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The elevator sinks down until you're deep underground. When the doors open, you stare into the silent darkness. Then a phantom girl holding a candle appears out of nowhere. She whispers your name. Will you follow her into the dark underground? Get ready to hear four terrifying tales about deep, dark underground places. This audiobook features controlled, narrative nonfiction text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction.

It's past midnight, and there isn't a soul in the library. Moonlight fills the dusty shelves. Suddenly, the lights flicker on and off, and a book flies off the shelf! What unseen force is at work? Get ready to hear four spine-chilling stories about spooky libraries! This audiobook features controlled, narrative nonfiction text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction.

The old amusement park has been deserted for years. Thick vines surround a roller coaster track. The glass eyes of the horses on a merry-go-round stare off into the dark night. There's a low creaking sound. Is it the wind pushing the rusted swing ride, or is it something else? Get ready to hear four frightening stories about haunted amusement parks. This audiobook features controlled, narrative nonfiction text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction. These stories will engage and terrify emergent listeners.

Twisted vines cover crumbling buildings. Shards of glass jut out of empty windows. The wind whips up a cloud of dust. Could someone - or something - be living in this eerie town forgotten by time? Get ready to hear four spine-tingling stories about ghostly towns! This audiobook features controlled, narrative nonfiction text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction.

The rundown house at the end of the street is empty - or is it? Could the ghost of a murder victim really be haunting the home? Suddenly, a pair of blood-red eyes stares out from the top window! Then the eyes vanish. Get ready to listen to four hair-raising stories about houses that are home to restless spirits! This audiobook features controlled, narrative nonfiction text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction.

The bell has rung. Everyone has left the school building except you. Creeeak!Suddenly, all the locker doors in an empty hallway swing wide open! As your heart pounds, you squeeze your eyes shut. When you slowly open them, you notice that all the lockers are now closed! Had it all been your imagination? Get ready to read four spine-tingling tales about creepy schools.

A full moon rises above a castle's crumbling stone walls. Many believe that unspeakable terrors have occurred inside. Is it true that people have been beheaded there? Is there a bloodsucking vampire in the castle's dungeon? Get ready to listen to four spine-chilling stories about creaky castles! This book features controlled, narrative nonfiction text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction.

It's nighttime in a cemetery. There's a crow in the moonlit sky. Suddenly, something strange appears near a headstone. Then it moves! What creature is lurking in this forgotten place of the dead? Get ready to listen to four spine-tingling stories about haunted cemeteries! This audiobook features controlled, narrative nonfiction text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction.

What's that blue-faced animal with the pushed-in nose? It's a snub-nosed monkey! Beginning readers will learn all about these strange yet wonderful creatures in this delightful title. They will also learn basic information about snub-nosed monkeys, including where they live and the story behind their strange features. Each audiobook features controlled text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction. It is sure to capture the interest of emergent readers.

What's that bird with the giant clump of feathers on its head? It's a Polish chicken! Beginning readers will learn all about these strange yet wonderful creatures in this delightful title. They will also learn basic information about Polish chickens, including what they eat and the story behind their wacky feathers. Each audiobook features controlled text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction. It's sure to capture the interest of emergent readers.

What's that furry mammal with a bill? It's a platypus! Beginning readers will learn all about these strange yet wonderful creatures in this delightful title. They will also learn basic information about platypuses, including how they catch food by picking up electrical signals and how they lay eggs! Each audiobook features controlled text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction.

What's that huge green insect with a fuzzy body? It's a luna moth! Beginning readers will learn all about these strange yet wonderful creatures in this delightful title. They will also learn basic information about luna moths, including what they eat - and don't eat - and how they stay safe from their enemies. Each audiobook features controlled text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction. This audiobook is sure to capture the interest of emergent readers.

What's that lizard with the spikes all over its body? It's a horned lizard! Beginning readers will learn all about these strange yet wonderful creatures in this delightful title. They will also learn basic information about horned lizards, including what they eat and how they stay safe from their enemies by squirting blood from their eyes! Each audiobook features controlled text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction.

Lucas and Samia decide to use the scientific method when helping Grandma bake cookies. They change ingredients one by one to result in a unique cookie each time. Samia tries adding more flour for softer cookies, and Lucas tries adding melted butter with dissolved sugar for crispier cookies.

A slow snail tries to outwit a nimble fox in a race to see the king.

"Don't you know anything?" Animals try to outsmart the vicious tiger so that they won't get eaten.

Slimy, scaly creatures like frogs, lizards, and snakes are scary, especially for Sir Thomas. He was afraid of them all. But no creature terrified Sir Thomas more than a dragon.

How could George write a poem? He wasn't a poet. But then George touches down in the Land of Hogs: Poetry Pig Farm! Pigs William Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson help George learn to become a poet.

Fathers come in all shapes and sizes. In the animal kingdom, fathers have some fascinating (and strange!) ways of helping their young. Some animal dads protect their babies. Some provide food. Some teach survival skills.

Annie looked up from her homework. Her younger brother Petey was sitting at the opposite end of the kitchen table, talking to a jar of pickles.