Adler, David A

Discusses how the celebration of Hanukkah came about, what it signifies, and the ways in which it is celebrated today.

Preoccupied with the impending arrival of his new baby brother or sister, fourth grader Andy gets in lots of trouble at home and at school.

Introduces fractions, decimals, and percents through descriptions of things found at a county fair; and includes instructions for a game.

Traces the life and achievements of the architect, bibliophile, president, and author of the Declaration of Independence.

While Cam's Aunt Molly is competing in a comedy contest, the expensive plate the winner will receive disappears and Cam and Eric set out to find it before the contest is over.

The true story of Lore Baer who as a four-year-old Jewish child was placed with a Christian family in the Dutch farm country to avoid persecution by the Nazis.

Danny and Calvin decide to find out why their fourth-grade teacher, Mrs. Cakel, is suddenly behaving very strangely by not only failing to enforce her many rules, but by violating some herself.

The ever-quirky Calvin convinces Danny to help him start a rent-a-pet business when Calvin's Aunt Ruth asks the boys to watch her miniature collie while she is away, but first they will have to find a renter.

Introduces several measuring systems such as the Egyptian system, the inch-pound system, and the metric system.