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Bones and the Dinosaur Mystery
written by David A. Adler
Viking Books for Children, 2004
ISBN 978-0-67006-010-8
Easy-to-Read #4

Detective Jeffrey Bones solves crimes—but this time the crime is personal. He's at a science museum and his blue Tyrannosaurus rex is missing. Could someone have stolen it? Perhaps there's something in Bones's detective bag that can help solve this mystery. ...

The Night Before the Tooth Fairy
written by Natasha Wing
Penguin Young Readers, 2003
ISBN 978-0-44843-252-6 (paperback)

It wiggles, and waggles, and wiggles some more, but this little boy's stubborn tooth just won't come out! He hopes it will fall out soon, because he can't wait to meet the Tooth Fairy! This humorous tale based on Clement C. Moore's classic poem is a perfect addition to the best-selling series.

Case of the Gasping Garbage
(Doyle and Fossey Science Detectives)
by Michele Torrey
Puffin, 2002
ISBN 978-0-52546-657-4

Got a monster in your garbage can, and don't know why? A secret admirer gave you a love letter, and you're dying to know who sent it? Pick up the phone and call the best science detectives in the fifth grade: Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey. They've got your answer. And not just any answer. The right answer. So sharpen your pencil, polish your magnifying glass, grab that disappearing ink, and help Doyle and Fossey crack the case in four mysterious episodes, complete with science experiments to do at home!

Case of the Mossy Lake Monster
(Doyle and Fossey, Science Detectives)
by Michele Torrey
Dutton, 2002
ISBN 978-0-52546-815-8

In this clever chapter book, the second in a new series, real science is seamlessly woven into four separate mysteries solved by Science Detectives Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey. No case is too big or too small for this dynamic duo, who never miss an opportunity to unravel evil plots surrounding the election for class president or expose the frauds behind the monster mysteriously rising from the depths of the local lake.

Case of the Graveyard Ghost
(Doyle and Fossey, Science Detectives)
by Michele Torrey
Puffin, 2002
ISBN 978-0-52546-893-6

Now in fifth grade, Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey continue to combine their detective and scientific investigation skills to solve a variety of cases, involving a noisy laundry chute, a ruined flower show, and a ghost.

The Case of The Barfy Birthday
(Doyle and Fossey, Science Detectives)
by Michele Torrey
Puffin, 2002
ISBN 978-0-52547-107-3 (paperback)

In this fourth clever chapter book starring Drake Doyle and Nell Fossey, real science is seamlessly woven into four exciting cases, including a mysterious food-poisoning epidemic and a spooky tree-house ghost.

The snappy dialogue and wacky scenarios are perfect for middle-graders, who will enjoy discovering the appendix of science activities, which focus on such concepts as epidemiology, code breaking, phases of matter, and simple machines. Each corresponds to a case in the book and will have readers scrambling for their own lab notebooks and detective gear!

Milo's Great Invention
written by Andrew Clements
Steck-Vaughn, 1995
ISBN 978-0-81725-159-8

Milo, who does not share his family's fondness for peas, invents a machine to make the unpleasant vegetables disappear.

Mix-and-Match Monster Faces
by Barbara Johansen Newman
Grosset & Dunlap, 2001
ISBN 978-0448425146 (paperback)

Preschoolers (and adults!) will laugh out loud as they create wacky faces in this interactive sticker book. Portraits include the Pumpkinhead family, the Robot family, and the Alien family. Stickers include funny eyes, mouths, glasses, hair, and hats.

Too Many Me's
written by Chad Merkley
Steck-Vaughn, 1999
ISBN 978-0-73980-052-2 (paperback)

Eight-year-old boy genius Albert makes clones of himself to do the chores he does not want to do, but then he finds this solution not so simple as he thought.