Describes the archaeological discovery of thousands of life-sized terracotta warrior statues in northern China in 1974, and discusses the emperor who had them created and placed near his tomb.

Fancy Nancy is back in this magical new story from Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser. Nancy thinks butterflies are simply exquisite. And that is why she can't wait to go to her friend Bree's Butterfly Birthday! It's going to be the fanciest party ever! But when Nancy finds out she can't go because her grandparents' fiftieth anniversary party is the same day, she is furious! How will she overcome this disappointment? In a glorious twist everybody's favourite fancy girl gets a sparkling lesson in fancy from her own grandparents. Maybe being fancy runs in the family after all!

Fancy Nancy returns in a purr-fect story about felines, canines, and making new four-legged friends!

It’s raining cats and dogs, when all of a sudden… Nancy hears a strange sound coming from outside! Nancy and Bree decide to investigate, and what do they find? Lo and behold! It’s oodles of adorable kittens! (Oodles is fancy for a lot.)

After finding some of the kittens good homes, Nancy and Bree each get to keep one for themselves. That’s until Nancy’s new kitten meets her posh pup, Frenchy. Will Nancy’s two pets ever get along? Will Nancy be able to love them both the same?

The brand new book in the ever-so-fancy Fancy Nancy series, it’s perfect for fans of the Eloise, Olivia, and other Fancy Nancy books.

Join Fancy Nancy in a fabulous 8x8 storybook adventure, complete with fancy stickers! Fancy Nancy can't wait for Easter. And this year, JoJo's class pet, Nibbles the bunny, is staying at the Clancys' house for the weekend. But when Bree and Freddy come over to begin an Easter egg hunt, Nibbles goes missing! It's up to Nancy to find her before anyone notices she's gone. From Jane O'Connor, author of the bestselling Fancy Nancy series, comes the perfect springtime read.

Fancy Nancy is back in this magical new story about a very exciting sleepover with a very special little sister... Nancy and JoJo are having a sleepover - and it's JoJo's first one ever! JoJo's a little nervous about sleeping away from home, but luckily big sister extraordinaire Nancy is there to put her mind at ease. Nancy is an expert at sleepovers. But when bedtime rolls around, it turns out it's Nancy who might not be as prepared as she thought... A new story in this bestselling series, about the love and comfort sisters give each other - little or big!

In this set of twelve mini-books, Jane O'Connor's beloved Fancy Nancy helps elementary school kids understand phonics. Learning has never been so fun! Phonics teaches children the relationship between letters and the sounds they make. A child who has mastered these relationships has an excellent foundation for learning to read and spell. According to the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, a child who has learned phonics has a method to recognize familiar words and "decode" unfamiliar ones. Fancy Nancy's lively personality and the full-color illustrations will make learning these vital pre-reading skills enjoyable for parents and children.

No one does fancy quite like Nancy!

Featuring six different stories about everyone’s favorite fancy girl, Fancy Nancy Storybook Favorites is the perfect addition to any collection.

From class trips to book reports, Nancy always knows just the right way to make the ordinary extraordinary. Now includes a sticker sheet!

This reading collection includes:

• Fancy Nancy and the Late, Late, LATE Night
• Fancy Nancy: Pajama Day
• Fancy Nancy Sees Stars
• Fancy Nancy and the Delectable Cupcakes
• Fancy Nancy: The Show Must Go On
• Fancy Nancy: The Dazzling Book Report
  

This compilation was originally published as Fancy Nancy Storybook Treasury.

Nancy Clancy may be a little older but she's still fancy and full of fun. Whether she's solving a mystery or predicting the future, no one brings pizazz quite like Nancy! This magnificent box set includes the first three books in the New York Times bestselling Nancy Clancy chapter books series, Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth, Nancy Clancy, Secret Admirer, and Nancy Clancy Sees the Future. In Super Sleuth, Nancy puts her detective skills to the test as she finds the culprit when a prized possession goes missing at school. Nancy, along with her best friend Bree, decide to take love into their own hands in Secret Admirer. In the third chapter book, Nancy thinks she may be able to read the future! Fans of the Fancy Nancy series will love following along with a more sophisticated but ever fun Nancy in this charming box set that includes all three beloved chapter books!

Fancy Nancy is back! And this time she wants to be fancier than ever! Nancy is over the moon when her family decide to get a dog. She dreams of having a papillon - a small, delicate, fluffy dog - by her side. This will be the ultimate accessory! But her family have other ideas. They want a plain dog. How unglamorous! With Fancy Nancy's trademark humour and warmth, Nancy discovers that true fanciness does not depend simply on appearance but more on a genuine joie de vivre, which is a very fancy phrase for having lots of fun!

For the fanciest girl around, the outdoors are out of this world Fancy Nancy and her best friend, Bree, set out to explore the fascinating world of wildflowers, trees, leaves, birds, and, of course, butterflies in their exclusively glamorous Explorers' Club. With recipes for pinecone bird feeders and extra-fancy lemonade, an official club bird, and an exclusive map of the territory, Fancy Nancy is one Explorer Extraordinaire

Take a look at Nancy's very own enlightening discoveries and find out just how fancy the outdoors can be

An extra-fancy unicorn story that comes with over 30 stickers to keep kids engaged and entertained! Along with such favorites as How to Catch a Unicorn and Paint by Sticker Kids: Unicorns & Magic, Fancy Nancy and the Quest for the Unicorn is a proven winner for unicorn fans looking for interactive fun. Nancy and Bree are unicorn experts. (That's a fancy way of saying they know almost everything about them.) When they decide to go on an epic quest to find a unicorn, Freddy and JoJo want to play too. Together, they follow trails of glitter--but after searching high and low, Freddy and JoJo complain that they are all quested out! The big sisters won't quit, and take a guess at what they discover...

An I Can Read story from New York Times bestselling duo Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser: Yummy, cupcakes are scrumptious (that's fancy for tasty!). Nancy is thrilled to be making cupcakes for the bake sale! But will she remember to follow all of Mom's directions?Fancy Nancy and the Delectable Cupcakes, a Level One I Can Read adventure, is carefully crafted using short sentences, familiar words, and simple concepts for children eager to read on their own. Contains a glossary of Fancy Nancy's fancy words.

Learning to read has never been so delightful. (That's a fancy word for fun.) From New York Times bestselling duo Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser, Fancy Nancy brings her humor and panache to the world of emergent readers. Five magnificent stories come in a carry-along box with a plastic handle and a velcro closure. This collection is perfect for the newest reader in your family.Included in this box are five favorite Fancy Nancy Level One I Can Read books: Fancy Nancy at the MuseumFancy Nancy and the Boy from ParisFancy Nancy Sees StarsPoison Ivy ExpertThe Dazzling Book Report Each Level One story is carefully crafted using short sentences, familiar words, and simple concepts for children eager to read on their own. Contains a glossary of Fancy Nancy's fancy words.

In this collection of twelve fabulous stories from New York Times bestselling team Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser, Fancy Nancy enjoys a field trip to the aquarium, meets a new friend from Paris, celebrates pajama day at school, and more! With each story timed to be a five-minute read-aloud, this storybook collection makes anytime the perfect time for fancy fun! This collection has a sturdy, padded cover and over 190 pages of full-color illustrations! The collection includes lightly adapted versions of 12 favorite stories: * Fancy Nancy and the Late, Late, LATE Night * Fancy Nancy: Hair Dos and Hair Don'ts * Fancy Nancy and the Too-Loose Tooth * Fancy Nancy and the Mean Girl * Fancy Nancy: Sand Castles and Sand Palaces * Fancy Nancy: Budding Ballerina * Fancy Nancy: The 100th Day of School * Fancy Nancy: Pajama Day * Fancy Nancy: My Family History * Fancy Nancy: Spring Fashion Fling * Fancy Nancy and the Boy from Paris * Fancy Nancy: Peanut Butter and Jellyfish

Fancy Nancy thinks butterflies are simply exquisite.

And that is why she can't wait for her friend Bree's Butterfly Birthday. It's going to be the fanciest birthday party ever But when Nancy finds out she can't go because her grandparents' fiftieth anniversary party is the same day, she is furious. (Mad is way too plain for how she feels.) Will Nancy be able to overcome her disappointment?

Nancy loves spelling. She can spell fun words like "happy" and French words like chien (that means "dog") and even long words like "splendid." But when Ms. Glass's spelling test is harder than Nancy anticipated, the self-professed spelling prodigy faces a tough decision that pits her pride against her principles.

Young readers will relate to Nancy's test-taking dilemma in this new addition to the Fancy Nancy I Can Read series.

What could be fancier than Christmas?

Presents with elegant wrapping paper, festive decorations, Christmas cookies with sprinkles--and who could forget the tree? After all, there is no such thing as too much tinsel. Ooh la la This year, Nancy is especially excited about decorating the Christmas tree. She bought a brand-new sparkly tree topper with her own money and has been waiting for Christmas to come. But when things don't turn out the way Nancy planned, will Christmas still be splendiferous?

In this merriest of stories from bestselling duo Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser, Nancy proves once again that a little fancying up can go a long, festive way

Calling all poets

Fancy Nancy Clancy is so poetic, even her name rhymes. And with limericks, couplets, free verse, and more, poetry is plenty fancy So when her teacher Ms. Glass gives Nancy and her classmates an assignment to come up with their very own poems, Nancy is determined to write one that is superb. But what happens when she can't think of a good idea?

Complete with Nancy's very own poetry anthology, Fancy Nancy: Poet Extraordinaire shows how a true love of words can be tres fancy. Ooh la la And with a little inspiration, which is fancy for something that helps you get good ideas, Fancy Nancy just might be a Poet Extraordinaire after all.

Join Nancy Clancy in New York Times bestselling team Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser's fourth Nancy Clancy chapter book! In this perfect follow-up to Super Sleuth, Secret Admirer, and Sees the Future, Nancy and her best friend, Bree, must go back in time to solve a mystery. Nancy and Bree set out to unlock the secret of the silver key in the hopes of finding some treasure along the way. But solving the mystery soon proves to be more difficult than they had thought, and when the answer isn't what they expect, Nancy and Bree learn there are some things that remain timeless forever. Fans of Fancy Nancy will love joining Nancy Clancy in the latest edition to the chapter book series. The central theme of all the Nancy Clancy books shines through, showing the power of positive thinking and the will to never give up.

Four books, one box, and oodles of Nancy Clancy fun!

Whether she's taking the stage, playing sports, or delivering news, Nancy Clancy always does it with a touch of fancy!

This fabulous box set includes the final four of the fantastic Nancy Clancy paperback chapter books by New York Times bestselling team Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser: Nancy Clancy, Star of Stage and Screen; Nancy Clancy, Soccer Mania; Nancy Clancy Seeks a Fortune; and Nancy Clancy, Late-Breaking News!

Plus check out the first box set: Nancy Clancy's Ultimate Chapter Book Quartet: Books 1-4!

Join Fancy Nancy in a fabulous story about friendship and sharing, complete with fancy stickers! Fancy Nancy has so many jewels that her jewelry boxes are overflowing! (That's a fancy way of saying she can't even close them.) But when she and Bree decide to have a jewelry swap, Nancy starts to miss what she gave away-her old charm bracelet. She wants to ask for it back, but what if Bree wants to keep it? Perfect for shared reading with your best friend, from the bestselling dazzling duo Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser.

With the 100th day of school just around the corner, Nancy finds herself utterly stumped. She can't think of anything exciting, special, or imaginative enough to bring in to class to commemorate the day. Just as Nancy begins to lose hope, she finds inspiration from an unexpected source--and learns that even sad events can bring with them a glimmer of beauty.

This sweet and touching story is the newest addition to the Fancy Nancy I Can Read series. With simple text, eye-popping illustrations, and a glossary of Fancy Words in the back, this is a perfect choice for young readers everywhere.

Fancy Nancy is back

And when her family decides to get a dog, she's certain she can be fancier than ever. After all, a papillon--a small, delicate, fluffy dog--is the ultimate accessory. But her family wants a large, plain dog.

How unglamorous

You're invited to a tea party! Join in the fun with hostess extraordinaire Fancy Nancy.Fancy Nancy shares her favorite tea-party tips: from what to wear, which refreshments to serve, and how to make absolutely everything--even paper plates and plastic spoons--tres elegant! A perfect gentle and friendly etiquette teaching tool, Tea Parties is a great gift for your little hostess!With a little imagination, they too can create an exquisite tea party that is perfect for friends and family. R.S.V.P. oui, oui, oui!Recipe cards included! From the dazzling New York Times bestselling duo Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser.