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Two award-winning authors bring history to life for young readers as they examine the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, made by President Jefferson to make his dream of extending the United States west of the Mississippi River come true. Illustrations.

One night Hector falls asleep to the sound of rain rat-a-tat-tatting on the roof of his wumblebug hole. And even though the rain has been coming down for days, Hector is not worried. He''s safe and snug. But then Hector wakes up to discover his hole is filling up with water fast! Hector is swept out of his home, along with all of his belongings. The next morning he sets off in search of a new place to live. And though Hector is sad to lose his old hole, he soon discovers what makes a hole a home.

Lenny and Mel kick off their incredible summer vacation by doing something huge, something they haven't done since last summer: nothing. They loaf. They doze. They dig into the fridge and come up with new and exciting lunch foods. They're bored -- and it's great! Then August hits, and it's time to go to the cabin. This means piling into the car with Grandma and their parents at the crack of dawn, and driving miles away to breathe fresh air, climb trees, and play with sticks. Yuck. Dad says it'll be an "adventure." But Lenny and Mel know this is parent code for "bad stuff." Why can't they just do what they want this summer?

Readers learn how to knock their teacher's socks off after Labor Day, tempt the heroic Leftover Fairy after Thanksgiving, and tie Presidents' Day and Cinco de Mayo together with a little papier-mch and a few raisins. Illustrations.