When Sophie hears the Tooth Mouse announce a competition to name her successor, she decides to prove that she is brave, honest, and wise enough to take over this important job.

"One can be one thing all on its own-one star, one stream, one stick, one stone. But those on their toes, those using their smarts, know one can be more than the sum of its parts. Consider the two slices of bread that make up one sandwich, or the three lines of poetry that form one haiku, or even the ten years that form one decade. From one to ten, from sandwiches to centuries, every part is necessary to the whole. In this fascinating concept book,...

Late one night, Hound notices that Pup has vanished from his bed. Where could he be? This Level 1 first reader contains short stories, simple sentences, easy vocabulary, simple visual clues and lots of repetition.

A young girl loves all kinds of shoes except the ones with laces, until her mother gives her--and the reader--a lesson in tying shoes.

The moving true story of how young Ukrainian Jewish piano prodigies Zhanna (alias "Anna") and her sister Frina outplayed their pursuers while hiding in plain sight during the Holocaust. A middle grade nonfiction novel-in-verse by award-winning author Susan Hood with Greg Dawson (Zhanna's son).

She wouldn't be Zhanna. She'd use an alias. A for Anna. A for alive.

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A town built on a landfill. A community in need of hope. A girl with a dream. A man with a vision. An ingenious idea.

Hound tries to keep his friend Pup out of trouble in the farmyard.

What's floating around the farmyard that has Old Mother Hen all a-twitter? As it flutters and flaps and flies away, Pup and Hound are hot on its ghostly trail. Will our team unravel this spooky mystery? This Level 1 first reader contains short stories, simple sentences, easy vocabulary, simple visual clues and lots of repetition.

A broken bank, a missing locket -- there seems to be a thief about! Pup and Hound set their sniffers to the ground on the trail of the prime suspect. This Level 1 first reader contains short stories, simple sentences, easy vocabulary, simple visual clues and lots of repetition.

Pup and Hound find a raft under a bush and sail off on an adventure.