The kids in Room 207 take advantage of their teacher's good nature until she disappears and they are faced with a vile substitute. Miss Nelson has the worst-behaved class in school; then Miss Swamp turns up to straighten things out. Who is Miss Swamp? That's the mystery.

Collects five books that compare and contrast different mammals, sea creatures, reptiles, birds, while sharing information about each animal's anatomy and behavior.

Patrick has difficulty sitting still until his mother comes up with a plan to help him.

When David gets in trouble, he has excuses right up until bedtime, when he realizes he really is sorry.

When Tootsie, a small, pampered dog, joins Danny Dougle's Dogwalking Group, he is teased and tormented by the other dogs until he wins their respect by foiling a robbery.

"All science classrooms discuss animals that hibernate during winter months, but few know about animals that estivate--a prolonged sleep during hot or dry periods. Dual layers of text awaken readers to the reasons estivating animals become dormant--whether it's because warm weather threatens food supply or to avoid increased body temperatures. From the ladybug to the salamander, from the lungfish to the desert hedgehog, twelve estivating animals and...

Describes how different animal parents teach their offspring to obtain food, showing them how to use tools, avoid predators, and hunt.

"In this astonishing book from the author of the bestselling memoir The Good Good Pig, Sy Montgomery explores the emotional and physical world of the octopus--a surprisingly complex, intelligent, and spirited creature--and the remarkable connections it makes with humans. Sy Montgomery's popular 2011 Orion magazine piece, "Deep Intellect," about her friendship with a sensitive, sweet-natured octopus named Athena and the grief she felt at her death,...

A child learns that there are consequences for thoughtless behavior, from feeding popcorn to a bear at the zoo to dropping an empty can out of a car window.