Books in Scholastic Hardcover series

The author recounts her experiences with Koko, a gorilla, during the fourteen years she has been teaching her to communicate through sign language

The Emperor's son comes to the aid of a Faerie whom the Emperor has captured and placed in a display case

Strange things happen when twelve-year-old Sarah is alone in the house with Great Aunt Margaret, who appears to be the victim of a ghost seeking revenge for a death in the past

Having trouble adjusting to his new school, Douglas Fairchild is assigned to the Special Discussion Group, otherwise known as the Twinkie Squad, a group of misfits and outsiders.

A look at different dwellings from around the world takes young readers on a tour of houses from such faraway places as China, Egypt, Israel, Japan, and other countries and teaches readers to say "house" in fifteen languages.

A retelling of a sixth-century folktale follows a weeping princess as she makes an amazing discovery about her resourcefulness and inner strength when forced to face a new life with a beggar.

A collection of poems starring giants, trolls, and monsters features the work of such well-known writers as Jack Prelutsky and e. e. cummings, as well as the verse of lesser-known poets.

Relates the adventures of a humpback whale calf that gets tangled in a fishing net and is later freed by a team of helpful whale watchers

Celebrating the birthday of the great civil rights leader, an illustrated biography of Martin Luther King offers young readers a moving tribute to King and his important life. By the author of I Spy: A Book of Picture Riddles.

When several of the eggs laid by a hen do not hatch, Gemma is sad, until her mother's help and a lot of love save one very special chick, in a work complemented by watercolor illustrations.

A young arctic wolf has a harrowing adventure trying to find his way back to the pack after being separated from them during a caribou hunt. Also includes a chapter with general information about wolves.

Elliot Long, who dreams of becoming a trucker when he grows up, is delighted to have his birthday party at nearby Sardinia Concrete, where his favorite truck, cement truck Number 44, is driven by a man named Slim