Learn about the history of meteor shower discoveries and how technology helps scientists study meteor showers today.

A star shower is a once-in-a-lifetime event for the animals and creatures of Lollyland! As Itty Bitty Princess Kitty learns, a star shower means that everyone has the chance to wish upon a star and release it back into the sky. Then their wish is granted! But things go very wrong when a huge gust of wind causes all the wishes to get mixed up! Will Itty be able to help fix the problem? And will Lollyland's wishes ever come true?

Explore the joys of building words and creating stories as Leap, Tad, Lily, and friends go on a camping adventure to see a meteor shower. Follow along as they learn to rhyme in song, and then build words and develop amazing stories in a super-fun game with picture and letter cards. Join the LeapFrog friends as they discover stories can come from anywhere.

While helping to prepare a surprise shower, Amelia Bedelia and her cousin make some arrangements that are not quite what the guests expected.

While at her friend's lavish baby shower at a rival catering hall, Mia Carina discovers that murder and theft are also in attendance when a stolen painting is discovered and the body of a party guest is found floating in the marina.

While Kari Baxter eagerly awaits a meteor shower and frets over what she wants to be when she grows up, Ashley gets an idea for how to keep her siblings from growing up too fast.

"Murder always leaves a sour taste ... Although baby showers aren't an Amish tradition, Bailey King wants to celebrate Emily Keim's forthcoming bundle of joy. It's the least she can do for her hardworking assistant at Swissmen Sweets, especially with Emily being estranged from her siblings. Everyone in Harvest, Ohio has gathered at the town gazebo--decked out in lemon-themed decor to add some of Emily's favorite flavor to the festivities--including...

"Shooting stars aren't actually stars-they're meteors! When a meteoroid, or space rock, enters Earth's atmosphere, it creates the streak of light called a meteor. Readers learn how meteors form, what meteor showers are, what meteorites are, and more. Fact boxes provide readers with additional fun information, while detailed diagrams and a graphic organizer depict the information presented in the text in a concise and easy-to-understand way"--

Provides a guide to gardening, covering such subjects as preparing soil, fertilizing, and removing pests.

The Freedom, Maine, restaurateur and chef shares one hundred seasonal recipes that celebrate small-town America, including such offerings as squid stuffed with sausage, rib eye steaks, and fried rabbit.