Retells the orchestral fairy tale in which a boy ignores his grandfather's warnings and captures a wolf with the help of a bird, a duck, and a cat.

Ferdinand likes to sit quietly and smell the flowers, but one day he gets stung by a bee and his snorting and stomping convince everyone that he is the fiercest of bulls.

Once a famous baker but now down on his luck, Simon makes a living selling eggs until he is given some very special raspberry plants.

The kids in Room 207 take advantage of their teacher's good nature until she disappears and they are faced with a vile substitute.

A Swiss orphan is heartbroken when she must leave her beloved grandfather and their happy home in the mountains to go to school and to care for an invalid girl in the city. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.

Skippyjon Jones, the Siamese cat that thinks he is a Chihuahua dog, has an adventure on Mars.

The adventures of Mowgli, man-child, reared by the jungle wolf packs and educated by wild animals. Includes other classic jungle stories by Kipling.

The states become bored with their positions on the map and decide to change places for a while. Also includes facts about the states.

Friends Houndsley and Catina are sad because they do not know when their birthdays are, but they solve the problem in a thoughtful and creative way.

Angus, a very messy monster who lives with his parents in Loch Ness, learns an important lesson about picking up after himself.