Best Selling Books by Larry Dane Brimner

Everyone says Mary is brave, as she performs a number of tasks that require courage.

A rhyming look at a cowboy''s day at the rodeo.

Ideal for today''s young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and index, plus a comprehensive "To Find Out More" section listing books, organizations, and Internet sites. A staple of library collections since the 1950s, the new A True Book series is the definitive nonfiction series for elementary school readers.

Abby and her friends take time to move some bicycles so that their blind neighbor can walk on the sidewalk.

When a boy wonders, What good is a tree? he and his sister come up with a lot of answers, from using it as a fort to making it second base.

Rookie Choices is specially designed to encourage the development of good character. Each book in this series revolves around three spunky second graders called the Corner Kids, highlighting important decision-making and skills.

Gaby learns a lesson in kindness when she befriends the new girl in school.

On a field trip to the Nature Center, Three J leads his second-grade classmates on a mission to pick up as much trash as posssible after they find a bird caught in a discarded lunch bag.

When the Corner Kids cannot go to the water park because the car breaks down, Alex figures out a way they can have fun in spite of their disappointment.

A biography of Booker T. Washington, a man who rose from slavery to become a great African American educator and leader.

While researching the American flag for a class project, the Corner Kids ask townspeople what the flag means to them and find that each person has a different answer.

A biography of Pocahontas, a Native American woman who helped the Jamestown settlers.

A child takes the long way home in order to collect an array of new pets.

Alex learns a lesson about telling the truth when he thinks he has lost the money his mother gave him to buy milk.

Three J and Alex help Gabby keep a promise to her grandmother.

Ideal for today''s young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and index, plus a comprehensive "To Find Out More" section listing books, organizations, and Internet sites. A staple of library collections since the 1950s, the new A True Book series is the definitive nonfiction series for elementary school readers.

Gabby takes a pretty sparkle thing from the market without paying for it and must face the consequences.

A child describes some of the sights and sounds of early spring.

A young girl thinks that Wayne is a pest, until she gets to know him better.

The Corner Kids remember how Gabby and Alex helped Three J pick out Jake at the animal shelter and how the three of them came to share the dog.

Jealous of his friends''s matching coats, Alex soon realizes how fortunate he is to have a warm coat when so many people have none.

Ace is ready to race her new car! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic''s early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow! Ace has built her very own car and is getting ready to race! After oiling the wheels and kicking the tires, Ace sets out to win. But when a missing part and a rut in the middle of the track threaten to keep her in last place, Ace has to think fast to finish strong -- and come out on top! With Larry Dane Brimner''s simple text and Kaylani Juanita''s full-color artwork on every page, this fast-paced, action-packed book is perfect for new readers!

- Fits national reading standards by linking images to the text to provide picture clues and introduces age-appropriate vocabulary. - This series meets the Reading First initiative. - The repetitive language, structure, and rhyming patterns help children decipher words. - Word lists at the back of each book help build reading vocabularies. Grades K-4 Social Studies Standards Culture: I - Describe ways in which language, stories, folktales, music, and artistic creations serve as expressions of culture and influence behavior of people living in a particular culture. Individual Development and Identity: IV - Work independently and cooperatively to accomplish goals. - Explore factors that contribute to one''s personal identity such as interests, capabilities, and perceptions. - Describe the unique features of one''s nuclear and extended families. - Identify and describe ways family, groups, and community influence the individual''s daily life and personal choices.

A young wolf cub learns from his father that he is able to do just what is needed for his size.

Ideal for today''s young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and index, plus a comprehensive "To Find Out More" section listing books, organizations, and Internet sites. A staple of library collections since the 1950s, the new A True Book series is the definitive nonfiction series for elementary school readers.

A girl and her younger brother learn the difference between big and small by comparing themselves to various animals.

Describes the eighth planet from the sun, Neptune, and its orbit, rotation, gassy surface, rings, moons, and the visit by the Voyager 2 probe.

The Corner Kids all have different ideas about how to use a big box, but then they find that working together is the best idea of all.

A simple explanation of what e-mail is and how to use it to communicate with others through the Internet and the Information Superhighway.

Dramatic and defining moments in American history come vividly the life in the Cornerstones of Freedom series.

Follows the water cycle, as a raindrop moves into a creek, into a stream, into a river, and to its end in a lazy ocean.

Although people think her behavior improper, Nana rides a hog through town.

A child has fun playing with some cats.

"A juvenile biography of Crazy Horse, warrior chief of the Oglala tribe of the Sioux nation"--Provided by publisher.

Egbert practices division as he shares cookies with his friends and neighbors.

Young Elwood prepares for bathtime as he adds his favorite playmates, including eight large elephants, to the water.

Young Max has invented a machine for adding and counting everything from shoes and socks piled on the floor to a school lunch with too many peas. Told in simple rhyming text.

Three J has the opportunity to cheat in a contest to win a new bike and must decide what to do.

Three J and Alex help Gabby keep a promise to her grandmother.

For twelve history-making days in May 1961, thirteen black and white civil rights activists, also known as the ''Freedom Riders,'' traveled by bus into the South to draw attention to the unconstitutional segregation still taking place. Despite their peaceful protests, the Freedom Riders were met with increasing violence the further south they traveled.