"With the rise of the Berlin Wall, twelve-year-old Gerta finds her family suddenly divided. She, her mother, and her brother Fritz live on the eastern side, controlled by the Soviets. Her father and middle brother, who had gone west in search of work, cannot return home. Gerta knows it is dangerous to watch the wall, to think forbidden thoughts of freedom, yet she can't help herself. She sees the East German soldiers with their guns trained on their...

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

A young girl is upset and doesn't know how to manage her anger but takes the time to cool off and regain her composure.

Text and photographs of Plimouth Plantation follow a Pilgrim girl through a typical day as she milks the goats, cooks and serves meals, learns her letters, and adjusts to her new stepfather.

A cumulative rhyme in which the spider, ghost, cat, and other inhabitants of a haunted house wake up and startle each other.

When lonely Miss Spider tries to host a tea party, the other bugs refuse to come for fear of being eaten!

In 1621 the Pilgrims share a Thanksgiving feast with their Native American friends and give thanks for all their blessings.

Text and photographs provide a simple introduction to the human skeleton, describing the composition of bone, the names of individual bones, and the function of a skeleton.

"Jonathan Harker is travelling to Castle Dracula to see the Transylvanian noble, Count Dracula. He is begged by locals not to go there, because on the eve of St. George's Day, when the clock strikes midnight, all the evil things in the world will come full sway. But business must be done, so Jonathan makes his way to the Castle - and then his nightmare begins. His beloved wife Meena and other lost souls have fallen under the Count's horrifying spell....

Ms. Frizzle and her students have a heart-pounding adventure as they learn about the human heart and the circulatory system.