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Macho, a praying Mantis, learns that scaring his classmates with a big stick on the way to school gets you put in jail and cost you $50 to get out Being a bully isn't much fun when you're in jail. The Helpful Guid for parents tells that assault is ver different from battery. Learn how to make a judges gavel. Full color cartooning and book directing done by professional in North Hollywood. ... Read more

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Rikochet's signature move is the Pulverizing Pinball. But when he gets stuck in this form, Rikochet leaves a path of destruction behind. Will he be bounced right out of the world of Masked Wrestling?

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Mim is small for her age, and that"s just fine with her. She can fit in places where other cats can"t and her school principal always remembers her name. Best of all, she always gets to be first when her class lines up. But everything changes when she meets June in gym. June makes life miserable for Mim, and that"s even before they wrestle. . . . Only the unlikeliest of events can make things right between these two very different cats. ... Read more

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Barney's life is a mess. Everyone thinks he's a snitch. His former friends want to kill him. Even the headmaster of his school wants him gone. No one but secretive little Snowy Cobb will speak to him.But after Snowy and Barney discover the hidden cave deep below the earth, the promise of ancient treasures wipe away the threats from above. And when they uncover strange artifacts untouched for centuries, a web of unknowable danger begins to unravel-and Snowy and Barney may not survive.

"An absorbing school story with a twist." (School Library Journal) ... Read more

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a 14 year old reader
When i read this book for the first time five years ago i couldn't put it down. I didn't really enjoy reading adventure stories as this but when i read it it just amzed me and it was so thrilling it actually pulled me into the story to this day it's still one of my all time favorites.

I did not like this book.
The book Through the Hidden Door was a boring book.I wanted to read an adventure book.I thought it would be a good book to read but it was not.I felt there was not enough adveture in it.I would not recommend thisbook to chrilden under the age of eleven.There were some curse words inthis book that they should not see.Overall the best part of the story iswhen Charlie and his friends walked "Through the Hidden Door."

This was a great book.
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When a bigger friend picks on Shelby, Coleman is afraid to stick up for her. The sock buddies remind Cole of the small guy in the Bible-David-who beats the big guy-Goliath. ... Read more

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Excellent rendition of story
David and Goliath is one of my child's favorite Bible stories. This book presents it in a fresh new light and it has delighted my son's nighttime storytelling many times. ... Read more

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Robbie and Ronnie are best friends and do everything together. Their loyalty and teamwork pay off when they find treasure at the local pool, outsmart a bunch of bullies, and win a surprise reward. ... Read more

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It was all so unfair. Josh hadn't wanted to move with his mother to Vermont. Now, on top of a new stepfather and new baby brother, Josh is faced with a new school, and worse: a menacing bully.

Then Josh stumbles upon a secret. Following his dog, Manch, out to a field near the woods one day, Josh overhears Manch and his other dog friends talking! Not only that, Josh discovers that Manch and his friends are also faced with a bully--a pack of bullies, in fact, who are threatening a fight. The dogs don't want Josh's help, but still Josh thinks he can solve their problems and his own with one simple solution. The only hitch to his plan: It's dangerous.

Taut and suspenseful, Katherine Paterson's exciting chapters, together with Emily Arnold McCully's pen-and-ink drawings, debuted in more than a hundred newspapers across the country as part of the Breakfast Serials program and are here published for the first time as a book.

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Dog Delight!
I liked this book a lot. It keeps your attention going and I like dogs a lot. I would recommend this book to a friend. It's not all about dogs, it's about a boy that moves and he meets this bully and it turns out the bully is not a bully. I would like more action in it but other than that I really like it. I think people that like dogs would love this book.

Great Story for Dog Lovers
I say this is a great dog story for two reasons no dogs die in the story. This is always very important to me when I read a dog story. The other thing that makes it good is the adventures Josh and his dog, Manch, have in the story feel real. Anyone who is a dog lover, like me, always knows their dog will be there for them in a time of need and the reverse is true too. Josh is there for his dog and Manch is there for Josh.

Josh is a young man facing many difficult situations in his life. His father has died and his mother has remarried. His stepfather has moved the family to Vermont so Josh has no friends besides his dog,Manch. Both Manch and Josh face the same problem in the story, bullies. Manch had made friends with some other dogs in Vermont so at least he has friends but there is a pack of mean dogs that are threatening Manch and his friends. At the same time Josh is being pursued by a bunch of bullies from school. Luckily the dogs successfully save Josh from the school bullies but when Josh tries to help save Manch and his dog friends from the mean dogs things don't go so well. The good part is that Josh even though he is scared to death tries to help the dogs in the best way he can think of by stealing his stepfather's gun, but when things don't work out he lets go of his pride and asks for help, thank goodness.

THere is one element of the book that is interesting but I am not sure it fits in well. Josh discovers the dogs talk. Any dog owner always wishes their dog could talk so this seems neat at first but the dogs only talk to Josh a few times. It is as if Josh has invaded their private world and they don't really appreciate it. Don't get me wrong though I still think the book was great even though I'm not sure about this part of it. ... Read more

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Hank Audio Pack #4
In this two-book audio pack, you can listen to two more adventures from Hank, that hilarious cowdog. In the first story, Hank book #5: Faded Love, Hank goes to visit his One True Love, Beulah the collie. In the second, book #6: Let Sleeping Dogs Lie, Hank must find out who's been murdering chickens before he gets blamed. I wouldn;t miss them! ... Read more

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This book ROCKED!
If you want your kids to read please give them this book!!! because it was really good and about a boy and there was an alien and the mum was pregnant and she was funny too because she was pregnant and Hobby was super nice! ... Read more

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Mercer Mayer's popular Little Critter is being pushed around bya bully in this all-too-human picture-book adventure. To stop the bully in histracks, Little Critter imagines that he is Super Critter, complete with mask andcape and the ability to fly. While he plots his funny revenge on the bully andimagines endless deeds of courage and daring, the bully interrupts his revery.In the end Little Critter's "enemy" turns out not to be a terrible bully afterall. ... Read more

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JANAE and ANTHONY loved reading this book!
Our names are Janae and Anthony. JUST A DAYDREAM is our favorite Mercer Mayer book. Janae's favorite part was when Little Critter daydreamed and thought he was a super boy! Anthony's favorite part was when Little Critter was a superhero and scared the bully! ... Read more

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Illus. in full color. "This particular wimp is a chimp, making for riotous pictures as we see the preppy-looking Willy being hassled by a gang of apes and finding his salvation in a Charles Atlas-type ad featuring a muscle-bound gorilla. Willy sends away for the book and soon becomes monkey enough to take on the gang when they attack his heartthrob, Millie. Browne's skillfully executed artwork has a crisp, polished look. Delicious tongue-in-cheek humor."--Booklist. ... Read more

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Oh, Willy
This book is classic Browne. A tale of transformation, the loser (Willy) becomes hero after a rigorous routine of hilarious self-improvement activies. Of course, he discovers (as do we all) that there are just some things about yourself you can't change.

This book has been a favourite with every child I have ever read it to since I was first introduced to it in 1985. It seems to be a big hit with the kindergarten crowd and Browne's illustrations seem to be especially appealing to boys. A must-read.

LITTLE WILLY GETS PICKED ON BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD
BULLIES AND HE WOULDN'T EVEN HURT A FLY.WILLY HATED THAT HEWAS CALLED A WIMP AND FOUND HIS OWN WAY TO BECOME PROUD OF HIMSELF!HE WORKED AT IT AND WORKED AT IT AND ONE DAY HE DIDN'T FEEL LIKE A WIMP ANYMORE!HE FELT PROUD OF HIMSELF BUT STILL STAYED THE SAME SWEET WILLY HE ALWAYS WAS.IT'S AN IMPORTANT LESSON FOR CHILDREN...FIND A SOLUTION AND WORK AT IT UNTIL YOU ARE SUCCESSFUL. AN EXCELLENT AND TIMELESS BOOK.I LOVED THE PICTURES TOO, THEY ARE SO COLORFUL BUT MORE THAN THAT THEY ARE SO EXPRESSIVE OF WILLY'S FEELINGS.BRAVO

Willy: A wimp of a chimp becomes a CHAMP!
Willy the Wimp is a hilarious yet touching story that will satisfy readers of all ages.At the heart of the story is the adorable Willy, a young chimp with a self-esteem problem.He decides to answer a"muscleman" ad in order to change his body, and in the processdiscovers his own inner strength.The book's illustrations are reallyfantastic (imagine bodybuilding gorillas).They support the text,complimenting the language and style of the story (as well as providingmany laughs).This makes Willy the Wimp a perfect choice for youngbeginning readers as well as developing readers...and for the bedtimestoryteller!A fabulous picture book that will be read again and again. You'll love it! ... Read more

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Illus. in black-and-white. Brother and Sister are sure they know who is

breaking into lockers at Bear Country School. But when it comes to finding real

proof, they're in for a big surprise.




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Tired of being teased by suburban gorillas for his scant interest in macho

pursuits, Willy takes up soccer, bike racing, and swimming--all with a notable

lack of success. But when chief bully Buster Nose threatens Willy, our hero

accidentally decks the thug, gaining hero status. "A champ for reading

aloud."--School Library Journal




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Try a Different Browne Book
The illustrations are well done and quite funny, but the message for kids is not one I'd like to teach my girl.Willy tries lots of things - biking, swimming, soccer - and doesn't do well at any of them.This could be a good lesson in trying to find what you enjoy and that not everyone is good at sports, but the climax of the story left me baffled.Willy accidentally beats up the bully and becomes the hero.I don't get it.It seems he should have found something he enjoyed doing or that he was able to do well or there should have been a humorous end so it is just a fun book.As it is, it is a strange little childrens book with gorillas in bling, pantyhose and speedos and a little chimp who can't do anything he tries. The references in the drawings (Magritte, Marilyn Monroe) were lost on my 13-year-old stepdaughters, who thought this was the weirdest childrens book they had ever seen.

Willy the Champ
Willy the Champ is a book that allows a parent, teacher or clergyman to explain posititive character traits.This story with its simplistic words and magnificent illustrations chronicals the efforts of a chimpanzee viewed as not apt at doing much of anything to fit in amongst his peers. Willy's character traits include compassion, perserverance, patience, courage, self-discipline/responsibility and self-esteem.This book will reinforce a positive value system that all children can and will identify with. ... Read more