From the author of The Jungle Book and Kim, Just So Stories is the perfect combination of education and fun to get kids to love reading. It is considered not only a quintessential children's book, but one of Kipling's best works. How did the elephant get its trunk? How did the leopard get its spots? And how was the alphabet made? Rudyard Kipling's classic collection of fables answers the great questions of animal and humankind in a fun, eloquent...

John Dolittle loves animals. Possibly more than people. His doctor's office is filled with mice, rabbits, pigs, and parrots, so much so that his patients have started to worry. But when he discovers the ability to speak with animals, his life turns upside down as he is launched into newfound fame. Soon, he finds himself invited to travel to Africa as an animal expert, where his real adventures begin amongst monkeys, epidemics, pirates, and the mysterious...

Simple, rhyming text describes the characteristics of different farm animals. Includes "Farm friends fun facts" and books and websites for further reading. Listen as you read along with this book and CD set.

When his colleague Long Arrow disappears, Dr. Dolittle sets off with his assistant, Tommy Stubbins, his dog, Jip, and Polynesia the parrot on an adventurous voyage over tropical seas to floating Spidermonkey Island.

The Ring of Sacred Volcanoes has been destroyed and Faolan is leading his small band of wolves across the ice bridge to the hoped for safety of the Distant Blue -- but his old enemy Heep is pursuing him and the icy path ahead is filled with danger.

A little boy has a series of adventures and misadventures with a bunch of wild animals.

Although Froggy is very excited when his Dream Team plays for the city soccer championship, he makes a mistake on the field that almost costs the team the game.

"Chaos ensues when a child imagines a zoo filled with animals doing the unusual and the unlikely"-- Provided by publisher.

"Hen is worried because she cannot find Chick anywhere. He is playing chick-a-boo with all the other farm animals. Adorable illustrations and leveled text help young readers play too!" Provided by publisher.

Illustrations and rhyming text provide a glimpse of a day at the zoo as experienced by the animals that live there.