The Silent World of Mr. Grumblebee centers around Mr. Grumblebee, an ornery older man resistant to the changing world around him. He has a special disdain for the noise created in his energetic neighborhood. In a twist of fate, Mr. Grumblebee is granted peace and quiet when he loses his ability to hear. This unexpected change causes Mr. Grumblebee to wish for all the clatter that he had found so appalling back.

Winter is coming and everybee is busy gathering pollen. But poor Glib gets left behind with nobee to follow. When he finally catches up, everybee laughs at him. So Glib flies off on his own . . . and finds a secret flower supply. Will he be able to save the hive?

A collection of poems about the sneaky villains that cause life's little annoyances.

The Last Firehawk series has it all: an exciting fantasy world, powerful dark magic, and epic animal battles! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow! In the third book in this page-turning series, Tag, Skyla, and Blaze journey to the Whispering Oak in search of the next piece of the Ember Stone. There, they find strange creatures called grumblebees. But where is the magical stone? Thorn's dark magic continues to spread. If Tag and his friends don't find all of the pieces soon, Perodia will be destroyed! This action-packed series makes a great introduction to fantasy and quest stories for younger readers. Realistic black-and-white artwork appears on every page!

'Bumpy the Grumblebee woke up and stretched his little wings. The garden was full of the scent and colour of flowers. His fat little body fluffed up in the sun's warmth, his stumpy little wings shining like jewels. But there was no getting away from the fact that his wings WERE short and stumpy. Some of the other insects laughed at him as he bumped and banged about trying to control his landing on his favourite flowers.'But Bumpy allowed his taste for adventure to grow, and in these seven short stories his escapades are brought to public attention for the first time, beautifully illustrated by Lesley Purdy. Bumpy makes new friends in the garden and beyond, he perfects his flying skills, he gets into scrapes, he saves others who are in worse peril, and in turn is saved himself.'These stories are a delight and Bumpy deserves a fan-base' ...'Charming, witty...' 'Acutely observed ...'