As part of the unique, science Know-It-Alls! Series that features stunning covers and engaging text, this book puts the spotlight on Bugs! Did you know that insects have a special body? All insects have a hard shell on the outside called an exoskeleton. Awesome life-like illustrations and informative stat boxes, filled with interesting facts, make this 24-page book fun and exciting for young science enthusiasts age 4 and up! Titles in the Know-It-Alls! Series include: Butterflies, Crocodil...

Ever wondered how snakes can swallow and digest an entire animal whole, bones and all? Or which snakes squeeze the life out of their victims? Explore this exciting book for answers to questions you'll be glad we asked - plus dozens of amazing facts and lots of colorful, action-packed illustrations.

Do you know how kittens' tails help them jump and climb? Or what makes kittens specially equipped for the dark? Or why kittens play so much? Explore this delightful book for answers to questions you'll be glad we asked--plus fun facts and sweet illustrations.

“A large, lavishly inventive novel . . . an American descendant of The Arabian Nights . . . erudite and artful entertainment.”—The New York Times Book ReviewAt a Manhattan planetarium in 1965, ten-year-old Enzo is whisked away from his young adoptive aunt, Mala. His abductor turns out to be a blood relative: his great-uncle Junius Samax, a wealthy former gambler who lives in a converted Las Vegas hotel surrounded by a priceless art collection and a host of...

Ever wondered why some lizards’ tails break off—and what happens afterward? Or what lizard is big enough to swallow a goat? Or what lizard can squirt blood from its eyes? Explore this exciting audiobook for answers to questions you'll be glad we asked—plus “Did You Know?” and fun facts.

Oh, no! Woody has been kidnapped by a toy collector! Buzz races to the rescue, but Woody’s not surehe wants to leave. Should he stay and enjoy a life of fame, or return to Andy, the boy who really loveshim? The blockbuster film Toy Story 2 is retold in this full-color, 24-page storybook.

The acclaimed author of Veronica and A Trip to the Stars returns with a dazzling new novel based on one of the great legends of musical history.New Orleans, 1900.The virtuoso cornet player Charles “Buddy” Bolden invents jazz, but after a life consumed by tragedy, the groundbreaking sound of his horn vanishes with him. Rumors persist, though, that Bolden recorded a phonograph cylinder, and over the course of a century it evolves into the elusive holy grail of jazz....

Ever wondered how some fish can see in the depths of the ocean? Or how fish breathe underwater? Or which fish fathers carry the eggs until they hatch? Explore this exciting book for answers to questions you'll be glad we asked--plus fun facts and lots of lively, detailed illustrations.

On a snowy night in February, at the improbable point in Lower Manhattan where Waverly Place intersects Waverly Place, a photographer named Leo meets Veronica for the first time. Starkly beautiful, mysterious, aloof, she leads him into a world where illusion blends seamlessly with reality—a luminously transformed city where powerful underground streams crisscross beneath the streets, a city of dragonpoints and Tibetan mysticism where real time is magically altered. Ten years have passed si...

Ever wondered why some lizards' tails break off-and what happens afterward? Or what lizard is big enough to swallow a goat? Or what lizard can squirt blood from its eyes? Explore this exciting book for answers to questions you'll be glad we asked-plus "Did You Know?" fun facts and lots of fascinating, colorful illustrations.

Ever wondered which insects are considered the skunks of the insect world? Or which insects communicate through dance? Or which insects taste with their feet? Explore this exciting book for answers to questions you'll be glad we asked--plus fun facts and lots of fascinating, colorful illustrations.

Have you ever wondered how the grizzly bear, sloth bear, and sun bear got their names? Or what bear is hardly bigger than a dog? Or which bear can eat a whale? Explore this exciting book for answers to questions you'll be glad we asked-plus "Did You Know?" fun facts and lots of beautiful, dramatic illustrations.