Shark lady : the true story of how Eugenie Clark became the ocean's most fearless scientist
by Jess Keating

A lavishly illustrated portrait of shark scientist Eugenie Clark describes the childhood fascination that prompted her challenge of negative perceptions about sharks throughout her career, revealing how she overcame gender barriers to make remarkable discoveries and promote conservation.

Whoosh! : Lonnie Johnson's super-soaking stream of inventions
by Chris Barton

An introduction to the life and creative achievements of NASA engineer and inventor Lonnie Johnson describes his childhood in a house full of siblings, the problem-solving talents that inspired his career and his accidental invention of the Super Soaker.

The most amazing creature in the sea
by Brenda Z Guiberson

A lavishly illustrated introduction to the ocean's most superlative animals invites young readers to choose their favorites among sea creatures with the most venom, the greatest diving ability, the best rotating eyes and more. By an artist who has been awarded five gold medals from the Society of Illustrators and first prizes in both the Bologna and Barcelona International Book Fairs.

Quinny & Hopper
by Adriana Brad Schanen

An unlikely partnership between garrulous, ambitious Quinny and cautious, practical Hopper is forged at the start of the third grade, which brings such challenges as stylish bullies, a killer chicken and social rules that suggest they can no longer be friends. A first children's book. 25,000 first printing.

Charlie Bumpers vs. the Teacher of the Year
by Bill Harley

Meet Charlie Bumpers, a fourth-grader who is always coming up against embarrassing worst-case scenarios. He keeps trying to make the best of bad situations, but things don't always work out the way he'd planned! In Charlie Bumpers vs. the Squeaking Skull, Charlie is looking forward to the big sleepover at Alex's house on Halloween until he finds out the entertainment will be watching the scariest horror movies ever!

Third grade angels
by Jerry Spinelli

"George 'Suds' Morton competes with his third-grade classmates to earn the first 'halo' of the year for good behavior, but being good turns out to be more stressful than he anticipated"

8 class pets + 1 squirrel [divided by] 1 dog = chaos
by Vivian Vande Velde

A dog chases a squirrel into an elementary school one night, creating monumental chaos

Lulu and the brontosaurus
by Judith Viorst

Lulu’s parents refuse when she demands a pet brontosaurus for her birthday and so she sets out to find one on her own, but the brontosaurus she finally meets in the forest has no intention of becoming a pet. 75,000 first printing.

Nubs : the true story of a mutt, a marine & a miracle
by Brian Dennis

Befriended by a marine on duty at the Iraqi border, a mutt named Nubs became so devoted to the marine that when he was relocated, Nubs followed him on foot to his next post more than 70 miles away, in this amazing true story.

Bad kitty gets a bath
by Nick Bruel

With bath time approaching, Kitty's owners do what they can to prepare themselves for the disaster they know it will become--and even have an ambulance waiting in the driveway just in case! Reprint.

Sticky Burr : adventures in Burrwood Forest
by John Lechner

Sticky Burr is on the verge of being kicked out of his village in Burrwood Forest because he is not prickly enough to suit some of the other burrs, but when the village is attacked by wild dogs, Sticky Burr and his friends come to the rescue.

Clementine
by Sara Pennypacker

Armed with attitude, individuality, and a penchant for disaster, Clementine, a wonderfully wacky girl who is the inventor of the world's first pair of bologna glasses, makes her first appearance in this hilarious chapter book. Reprint.

Eoin Colfer's legend of-- Captain Crow's teeth
by Eoin Colfer

Brothers Will and Marty Woodman embark on a hilarious new adventure when they travel with their family to a small seaside town that is haunted by pirate Captain Augustine Crow who is searching for a new cabin boy. Reprint.

The SOS file
by Betsy Cromer Byars

When the year comes to an end and Mr. Magro prepares to read the stories collected in the SOS file, the children wait eagerly to see whose emergency story will win them extra credit for the year. 20,000 first printing.

Davey's blue-eyed frog
by Patricia Harrison Easton

When Davey stumbles upon a mysterious talking blue-eyed frog named Amelia who claims to be a princess, he must choose between showing her off to his friends or kissing the bossy green frog before two cycles of the moon pass, in a rollicking retelling of a classic fairy tale.

Gooney Bird Greene
by Lois Lowry

A most unusual new student who loves to be the center of attention entertains her teacher and fellow second graders by telling absolutely true stories about herself, including how she got her name. An ALA Notable Children's Book. Reprint.

Lady Lollipop
by Dick King-Smith

Johnny Skinner, a quick-witted swineherd, and a pig named Lollipop are royally rewarded after they reform a spoiled princess named Penelope. An ALA Notable Children's Book. Jr Lib Guild. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

Judy Moody
by Megan McDonald

Third grader Judy Moody is in a first day of school bad mood until she gets an assignment to create a collage all about herself and begins creating her masterpiece, the Me collage