Tired of being last on the smoky, noisy train, Katy wishes for some way to escape the endless track.

For use in schools and libraries only. Colorful illustrations accompany a humorous tale of a little steam engine who finds a new life for himself teaching youngsters their letters

Presents the classic story of a little red caboose who saved the train one day when it didn't have enough steam to climb the high mountain.

Forced to leave their old home, 16 animals decide to take a train ride to search for a new one.

The author describes the spring and summer his family adopts a large South American rodent for a pet.

A proud but decrepit lion learns a lesson about friendship from the vultures he despises.

Kids love mysteries. They enjoy uncovering clues and piecing the clues together to find the solution. This book uses this interest in sleuthing to develop math skills. In each lesson, students are presented with a mystery to solve. By doing math and logic problems, they find clues that allow them to solve the mystery. With each math mystery students play the roles of mathematicians as well as detectives. Each of the 13 mysteries presents a motivating opportunity to review and apply essential math processes.

An extremely large rabbit has trouble hiding from the hunters.

Bruce, a bear bully, never picks on anyone his own size until he is diminished in more ways than one by a small but very independent witch. "Another animal fantasy that children will enjoy again and again".--Booklist.

Kermit the Hermit was a greedy, gabby crab until he found a better way of living.