"Illus. in full color. Difficult dinosaur names are simplified with phonics."--

Otto and Uncle Tooth, detectives, investigate a series of shipwrecks, which brings them in touch with the dangerous Sid Rat.

Jessica the frog befriends the animal that hatches from an egg she brought home, thinking it is a chicken. A little frog discovers an extraordinary egg on Pebble Island.

When Pooka turns all of the merpeople into stone, Thistle hopes to secure their release by winning a chess game against the evil sea witch.

The Bear Detectives get to work when the nasty Bogg Brothers escape from jail and threaten to plunder the Bearsonian, the biggest museum in Bear Country.

This book shows how Benjamin Franklin, inventor, writer and scientist, created a puzzle called the magic square to keep from being bored while serving as clerk for the Pennsylvania Assembly. Step-by-step instructions are included for creating your own magic squares.

An introduction to the life of the man who traveled west planting apple seeds to make the country a better place to live, as told from his perspective.

Boba Fett's father, Jango, accepts a dangerous mission to assassinate Senator Amidala.

Unable to think of an idea for a science fair project, Arthur borrows a model his father made in third grade but feels bad about it even before he gets into trouble.