Lola, a therapy dog, is nervous and even a bit frightened when she has her annual check-up, but by the time the doctor gives her a shot, she is feeling very brave. Includes Curriculum Guide.

Excited puppies relate such new discoveries as the mailman comes every day and food tastes better eaten off a human's plate.

Come with Max as he takes off on his next exciting science adventure, this time joining astronauts on the first human mission to Mars. Equipped with a specially designed spacesuit, Max sniffs for signs of microscopic life. Will he find any? Read the exciting story to find out, and to learn how his trip to Mars helps his young friend Tori reflect on the beauty and fragility of our own planet Earth. Max Goes to Mars is more than just a fun story. Educationally...