When Stella gets the sudden idea to go caroling, she has a little trouble getting someone to join her. Her brother, Frank, is not good at spontaneity. The Watsons are very involved in a precarious fruitcake attempt (but happy to send their pig, Mercy, out for the occasion). Eugenia Lincoln declines, a bit rudely, to accompany on her accordion, and Horace Broom is too busy studying planetary movement. Will Stella need to sing by herself--with enthusiastic...

Piglets introduces emergent readers to the world of a newborn piglet while providing them with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience. Carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references to support emergent readers, making sure they aren't facing too many challenges at once. Piglets includes tools for teachers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of...

"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces baby pigs to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--

"This title explores the life cycle of a pig in the wild as well as exploring pig traits and behaviors relevant to farm life"--

This informative title offers basic facts about piglets. Beautiful full-page photos and easy-to-read sentences will engage young readers. Help early learners gain reading practice and develop and reinforce language and reading skills with this fun series. Did You Know facts and a comprehensive Piglet Quiz are included. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SandCastle is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

Entertaining version of the life of Babe Ruth, from his youth in Baltimore to his retirement from the game of baseball. The following incidents are based on the true events that occurred between 1902 and 1935.

"Maggie Rose and Lily meet two little piggies who are lost at a rest stop and need their mother. But no one knows where they came from. How will they ever find the piglets' mom? It's Lily to the rescue!"--Back cover.

When Olivia loses her favorite doll, she dreams of becoming a Santa who returns lost toys; Olivia celebrates Christmas at Francine's summer beach party; Olivia puts on her own production of "Cinderella on ice" in her own backyard; Olivia pretends to be a reporter on a snow day and gets an up close look at the Abominable Snowman; Olivia tries to find a special gift for her teacher who is engaged to be married; Ian becomes worried when Olivia becomes...

Open the book's "blanket" cover flaps, and watch three little piglets wake up and embark on their wacky antics, as they jump, prance, and dance throughout their day.

Asked to fetch hay to make a bed for soon-to-be-born piglets, Thomas goes overboard and asks James and Percy to help out, but his extra good deeds just might make him too late to bring the hay for the new babies.