Another hilarious first-day-of-school story from International Reading Association and Children's Book Council "Children's Choices" award winning author, Ken Derby

"Don't read this book if you are nervous about falling off a chair or out of bed when you are reading. This is a very funny story and sure to be a big hit " -JOHANNA HURWITZ, award-winning author of more than sixty popular books for children

Harley Patrick Davidsun, the zany biker/rocker/teacher dude from The Top 10 Ways to Ruin the First Day of School, is back And his classroom is not what one would call "traditional."...

Another engaging book from International Reading Association and Children's Book Council "Children's Choices" award-winning author, Ken Derby

""A narrative that retains its crispness without sacrificing its moments of drama, this biography provides a balanced and accurate overview of Vlad the Impaler (Dracula), and is an excellent resource for young students."-Dr. Elizabeth Miller, President of the Canadian Chapter of the Transylvanian Society of Dracula"

Dracula: The Real Story follows the intriguing life of the notorious Vlad Dracula, a little-known fifteenth century Romanian...

Special Ten-Year Anniversary Edition

Over 124,000 copies in print

Originally published as The Top 10 Ways to Ruin the First Day of 5th Grade, but now it has a new cover and a new title, The Top 10 Ways to Ruin the First Day of School. It is the same humorous book with the same humorous story that kids love

An International Reading Association and Children's Book Council "Children's Choices" Honor Book

An Alabama "Children's Choice Book Award Program" Winner

"Nonstop wacky action." - School Library Journal

"A quick, fun read that...

Another engaging book from International Reading Association and Children's Book Council "Children's Choices" award-winning author, Ken Derby

During Egypt's Eighteenth Dynasty, the Valley of the Kings was used as a royal graveyard. Over the next 3000 years, all but three tombs were discovered in that hot, barren valley. By the early 1900s, most archaeologists believed the three missing royal burial sites were located somewhere else. One of those tombs belonged to Tutankhamun, Egypt's boy king.

However, Howard Carter, an archeologist, and George Herbert, a classic...