Ellen Jackson

Cinderella and Cinder Edna, who live with cruel stepmothers and stepsisters, have different approaches to life; and, although each ends up with the prince of her dreams, one is a great deal happier than the other.

In easy-to-read text, describes what the first day of school might be like for a child in Kenya, Kazakhstan, Canada, Australia, Japan, China, Peru, Germany, India, Russia, and the United States.

Follow Dr. Alex Fillippenko and his High-Z Supernova Search Team to Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii, where they will study space phenomena and look for supernovae, dying stars that explode with the power of billions of hydrogen bombs. Dr. Fillippenko looks for black holes--areas in space with such a strong gravitational pull that no matter or energy can escape from them--with his robotic telescope. And they study the effects of dark energy, the mysterious...

When Zach accuses Tyler of stealing his cupcake, they take the matter to the school's Student Court for a trial.

Presents facts and folklore about the shortest day of the year, a day that has been filled with magic since ancient times.

Color illustrations accompany facts about the month of May in North America, covering such areas as animal behavior, weather, historical events, and holidays.

Mentions some of the bad things that happen in the world and presents some positive ways to respond to them.

"Introduces all sorts of mischievous baby animals--and the grown-ups who love them no matter what"--