Rebecca Donnelly

Fifth-grader Cora feels her life is like the garbage her scientist-parents track, as their marriage is ending and Cora's best friend, Sybella, has thrown her away for a new girl.

"Follow Benito, a lesser long-nosed bat, as he embarks on his nightly pollination journey with his colony in the desert"--

"In this title, early fluent readers follow Carly the caribou calf as she and her herd migrate south in fall in search of food. Read along as Carly avoids predators, crosses rivers, and climbs mountains as she travels thousands of miles south and then back north in spring."--

He's a boy. He's a superhero. He's ... spaghetti? Fred loves spaghetti. So when Fred's inventor mom creates a machine that can turn anything into spaghetti (fast!), he thinks it'll be nothing but noodles from here on out. Little does Fred know just how right he is. After a misstep with the spaghetti machine, Fred finds himself transformed--into Super Spaghetti! But is this spaghetti-hungry boy-turned superhero made of the right stuff to save his town?--...

"In this title, early fluent readers follow Adam the Adélie penguin as he and his colony migrate north in the winter in search of open water and sun. Read along as Adam swims thousands of miles back to his nesting site in Antarctica in spring, where he builds a nest for his mate to lay eggs. Vibrant illustrations and carefully leveled text will engage young readers in a supportive educational fiction reading experience. Children can learn more about...

In this title, early fluent readers follow Lucia the leatherback sea turtle as she hatches from her egg on shore and travels to the open ocean. Read along as Lucia avoids dangers such as fishing lines, finds food to eat, and eventually swims back to shore to lay eggs of her own. Vibrant illustrations and carefully leveled text will engage young readers in a supportive educational fiction reading experience. Children can learn more about leatherback...

In this title, early fluent readers follow Hazel, a honeybee, as she embarks on her daily pollination journey. Read along as Hazel flies around searching for the best flowers, collects nectar and pollen, and brings them back to her hive, where her colony makes honey. Vibrant illustrations and carefully leveled text will engage young readers in a supportive educational fiction reading experience. Children can learn more about bees using Fact...

In this title, early fluent readers follow Miles the monarch as he changes from caterpillar to butterfly and then heads out on a long migration journey. Read along as Miles flies to Mexico for winter, finds nectar to eat, and eventually heads north in the spring to mate. Vibrant illustrations and carefully leveled text will engage young readers in a supportive educational fiction reading experience. Children can learn more about monarch butterflies...

This book reveals the fascinating history of refrigerators, from when they were first invented to the latest innovations, as well as the changes they've created in people's lives. The book also includes a table of contents, fun facts, a That's Amazing special feature, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers title is at the Beacon level, aligned to reading levels of grades 2-3 and interest levels of grades...

In this title, early fluent readers meet swimming prehistoric reptiles as they go about their days. Read along as we meet nine different creatures and learn about their hunting and survival techniques, swimming behaviors, and aquatic environments. Vibrant illustrations and carefully leveled text will engage young readers in a supportive educational fiction reading experience. Children can learn more about swimming prehistoric reptiles using Fact Surfer,...