"An excited and frustrated boy watches hopefully as wintry weather develops slowly into a 'big snow.'"--

Amidst their playtime pretending to be superheroes, Brother, Sister, and Honey Bear get to be real life heroes when a young neighbor falls off his bike.

William asks his animal friends, one after another, to awake from hibernation and prepare a celebration for a special friend who has been away all winter.

Readers participate in helping by sliding windows on each page.

Butterfly learns from Bee that he too is a pollinator and can help in the important work of pollinating plants.

A little boy promises his beloved friend, an elderly lady, that one day he will fix up her old house--and his words inspire the other people in the neighborhood to pitch in and get it done.

Mulan goes in search of a missing friend, while Merida comes to the aid of her brother, who is in trouble.

Lalo the parrot encourages the animals in the Ecuadoran jungle--including the hungry snake Yoli and the aged parrot, Teteté, who knows only an Indian language--to put on an opera until he hears about an old woman who speaks an unknown tongue.

Told in rhyme, Moby Shinobi tries to put his ninja skills to work helping Papa Peppy in the pizza shop, but everything he does ends in ruined pizza--until the key to the cabinet where the secret sauce is stored gets lost.

"American Girl® Melody? stands up for what's right in this all-new Step 3 Step into Reading leveled reader that takes place in 1964--and includes more than 30 stickers! Melody Ellison loves singing and gardening, and is inspired by friends and family and the Civil Rights Movement to make changes in her community. Melody's story of leadership and making one's voice heard is sure to engage today's readers as they learn what it was like to be a girl...