Illustrations and rhyming text reveal the terrible ways monsters may behave in one's home, on crowded sidewalks, on a bus, or at school as they do what they wish without thinking of others.

"The legendary Nian monster has returned at Chinese New Year. Nian is intent on devouring Shanghai, starting with young Xingling! But Xingling is clever and thinks quickly to outwit him with Chinese New Year traditions"--

Humorous rhyming answers to thirteen questions about the life of pirates.

When the bees in his yard go on strike, everything goes wrong for Benedict, until he finds a way to bring them back.

"Did you know that the hippo's skin has a sticky, pink sweat? It is a kind of natural sunblock that protects its skin from the Sun's rays. Learn these and other interesting facts in Hippo, a World Languages book."

A donkey's loud musical instruments annoy Farmer Gruff--until he discovers that the music keeps away the pesky crows that have been eating his corn crop.

The dead-pan narration in this debut picture book delivers a perfect child-like vision with humor and panache, depicted in luminous detail. A little boy shows what happens when he drops larger and larger objects, both in terms of size and imagination, down a mysterious hole that grows throughout the year in his garden. But what happens in December?

"Each book in the World Languages program allows you to read in your own language, explore other languages, and support diversity and multiculturalism."

"Russia is the largest country in the world. It spreads across two continents, Europe and Asia, and spans 11 time zones...A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks your interactive eBook. This book comes alive with videos, audio, weblinks, slideshows, activities, and much more." -from back cover.

This rhyming read aloud follows a journey that starts in the orchard as apples are picked, sorted and pressed into fresh apple cider.