A lion starts visiting the local library but runs into trouble as he tries to both obey the rules and help his librarian friend.

Sally gets a strange egg when her teacher hands them out for a science project, and when it hatches into a green, scaly creature with yellow eyes, while all the other kids have fuzzy little chicks, Sally begins to wonder if she would be better off without him.

The popular Social Studies Connects series links history, geography, civics and economics to kids’ daily lives. Featuring stories with diverse characters who face situations young readers can relate to, these books support reading and social studies skills including researching, inferring, comparing, and communication. An activity to stimulate curiosity about the world is included in each book!

Carl complains about everything --...