books and reading

A ghost is making a mess of the library at Castlerock, and Echo's old friend, the librarian, is about to lose his job so it is up to Echo and the Bat Pack to figure out what the ghost is looking for and restore peace to the castle.

Lola loves to hear Daddy read a new library book each night, an activity that spurs her imagination and results in inventive play the next day.

Chronicles the history of reading, sharing stories that illustrate the power of written communication, and discussing why some people have wanted to keep that power for themselves.

Thirteen-year-old Nita, tormented by a gang of bullies because she won't fight back, finds the help she needs in a library book on wizardry which guides her into another dimension.

Contains entries for 1,169 books for young adult readers published between 1993 and 1996, each citing the subject, age range, characters, time periods, and locale of the book, and including a plot summary, list of reviews, and suggestions for related titles. Arranged alphabetically by author and subarranged by title.

When each family member reads a book to the new baby bear, they each hope that their name will be the baby's first words, but at a family celebration everyone is happily surprised.

Guidebook to reading aloud that includes information on when to start reading to a child, how to use television wisely, and more.

Rosamond, who starts a book club, claims there is a monster on the loose who is ruining pages of her cookbook, which leads Nate the Great and his dog, Sludge, to investigate as undercover detectives.

In her out-of-the-ordinary reading class, Miss Smith uses her incredible storybook to transport her students to Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Lost World," where they have an adventure with dinosaurs.

Hamlet enjoys reading books and writing poetry, not playing in the mud and fighting over supper like the other pigs, but he finally finds someone who appreciates him just as he is.