The classroom rat from Malcolm at Midnight returns to race through "the twists and turns of a fast-paced roller coaster of a plot" ( Kirkus Reviews).Now that Snip the cat is gone (but hardly forgotten), the classroom animals of the Midnight Academy are ready for things to get back to normal at the McKenna School. After all, protecting nutters (students) and lankies (teachers) is an around-the-clock job!When a rare coin an...

When Malcolm the rat arrives as the pet at McKenna School, he revels in the attention. He also meets the Midnight Academy, a secret society of classroom pets that keeps the nutters (kids) safe. There's just one problem…rats have a terrible reputation! So when the Academy's iguana leader is kidnapped, Malcolm must prove his innocence—and that even rats can be good guys. Illustrated by Brian Lies of Bats at the Beach, this engaging middle-grade novel will have readers rooting for Ma...

Why be afraid of the dark when there is so much to see? Whether it’s used to hunt, hide, find a friend, or escape an enemy, bioluminescence—the ability to glow—is a unique adaptation in nature. In this fun and fascinating nonfiction picture book, join world-renowned photographers and biologists on their close encounters with the curious creatures that make their own light. Author’s note and bibliography included.What happens when nature creates its own night-lights?

W. H. Beck's highly anticipated debut promises to delight young readers with an imaginative tale about a rat who refuses to be judged by his appearance. Malcolm the rat loves the attention he gets as a pet at McKenna School. That's where he meets the Midnight Academy, a secret society of classroom pets who' ve pledged to keep the students safe. The trouble is, rats have a bad reputation- so when their iguana leader is kidnapped, the Academy suspects Malcolm.

Now that Snip the cat is gone (but hardly forgotten), the classroom animals of the Midnight Academy are ready for things to get back to normal at the McKenna School. After all, protecting nutters (students) and lankies (teachers) is an around-the-clock job! When a rare coin and a strange code are uncovered in the school, Malcolm and the Academy have another mystery on their hands. To find answers, Malcolm must venture into the dangerous outside world full of shady characters, new friends, ...

This groundbreaking classic is now available in a special anniversary edition with bonus content. Winner of the Newbery Medal as well as the National Book Award, HOLES is a New York Times bestseller and one of the strongest-selling middle-grade books to ever hit shelves!Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnatses. Now Stanley has been...

Giant pandas are one of the most loved of all animals. Here are some fun facts you may not have known about giant pandas.Is a giant panda an herbivore or a carnivore?Do giant pandas hibernate like other bears?What do a giant panda's pupils look like?Which has more fingers; a giant panda or a human?Learn the answer to these questions and many more in this 15-Minute Book. Giant pandas look like cute, cuddly creatures from the Far East. How much do you kno...

You might know that they are the biggest land animal on earth, but here are some other things about elephants that you might not know.How much water can an elephant's trunk hold?Can an elephant drink through its trunk?Can an elephant's foot get stuck in the mud?Can elephants run?Learn the answer to these questions and many more in this 15-Minute Book. Elephants are huge, exciting animals that have some strange ways of doing things. How much do you know ...

Did you know that the courtship dance of some seahorses can last eight hours? Or how the sea serpent myth is thought to have started? This fantastic quick-read eBook features 101 amazing facts split into categories such as record breakers, sharks, unusual fish and many more. So if you want to know which fish the Romans used as a recreational drug, or in which states it is illegal to get a fish drunk, then this is the book for you! Find the information you want, fast.

Welcome to the Amazing Animals Adventure Series!Come with us around the globe to explore the animal world.In this book we will be visiting our underwater friends.You will dive into the deep to swim with the fishes and other amazing sea creatures.The salty ocean is vast, deep and full of variety. Water near the surface is lit by the sun and is warm. Water deeper down is dark and cold. In this book we will be looking at the sea creatures that l...

Everyone has heard of the dodo bird, that strange creature that would waddle up to hungry sailors only to be eaten for dinner. Dodo birds have often been looked at as stupid animals that were too dumb to survive. But the more we find out about this bird, the more we find out that they might not have been so dumb after all. Here are some things we have found out about them!What color were their beaks?Where did dodo birds live?Did they like the forest, the grasses or th...

Good friends come in all shapes and sizes!Unlikely Friendships, the runaway New York Times bestseller with a compelling message of hope and friendship and differences overcome, is rewritten just for younger readers. This hardcover chapter book for children ages seven and up collects five heartwarming true stories of animal friendship: a hippo and the goat who is his best friend, an iguana that snuggles with a cat, a dog that takes care of a blind deer, a cat and o...