Recounts in simple dialogue the famous tale of the race between the persevering tortoise and the boastful hare.

A usually aloof cat risks her own life to save her owner from a deadly fire.

Katy finds what she thinks is the perfect pumpkin on a class field trip to a pumpkin patch, but after her classmates tease her about how small it is, it is up to Katy's father to show her how perfect her pumpkin can be.

Illustrations and simple text explain what wind is, how it is used by plants, birds, and people, and how wind can become a storm.

During Parents Week at Robin Hill School, the students are all impressed with what one another's parents do for a living, especially Ayanna, who realizes that the artwork her father does at home makes him very special.

In 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech that proclaimed that it was time -- long overdue -- for all people to be treated as equals. Today his beliefs are more important than ever, and author Jane Kurtz explains Dr. King's words in language even the youngest reader can understand.

Big Rig loves to smash items delivered to a construction site, including barrels, crates, tires, and even his own birthday presents.

"Max is having so much fun that he keeps getting stuck! Will anyone in Trucktown be able to help him out?"--Page [4] of cover.