Best Selling Books by Mary Packard

in a magical land on top of the world, an epic struggle between light and darkness was waged between two brothers. King Kringle ruled with a hard hand over the elves of the North Pole, allowing no laughter, no play, and no Christmas celebration. There was only one, truly kindhearted soul who could make a difference and change the course of the world. Would the elves be able to find Santa and bring laughter and joy to the land? Manusol the Elf knows the answer, for it is written in The Book of Kringle.

Demonstrates words relating to karate, with related activities at the end.

Receiving a magical necklace from her grandmother, Little Star, who wishes she could have a horse of her own, learns that kindness and love can make her greatest dreams come true, in a story that is accompanied by a keepsake necklace.

The history and use of chopsticks in Asia is explored and serveral recipes for Chinese meals are included.

Although they are very different, Moose and Mouse are good friends.

The perilous adventure of a toy soldier who loves a paper dancing girl culminates in tragedy for both of them.

Mickey agrees to watch his friends pet shop overnight and gets more than he bargained for in the morning.

A young girl is having a very bad day, from falling out of bed in the morning to not being able to find her friends, but when she returns home from a rainy trip to the park her friends are waiting for her.

While Cera the Protoceratops is out looking for breakfast, a caveman spots her nest of eggs and rescues them before another dinosaur can harm them.

A big Ankylosaurus named Lozar creates an opening into the side of a mountain to protect his caveman friend, Thrax, from Tyrannosaurus.

The fire trucks are all shined up and ready to go. The fire bell rings and the firefighters jump into their trucks and zoom off.

A stubborn young girl describes how she likes to keep her room very messy.

Presents a collection of strange-but-true animal facts and stories from the files of "Ripley's Believe It or Not," and includes related quizzes and answers.