Ages 7 to 8

The famous word detective William Word Sleuth sets out to solve the kidnapping of a special victim—his own father. He and his dog Scout will have to use every tool at their disposal to decipher the clues and save the day. Readers will learn how to...

There’s trouble at the library! A vandal has removed words from the books and scattered them about. To repair the damage—and catch the culprit—the librarian will have to enlist the assistance of the famous word detective William Word...

The letter Y has headed off a war between the consonants and vowels. Now, all the letters must learn to work together as they join Y in the search for his long-lost father—the mysterious letter X. Readers will learn common vowel teams, consonants...

The mysterious letter Y visits the Kingdom of Consonants to learn about this strange place. But, when Y escapes to the Land of Vowels with a royal prisoner, the consonant king declares war. Y must work with both consonants and vowels to bring peace...

Would you rather climb the tallest tree that ever lived, or the neck of the tallest dinosaur? Bump into a creature called a lace crab or one called an unusual shrimp? Be hunted by a tyrannosaurus or velociraptors? Ponder these questions and many more in...

Would you rather play cards with Pinocchio or croquet with the Queen of Hearts? Go to the amusement park with Curious George or the Cowardly Lion? Go for a stroll in Wonderland or Oz? Ponder these questions and many more in this volume of the Would You...

Would you rather build a house on the seashore or inland? Fly with a frigatebird or swim with a leatherback sea turtle? Eat a plate of blubber or a bowl of kelp? Ponder these questions and many more in this volume of the Would You Rather series. Engaging...

Would you rather build a house on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park or on South Africa's Table Mountain? Have a pet from the Great Barrier Reef or the Galapagos Islands? Bathe in Wyoming's Grand Prismatic Spring or the Dead Sea? Ponder these questions...

Would you rather sunbathe on Earth or on the moon? Be part of a civilization that lived on one planet or many? Crash land on a comet or an asteroid? Ponder these questions and many more in this volume of the Would You Rather series. Engaging color...

Would you rather be bitten by a bull snake or by a cuddlylooking mammal called the slow loris? Hug a sloth or a python? Have dinner with the lizardlike tuatara or with a tarantula? Ponder these questions and many more in this volume of the Would You...

Would you rather surf big waves in Hawaii or snowboard at the X Games? Do a backflip on a motorcycle or jump over a dozen buses? Ride a superfast roller coaster or one with lots of loops? Ponder these questions and many more in this volume of the Would...

Would you rather hang out with the Loch Ness Monster or Bigfoot? Have a fairy godmother or a pet gremlin? Celebrate the full moon with a coven of witches or a pack of werewolves? Ponder these questions and many more in this volume of the Would You Rather...