juvenile fiction

Pico does not believe the old stories that say the moai, the stone statues of his village, come alive and protect the people in time of trouble, until a great wave comes and he is in grave danger. Includes facts about tsunamis, Easter Island, and the effects of deforestation.

When Buddy Bear and his mother go to the beach, she teaches him all about shells and mollusks. Includes facts about shells.

After eluding capture by the Nazis, seven-year-old Rebekkah and her mother are brought from Italy to the United States to begin a new life.

Young Violet's only friend is her dog, Orville, until one of her homemade flying machines takes her to the rescue of a Boy Scout troop in trouble.

Because he is such a short mouse, Jos? is never picked to play basketball, but his determination to play well and a lot of practice get him on the team and give him the ability to step in when the star player is injured the day of the playoffs.

The other animals at school make fun of Sweet Briar because she is a skunk and has a strong smell, until she uses her scent to chase away a hungry wolf.

Charlie likes to be ready for anything, imagining that his house could be flooded or a mermaid might kidnap him, but he learns that it is sometimes good to be unprepared.

George tries to trick his brothers into doing his chores for him so that he can go to the movies with his friend, but things do not turn out exactly the way he wants them to.

A rhyming story about a pig whose passion for dancing becomes contagious.

Franklin borrows a book from the library on how to make super-duper kites and accidentally loses it; and now he is afraid to go back to the library unless he can find it.