Books with title R2-D2 to the Rescue!

This children’s picture story book is suitable as a read alone book for anyone learning to read, learning English, learning English as a second language and as a bed time reader for parents introducing children to reading. While the book entertains, more emphasis is put towards the educational aspect. This is the reason why this book, one in a series of seven books, makes extensive use of sight “flash” words from the Dolchlist, covering pre primer to third grade level.Familiar names are used for all the animal characters in the book to enable children to identify with the characters and kindle their imagination. Pages in the book are done separately to address the issue of word and image distortion on some e-readers. The book is written in large words to make it easy to read. In this book, all the animals are now at the deep hole. They want to rescue Abigail and Matthew Squirrel. Olivia Elephant says ropes are for humans. Elijah Bat says he has the best night vision. Alexander Lion thinks they must first know what they are up against. Will the animals manage to rescue the Squirrels?

It's 1940 and Nazi bombs are raining down on London, but 13-year-old bike messenger Jack has just discovered something unbelievable: a stray dog with a surprising talent.Jack navigates the smoky, ash-covered streets of London amid air raid sirens and falling bombs, dodging shrapnel and listening for cries for help, as a bike messenger for fire crews. When Jack finds a dog, miraculously still alive after the latest Nazi bombing of London, he realizes there's something extra special about the shaggy pup--he can smell people who are trapped under debris. With his new canine companion, nicknamed Rip because of the dog's torn ear, maybe Jack can do more than just relay messages back-and-forth--he can actually save lives. And if Jack's friend Paula is right about the impending Nazi invasion, he and Rip will need to do all they can to help Jewish families like hers. There's just one problem: Jack has to convince his ill-tempered father to let him keep Rip.Based on true episodes during the London Blitz in World War II, this action-packed and touching story explores the beginnings of search-and-rescue dogs and the bravery and resourcefulness of young people determined to do their part for their country.

Zeus is back! This time Alex and his friend Charlie have summoned Zeus down from Mount Olympus on purpose because there's a problem that they're hoping he will be able to help with. There' s a new girl in the class called Diana and ever since she turned up, things have just got weirder and weirder. All the girls follow her around like sheep and do whatever she says and their teacher Miss Wise is letting Diana and the girls get away with outrageous behaviour.Zeus doesn't seem very willing to help but then Alex and Charlie discover that Diana is actually Zeus's daughter, the goddess Artemis! It's bad enough having two gods running around on Earth but things start getting really bad when Artemis bets Zeus that he can't get Miss Wise to give him a kiss of her own free will because she's one of Artemis's followers now. If Zeus fails then Artemis is going to turn his High Priest, Alex, into a pig . . .!

It's the day of the county fair! Three-legged races, a "Smartest Pig" contest, the Ferris wheel-what could be more fun? But the Greenstalks' car won't start, so they'll need some help getting there. . . . Cows to the Rescue is the fabulous new book in John Himmelman's hilarious barnyard saga. It follows Chickens to the Rescue and Pigs to the Rescue, bringing back the fun with brand new mishaps and brand moo-er, new-problem-solvers.

The Land of Tyke is hundreds of acres of fertile land north of the Equator where currently no humans live. Of the animal kingdom who lives in Tyke, one of the nicest species you will ever meet is called Surobnik. In our story they are mostly called suros. Come with us to the Change of Season Celebration where we hear the story of the great adventure when five brave suros ventured out and visited the scary Mission Mound.Learn the secret of the giant spider. Hear how four of her best friends were captured by the giant spider. Then Reloo got up her courage and went to rescue them. Will the spider eat Reloo or one of her friends? Will she be able to rescue all four? Join the adventure and find out.