"From a graphite core to a metal ferrule that holds the eraser in place, pencils are simple but ingenious tools. Every part of a pencil serves a key role in letting students write, draw, and erase. This narrative shows readers how flat slats of wood are transformed into writing implements used in schools each day"--Provided by the publisher.

Gears and Wiz see how pencil leads have a bath in hot wax before they are able to write, and the secret of how the lead gets into the pencil is revealed!

"Based on Mindy Johnson's critically acclaimed Disney Editions title, Ink & Paint: The Women of Walt Disney's Animation, this nonfiction picture book is a fun and inspiring look at many of the amazing women who have worked at Disney Animation over the years--from Story Artists, to Animators to Inkers and Painters, all with unique personalities and accomplishments, such as becoming a record-holding pilot, or designing Hollywood monsters, or creating...

"Pencil and his boy Jackson draw, sketch, and scribble together. But when Tablet comes along, Pencil finds himself dumped in the dreaded junk drawer. With the help of some new pun-loving junk-drawer friends, Pencil sketches out a plan to draw Jackson back into their friendship"--

A fussy eraser tries to keep the pages perfectly clean despite the scribbles of a mischievous pencil.

Eraser is always cleaning up everyone else's mistakes. Except for Ruler and Pencil Sharpener, none of the other school supplies seem to appreciate her.

"Johnny Boo and Squiggle come across a giant pencil! Is it... magical? Whatever it is, when Johnny Boo draws with it, his drawings come to life. Before you know it, they're off on another adventure, filled with tigers, ice cream monsters, and truly unbelievable hairstyles." --

"Batman finds himself trying to help old friend Harvey Dent ... now known as the villainous Two-Face. The Dark Knight accompanies his foe on a cross-country trip to fix his scarred face and hopefully end the Two-Face identity forever. But when the former Gotham City D.A. sets a plan into motion to free himself, the road gets bumpy and every assassin, bounty hunter and ordinary citizen with something to hide comes out in force with one goal: kill Batman!...

Included in this collection, King T'Challa and Queen Oroco embark on a diplomatic tour around the globe, including Latveria, the Moon, Atlantis, and the United States.

"War. For humankind, it is the oldest and deadliest enemy there is. And for Diana of Themyscira, the same is true...almost. Because to the Amazon Princess, war is not just an impersonal force of destruction. War is a god - a god named Ares. And Ares is back. Resurrected after years of oblivion, this young god has emerged once more to shake the world to its very foundations. But Ares is still impressionable, still able to be molded into something less...