From the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award-winning author of Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms comes an exciting new novel about a group of kids who must survive in the Amazon after their plane crashes. 5 1/2 x 8 5/16.

When journalist Cormac Easton is selected to document the first mannedmission into deep space, he dreams of securing his place in history asone of humanity's great explorers. But in space, nothing goes according to plan. The crew wake from hypersleep to discover their captain dead in his allegedlyfail-proof safety pod. They mourn, and Cormac sends a beautifully written eulogyback to Earth. The word from ground control is unequivocal: no matter whathappens, the mission must continue. But as the body count begins to rise, Cormac finds himself alone and spiralingtoward his own inevitable death . . . unless he can do something to stop it.

For more than fifty years families have enjoyed reading aloud the adventures of a young boy, Henry, and his dog Angus. On the night of the blizzard Henry and Laird Angus McAngus (Angus for short) read an exciting book about exploring. And the next morning Henry assembled his equipment for the trip: lunch and flags for claiming all that he planned to discover. "Don't be late coming home," said Henry's mother. "All right-if a bear doesn't catch us," said Henry. Exploring is hard work. It makes one hungry. It can be a little alarming if one does seem to see a bear. And sometimes, although explorers do not get lost, they are not quite sure which way to go. All of which makes exploring what it is and makes Henry's exploring worth reading about.

Four stories in book and DVD format - the stories and pages come alive on the television screen for the younger child.

Trains, planes ... and hot-air balloons? Dora is going for a ride "explorer" style and she wants you to come along!

Help Dora figure out which of her trick-or-treating friends is hiding behind each fold-out flap! Includes a fun pop-up at the end of the book. On Halloween night there is spooky fun to be had! Dora’s friends are all dressed up in their Halloween costumes—but who is wearing what? Kids will love helping Dora guess who is dressed as a ghost, pumpkin, wizard, butterfly, ballerina, and pirate and then opening the flaps to see if they are right. A pop-up at the end of the book featuring Dora and all her friends in their costumes adds a fun element of surprise to this spook-tacular book!

Young readers can learn about colors with Dora in this special board book with brightly colored tabs. Full color.