Childrens Chapter

When the jelly bean jar in a guessing contest disappears, third-grader Nancy Drew and her friends Bess and George start to gather clues. If they can’t find the missing candy, no one will get the nifty prize: a trip to Cosmic Kids Space Camp.

Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war. It's now 1943, and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching through town. When the Jews of Denmark are "relocated," Ellen moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be one of the family. Soon Annemarie is asked to go on a dangerous mission to save Ellen's life.

In this zany episode of Jim Benton’s New York Times best-selling series, pint-sized mad scientist Franny K. Stein dreams up a time-reversing cake plate that lets her “have her cake and eat it too.” As the principal honors her, however, people laugh at her middle name, Kissypie. But when Franny timetravels to change it to Kaboom, she accidentally turns Teenage Fran into an evil villain. Now Franny Kissypie must stop Franny Kaboom before it’s too late.

In Room 2B, Horrible Harry is best at thinking up yukky ideas. He loves to play with slugs, spiders, and all sorts of other icky stuff. But sometimes even Harry’s most horrible plans turn out to be good. Horrible Harry and the rest of the South School gang are busy in four lively new adventures. Help Harry try to figure out who his mysterious Secret Pal is. Sing along with his group as they put on a Deadly Skit. Go with him on a secret spiderweb mission. And, finally, let Harry show you how to make a whole bowlful of his specialty: green slime. The time spent in Room 2B is never dull with Horrible Harry around!

A classic fable from Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories, read by Johnny Morris. Have you ever wondered how and why the animals came to be as they are? In these magical tales, drawn from stories he heard as a child in India as well as on folk traditions he later collected all over the world, Rudyard Kipling gives some wonderfully imaginative explanations.

No more ponies! Andi lives on a ranch in 1874 California. She wants a horse of her own more than anything. But Mother says Andi has to ride pokey old Coco. Andi is sure she's big enough for a horse - even if she's not so good at remembering to care for Coco. Can Andi show her family she's ready for her own horse? Or will she always be stuck riding a worn-out, hand-me-down pony?

For Harry, his second grade classroom, Room 2B, is the best place in the world. His teacher, Miss Mackle, is setting up an ant farm. And Harry is sure he will be chosen to take care of the creepy, crawly critters. After all, no one loves horrible things, like ants, more than Harry. When Horrible Harry and his classmates send ants climbing up the stairs of the school, no one is shocked. Find out why, and join Harry in three more adventures (including one with a deadly fish tank) in this lively audio production.

In this episode of Jim Benton’s New York Times best-selling series, the classmates of Franny K. Stein show no appreciation for her passion—mad science. Even when Franny displays her two-headed robot, they show little interest. But after Franny makes herself invisible and whispers robot-improving suggestions, a few kids believe they’ve actually become mad scientists and cause the robot to run amuck.

Cam Jansen has a special talent. Whenever she closes her eyes and says "click", she can call up a perfect picture in her mind of anything she has ever seen. This is very useful when she plays Geography with her best friend Eric - and also when she’s solving mysteries. When Cam and her family meet Aunt Molly at the Royal Hotel, the last thing they have planned for their day is a mystery. But then they meet Mrs. Wright, who gave her luggage and her cat to a bellhop while she checked in, but now can’t find them. Can Cam’s photographic memory help solve the mystery?

Hank's school is hosting its first-ever Build-a-Robot competition, and Hank is ready to win. There's just one problem: He completely forgot about the contest! While other kids have been working on their robots for a month, Hank has just two days to create an amazing robot that will wow the judges and win him the trophy. To make matters worse, there might be another problem, too. Hank has no idea how to build a robot! With help from Jaden, a robot expert at his school, Hank and his friends construct their robot, Stanley, just in time.

Follow the adventures of Zoey and her cat, Sassafras, with this collection of books one to six in the series. Each story features a new magical animal with a problem that must be solved using science. There isn’t a set formula for each book; Zoey sometimes needs to run experiments, while other times she needs to investigate a mystery, and yet other times she needs to do research. Zoey models how to keep a science journal through her handwritten entries in each story.

Old Man Hawkins was a larger-than-life character among deer hunters, or, more precisely, among tellers and hearers of tall tales. His self-proclaimed method of hunting deer by holding a mirror in one hand and his rifle in the other, pointing backward over a shoulder, was, he said, "to be fair to the deer". It was a story, Davis tells us, that would occupy his father on the drive to Grandma's house.

Eight-year-old Nancy Drew and her friends enter a sand-castle-building contest. Someone doesn’t want them to win and won’t play fair. When their castle is destroyed, and a mean message is found in the sand, Nancy becomes a detective once again.

EllRay Jakes is tired of being bullied by fellow classmate Jared Matthews. But when EllRay tries to defend himself, he winds up in trouble. Then his dad offers him a deal: If he stays out of trouble for one week, they'll go to Disneyland! EllRay says he can do it. But saying it and doing it are two very different things....

Award-winning author David A. Adler delights with this mystery story for young sleuths. Cam Jansen and her friends are getting ready for the fifth-grade carnival. There are going to be many games and prizes, and Cam hopes to do well at the trivia game because she has a photographic (“Click!”) memory. But is there something strange going on over at the dime toss game? Christina Moore’s lively narration will captivate young listeners.

Learn about the history of the U.S. Civil War with the iMinds JNR audio-learning series for younger minds. A civil war is a war where the two opposing sides come from the same country. It is a war that occurs within a single nation. The U.S. Civil War was waged from 1861 to 1865 and was fought between the Northern states (making up the Union) and eleven Southern states (the Confederacy). A major cause of the U.S. Civil War was the North's condemnation of slavery.

Maeve Marvelous: The Middle School Witch! A Hilarious Middle Grade Fantasy Book! Maeve Marvelous thought moving to Snugglebrook to live above her grandpa's "Totally Normal" bakery and start middle school would be her biggest challenge. Then her birthday arrives, and suddenly, her life now involves: Magic powers that turn everything into a splash zone (swimming lessons not included) A talking cat named Mortimer who critiques her life choices. A lunch lady who sneezes fire when annoyed (cafeteria pizza day just got WAY more exciting)Plus, someone's stealing every shiny object in town, ...

Joey is nervous about his first day of school, but by the second day he is just excited.

"Outstanding Kid Series!" Book 13 in the award-winning Wright Cousin Adventures series!" Full of surprises and disguises, it’s the Wright Cousins’ 13th adventure. I mean, what could go wrong, Wright--write--rite--right? Uh-oh, I think we’re in serious trouble! The Wright cousins are back in America and diving into their active life of crazy inventions, school classroom mix-ups, and paintball battles. But their visiting friends, Sarina and Katrina Straunsee, run into trouble: Their royal anonymity is compromised by a high school story gone viral, and a treacherous enemy has placed a ...

What Shall We Do Today? The Great Milkshake Quest A Magical Adventure Story for Young Readers Perfect for ages 6-9 Chapter Book Educational Adventure Fiction Join Imani, Tommy, and Maya on their sweetest adventure yet! When mysterious sparkles fill the morning air and a magical milkshake appears on Maya's doorstep, three best friends discover a portal to Sweet Land – a wonderful world where vanilla dreams come true and every dog is celebrated for being perfectly unique. What makes this story special: Educational Adventure: Children learn about teamwork, organization, problem-solving, and ...