Joanne Mattern

This classic scary story features 101 challenging vocabulary words that everyone going into the 4th grade should know. Definitions are included, as well as word puzzles and games. And the story of Ichabod Crane's wild ride through Sleepy Hollow as he attempts to escape from a terrifying ghost is just plain fun to read!

Readers will discover how prehistoric animals hunted and defended themselves with their claws and how some prehistoric creatures used crests to help them identify others of their kind and scare off unwanted predators.

Provides information about ankylosaurus, a heavily armored but slow-moving, plant-eating dinosaur.

A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.

Discusses the duties of the Attorney General, how one gets this job, where one works, the daily routine, and other facts about the position.

Beginning readers learn about some of the animals in the rain forest.

Describes da Gama's expeditions to the Cape of Good Hope, the East Indies, and Calicut.

Wishbone the dog retells the tale of the mysterious relationship between the kind, well-respected Dr. Jekyll and the evil Mr. Hyde.

Provides information about allosaurus, whose name means "the different lizard" because of its backbone, and the way it hunted.