Kit Spencer can't stand reading. She'd rather be outside playing and getting muddy than stuck inside with a book. But when her best friends, Josh and Alita, drag her to the local library, Kit makes an incredible discovery: she's a wizard--and books are the key to her abilities. Unfortunately, a greedy businessman wants to tear down the beloved library, destroying all its magic. To make matters worse, there's a sleeping dragon hidden there, and if...

When you look up at the night sky, you're not just seeing stars. The empty blackness of space is dotted with objects of all shapes and sizes, from gigantic fiery stars to tiny specks of dust. This book explores the mysteries of space and shares the secrets of astronomy -- the science that studies the skies.

Brer Rabbit tricks Brer Fox into rescuing him from a deep well.

This book introduces the Samurai warriors of old Japan, describing how they trained, how they fought, and how they died.

After one prank too many, trickster god Loki has been banished to live as a kid on Earth. If he can show moral improvement within one month, he'll be allowed to return to Asgard. If not? Eternity in a pit of angry snakes. School, fake "parents," and an eleven-year-old Thor's farts are pure misery. But when a bigger threat than Loki's mischief comes to Earth, Loki will have to decide whether he's really a villain, or if he might want to do the right...

"Open the giant fold-out pages to discover the powerful rockets and spacecraft that explore outer space. From early rockets and Moon missions to space stations and beyond, learn what it takes to escape our planet and even to live in space"--Back cover.

Want to sail the high seas? Or battle dragons to the death? Dive into this collection of thrilling stores and choose your adventure. Pirates, monsters, robots, knights and ghosts are all waiting to excite you - or send shivers down your spine. As well as funny, scary and action-packed original tales, you'll find two seafaring classics, Sinbad the Sailor and Treasure Island.

Collects seventeen illustrated stories about adventures with monsters, robots, knights, and ghosts, such as "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," "Treasure Island," and "Sinbad the Sailor."

"This wonderful collection contains twenty-five well-known stories from the Old and New Testaments. Charmingly illustrated and retold, this is a book for the whole family to share and enjoy"--Page [4] of cover.