After observing some boys play football, a group of animals get together and form their own team.

"Joe can't find his sister Moe. Maybe her notes will tell him where to go! Fully decodable text features high-frequency words, words to help with short vowel/long vowel discrimination, and words with the long o sound spelled o-consonant-silent e"--Provided by publisher.

Zoo animals from polar bear to walrus make their distinctive sounds for each other, while children imitate the sounds for the zookeeper. Includes note to parents and teachers, and related activities.

Even though Mole loves soccer, his feet and eyesight keep him from playing on a team, but luckily his friend has a solution.

None of the other animals can sleep because Elephant has the hiccups.

When Mother Mouse's son Squeakins runs away after a cat scared him, no one has any clue where he went! Is he hiding in the tree? The basket? The hill? Who can solve the case of the missing mouse? Why, Sherlock Chick, that's who! With a magnifying glass, a purple plaid hat, and his beak to the ground, acclaimed artist and author Robert Quackenbush's super teeny, super sleuth is ready to get cracking and solve his latest mystery!

A large, spotted animal discovers he really belongs in a circus, not a zoo.

Gobbled by a snake, a crafty boy finds a way out of his predictament by encouraging the snake to eat an increasing number of animals.

Ned is forced to share his bed and playing at the park is fun.

When King Lion loses his voice, Rhinoceros offers to fill in with a bedtime story, but first he must learn how books work.