"Please do not be afraid of us. We are not mean. We are on your team. We are the best beasts!"--

Each story is divided into three chapters. You start by reading Chapter one, then you go to the Annex, and you'll find there a quick summary of what you just read, a vocabulary list, and several multiple choice exercises intended to help you forge a deeper understanding of the story as it goes. Once you're done with this section, you move on to Chapter 2, then Chapter 3, and then you move on to the next story. It's so easy and fun you won't believe...

One night during a thunderstorm, Dolly, the daughter of Black Beauty's owner, runs out of the barn to find her cat and Black Beauty, after searching for her everywhere, finds Dolly struggling to swim after she has fallen into the river.

After Black Beauty is stolen and taken to a barn far out in the countryside, he breaks free and tries to make his way back to his owner in the city.

"Chip learns that an earthquake could threaten his family's home. So, he decides they need to be ready. But will it be too late?"--

In this innovative new publishing program, LEGO models and minifigures are illustrated in fun and fantastic scenarios throughout as the first point of engagement for kids with real-world topics. This program represents a marriage of core values between LEGO and Scholastic: imagination, creativity, fun, and learning, as well as providing the most engaging, educational information for children.

"Candles are lit during Kwanzaa. With decodable text and appealing illustrations, young readers can learn about the holiday. Pairs with the nonfiction title Holiday Fun"--

Bruce gets excited during the library, but soon learns that being excited does not mean it is okay to be loud.

Uses consonant blends, endings, and word families to help children progress gently into the next steps of reading.