Easy-to-read, rhyming text depicts diffent animals dancing.

Is there a secret to happiness? Beloved comedian and popular panelist on NPR's Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me! Paula Poundstone offers herself up as a human guinea pig in a series of thoroughly unscientific experiments to find out. Armed with her unique brand of self-deprecating wit and the scientific method, Paula tries a different get-happy hypothesis in each chapter. She gets in shape with taekwondo. She drives fast behind the wheel of a Lamborghini....

No one brings to life the remarkable bond between humans and their dogs like New York Times bestselling author Jon Katz. He has warmed our spirits with enchanting tales and keen observations of his animal menagerie-the dogs, sheep, chickens, and other residents of Bedlam Farm. Now, Katz is back with what he does best in his first collection of short stories, Dancing Dogs. With his signature insight and gift for storytelling, Katz shares sixteen stories...

"Captain Andrew St. James always knew he came from a noble family, but his branch grew far from the wealth and status. Nothing shocks him more than learning that he now stands as heir presumptive to his distant cousin the Duke of Carlyle. There is much for Drew to learn and adjust to--but first he goes home to Edinburgh, to tell his mother and three sisters of their startling good fortune... Ilsa Ramsay yearns for some adventure and fun, not another...

"A century ago, the Sentience Wars tore the galaxy apart and nearly ended the entire concept of intelligent space-faring life. In the aftermath, a curious tradition was invented--something to cheer up everyone who was left and bring the shattered worlds together in the spirit of peace, unity, and understanding. Once every cycle, the great galactic civilizations gather for the Metagalactic Grand Prix--part gladiatorial contest, part beauty pageant,...

Having shot up to six feet tall over the summer, seventh-grader Elle not only has trouble controlling her limbs on the basketball court, she dreads the upcoming school cotillion.

He may have defeated the ferocious Tai Lung, but our Dragon Warrior must now face Shifu's biggest challenge with the help of Viper, Tigress, Monkey, Crane and Mantis, teaching a martial arts class of rambunctious bunny kittens. We learn it takes more than fast feet and fists to become a kung fu master.