aug. 6, 2015)
    Meet Pippa Morgan, a small girl with a BIG imagination, and read her hilarious diary, packed with doodle illustrations. Pippa has a new hobby ... Ghost Hunting! Luckily, the school trip proves the perfect opportunity to hunt some out. Will ill Pippa come face-to-face with a ghost? Read her super-spooky(ish) diary to find out..
  • A Sally Lockhart Mystery 1: The Ruby in the Smoke

    Philip Pullman

    eBook (Scholastic Fiction, Jan. 1, 2015)
    If you've not yet met Sally Lockhart, prepare to be bowled over. The beautiful, smart 16-year-old can ride like a Cossack and shoot like a demon - and now she's braving terrible danger to hunt down her father's killer! Her journey will take her from the grimy streets of London to a Maharajah's Indian palace and the opium dens of China, unravelling a rich and colourful mystery at whose heart is a priceless jewel soaked in blood... From the glittering talent of Philip Pullman, a king of children's storytellers, this gripping yarn of courage and adventure will leave you bedazzled.
  • Horrible Histories: Vicious Vikings

    Terry Deary, Martin Brown

    eBook (Scholastic Non-Fiction, Sept. 2, 2013)
    Sail back to a vicious time with fearsome seafaring Viking warriors with big boats, big shields and enormous ginger beards. Readers can discover all the foul facts about the Vicious Vikings, including Viking gods in wedding dresses, corpses on trial and Death by booby-trapped statues. With a bold, accessible new look, these bestselling titles are sure to be a huge hit with yet another generation of Terry Deary fans. Revised by the author and illustrated throughout to make Horrible Histories more accessible to young readers.
  • Magic School Bus Presents: Volcanoes & Earthquakes

    Tom Jackson, Carolyn Bracken

    eBook (Scholastic Nonfiction, Dec. 30, 2014)
    THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS VOLCANOES & EARTHQUAKES is a photographic nonfiction companion book to the original bestselling title, THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS INSIDE THE EARTH.INSIDE THE EARTH from the bestselling Magic School Bus series taught thousands of kids about rocks, volcanoes, and the earth's core. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS VOLCANOES & EARTHQUAKES will expand upon the original title with fresh and updated content. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES will explore the explosive and earth-shattering forces of our planet. With vivid full-color photographs on each page as well as illustrations of the beloved Ms. Frizzle and her students, the Magic School Bus Presents series will enthrall a whole new generation of Magic School Bus readers.