Chart-topping singing sensation Switchback has returned to his hometown of Switchington Falls to open its new music venue. The opening ceremony centers on the unveiling of a life-size statue of Switchback himself. But when the pop star pulls back the covering to reveal the statue to his adoring fans, they discover his glorious face has been replaced by ... a coat rack? Who would pull off such an insane switcheroo? Was it a gang of local art thieves? Or a band of superfans determined to keep Switchback to themselves? Perhaps a rival pop star pulled this prank. It couldn't be a gang of zombies mistaking ceramic brains for real ones, right? Crack open a What Happened? book to investigate a preposterous mystery from four different perspectives. See what the witnesses get right ... and what they get hilariously wrong. Bet you'll never guess what really happened!

Chart-topping singing sensation Switchback has returned to his hometown of Switchington Falls to open its new music venue. The opening ceremony centers on the unveiling of a life-size statue of Switchback himself. But when the pop star pulls back the covering to reveal the statue to his adoring fans, they discover his glorious face has been replaced by ... a coat rack? Who would pull off such an insane switcheroo? Was it a gang of local art thieves? Or a band of superfans determined to keep Switchback to themselves? Perhaps a rival pop star pulled this prank. It couldn't be a gang of zombies mistaking ceramic brains for real ones, right? Crack open a What Happened? book to investigate a preposterous mystery from four different perspectives. See what the witnesses gets right ... and what they get hilariously wrong. Bet you will never guess what really happened!

Sam Witt's sandwich was a marvel on a plate. The sandwich to end all sandwiches. If life were a movie, there'd have been trumpets and drums playing as Sam paraded his delicious STEAM fair project into class. But not more than two hours after the breathtaking wonder's arrival at school, the king of all sandwiches was missing. Was it taken hostage by a jealous rival? Swallowed by a runaway tiger? Beamed up to space by alien invaders? Polished off by a rogue substitute teacher whose eyes were bigger than her poor groaning belly? Or was it something else entirely . . . ? Crack open a What Happened? book to investigate a preposterous mystery from four different perspectives. See what the witnesses get right . . . and what they get hilariously wrong. Bet you'll never guess what really happened!

A tale of two spelling-bee-winner-type kids and how they overcome vocabularily challenged mean kids. In their alter-egos, Jam-Bo and Litta-Girl, James and Liza realize that the bullies are no match for kids who are funny, brave, smart, heroic, decent, clever, capable, gallant, marvelous, noteworthy, and unparalleled. The cleverness builds as each page adds positive descriptors with more and more letters. With multicultural characters, wonderful vocabulary development, a few grammar lessons, rhyme and meter, and the use of a bright, graphic approach that grabs and keeps your attention, the book clearly demonstrates how kids can unleash the greatest superpower they have-their minds.

Children ages 4-7 who know their alphabet will learn to read quickly with this step-by-step beginning reading series.
Broden Books thoroughly modern and unique approach exploits the child's natural love of stories by teaching him or her to sound out words in vibrantly illustrated tales that gradually increase in complexity as new letter sounds are slowly added.
The on-page teacher's guide makes lessons a breeze. No prep time is required, just sit down and start reading the stories together. Suitable for home or classroom.
This sequel to "An Ant - Learn to Read, Book 1" teaches children to sound out words in 93 fun stories with long and short vowel sounds. The young student will gain confidence and mastery through regular repetition and review of each new word.
Free supplementary materials, including extra writing practice pages are available for download at the publisher's web site.
REAL Phonics is a method of teaching children to read by sounding out words in controlled vocabulary stories, using basic phonics rules.
Softcover volume, 144 pages, 372 illustrations

The Fall Family Fitness Festival promises to be the highlight of Justice Payne Middle School's year--as long as the sixth graders can overcome their nerves long enough to present their physical activity to the public. But two hours before the festival's start, students arrive at the gym to a disaster: Hailey's yoga station and Dawson's karate station have been trashed. Who would have ruined these stations? Was it a rival karate kid? Or maybe it was Dawson himself, hoping to prevent a recap of his previous disastrous brick-breaking attempt? Was it the new girl trying to take Hailey's spot in her friend group? Or was it a concerned father, hoping to get his daughter out of the project? Crack open a What Happened? book to investigate a preposterous mystery from four different perspectives. See what the witnesses gets right . . . and what they get hilariously wrong. Bet you'll never guess what really happened!

Green Valley Middle School's theatre students knew their production of Pirates and Lost Boys was cursed. After months of snow days, chicken pox, and flaring rivalries, they have finally made it to opening day. But when the lights go out and props and costumes get wrecked mere hours before showtime, the cast and crew suspect something even worse: sabotage. But who would do such a thing? Was it a self-absorbed pirate worried about being upstaged by the incredible set? Or a brand-new actor fearful of being outperformed? Or maybe it was rival students annoyed at having their talent show moved to the gym. Unless ... the play couldn't actually be cursed, could it? Crack open a What Happened? book to investigate a preposterous mystery from four different perspectives. See what the witnesses gets right ... and what they get hilariously wrong. Bet you'll never guess what really happened!

Green Valley Middle School's theater students knew their production of Pirates and Lost Boys was cursed. After months of snow days, chicken pox, and flaring rivalries, they have finally made it to opening day. But when the lights go out and props and costumes get wrecked mere hours before showtime, the cast and crew suspect something even worse: sabotage. But who would do such a thing? Was it a self-absorbed pirate worried about being upstaged by the incredible set? Or a brand-new actor fearful of being outperformed? Or maybe it was rival students annoyed at having their talent show moved to the gym. Unless . . . the play couldn't actually be cursed, could it? Crack open a What Happened? book to investigate a preposterous mystery from four different perspectives. See what the witnesses gets right . . . and what they get hilariously wrong. Bet you'll never guess what really happened!

Today is the grandest of all sixth-grade days at Marcy G Middleton Middle School: the Great Ancient Greece Extravaganza. So far, it's a herculean success, with children wrapped in bedsheets performing onstage, a backdrop of Mount Olympus standing tall, and a giant cardboard Trojan horse ready to roll. But when the mighty stallion makes its debut onstage, Spartans are left speechless by the Great Trojan... Chicken? How, exactly, was the horse transformed? Did a competitive set designer or rival baseball team vandalise it? Perhaps the high school theatre teacher introduced this challenge to test the students' acting skills. Or maybe this is all just a bad dream... Crack open a What Happened? book to investigate a preposterous mystery from four different perspectives. See what the witnesses gets right... and what they get hilariously wrong. Bet you will never guess what really happened!

The Fall Family Fitness Festival promises to be the highlight of Justice Payne Middle School's year--as long as the sixth graders can overcome their nerves long enough to present their physical activity to the public. But two hours before the festival's start, students arrive at the gym to a disaster: Hailey's yoga station and Dawson's karate station have been trashed. Who would have ruined these stations? Was it a rival karate kid? Or maybe it was Dawson himself, hoping to prevent a recap of his previous disastrous brick-breaking attempt? Was it the new girl trying to take Hailey's spot in her friend group? Or was it a concerned father, hoping to get his daughter out of the project? Crack open a What Happened? book to investigate a preposterous mystery from four different perspectives. See what the witnesses gets right . . . and what they get hilariously wrong. Bet you'll never guess what really happened!

Today is the grandest of all sixth-grade days at Marcy G Middleton Middle School: the Great Ancient Greece Extravaganza. So far, it's a herculean success, with children wrapped in bedsheets performing onstage, a backdrop of Mount Olympus standing tall, and a giant cardboard Trojan horse ready to roll. But when the mighty stallion makes its debut onstage, Spartans are left speechless by the Great Trojan... Chicken? How, exactly, was the horse transformed? Did a competitive set designer or rival baseball team vandalise it? Perhaps the high school theatre teacher introduced this challenge to test the students' acting skills. Or maybe this is all just a bad dream... Crack open a What Happened? book to investigate a preposterous mystery from four different perspectives. See what the witnesses gets right... and what they get hilariously wrong. Bet you will never guess what really happened!

Ms. Abaza's fifth-grade class is beyond excited when she brings in live mice for them to care for. The students spend the day thinking up names for their new furry friends. Should they be named after soccer players or computer scientists? The possibilities are endless! Yet when the students arrive the next day, the mouse cage is empty. Did an animal-loving vegan set the mice free? Or were they mouse-napped by a body spray-spritzing villainess who hates how they smell? Maybe they were actually million-dollar mice, stolen by crime bosses for their high value. Unless they mutated, developed superpowers, and escaped on their own . . . Mice don't just disappear, right? Crack open a What Happened? book to investigate a preposterous mystery from four different perspectives. See what the witnesses get right . . . and what they get hilariously wrong. Bet you'll never guess what really happened!