Eddie wants a job, but he doesn't want anyone telling him what to do. In short, 12-year-old Eddie doesn't want to be bossed around; he wants to be the boss. Believing they have what it takes to run a business, Eddie and his friends Dink and Elizabeth start their own company, only to discover that being a boss is hard work.
When Tod and Billy are beamed aboard an alien spacecraft they must use all their wits to escape. When that doesn't work they decide to cause so much trouble that the aliens will want to return them to earth as soon as possible. Illustrations accompany the text of this beginning chapter book.
The Polk Street Kids are on their class trip to Boston! They're going to fly kites on Boston Common, walk the Freedom Trail and put on a play with Richard "Beast" Best as Paul Revere. Poor Beast can't remember his costume or what he's supposed to do in the play. All he knows is that he has Dawn Bosco for a wife and 16 kids. But loyal friends save ...
When an expert on ancient Egyptian artifacts becomes overly interested in Joey's purchase of a small golden cat at a museum exhibition, the McGurk Organization goes to work to find out why.
Describes, in simple terms, how to say "No" to drugs, how to listen to your own feelings, how to handle peer pressure, and how to become a drug-free kid.
Richard "The Beast" Best is convinced that a ruler he has found has magical powers. Occasional b&w illustrations accompany the text. Part of the Kids of the Polk Street School series.
Young children make their own rainbows and much more with simple, hands-on experiments that encourage them to learn about their environment and explore the many wonders of light!
Third-grader Matt is dying to win first place in the school science fair. The prize is a gift certificate for fifty dollars that will buy him the skateboard of his dreams. But when he teams up with his best friend, Eddie, he discovers that working together isn't so easy.
Pete and Joey are best are best friends, until they both run for class president -- and discover that it takes more than speeches and posters and promises win an election!
All it takes to have fun for days is just a stick of chalk and this book of really great games and activities! There are so many different things you can do with chalk on the pavement or the playground - such as writing messages, competing at chalk toss, drawing an obstacle course with a narrow road to follow on blades, bike or scotter. Chalk it ...
The Canal Street Kids realize their dream when they all get to be movie extras in Crypt Riders of the Night. Soon, however, they become convinced that their archenemy, Violetta Epstein, is a vampire! How they rid her of the vampire curse will have young readers howling with laughter.
Mary's teacher sets up a "golden ticket" contest just like the one in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and Mary is determined to find that ticket. When she suspects that classmate Marvin might have the ticket, she switches her bar with his but her devious deed does not bring the anticipated result.
Ten-year-old Matt inherited his athleticism and natural grace from his late father, so his klutzy, uncoordinated new stepfather, Frank, is a major frustration. Will Matt find a way to appreciate Frank for the unique person he is? Illustrated with b&w drawings.
The young narrator describes life as an asthmatic, explaining causes and symptoms of asthma, and discussing ways to control the disorder to lead a normal life.
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