A Taino Indian boy on the island of San Salvador recounts the landing of Columbus and his men in 1492. When Columbus landed on the island of San Salvador in 1492, what he really discovered was a people with a culture and civilization of their own. Master storyteller Jane Yolen tells of Columbus's initial landing as seen through the eyes of a native Taino boy. Full-color illustrations.

Zack is shocked to find a large, green, six-eyed creature sitting in his place at school one morning, but soon learns that he and the "monster" have a lot in common.

"E.T. meets The Giving Tree in this stunningly illustrated picture book about friendship, family, wonder, and magic that shows how, sometimes, the things we're searching for have been right in front of us all along. From the award-winning creator of The Bear and the Piano."--Publisher's description.

"Astra's family is moving--to a whole new planet. And what does any kid need on moving day? Snacks! But when the spaceship's computer tries to whip up the ultimate treat, it makes cakes that come to life. These cake-monsters will destroy the ship! Can Astra and her robot friend stop them in time? Or are these deadly desserts a recipe for disaster?" -- Page [4] cover.

Alien is very small, but it is his job to shine all the stars and make sure they keep shining, and he has no time for anything else, so when the stars go out one night he is desperate to find the solution, a quest that takes him to Earth.

"When Astronaut Randolph Witherspoon takes a walk--a space walk, that is!--he doesn't hear Ground Control's order to not talk to strangers and winds up making a new friend"--

When the parents of Milo and Lina Graf are abducted by agents of the evil Empire, the children must undertake a perilous journey across the unknown reaches of Wild Space to rescue them - and to discover hope for the future. Milo and Lina trace their latest clue to a remote jungle world where a terrifying beast lies in wait.

"Henry visits the Brewster Space Center with his class, but when his best friends think they spot a real life alien and a real life spaceship, Henry goes on an out of this world adventure!"--

When his project malfunctions during the Intergalactic Science Fair, will Zack, a boy from Earth living on the planet Nebulon, be able get things under control before disaster erupts?

After being humiliated while on a field trip to Pluto, Bob, with the help of his alien friend Beep, tries to change his personality and overcome his fears (heights, darkness, space, and spiders) before the next field trip to a black hole. Includes facts about Pluto.