Emma Bland Smith

Maddy's neighbors have cancelled the annual block party. Everyone is too busy to plan it, and no one wants to take the time to raise the necessary money. Maddy is super disappointed. The block party, which always takes place before Halloween, is one of her favorite days of the year! Maddy can't let this happen. She and her best friend Darcy hatch a plan to raise the funds AND bring the community back together: a pop-up movie theater! But is this scheme...

Maddy and Darcy can't wait to begin their gift-wrapping business to buy presents for the awesome grown-ups at their school. They invite Maddy's new neighbor, Amina, to join them. Amina is from Syria. She had to leave her grandparents behind, but is excited to experience life in America and be part of a group. The girls busy themselves with crafts and learning about social media. When they finally open their business, Maddy changes her mind about who...

"The real-life story of a heroic dog during the 2017 Tubbs Fire in Northern California"--

A prisoner gardens his way to freedom in this inspiring picture-book biography. When Elliott Michener was locked away in Alcatraz for counterfeiting, he was determined to defy the odds and bust out. But when he got a job tending the prison garden, a funny thing happened. Thoughts of escape were replaced with new interests and skills-and a sense of dignity and fulfillment. Elliott transformed Alcatraz Island, and the island transformed him. Told...

The city of Paris wanted to tear down the Eiffel Tower! Gustave Eiffel, an engineer and amateur scientist, had built the incredible structure for the 1889 World's Fair. Created using cutting-edge technology, it stood taller than any other building in the world! More than a million delighted people flocked to visit it during the fair. But the officials wondered, beyond being a spectacle, what is it good for? It must come down! But Eiffel loved his...

The McNallys are visiting the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge on the border of Georgia and Florida. On a swamp tour, Gavin captures two people capturing baby alligators on video. He and his father set off in kayaks to investigate. Can they notify officials about the poachers and save the alligators? Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Spellbound is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO. Table of contents...

When spunky Maddy McGuire needs money to pay for horseback riding lessons, she decides to host a week-long pet camp. Despite many near disasters, Maddy learns that raising the money itself was much of the fun and decides to try out different businesses. Throughout the series, she discovers skills that help her be a great entrepreneur, including organization, enthusiasm, math skills, and more. Full contents: “Bring Back the Bees” “Crafting...

Here is a true story of how the great nations of America and England almost went to war in 1859 over a pig-but learned to share instead. In 1859, the British and Americans coexist on the small island of San Juan, located off the coast of the Pacific Northwest. They are on fairly good terms-until one fateful morning when an innocent hog owned by a British man has the misfortune to eat some potatoes on an American farmer's land. In a moment of rash...