Jon Scieszka

The perfect combination of the age old experience of holding and pouring over a physical book with newest media technology that kids love Michael K. just started fifth grade at a new school. As if that wasn't hard enough, the kids he seems to have made friends with apparently aren't kids at all. They are aliens. Real aliens who have invaded our planet in the form of school children and a hamster. They have a mission to complete: to convince 3,140,001 kids to BE SPHDZ. But with a hamster as their leader, "kids" who talk like walking advertisements, and Michael K as their first convert, will the SPHDZ be able to keep their cover and pull off their assignment?

Jack truck takes the lead in this Ready to Roll, calling out colors and characteristics. All the trucks of Trucktown line up when it's their turn. But what about Pete? He's not red, or green, or pink, or blue. He doesn't have a scraper or flashers. Once he makes it to the line, it's a Trucktown parade of honks and hollers.

Jack truck takes the lead in this Ready to Roll, calling out colors and characteristics. All the trucks of Trucktown line up when it's their turn. But what about Pete? He's not red, or green, or pink, or blue. He doesn't have a scraper or flashers. Once he makes it to the line, it's a Trucktown parade of honks and hollers.

Bug Club is the first phonics-based school reading programme that joins books with an online reading world to teach children to read. With a fantastic mix of fiction, non-fiction, comics and phonics, and characters with kid-cred such as Walllace & Gromit, Casper the Friendly Ghost and Shaun the Sheep, plus new characters like the Mermaids and the Fang Family, there’s plenty to engage both girls and boys. Bug Club books are ideal for reading at home too, as additional practice or just for fun. Each Bug Club book is levelled to Book Bands (just like the books your child brings home from school in their book bag), so you can be sure you're buying great reads at the right level for your child. Helpful parent notes on the inside cover of each book highlight high frequency words and sounds, and the inside back cover includes ideas for games and activities related to each book. Bug Club's Pink Level Reading Pack is great for encouraging your Foundation Stage early readers. It contains 4 fiction and 2 non-fiction books – Look Up, Look Down; Trucktown: Help! I am Wet!; What is in my Net?; Trucktown: It is Hot; Hop, Swim and Run; and At the Fun Fair. Look Up, Look Down:Zac is always looking up and spotting things in the sky, while Daisy is always looking down and seeing things on the ground in this great little story about friendship. Trucktown: Help! I am Wet! It’s raining in Trucktown and Melvin is in the garage keeping dry. But then Max and Kat arrive. There isn’t enough room for all three of them so Melvin gets pushed out into the rain! What is in my Net? Daisy and Zac are fishing. Daisy catches a bug in her net, then a fish. Zac doesn’t catch anything. Then he looks closely at the mud in his net, and finds he has caught a toy rocket! Trucktown: It is Hot: It is a sunny day in Trucktown and Pete is feeling hot. When Dan switches on the fan to cool Pete down, he starts a sand storm. Dan can’t see Pete now – where can he be? Hop, Swim and Run: This book looks at a range of animals and describes the different movements they make. At the Fun Fair: This book contains photographs of popular fairground rides. Each picture has a simple caption to describe how the ride is moving.

Join in on the Thanksgiving traditions of Trucktown in this addition to the New York Times bestselling Ready-to-Read series by Jon Scieszka. After scooping dirt, spraying water, and mixing cement, the first trucks of Trucktown want to do something for all of the trucks that helped them build Trucktown. Combining the traditions of Thanksgiving with the well-known fun of Trucktown, they create the special ways for all trucks to celebrate Trucksgiving year after year This level one Ready-to-Read book is the perfect read to teach new reader's about Thanksgiving through the excitement of Trucktown with easy sight words, a simple plot, and a familiar topic.

Jack Truck and his best friend Dump Truck Dan are spending the day doing their favorite thing... Smashing and Crashing throughout the whole town Along the way the meet up with their friends and give us a rollicking tour But when a mysterious shadow falls and a strange voice calls, is the duo in trouble? Or has a new friend come to town to join in all the smashing fun.

The perfect combination of the age old experience of holding and poring over a physical book with newest media technology that kids love Michael K. just started fifth grade at a new school. As if that wasn't hard enough, the kids he seems to have made friends with apparently aren't kids at all. They are aliens. Real aliens who have invaded our planet in the form of school children and a hamster. They have a mission to complete: to convince 3,140,001 kids to BE SPHDZ. But with a hamster as their leader, "kids" who talk like walking advertisements, and Michael K as their first convert, will the SPHDZ be able to keep their cover and pull off their assignment?

Izzy the ice-cream truck is doing everything he can think of to make himself dizzy, but nothing seems to be working as well as he'd like. Among other attempts, Izzy goes through the car wash, gets covered in suds, and spins himself in circles. In all his efforts, he gets in a tizzy, feels whizzy and fizzy...but is Izzy ever dizzy? Young readers will love this tongue-twisting, rhyming text--and many of the words in the book can be found on road signs, making it easy and fun for kids to apply their knowledge

Everyone in Trucktown wants to know what is inside Kat's beautifully wrapped box. But will she ever take a peek at her mystery gift?

From the minds of Scieszka and Shannon comes a tale of a quixotic robot determined to conquer the earth. The only problem is that the earth he lands on is a suburban kitchen and he is three inches tall. Robot Zot, the fearless and unstoppable warrior, leaves a trail of destruction as he encounters blenders, toasters, and televisions. But when he discovers the princess...a pink cell phone...his mission takes a new course. Robot Zot must learn how to be a hero - in the name of true love.

Melvin has a flat tire. When he rolls into a spooky graveyard, he finds just what he needs: a new golden one. But as soon as he puts it on, he hears a spooky voice calling after him, "Who took my golden tire?" Melvin speeds home and hides under his tarp. The ghost follows him. The spooky voice gets closer and closer... Who could it be?

Trucktown gets spooky just in time for Halloween. Rev your engines for another Ready-to-Roll in the New York Times bestselling program Melvin has a flat tire. When he rolls into a spooky graveyard, he finds just what he needs: a new golden one. But as soon as he puts it on, he hears a spooky voice calling after him, "Who took my golden tire?" Melvin speeds home and hides under his tarp. The ghost follows him. The spooky voice gets closer and closer... Who could it be?

Max is having so much fun that he keeps getting stuck Will anyone in Trucktown be able to help him out?

Every time the trucks try to build something, Big Rig comes along, and - ZOOM BOOM - knocks it down What can they do to stop such a big bully?

The wolf gives his own outlandish version of what really happened when he tangled with the three little pigs

Jon Scieszka introduces some really stupid off-the-wall fairy tales including: ‘Chicken Licken’, ‘The Princess and the Bowling Ball’; ‘The Really Ugly Duckling’, and ‘Jack's Bean Problem’. Chosen by children as the Book of the Year for the Federation of Children’s Book Groups, the book was described by She magazine as, ‘The most delightful collection of stories a young cynic could hope to read’.