Earth Day is on the way, and Ryan, Luke, and Carly have a plan. If they manage to collect and recycle 5,000 aluminum cans, they can make enough money to buy some beautiful flowers for nearby Gilroy Park.

CAN they do it?

Counting the cans gives Ryan, Luke, and Carly -- along with readers -- a lesson in place value. And facts about recycling throughout the story will help readers understand how important it is to take care of the earth.

Shopping, counting, and a birthday present all add up to a surprise ending on Mall Mania Day A lighthearted look at addition strategies

Meet Annabel: Actress Extraordinaire
Nobody can steal this girl's spotlight Not even the twerp Lowell Boxer, who steals Annabel's mask as she makes her way to her first acting job. This aspiring actress has what it takes to play a convincing gorilla -- even without the costume -- for a five-year-old's birthday party.

MYSTERY SUSPENSE AND A SLOBBERING DOG NAMED BINKY?

Finally Annabel the Actress has been offered a real part in a real play. Now she'll be able to show the world her true talent

But a drooly canine for a costar, embarrassing pink bunny pajamas for a costume, and heckles from her lifelong enemy, Lowell Boxer, are not exactly what Annabel had in mind when she dreamed of her theatrical debut. But the number one rule in the theater is the show must go on. And Annabel is determined to make that happen

Annabel is dead set on becoming a famous actress. When the camp play calls for auditions, she is only too happy to try out for the big part. Annabel clinches it with her blood-curdling screams, and she thinks this gig just might be her big break. But soon she learns there's more to the acting life than fame and fortune. And when a garden snake worms his way onstage opening night, it's up to Annabel to make sure that the show must go on
Annabel's ordeals will have readers laughing out loud and applauding wholeheartedly in this follow-up to Annabel the Actress Starring in...

Maggie's mouth dropped open. "I don't believe it. You got discovered?" "Well," Annabel said, "maybe not exactly discovered. But maybe very close to being almost discovered."
When aspiring actress Annabel sees the movie company vans roll into her neighborhood, she is determined that this will be her big break. With her friend Maggie by her side, Annabel schmoozes her way onto the set and lands a role as an extra She stays up all night watching scary movies and screaming at the top of her lungs to practice for her part. However, when the day of shooting arrives, everything goes...