Burlington Public Library

Miss Alma is going to have a shower at the Rogers-Bedelia House. So Amelia Bedelia almost crashes the party with her cousin. She puts prunes all over the hedges, ices raw fish with chocolate frosting, stomps on Mrs Rogers's favorite tablecloth, and sprays all the party guests with the hose. But she knows how to do one thing the right way, and that is to make chocolate cupcakes

The adventures of best friends Frog and Toad, including Frog's suffering a bad cold and Toad's embarrassment over his unflattering bathing suit, are accompanied by material on the origins of books in the "I Can Read" series.

Amelia Bedelia, who knows very little about baseball, stands in for a sick player during a game.

A collection of five stories about two friends, Frog and Toad. Their every adventure is filled with the magic of true friendship, whether they're sledding, eating ice cream, or celebrating Christmas Eve.

As Grasshopper sets out to follow a road, he meets some unusual characters.

Uncle Elephant comes to the rescue when his nephew's parents are lost at sea and cares for him until they are found again.

This time the housekeeper is practicing her driving, and whether she is looking for forks in the road or mixing up directions, she is as cheerfully literal-minded as ever.

Filled with breathtaking photographs provided by the Wildlife Consevation Society, Amazing Gorillas explores many questions about gorillas and what we can do to help them survive.

Clear color photos accompany an informative text in this easy reader. Habitats, physiology, hunting patterns, and prey are touched on, as is the snake's place in the animal kingdom and the effect human development has on these slithery reptiles. Similar in reading level to Lucille Recht Penner's more informative S-S-Snakes! (Random, 1994) and Patricia Lauber's nicely crafted Snakes Are Hunters (HarperCollins, 1989), this book will help fill the incessant...

Gilbert the opossum imagines himself as Surfer Dude on a fun-filled day at the beach.