Charlotte Guillain

A simplified version of the familiar folktale featuring a hungry little chick who happens upon the house of the three bears and helps herself to their belongings. Includes a note on the history of the tale.

How do spiders make their webs? How do spiders eat their prey? How many eyes do spiders have? This title takes a fun look at spiders through engaging photos and lively text.

Explores the features, purpose, and types of informational writing. Includes three activities for practicing informational writing, color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.

'Great Art Thefts' examines famous art crimes and the hunt to find the thieves. Part of the Treasure Hunters series, 'Great Art Thefts' offers a crosscurricular mix of science & technology and history, with a fun, dramatic approach. Art thefts covered in the book include the Mona Lisa, the Scream, the Millennium theft from the Ashmolean Museum, and the greatest ever single art theft: the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist. The book also looks at...

Little Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks pass each other in the woods unknowingly, get lost in the underbrush, and end up going to the wrong homes--Red to the Three Bears' house, Goldilocks to Red's Grandma.

A simplified version of the familiar tale featuring a little duckling who meets a hungry wolf in the forest while on her way to visit her grandmother. Includes a note on the history of the tale.

Examines the unique abilities and characteristics of elephants, discussing how elephants are among the smartest animals on the planet and maybe even have a sense of self, being able to recognize themselves in a mirror.

Provides basic information on what makes up a short story including characters, plots, different types of stories, and how to find the right story for each reader.

Explores the features, vocabulary, structure, and types of poems.

Revises the classic tale "Jack and the Beanstalk" using a kitten named Cat who sells his basket for magic beans. Cat climbs the beanstalk and encounters a giant dog while trying to steal golden pet food cans and magic pet toys.