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Working Like a Dog
Amy Tao
language (Cricket Media, Feb. 12, 2019)Did you know that dogs have been helping humans for thousands of years? They have done a lot of different jobs to help us, even today! Dogs are more than just pets. They help police officers, people with disabilities, farmers, and even sick people. Have you ever met a dog that does one of these jobs?
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The Squeaky Duck Mystery
Julie Angeli, Whitney Martin
language (Cricket Media, Feb. 11, 2019)Follow along as a young detective searches for his baby brother's lost toy ducky. Questioning the eyewitnesses and searching for clues are all in a day’s work for this aspiring detective. But who could the culprit be?
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Python Parts
Amy Tao
language (Cricket Media, Feb. 12, 2019)Slither into the scaly world of the mighty python! Learn about all the parts that make the python such a strange and misunderstood creature. See how its anatomy allows it to be more than just a limbless tube-like animal! Gain knowledge about this reptile’s habits and senses.
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The Case of the Stolen Moped
Kristin O'Donnell Tubb, Bats Langley
language (Cricket Media, Feb. 12, 2019)Two detectives must gather information and evidence to solve a crime in an underground bug city. When a young bug gets his moped stolen, his entire baseball team are suspects. Can the detectives use their problem-solving skills and crack the case?
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The Great Grasshopper Mystery
Sally Lee, Lori McElrath-Eslick
language (Cricket Media, Feb. 12, 2019)In the 1870s, grasshoppers known as Rocky Mountain locusts destroyed crops and farms across the Great Plains states, then were never seen again. Where did these bugs come from and where did they go? That's the great grasshopper mystery!
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The Ask Big Book of Mad Scientists and Alchemy
Charlene Brusso, Margaret Anderson, Meg Moss, Jodi Wheeler-Toppen, Elizabeth Gardner, Robert Byrd, Thor Wickstrom, Dave Clark, Mark Hicks, Cricket Media
language (Cricket Media, Nov. 30, 2011)Uncover the amazing true history of the alchemists, and join the world’s most inquisitive people as they tackle nature’s deepest mysteries: How big is the Earth? What’s the smallest thing that exists? Can we see the edge of the universe? And find the answers to those pesky questions we all wonder about: Is it faster to swim in water or syrup? And where’s my invisibility cloak? This engaging collection of favorites from the pages of Ask magazine is brimming with all-true stories, cartoons, and big ideas, lavishly illustrated in full color. Sure to delight, tickle, and inspire the curious child in everyone.
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Young Heroes of the North and South
Cricket Media
eBook (Cricket Media, Dec. 1, 2011)The Civil War wasn’t just fought by adults. It was a time when kids grew up sooner. A lot sooner. Here are thrilling stories of drummer boys, spies, and really young soldiers who survived the deadliest war ever fought by Americans. Here is the past on a personal level that your children can truly relate to.
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Oliver Gets Glasses
Charnan Simon, Sylvie Wickstrom
language (Cricket Media, Feb. 12, 2019)When Oliver cannot see the difference between cows and horses, his mom takes him to the eye doctor for the first time! Oliver learns about the eye and how it allows him to see. Dr. Walker then shows him how he is able to tell if the eye is healthy! Will Oliver need to get glasses?
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Dragon Treat
Jeffrey Dean Doty, Thomas Sperling
language (Cricket Media, Feb. 11, 2019)Farinor is kicked out of the kitchen when the chef doesn't like his suggestions. Luckily for him, he's able to put his knowledge of dragons to good use when the king finds one in the woods and tasks him with taming it. Clever Farinor knows there's only one way he can tame this beast—with ice cream!
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Sea Star
Buffy Silverman, Diane Blasius
language (Cricket Media, Feb. 12, 2019)Have you ever seen a sea star before? They are the pretty star-shaped creatures that hang out at the bottom of the ocean. Learn about Sea Star as she finds and eats her favorite food, moves around the ocean floor, and regenerates her broken arm! Learn about these strange invertebrates and the unique lives they live.
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The Pirates and the Peacock
Pamela Love, Sebastian Serra
language (Cricket Media, Feb. 12, 2019)When a young pirate buys a peacock instead of a parrot for his captain, the whole crew laughs. Will the peacock be a good addition to the crew? The crew of the Finicky Fin can’t catch a break when the new peacock seems to cause nothing but trouble, and now the ship is being attacked by a giant sea monster!
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Ask Dr. Dig: Everything You Need to Know About Archaeology
Angela Murock Hussein Ph.D., John Kovaleski, Cricket Media
eBook (Cricket Media, Jan. 5, 2012)Here are the answers to questions you’ve always wanted to ask about archaeology: what exactly happens on a dig, how the ancient Egyptians mummified their dead, whose buried in bogs and why, how archaeologists figure out the age of ancient finds, why the China’s Great Wall is called the world’s longest graveyard, what the ancient Greeks and Romans really liked to eat, what’s the latest scoop on Otzi the Iceman. And, those are just a few of the 250 questions answered by DIG magazine’s own Dr. Dig.