"London. The future. Alex and Freddy are just like any other brothers. They squabble. They drive their parents crazy. There's only one difference. They're the most powerful robots on Earth. But Alex and Freddy will soon discover that they're not the only super-powered robots around. For an evil robotic mind is making sinister plans, and their lives won't stay peaceful for much longer"--

When field scientist Lucy defies the law of her safe but authoritarian home on an oasis by leading a team of researchers into the desert to learn about the greater world, what she finds will change everything, beginning with the knowledge that beetles are not the only living creatures.

Ms. Lernin, a retired paleontologist, helps fifth-grader Ronnie study for a quiz on dinosaurs by taking her on a guided tour of the Mesozoic Era.

The author describes her experiences as a young Vietnamese immigrant, highlighting her family's move from their war-torn home to the United States in graphic novel format. "Exploring the anguish of immigration and the lasting effects that displacement has on a child and her family, Bui documents the story of her family's daring escape after the fall of South Vietnam in the 1970s, and the difficulties they faced building new lives for themselves"--Publisher...

What could possibly go wrong when Jean, Petey, Kriss, Mom and Dad take a vacation in the country? Would you believe they wind up on a fearsome farm where all the animals have mutated into horrible monsters? Watch and scream (and laugh!) as colossal cows, outrageously over-sized chickens, pigs of preposterous proportions, dangerously deadly ducks, frightening fish, and a tremendous, terrifying turkey turn a fun family vacation into a never-ending nightmare!...

Leafstar, having escaped from the Twoleg's home with the help of Billystorm and her Clanmates, finds more trouble when Sol joins the ranks of the SkyClan and his actions bring about a disaster, leaving Leafstar to decide if trusting a stranger in her ranks is worth risking the clan's future.

An imaginative mouse dreams of being queen of the world, but will settle for an invitation to the most popular girl's slumber party.

An intelligent and outspoken only child, Satrapi--the daughter of radical Marxists and the great-granddaughter of Iran's last emperor--bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country. Originally published to wide critical acclaim in France, where it elicited comparisons to Art Spiegelman's Maus, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi's wise, funny, and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution....

Collects the adventures of Akissi, a young West African girl who is always getting into trouble.