When George Gearing's personal robot Jackbot gets hit by a car, George rebuilds him into something amazing, only to have him disappear just as darkness threatens the town, leaving George and his new friend Anne Droid to find out what happened.

"What if you woke up one morning and your eyes weren't yours? What If You Had Animal Eyes?--the next imaginative book in the What If You Had series--explores what would happen if you looked in the mirror and saw an pair of animal eyes instead of your own! From the chameleon's eyes that can point in different directions, to the colossal squid's eyes that shine in the dark, discover what it would be like if you had these special eyes--and find out why...

Shelly can't wait to celebrate her birthday with a small sleepover and her grandfather's homemade pizza. But when Pearl gets involved in panning, the little partby becomes an overnight extravaganza at the People Museum, complete with a scavenger hunt and way-too-scary stories! Shelly is worried about spendig the night in the museum's dark spaces and creeking exhibits. Surprisingly, everything goes swimmingly - until strange, glowing lights mysteriously...

"Earthrise tells the story of the first time the planet Earth was photographed in colour from space. The photo, later called Earthrise, was taken in 1968 by the astronauts on Apollo 8, the first US space mission to break free of Earth's orbit and circle the Moon. The Apollo 8 astronauts were surveying the lunar surface for places to land future missions. As they were charting the Moon, they happened to look up just as Earth, in a flash of color and...

Orion is afraid of an awful lot of stuff, but there's one thing that really makes his knees wobble and his tummy twist: the dark! What will happen when Orion faces his biggest fear and finds out it's actually... friendly?

Questions and answers provide bite-sized facts about the many features of human body and how they work. Includes activity and glossary.