Helen Plum Library

Determined to go down the super slide at the community pool, Cool Bean must summon up his courage and face his fears to do something totally cool

Big Max, the world's greatest detective, helps a king find his missing elephant

Snail goes on three errands for his teacher and has amazing adventures. In three chapters, the diminutive snail eagerly volunteers to get things for his teacher. Each time he has adventures. A flood erupts from the drinking fountain, a fire extinguisher takes him to outer space, and musical instruments come to life in this humorous story with cartoonlike pictures

"This interactive book features pictures of familiar objects whose names contain the long vowel team ow /M/. Simple sentences, decodable words, and engaging questions support young readers as they sharpen fluency and phonics skills. Downloadable Teacher Notes available."--

Garfield comes to the big screen in an all-new animated film that features Chris Pratt as the voice of everyone's favorite lasagna-loving cat. This Step 2 Step into Reading levelled reader is sure to thrill children ages 4 to 6

This book introduces early readers to the job of a chef. Simple text and vibrant images help engage children and grow a love of reading! Includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions to help aid in reading comprehension. Downloadable Teacher Notes available.

A person or place that becomes a word is an eponym, and here we have the surprising stories behind more than a hundred eponymous words.

A brother and sister are super excited for their school's field day

Fans of Jeff Kinney's humor and Sharon Creech's heartfelt stories will love the second book in this hilarious new series about a ten-year-old boy from a big family who dreams of making it into The Guinness Book of World Records. Win or lose, friends stick together. But when Teddy's whole class decides to break a bigger, better world record, friends turn into enemies. And Teddy feels stuck in the middle. To fix this mess, Teddy will have to do something...

It's a big world spinning around the sun. We live on a planet! Learn about the people and things that make our home special, and explore how we can all take steps to make Earth the best it can be! Bright, colorful photos paired with simple text help young readers learn about the big community where they live.