Books published by publisher Pacific Learning

Jamie is an orphan struggling to survive off of scraps of food given to him by the kindness of strangers. One night, he overhears two men speaking about their great plans to sail the world, and Jamie decides to go to the dock to find work. While there, he sees two men stealing something from the ship. Jamie follows them, and in the numerous skirmishes that follow, somehow ends up with what they were taking -- a fancy drum. The next morning, Jamie tries to return it to the ship and finds that the drum is the good luck charm of Sir Francis Drake -- famous explorer.Text Type: Realistic Fiction, Historical FictionTheme/Topic: Art and Music, Human History

Jump into literacy with an exciting new series of nonfiction, multicultural leveled readers. Brought to you by a team of academic intervention specialists who know what children need for language and literacy development. Hopscotch books engage children with their homegrown look, reminiscent of a family photo album. Children are excited to read and talk about the familiar characters and places featured in the photographs.This series features:

Jump into literacy with an exciting new series of nonfiction, multicultural leveled readers. Brought to you by a team of academic intervention specialists who know what children need for language and literacy development. Hopscotch books engage children with their homegrown look, reminiscent of a family photo album. Children are excited to read and talk about the familiar characters and places featured in the photographs.This series features:

When Winston goes home every evening, Scrapman is lonely, so he builds himself a friend -- a cat made out of spare parts. However, poor Scrapman's brain makes a lot of mistakes, and he thinks his cat is a failure. When little Scrapcat prevents Winston's incredible invention from being stolen, however, Winston and Emma decide that Scrapman's brain might be better than anyone thought! Main Characters: Winston, Scrapman, Emma, ScrapcatText Type: Fantasy FictionTheme/Topic: Friendship, Personal Responsibility

Jump into literacy with an exciting new series of nonfiction, multicultural leveled readers. Brought to you by a team of academic intervention specialists who know what children need for language and literacy development. Hopscotch books engage children with their homegrown look, reminiscent of a family photo album. Children are excited to read and talk about the familiar characters and places featured in the photographs.This series features:

Jump into literacy with an exciting new series of nonfiction, multicultural leveled readers. Brought to you by a team of academic intervention specialists who know what children need for language and literacy development. Hopscotch books engage children with their homegrown look, reminiscent of a family photo album. Children are excited to read and talk about the familiar characters and places featured in the photographs.This series features:

In a series of four short stories, Sherlock Holmes uses his extraordinary intelligence, instincts, and observation skills to solve mysteries. In the first tale, he discovers that a terminally ill father has killed a man to save his daughter from the horrible fate of being a pawn in a blackmail scheme. In the second, he learns that a wicked hotel employee has stolen a valuable blue gem and hidden it in a goose that he then lost, all the while framing another man for his crime. In the third, he hunts down both a missing horse and the killer of a racehorse trainer, only to find that the missing horse killed the man in self-defense. Finally, he saves a young woman from danger as she is hired to impersonate a kidnapped heiress. Text Type: Classic Fiction, MysteryTheme/Topic: Adventure, Conflict and Challenge

Every year, people all over the world make outstanding contributions to art and literature, conduct groundbreaking research, and do inspiring humanitarian work. These achievements can help shape the way we see and understand out world - or even save lives. Some of the most well-known awards today include the Nobel Prize, the Caldecott Medal, and the Pulitzer Prize. Each of these awards is named for a man who did exceptional and innovative work during his lifetime. This is the story of these men.Text Type: Biography, RecountTheme/Topic: Art and Music, Conflict and Challenge

David and Chris are partners on a fact-finding field trip at the museum. David is annoyed with Chris, because Chris is too busy making stupid jokes to get any of their assignment done. Suddenly the peace of the museum is shattered -- the dinosaur skeletons have come to life, and an ancient asteroid appears to be the cause of it all. David and Chris find that it is up to them to save the planet from the destruction of a judgmental alien race, and somehow Chris's sense of humor does the trick. Main Characters: David, ChrisText Type: Fantasy FictionTheme/Topic: Earth Science, Adventure