Shelley Swanson Sateren

Zoe helps Max feel brave when he has to go to the dentist to have two teeth pulled.

Hound Hotel is packed! Alfie and Alfreeda and their mom have to work like dogs just to keep up. When Uncle Robert shows up with Twinkles, a champion Frisbee dog, Alfie sees his chance for some much needed fun. But Twinkles'""sister"" Gracie is one grumpy golden retriever. She doesn't want anyone near her pack, and she'll stop at nother to keep Alfie away!

Darcy is a Ragdoll cat who has come to stay at Tabby Towers while his young human, Joy, is in the hospital for heart surgery; but he is clearly miserable, and soon escapes to run back home--so Tabitha, her grandmother, and their super-annoying, dog-loving neighbor Alfreeda smuggle Darcy into the hospital for a visit with Joy.

Tabitha Catarina is staying at her grandparents' farm/cat hotel for the summer, and she is thrilled when the owner of Queen Lizzie's Pizza Palace brings Queen Lizzie, a Sphynx cat, to Tabby Towers to stay because Lizzie keeps jumping up on the counter too close to the food--but her owner is sad, so Tabitha sets out to research this bad behavior and come up with a solution that will allow Lizzie to remain in the store that is named after her.

Welcome to Hound Hotel, the perfect place to board your canine family members. In this four-book collection, readers will enjoy meeting all sorts of dogs through the eyes of eight-year-old Alfie Wilfe, the good-hearted, funny narrator. Every dog that visits the kennel has different needs, and Alfie and his twin sister, Alfreeda, are ready to serve them. The problem is the twins usually disagree about what those needs are! Homesick Herbie: Alfie Wolfe...

Presents information about the state of Montana, its nickname, flag, motto, and emblems.

Presents information about the state of North Carolina, its nickname, flag, motto, and emblems.

Discusses the life, works, and lasting influence of Impressionist Claude Monet.

Discusses the life, works, and lasting influence of Michaelangelo.

Excerpts from the diary of William Bircher, a fifteen-year-old Minnesotan who was a drummer during the Civil War. Supplemented by sidebars, activities, and a timeline of the era.