While hiding in a graveyard, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn witness a murder. Except for the killer himself, only they know who committed the deed. Terrified of the killer, Tom and Huck take an oath of secrecy. But their consciences bother them when an innocent man is accused of the crime and jailed. Will Tom and Huck speak out to save the innocent man from hanging? The murderer, meanwhile, remains at large, filling their sleep with nightmares. A...

An abridged retelling of the adventures of a young seaman when he joins the crew of the whaling ship Pequod, led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in pursuit of the white whale Moby Dick.

On an ordinary summer's afternoon, Alice tumbles down a hole and an extraordinary adventure begins. In a strange world with even stranger characters, she meets a grinning cat and a rabbit with a pocket-watch, joins a mad tea party and plays croquet with the Queen. Lost in this fantasy land, Alice finds herself growing more and more curious by the minute.

English novelist, historian and science writer Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) abandoned teaching and launched his literary career with a series of highly successful science-fiction novels. The Time Machine was the first of a number of these imaginative literary inventions. First published in 1895, the novel follows the adventures of a hypothetical Time Traveller who journeys into the future to find that humanity has evolved into two races: the peaceful...

An imaginative, wealthy, good little girl retains her royal composure even when banished to the attic as a charity pupil after her English boarding school mistress hears that her father has died in poverty.

Two young brothers help their Dad in another season of sugaring off, the process by which maple syrup is made. The process of collecting maple tree sap in buckets, to boiling it down into syrup is described here as it follows this family's day of creating this sweet treat. The book ends with a typical New England tradition of pouring fresh, hot syrup over snow and a reward for the hard work.

Stella and her friend Sam discover a winter landscape transformed by a heavy snowfall. It is Sam's first snowstorm, so he has lots of questions, and Stella shows him the delights of winter: building snowmen, skating, sledding, and making snow angels.

Three frogs stumble upon a large white egg that they are convinced is a chicken egg, but they are in for a rude awakening when the "chicken" hatches and meets her mother, who looks an awful lot like an alligator.

On Halloween night, Stillwater the giant panda tells Karl, Addy, and Michael a spooky and unusual story. Based on a Zen koan, includes an author's note with a history of the story and facts about Zen koans.

Beloved children's recording artist and preschool TV favorite Laurie Berkner's compilation of her greatest hits is a follow-up to her children's music top-seller, The Best of Laurie Berkner Band. Six of the band's CDs are represented here: Whaddaya Think Of That?; Buzz Buzz; Victor Vito; Under A Shady Tree; Rocketship Run, and the DVD/CD Party Day! It also features three bonus tracks, including the song One Seed, which has not appeared on any previous...