Rappy the Raptor

Rappy the Raptor
Author: Dan Gutman
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2015-04-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0062399942

Meet Rappy the Raptor, a velociraptor who speaks in rhymes all of the time, whether it's morning or noon, October or June. Now, how did it happen that he started rappin'? Well, here's Rappy's story in all its glory! New York Times bestselling author Dan Gutman and New York Times bestselling artist Tim Bowers team up for a funny, warm story that is sure to have readers snapping their fingers and tapping their toes! Parents and kids alike will love bopping along as Rappy learns to embrace his unusual way of speaking in this upbeat picture book with a dino-size beat.

Rappy Goes to the Supermarket

Rappy Goes to the Supermarket
Author: Dan Gutman
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2017-01-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 006225264X

Rappy the Raptor is going to the grocery store. What a bore! But Rappy finds himself actually having fun…that is, until he tips over a HUGE display of toilet paper rolls. The manager is angry, but the quick-thinking Rappy uses his rhyming skills to save the day! Beginning readers will enjoy rapping through the supermarket aisles with everyone’s favorite raptor. Rappy knows how to make even a trip to the supermarket fun! This rhyming Level Two I Can Read is perfect for beginning and developing readers. Where are you taking me? I really want to know. Why are you making me? I don’t want to go!

How to Grow a Dinosaur

How to Grow a Dinosaur
Author: Caryl Hart
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2011-10-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0857076361

Albie is a normal little boy who has extraordinary adventures. When he helps his mum in the garden by planting some seeds, he can't quite believe his eyes the next morning. The garden has grown beyond all belief and these are not just any old plants - oh, no - Albie's seeds have grown into great big jurassic jungle! He rushes outside to discover what else has grown - a fantastic mix of real live DINOSAURS! A colourful, funny follow-up to Supermarket Zoo.

Dance, Dance, Dance!

Dance, Dance, Dance!
Author: Ethan Long
Publisher: Holiday House
Total Pages: 17
Release: 2018-02-20
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0823440699

This easy-to-read picture book introduces Horse and Buggy, two hilarious new characters from Theodor Seuss Geisel Medalist Ethan Long! Horse and Buggy are best friends, but they don’t always see eye to eye. When Buggy sees Horse dancing, he asks, "What are you doing?" "I am dancing," Horse replies. "I am the best dancer. I have the best dances!" "You are not dancing. You are just moving around." Can Horse convince the reluctant Buggy to lighten up and join in? YES! In this side-splitting story about friendship, Horse and Buggy learn that doing something together makes it twice as fun. The award-winning I Like to Read® series focuses on guided reading levels A through G, based upon Fountas and Pinnell standards. Acclaimed author-illustrators--including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors—create original, high quality illustrations that support comprehension of simple text and are fun for kids to read with parents, teachers, or on their own! Level E stories feature a distinct beginning, middle, and end, with kid-friendly illustrations offering clues for more challenging sentences. Varied punctuation and simple contractions may be included. Level E books are suitable for early first graders. When Level E is mastered, follow up with Level F. A Junior Library Guild selection! A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year

They Came from Center Field

They Came from Center Field
Author: Dan Gutman
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Total Pages: 90
Release: 1995
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780590479752

A team of youngsters takes on a crew of extraterrestrials determined to learn the game of baseball. Original.

Return of the Homework Machine

Return of the Homework Machine
Author: Dan Gutman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2009-06-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1416994955

Snik, Brenton, Judy, and Kelsey haven’t stayed in the best touch since last year’s big homework-machine scandal. But they are all pulled back together again when Brenton realizes that the most powerful part of the machine that lets you cheat on homework was never really destroyed. And there is someone out there who wants to use it for a lot more than just cheating. So the group bands together again not only to stop the culprit, but also to be the first to find a hidden treasure. If you enjoyed the first adventure, The Homework Machine, hold on to your hats for this one!

Rappy and His Favorite Things

Rappy and His Favorite Things
Author: Dan Gutman
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2019-04-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0062252739

Rappy the Raptor’s class has to write poems about their favorite things for Poetry Week, and the best poet will win a cupcake! Will Rappy discover he’s a poet and he didn’t even know it? Beginning readers will love rapping along to this Level Two I Can Read tale as Rappy, his classmates, and even their teacher, Mrs. H, rap about everything from flying kites and pillow fights to snow days and mayonnaise! Rappy and His Favorite Things is a Level Two I Can Read book, geared for kids who read on their own but still need a little help.

The Green Monster in Left Field

The Green Monster in Left Field
Author: Dan Gutman
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Total Pages: 92
Release: 1997
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780590137614

Lee Maigam considered himself something of a monster expert and thought it unlikely for a monster to be hanging around a baseball field, but then he met Bigfoot.

The Day Roy Riegels Ran the Wrong Way

The Day Roy Riegels Ran the Wrong Way
Author: Dan Gutman
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-10-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781599904948

At the 1929 Rose Bowl, talented center Roy Riegels picked up a fumble and made an incredible sixty-five-yard run. There was just one problem: Roy Riegels was running the wrong way! Renowned author Dan Gutman recreates this painful (but funny) moment in sports history in a picture book play-by-play of the game's most thrilling moments-all framed by a friendly grandpa remembering the game for his grandson. Told with the excitement of a sports announcer calling the greatest game of his life, and shown through vivid, cartoonlike illustrations by Kerry Talbott, The Day Roy Riegels Ran the Wrong Way is a feast of humor and history for any sports fan.

Baseball Babylon

Baseball Babylon
Author: Dan Gutman
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Total Pages: 366
Release: 1992
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780140165425

A look at the real stories behind baseball's most infamous scandals discusses the 1919 Chicago White Sox, Babe Ruth's huge sexual appetite, Joe DiMaggio's jealousy, and others