Kate McMullan

A big city garbage truck makes its rounds, consuming everything from apple cores and banana peels to leftover ziti with zucchini.

Fluffy the guinea pig suffers many humiliations at the hands of the students in Ms. Day's classroom.

Fluffy the guinea pig enjoys himself when Ms. Day's class has a party to celebrate the one hundredth day of school.

A slave from birth, Harriet Tubman knew she was meant to be free. From the time she was a small child, Harriet was forced to work in the fields and was treated harshly by her owner. Finally, leaving her family behind, she ran away to the North. But her own freedom wasn't enough. She wanted to lead others to liberty. Harriet became a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, returning south again and again to rescue more than three hundred slaves. Harriet...

Describes the work scientists do to find out more about these huge prehistoric animals.

April Fools' Day is not a happy one for Wagner the mouse because his best friend, Pearl the rabbit, and other children and adults at school keep tricking him.

Wiglaf is off to Dragon Slayers' Academy and in for a first day of school he will never forget.

Even though summer vacation starts in five days, Pearl and Wagner, a rabbit and a mouse who are best friends, worry about next year's teacher, mean Ms. Bean.

When Wagner's eye test shows that he needs glasses, it takes him a little while--and some help from his friends--to adjust to his new look.

Fluffy the class guinea pig must deal with the unwanted attention of two cats, a visit to the hair salon, and a trip to the airport when he goes home with Emma for spring break.