It's the summer of 1900, and 10-year-old Robert Pettibone is bored. His parents have sent him to stay with his Aunt Maudie in Galveston, Texas. She doesn't let him do anything by himself. When a storm comes up, he rushes to the beach to take a closer look. But this is no ordinary storm-it's an enormous hurricane headed straight for Galveston. Raging winds and rising floodwaters threaten to destroy the entire town. Can Robert and his aunt survive the...

It's the summer of 1900, and 10-year-old Robert Pettibone is bored. His parents have sent him to stay with his Aunt Maudie in Galveston, Texas. She doesn't let him do anything by himself. When a storm comes up, he rushes to the beach to take a closer look. But this is no ordinary storm -- it's an enormous hurricane headed straight for Galveston. Raging winds and rising floodwaters threaten to destroy the entire town. Can Robert and his aunt survive...

Boxer Manny Pacquiao has won multiple world championships and is the only fighter in the sport's history to win titles in eight different weight classes. When Manny fought Floyd Mayweather in 2015, many people called it the fight of the century. But Manny is much more than just a boxer. He is also a musician and an actor, and he has even played professional basketball. In 2010, Manny became a congressman in the Philippines. Learn more about the Filipino...

Kids can get caught out in the weather and go on a whirlwind trip with Biggest, Baddest Book of Storms. Readers will learn about terrifying twisters, scary cyclones, and big blizzards. They will find out where storms come from, how they form and more. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Super Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing.

"To ancient peoples, volcanic eruptions represented the wrath of angry gods or goddesses. Today, the inner workings of the Earth are far less mysterious, if still terrifying. This alluring volume demystifies the science of volcanism for elementary readers, explaining how magma forms, the part plate tectonics plays in eruptions, and what we can learn by looking at a volcano's shape. Also covered are some of the most famous eruptions in history. Accompanying...

Fearsome feathered fiends! Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, is in over her head. Juggling the life of a super hero and the life of a normal girl is a full-time job. So when an infestation of mischievous bird creatures comes to town, Kamala ends up bombing a huge test because she is forced to defend Jersey City. But with the help of Thor, the Mighty Avenger, Ms. Marvel will uncover the creepy truth behind an army of annoying feathered foes and rediscover...

"Mechanikat and Dogwood team up to rain four-legged fury upon Earth. Only one foal can foil their evil plans-- Comet the Super-Horse! This Stallion of Steel won't stop until he's corralled the crazy critters and protected the planet"--P. [4] of cover.