Homer Price lives about two miles out of Centerburg, somewhere in the Midwest. He keeps busy with school or sweeping out cabins at his parents' tourist camp. But somehow one thing always leads to another—and he finds himself in the midst of a rib-tickling adventure. The day Homer tames a friendly skunk, he doesn't expect his new pet to get mixed up with dangerous robbers. How can he know that the whole town will get in an uproar when he runs

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A companion to Homer Price, these imaginative and outlandish tales from all-American Centerbury will leave you in stitches. There's Grampa Hercules and his never-ending tall tales, Dulcy Dooner, the uncooperative citizen, unbusinesslike Uncle Ulysses and his friendly lunchroom, the flustered sheriff, the pompous judge, and more. In Centerburg, along with the routine of day-to-day living, the most preposterous things keep happening. But...

Five classic Weston Woods titles based on the works of Robert McCloskey are presented. A collection of stories by Robert McCloskey.

"As soon as artist Robert McCloskey saw the ducks in Boston Public Garden, he knew he had to write about them. But how? Studying stuffed birds didn't help... As the ducklings grew, he got down on his hands and knees and followed them with pad and pencil. At times he even acted like a duck! Through revision, after revision, Robert improved the art and story, until he and his editor were finally satisfied."--

Lovely watercolor paintings capture the sights and sounds of nature on a Maine Island.

It's a big day for a little girl when she discovers her first loose tooth and makes a trip to the grocery store on the mainland.

Introduces children to classic children's literature and enhance early language and literacy skills. Snowy day: A small boy's enchantment with a city's snowfall has him making snow angels and snowballs, sliding down snow mountains and looking forward to going outside again. Owen: When Mrs. Tweezers convinces Owen's parents that their son is becoming a little too attached to Fuzzy, his beloved yellow blanket. Owen vehemently disagrees. What wil Owen's...

In Make way for ducklings, a family of ducks are looking for a home in Boston. In The story about Ping, a young duckling gets separated from his family. In The ugly duckling, a swan is raised by a loving duck mother, but endures teasing for his awkward, un-ducklike appearance. In Angus and the ducks, a live action film with narration, a puppy investigates what's making so much noise. In Cat and Canary, the unlikely friends have a great time when their...