"There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot rise. And such is the paradox of living, this ecstasy comes when one is most alive, and it comes as a complete forgetfulness that one is alive. The domesticated life of a powerful St. Bernard-Shepherd mix named Buck is quickly turned on end when he is stolen away from his master and put to work as a sled dog in Alaska. His once life of luxury turns into a life of survival...

When the town celebrates its 100th birthday, Clifford wants to be involved in the festivities, but as usual his efforts go awry.

Color photographs and simple text introduce bats, including how they fly, hunt, roost, and care for their young.

Text and photographs show a tadpole from a tiny dark speck in a frog egg to a full grown frog.

Learn all about ocean life in this book full of facts and photographs.

Simple text challenges the reader to find objects hidden in the photographs.

Easy-to-read, rhyming text describes a freight train as it goes by a railroad crossing.

Alfie loves his mommy's cookies, and he wants one more than anything! But grabbing for one, fishing for one, and dressing up as a cookie inspector don't seem to work. His mommy says there is a better way. What is it? The littlest of readers will learn proper manners with Alfie as his mommy teaches him to say the magic words.

"Simple words and sentences combine with amazing photographs of real-life animals to make this an inspiring early reader that children will love to read together, read with help--and read alone!"--Cover back.