Alley Gator Goes To The City

The Louisiana Bayou swamp can make one bad alligator tired and longing for clean, clear water and the city. Alley Gator one day got a hankering to go to the city.... But one thing he did not know. What direction, how long will it take? Two very good questions, that would deter most alligators from the start. But not Alley Gator. He was longing for the city and was determined to go. An adventure Alley Gator never planned on. An adventure taking him to a place he never counted on. And then there was Ivy. Taking him to an adventure of a lifetime.

ALLEY-GATORS: "The Bullies of Poughkeepsie" is a book written with every child in mind. Bullies lurk in the dark. They are everywhere. They are cowards. Peter, 14, has had his share of bullies in his young age living in the United States. In his travels around the world, he learned a lot more about them. Peter shares his experiences about the evils of bullying, and the ways of avoiding bullies. Bullies bully because they want to. They hurt people especially kids like you and me. Never surrender to a bully. Bullying STOPS with you and me.

Alex Alley-Gator has tired of his everyday surroundings and has convinced himself that great adventureawaits him outside of his home of downtown Hattiesburg, MS. As he visits each of his family membersto share the news of his journey and to bid them farewell, they gift him with items to make his travelseasier. Just before stepping outside the city limits, he looks at each item again and flips open thecompass his brother gave him. At every point, North, South, East and West the compass says HOME.Alex turns around and steps back toward downtown realizing his best adventures start and end athome!

Alley is a young alligator who goes for her first dental checkup before she has a dental "problem." The book attempts to present some of the basic things a child may see or experience in a very positive way. The book also presents terms that are commonly used by a pediatric dentist that are less intimidating to a child. Words such as "tooth counter" or "Mr. Thirsty" are substituted for "dental probe" or "dental suction." Alley Alligator's Awesome Smile attempts to instill a desire in children to be excited to care for their smile at an early age and reduce anxiety for future dental care.

Avery and Evan visit the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge - home to HUMONGOUS ALLIGATORS! - stacked like cordwood! When the kids overhear rumors of "gator poaching," they are determined to help find the culprits."We gotta protect wildlife!" Clues set in motion a wild adventure filled with science, high-tech gear, and fun! This is a mystery you can really sink your TEETH into! Before they know it, the kids are mixed up in an adventurous mystery where clues require them to use their best science, technology, engineering and math skills to find the answers! Mystery books have always been a great higher-order, critical thinking genre, and the "real Kid characters" in this series eagerly get into using high-demand Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) skills to solve each mystery! In this mystery, there are additional pages filled with STEM materials you can use to learn about and solve problems such as: 1. How to convert tons to pounds and pounds to tons 2. Learn about a rhombus 3. Learn about dew point 4. How to calculate the perimeter of a rectangle 5. How to calculate the area of a rectangle 6. Discover the terminology of etymology 7. Expand your knowledge on urban design 8. Impression your friends with your alligator facts 9. Why do you not feed the alligators 10. What is apex predators 11. Explore Global Positioning System (GPS) This mystery is geared for boys and girls ages 7-14 and features bother and sister, Avery and Evan, who help their mystery book writer grandmother solve wildlife related mysteries. The Wildlife Mystery series has a strong focus on STEM. Like all of Carole Marsh's Mysteries, this mystery incorporates history, geography, culture and cliffhanger chapters that will keep kids begging for more! This mystery includes SAT words, educational facts, fun and humor, built-in book club and activities. Below is the Reading Levels Guide for this book: Grade Levels: 3-6 Accelerated Reader Reading Level: 5.1 Accelerated Reader Points: 2 Accelerated Reader Quiz Number: 163111 Lexile Measure: 790 Fountas & Pinnell Guided Reading Level: Q Developmental Assessment Level: 40

ALLEY-GATORS: "The Bullies of Poughkeepsie" is a book written with every child in mind. Bullies lurk in the dark. They are everywhere. They are cowards. Peter, 14, has had his share of bullies in his young age living in the United States. In his travels around the world, he learned a lot more about them. Peter shares his experiences about the evils of bullying, and the ways of avoiding bullies. Bullies bully because they want to. They hurt people especially kids like you and me. Never surrender to a bully. Bullying STOPS with you and me.

The award-winning creative team of 100 Bullets puts its stamp on the Dark Knight! A dead girl's body is found in a Gotham City landfill, and the discovery sends Batman on a journey that pits him against The Joker, Killer Croc, and more! Gotham is a city of shadows, as twisted and dangerous as the monsters and maniacs who haunt it. As he pursues a murderer down a path that leads to some of his greatest enemies, can even the Dark Knight Detective withstand the city's psychological horrors? Collects Batman #620-625.