Trigger is a special horse - he can write his name! His is just one of the real-life stories in this book.
Marco is Sam's cousin from Mexico. He doesn't speak speak English very well. But he's a great soccer player! Will Sam's friends like Marco?
Raptors. Kick-boxing pack hunters who could slice open a veggie-saur with a single stroke. Tree-climbing cannibals who fed their babies the way eagles feed their chicks. Says who? Scientists. Bone…
John Ross, the chief of the great Cherokee Nation, is looking at his home for the last time. All around him, people are loading wagons for the long journey west. The Cherokee people do not want to …
'I'm not going with you, Aunt Dete!' Heidi cries. 'Oh yes, you are! Dete answers. Heidi loves her home in the Swiss mountains, her grandfather, and her friend Peter, the goatherd. So when Aunt De…
Hercules is the strongest man in the world, but one day he does something very bad. The priestess at Delphi tells him: "The gods are angry with you. For twelve years you must work for King Eurysth…
Abby is a teenager, and doesn't talk much to her parents. Abby's dad works hard for oil company, and Abby's mom doesn't like her friends. Then, one summer, Abby stays with her crazy Aunt May in Cal…
"It's my garden,"says the Giant. "People must understand. Nobody can play here - only me!" So the children leave, and the Selfish Giant puts a wall around his garden. After that, it's always winter…
Chris leaves his home in a small town in Australia to go and study at the University of Sydney. He needs to find somewhere to live. But it's not easy to find a house to share in a big city. Every …
It's Gromit the dog's birthday, and his friend Wallace gives him an unusual present - a pair of Techno-trousers. At first Wallace uses the trousers to take Gromit for walks, but when the penguin c…