"Nate Wright is a RIOT! Everyone's favorite 6th grader is back and better than ever in this special collection, which includes all the comics from classic titles Big Nate: Welcome to My World and Big Nate: Thunka, Thunka, Thunka. Whether he's composing P.S. 38's new fight song or striking it rich at a local yard sale, Nate's the undisputed king of comedy. It's no joke, though, when Dad makes him cut back on his cherished Cheez Doodles. Or when his...

Explores the history and many species of dogs, describing their physical characteristics and discussing how they act and what they eat.

When Tommy, Chucky, Phil, and Lil discover their parents have placed a babycam in their playroom, the imaginative babies must find their way around the surveillance.

"Karen is having her first sleepover! She and her friends are going to tell spooky stories, bake cookies, and raid the refrigerator. But then Karen and Nancy get into a big fight, and Karen doesn't want Nancy to come to her party. A new girl, Pamela, comes instead and she isn't any fun. What is Karen going to do?" --back cover

A graphic format description of the science and history of rockets and rocketry explores such concepts as gravity, Newton's laws of motion, and acceleration.

"Chatty Cookie and bashful Broccoli are best buddies, even if they’re as different as peanut butter and cheese! Elementary school can be tough, but as long as they have each other, there’s nothing they can’t handle. Uh-oh, but what happens when Cool Cucumber and his loyal followers put Cookie’s and Broccoli’s coolness to the test, and Cookie’s hokey pokey dance does NOT impress? And worse, when Broccoli’s cool math trick propels him...

"Dive into four new stories about Narwhal and Jelly becoming substitute teachers! The two best friends come across an enthusiastic school of fish one morning. Unfortunately, Mr. Blowfish, their teacher, has come down with a cold, and class will have to be cancelled . . . until Professor Knowell (Narwhal) and Super Teacher (Jelly) volunteer to help out! The first subject is Wafflematics, in which Narwhal and Jelly calculate the number of waffles needed...

"Cadet Dredd goes undercover as a renegade runaway! It's the Harlem Heroes versus the Harlem Hellcats in the most dangerous--and deadly-- aeroball game Mega-City One's ever seen! Does Chopper have what it takes to evade the Judges and win the Sky Surfing competition? Travel to other dimensions with Jaina and Jacen in 'Splorers! And Judge Anderson is back with another collection of brainbusting puzzles!" --publisher's website

"Rufus has been the biggest bully in Rottenville since kindergarten, but on the first day of high school he's gone from bully to bullied. He's forced to make a shaky pact with his favorite geeks, Spencer and his twin sibling besties, Edith and Ernie, as he must survive the Hunger Games-like contest simply known as the BULLY WARS where the winner will rule the school!