When their mother is taken ill while their father is out of town, four brothers ranging in age from two to twelve decide to take over the responsibilities of running the household.
The family of animals at the Bed and Biscuit are expected to welcome and help protect Malicia, a mean-spirited city chicken who tours with a magic show, but all are afraid of her temper and powers.
A workbook for building vocabulary, with definitions, usage examples, and exercises in such areas as foreign words, words with prefixes, medical terms, and antonyms. Includes a unit on standardized tests such as the PSAT and SAT.
Ernest the mini-pig does his best to help the other animals at Grandpa Bender's boarding house get along and have fun, but the arrival of a hyper Scottish terrier puppy who wants to be a fox disrupts life.
Hoping that his awesome moneymaking scheme will help win back his old friend Dan, seventh-grader Rusty finds instead that it leads to a new friendship with bossy Ruthann.
The family of animals at the Bed and Biscuit are expected to welcome and help protect Malicia, a mean-spirited city chicken who tours with a magic show, but all are afraid of her temper and powers. Together, the animals decide to show Grampa Malicia's true nature before she does something truly sinister.
Hoping that his awesome moneymaking scheme, a summer youth employment service, will help win back his old friend Dan, seventh-grader Rusty finds instead that it leads to an unexpected new friendship with bossy Ruthann Miller.
