Follows, in rhyming text and illustrations, the activities of a variety of animal mothers as they care for their babies.

Relates three silly ducks' rather impolite visit to their Auntie Goose's house, introducing simple action and noise words.

When Blaze and his truck friends head to the Truck Wash after playing in the mud, the cleaning equipment comes apart and they have to search for the scattered pieces.

Grumpy Cat is about to have the most unhappy birthday ever--and that's just the way she likes it! The world-famous feline stars in this hilarious leveled reader, with all-new full-color illustrations. Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories, for children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story.

"A family of ten rabbits teaches a hungry lion to eat carrot stew--so that he won't eat them!"--

"Penguin lovers and young nonfiction fans will enjoy following one penguin couple through their efforts to raise a family of chicks in this engaging Step into Reading Science Reader. Did you know that penguins have feathers but don't fly? Or that their eggs are guarded by the daddy penguin? Or that they dive in the ocean for their food? Discover these facts and more, along with brilliant photographs of chinstrap penguins in Antarctica, in this captivating...

"Young children can join Malibu and Brooklyn as they care for horses and learn to ride in one story, and then flip the book over to follow the girls as they learn about all the adorable animals on a farm"--

In 1838, a slave ship named the Amistad took hundreds of kidnapped Africans on a long journey across the Atlantic. But the brave captives would not give up their freedom, taking over the ship so they could sail back to their homeland. This History Reader is not to be missed.?Step 4 Readers?use challenging vocabulary and short paragraphs to tell exciting stories. For newly independent readers who read simple sentences with confidence.

A child lulls an attacking zombie with undead-themed fairy tales.

Children dressed in monster costumes attend a community party, march in a Halloween parade, and go trick-or-treating.