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Greetings from the Future

Book cover Shanghaied to the Moon

Desperate to become a space pilot like his mother, despite his father's opposition, thirteen-year-old Stewart meets an old spacer who offers him the chance to learn AstroNav during a flight to the moon in the year 2065--and reveals some family secrets along the way.

Book cover The Trouble with Dragons

When dragons cut down too many trees, blow out too much hot air, and do other environmental damage, the future looks grim, but other animals advise them on how to mend their ways and save the planet.

Book cover Sardine in Outer Space

The adventures of the intrepid Sardine, who travels across the universe meeting cosmic squids, space leeches, talking clouds, and other strange beings.

Book cover Found

When thirteen-year-olds Jonah and Chip, who are both adopted, learn they were discovered on a plane that appeared out of nowhere, full of babies with no adults on board, they realize that they have uncovered a mystery involving time travel and two opposing forces, each trying to repair the fabric of time.

Book cover Captain Raptor and the Moon Mystery

When something lands on one of the moons of the planet Jurassica, Captain Raptor and his spaceship crew go to investigate. The out-of-this world adventures continue in Captain Raptor and the Space Pirates.

Book cover City of Ember

In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.

Book cover Mighty Robots: Mechanical Marvels that Fascinate and Frighten

Robots for work, for exploring and for play. Sound like something from the future? Think again. Robots are being used in ever multiplying ways today.

Book cover The OK Book

A clever examination of all the ways one can enjoy doing something without worrying too much about one's performance and expertise, secure in the knowledge that someday practice will make perfect.

Book cover Big Plans

A little boy sits in the corner of his classroom dreaming about his big plans for his future.

Book cover Someday

A young girl contrasts the exciting things she might someday do, like digging for dinosaur bones and swimming with dolphins, with her present-day activities of finding loose change in the sofa cushions and feeding her goldfish.