Emma Carlson Berne

Many motivated youngsters are always trying to think up new ways to make some extra money. Running a bake sale can be a simple and lucrative business with the proper planning and organization. Young people learn all the steps to run a successful bake sale and get some useful tips and a handy checklist as well.

Examines twenty prisons from around the world and includes descriptions of living conditions, information on famous prisoners, and facts about when the prisons were in operation and what types of prisoners were held at each facility.

"Each section focuses on a different aspect of running a recycling business from start to finish, including brainstorming your idea, making a business plan, and putting that plan into action."--

Seaside Sanctuary Marine Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina has a wild pen which is supposed to be healthier for the marine animals brought there, but the three new dolphins are getting sick and no one can explain why; Elsa Roth, whose parents work at the sanctuary, is convinced that a local chemical plant is to blame, but since the water tests do not show contamination she is having trouble getting the adults to believe her--and if she is going to...

An oil spill spells trouble for Seaside Sanctuary and the birds and other marine animals that live along the beach, including a young pelican that Elsa and Olivia rescue; all the birds need to be carefully cleaned and given medical attention--but there is another problem: until the spill is cleaned up the birds cannot be released, and the company responsible for the spill does not seem interested in doing its part.

Tells the stories of several thousand Jewish children rescued from Nazi Germany during World War II and brought to new homes in the United Kingdom.

"Learn how some of nature's treasures are produced--from start to finish. Suitable for both struggling and at-level readers, these titles teach life science concepts as well as sequential thinking."--

Shine the science spotlight on frogs, toads, newts, salamanders, and caecilians! Organized by reference topics such as habitat, anatomy, and diet, Amphibians introduces young readers and browsers to these water-dependent animals through vibrant full-color photos and concise, factual text.

In November 1938, young Ruth Block is a Jewish girl in Frankfurt Germany, trying to cope with the ever tightening noose of Nazi oppression; her father's stationery store has been shut down, and her school closed; then one night her family's apartment is broken into, and her father is dragged out, arrested, and taken to a concentration camp--and it becomes clear that if Ruth and her best friend Miriam are going to survive they must somehow get out...

Collects three tales of adventure starring Princess Leia, from making new friends, undetaking a daring new mission, and protecting a group of Imperial Stormtroopers.