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Twenty-three poems capture the joys of reading.From that thrilling moment when a child first learns to decipher words, to the excitement that follows in reading everything from road signs to field guides to internet articles to stories, these poems celebrate reading. They also explore what reading does -- how it opens minds, can make you kind, and allows you to explore the whole world. Ryan O'Rourke's rich artwork beautifully captures the imagination and playfulness in these poems by noted author Amy Ludwig VanDerwater.

On a camping trip, the Squeak Scouts practice the math concepts of counting and multiplying, but when Albert gets sidetracked with his pet snail, Flash, the Squeak Scouts must shout, "Where's Albert?"

Making money is easy! Jack gets two dollars to sweep the sidewalk, a dollar to take out trash, five dollars to dust. Soon he'll have enough to buy a special copy of his favorite comic book! Jack has it all under control, unlike Spork, who's crazy for video games. But Jack forgot one thing. Making money may be easy. Keeping it is hard!

"Adam wishes memorizing the states was as easy for him as learning new sports, such as Spork's alien sport yubble"--

"When Piper runs for student council, she needs the help of the alien Spork in order to add razzle-dazzle to her campaign"--

"Trixie gets nervous that Spork, the alien in class, is feeling homesick, so she kindly comes up with a plan to make school feel more like outerspace"--

"Character trait: Courage"--Page 4 of cover.

"Character trait: responsibility"--Page 4 of cover.

First published in the United States of America in 2016 by Kane Press, Inc.

When a puzzling note and a skeleton are found in place of the town's time capsule, sleuths-in-training Milo and Jazz race with Gordy Fletcher to solve a seventy-five-year-old mystery.

When best friends Gus and Mickey go camping, Gus wants to put his survival skills to the test while Mickey brings everything from pizza to a television set.

Following a day in the life of Clarabelle, one of 1,200 cows on a Wisconsin dairy farm, we learn what it takes for a cow to produce life-giving milk and also by-products like electricity. The manure that Clarabelle and her herdmates create not only generates electricity, it provides fresh bedding for cow stalls and fertilizer for the crops grown to feed the cows. Vibrant close-up photographs capture Clarabelle, her calf, and the youngest members of this multi-generational farm family, Josh and Sam, sharing the workload.

All of Westview is excited when teen idol Starr Silveira arrives to film an episode of her television show, but when contest winners start receiving letters asking them to return their valuable show memorabilia, sleuths-in-training Milo and Jazz suspect a scam.

"With fun activities!"--P. [4] of cover.

The classic poem in a newly illustrated edition. Paul Revere and his famous ride were immortalized by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in a poem published in 1861, more than eighty years after the even. Longfellow wrote the poem at the time of the Civil War. He hoped that his story of an ordinary citizen who comes to the aid of his country would stir patriotic feelings and support for the Union. He was right. In face, if it hadn't been for Longfellow, Paul Revere may have remained a local legend. The poem fired the imaginations of Americans and a national hero was born. This illustrated edition of the classic poem features vivid oil paintings by Monica Vachula, whose research into period and place can be seen in the smallest detail. A concluding note by historian Jayne Triber, author of A True Republican: The Life of Paul Revere, explores the poem and Paul Revere's place in American history.