Michael Dahl

Zak Nine and his Quom friend, Erro, are desperate to get off planet Alcatraz. The boys believe they've finally found a way to freedom when they join up with another prisoner. Together with their new partner, the boys board a small spacecraft and fly off the planet, past the metal moon, and head into space. But when the stars begin to look strange, Zak and Erro realize that something is very wrong. What will happen when the boys learn Planet Alcatraz's biggest secret? Will they ever get to return home?

Many years after the death of his parents, Bruce Wayne comes face to face with their killer, Joe Chill. While chasing down the cold-blooded crook, Bruce recalls the story of his own past and how he became the world's greatest crime fighter . . . Batman. Just in time for Batman's 80th Anniversary, this action-packed chapter book also features a brand new Batman's Friends and Foes Roster and historical archives from the Caped Crusader's many years of fighting crime.

After a recent daring escape attempt, Zak Nine and his Quom friend Erro are imprisoned in the most inescapable region of Alcatraz. The boys are locked in separate cages, hovering at the end of unbreakable chains over a boiling sea of poison. How will the boys escape their latest dilemma? Even if they break out of their cells, how will they travel across the venomous waters to safety? It's the most perilous adventure yet as the boys try to escape from Planet Alcatraz.

Zak Nine and Erro have escaped But now they find themselves lost in a vast forest of alien birds and deadly plants. Things grow even worse when they hear strange buzzing sounds just above the treetops attack drones The prison guards are searching for the boys using a flock of remote bots, armed with flame-throwers and sleeping gas Will the boys outwit the bots and find a way off Planet Alcatraz? The exotic flora and fauna just might provide a solution to the high-tech hazards hunting our heroes.

When a boy loses a book out of his backpack, he has no idea the pages of the book will become razor sharp paper bats. Only the Librarian put a stop to the bats' destruction. Fully translated Spanish text. A un ni o se le case un libro de la bolsa y las p ginas se vuelven murci lagos de papel filoso. El Bibliotecario es el nico que puede detener la destrucci n de los murci lagos.

Batman has been kidnapped by the Riddler The crook has left behind one of his infamous riddles, addressed to Robin. If Robin can solve the puzzle, he will locate the Caped Crusader. But that first riddle leads to another. Then the Riddler turns off all the lights in Gotham City. What, Robin wonders, is the point? When will the riddles end? If the Boy Wonder cannot find his partner by the next sunrise, Batman will be gone forever. Just in time for Batman's 80th Anniversary, this action-packed chapter book also features a brand new Batman's Friends and Foes Roster and historical archives from the Caped Crusader's many years of fighting crime.

The Librarian of Doom keeps the world most dangerous books. After a long journey, he returns home to discover his collection of deadly books have been stolen. If he fails to find them, the world will face endless evil. Fully translated Spanish text. El Bibliotecario guarda los libros m s peligrosos del mundo en la Biblioteca maldita. Cuando regresa de un largo viaje, descubre que alguien se ha robado su colecci n de libros mortales. Si no los encuentra, el mundo caer en manos de una fuerza malvada y eterna.

Some books are too evil to be ignored. They cannot be thrown away or burned. They must be buried deep in the earth. So when the Librarian tries to dispose of one vile volume, he risks being buried alive in an eerie tower. Fully translated Spanish text. Algunos libros son demasiado malvados y no se pueden ignorar, ni botar ni quemar. Hay que enterrarlos en la profundidad de la tierra. Por eso, cuando el Bibliotecario intenta deshacerse de un volumen malvado se arriesga a morir enterrado en una torre siniestra.

An ancient curse sends a stone silo crashing across the countryside. Houses, barns, and cars are crushed in its path. The silo contains a giant scroll, sent by the foul Spellbinder to imprison the earth within its vast page. Even the mighty Librarian is overpowered by the Spellbinder's magic. Fully translated Spanish text. Un antiguo maleficio hace que un silo enorme ocasione grandes destrozos en el campo y destruya las casas, establos y autos. El silo contiene un papiro gigante que ha enviado el malvado Maleficiador para que aprisione toda la tierra con sus p ginas enrollantes. La magia del papiro es demasiado poderosa... incluso para el Bibliotecario.

During their last adventure, Zak Nine and Erro found a mapping device in a crashed Prison ship. Following the map, the boys make their way to the Plateau of Leng, a vast desert on Planet Alcatraz. Other than an occasional giant scorpion, the boys seem to be safe on the endless sands until they spring a deadly trap Huge rocky walls spring up from beneath the sand, grinding against each other and forming into walls, passageways, and stone cages. Will the boys be fast enough to avoid getting trapped forever on this hot, desert plain?

Zak Nine and Erro have come up with a brilliant plan to escape. They'll simply hide onboard a prison ship and ride it to freedom on another planet Unfortunately, the boys don't get far when the ship docks at one of Planet Alcatraz's metallic moons. The hollow sphere is magnetic, and the only way to walk on it is by wearing special magnetic boots. The boys are soon discovered and are forced to flee. But how will they escape when they're stuck floating inside a giant metal ball?

Zak Nine and his friend Erro are on the run While avoiding a band of patrolling prison guards, the boys meet another escapee who tells them the legend of an abandoned spacecraft. The boys believe that if they can find the ancient ship, they'll be able to fix it and blast off from the Planet Alcatraz. But first, they must cross the Igneous Quag an uncharted swamp full of flame-spitting snakes and hidden geysers of fatal fire

Young Quom Erro and his human friend Zak Nine are in trouble. They're stuck in Planet Alcatraz's most infamous jail cell: a huge metal cylinder that's sunk into the ground, but open to the sky. The boys are certain they can climb out, but they quickly discover the cunning secret of the pit. When they make too many movements, the floor sinks, and the pit grows even deeper. Will the boys manage to climb out, or will their hopes dwindle as the circle of sky overhead shrinks to a distant dot?

Jump Climb Lift Leap Not known for sitting still, the verbs are packing lots of grammar facts and fun into their parts-of-speech adventure. These quirky, illustrated characters camp, exercise, sail, and swim, and all readers need to do is read, learn, and enjoy

Tour groups, exhibits, paintings, sculptures ... The museum is teeming with common and proper nouns, everywhere you look Person, Place, and Thing make sure readers not only discover factual grammar basics inside, but also lots of fun, laughter, and adventure.

The pronouns aren't just enjoying their day at the sculpture garden, they're loving it That topiary? He looks like a trumpet player. This topiary? It looks like a dinosaur Who's ready for an informative yet giggle-filled grammar adventure? You and me

They're so tiny but do so much Whether scurrying across the street, hiding beneath a hot-dog stand, or riding atop a taxi, the prepositions are taking the city by storm and inviting readers along for an informative yet whimsical grammar-basics adventure.

The conjunctions know how to join things together and get things done. And that makes them the perfect parts of speech to go on a scouting adventure -- or two Solid grammar basics infused with storybook fun will engage the most reluctant language-arts students.

Hooray Woohoo Yay Sentences and all sorts of pastries get injected with a little sweetness by the playfully illustrated interjection bakers. Informational text flavored with storybook whimsy provides young readers with grammar basics -- and plenty of cake. Yum

After school, a young boy is walking home when he hears whispers behind him. He turns, but no one is there. It happens again and again. There's something alive inside his backpack Is it a ghost? A monster? With short chapters, easy-to-read text, and enhanced back matter, Boo Books deliver just-right frights (without the sleepless nights) for the earliest readers.