Product Description: Stinky Cecil is back in a hilarious new adventure!Cecil and his amphibian pals are taking a well-deserved break after saving their pond from freeway construction when a third-grade science class shows up for a field trip. The kids nab Cecil for their classroom terrarium! At first Cecil is terrified, but he quickly gets used to being a class pet...read more

Product Description: "Funny and lovable! The characters in Stinky Cecil's pond world are honest, determined, loyal, and hilarious--especially when they forget themselves and act like real animals! I can¹t wait for more adventures!" --Jeff Smith, creator of Bone "'Sometimes big stories happen in small places' and big, fun, totally enjoyable tale happens right here in Stinky Cecil in Operation Pond Rescue...read more

Product Description: 1One hungry heron, tall and still,crooks her leg and tips her bill.2Two drowsy catfish,way down deep,snuffle through the muck,then go to sleep.3Three darting dragonflieshover and dip.Whiz! Pause! Whiz!Zoom! Zoom! Zip!The scene starts out quietly enough, but soon the lone heron is joined by two lazy catfish and three darting dragonflies...read more

Product Description: In a watery world where only the strong survive, the reptiles and fish living in a small pond launch a plan to eradicate Mr. Big, a snapping turtle that is terrorizing them. Despite a few protests from some pond dwellers, who warn of the potential consequences this could have, the animals solicit the support of a murder of crows to carry out their plot...read more

Illustrations and rhyming text describe the activities of animals living in and near a small pond as spring progresses to autumn. Reissue.

Product Description: This volume is a comprehensive political history of the American nation which integrates social, economic and cultural developments in a single treatment. This edition has been updated to include Newt Gingrich's Contract with America, the 1996 election and the 1995 budget crisis...read more