George Brown tries to earn money but his magic burps come at the wrong time.

George Brown tries to become a model student but just doesn't make it.

123 PAGES ILLUS. $15.49. 2011018036. HOW MUCH TROUBLE CAN A BURP GET YOU INTO? A LOT, IF THE BURP IS A MAGIC ONE THAT MAKES YOU DO WILD AND CRAZY STUFF. DN

When Sparky's is left home alone, he bites his magic bone and winds up in Washington, DC! The US capital has statues, a monument that looks like a giant stick, and a big white house with a huge yard. His new dog friend says he's happy roaming the city without his family, but Sparky isn't so sure he feels the same. Can Sparky find a way to change his new friends's mind, and also find his way home?

Ms. Frizzle and her students join a group of salmon migrating to a freshwater stream.

"Learning is an adventure in Ms. Frogbottom’s class, because she’s got a magic map—one that takes her students all over the world to battle with mythical monsters no one believes are real. All Ms. Frogbottom has to do is take out the map, tap a country, and— SHAZAAM!—off they go to a place somewhere far, far away. When Ms. Frogbottom whisks the class away to Egypt, they not only come face to face with a mummy, but have to solve the riddle...

"Learning is an adventure in Ms. Frogbottom’s class, because she’s got a magic map—one that takes her students all over the world to do battle with mythical monsters no one believes are real. All Ms. Frogbottom has to do is take out the map, tap a country and—SHAZAAM!—off they go to a place somewhere far, far away. When Ms. Frogbottom’s crew lands in Scotland, they come nose to nose with the legendary Loch Ness Monster!" --

Katie Karew's third-grade class spends three days at Science Camp, where Katie magically changes places with the strict Head Counselor while on a hike and gets her group helplessly lost.

While on a field trip to Romania, Ms. Frogbottom's class visits Dracula's castle, where they encounter vampires, garlic, bats, and even the legendary count himself!