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At Halo Nightly's school, the swimmers are disappearing from the boys' swim team. No one can figure it out, until Halo starts investigating. A deadly mermaid lives in a cave connected to the school swimming pool. Halo will have to use her special candy to turn into various underwater fauna, such as a hammerhead shark or an octopus, to defeat the hungry girl-fish!

En un bosque oscuro, un mercader recoge una rosa para su hija Bella. La flor pertenece a una bestia terrible. Para salvar su vida, el mercader promete a la criatura una visita de su hija. Con el tiempo, a Bella le agrada la bestia. Pero, ¿llegará alguna vez a amarla? In a dark forest, a merchant picks a rose for his daughter Beauty. It belongs to a terrible beast. To save his life, the merchant promises that his daughter will visit the creature....

Hit the road with Scooby-Doo and friends! Scooby and the gang are ready to make you laugh out loud in this joke book. These on-the-go jokes are perfect for boring car, train, bus, or plane trips (not to mention trips in the Mystery Machine!). So sally forth with hilarious illustrations; intriguing back matter (including information on how to best tell a joke); and clever quips, puns, knock-knock jokes, and other funnies from your favorite Scooby characters....

Ever been told not to play with your food? Well, think again. Scooby-Doo and friends are ready to make you laugh out loud! In this joke book, food takes center stage. So chow down with hilarious illustrations; intriguing back matter (including information on how to best tell a joke); and clever quips, puns, knock-knock jokes, and other funnies from your favorite Scooby characters. You'll have a crowd gathered in no time!

In a dark forest, a merchant picks a rose for his daughter Beauty. It belongs to a terrible beast. To save his life, the merchant promises that his daughter will visit the creature. When she does, Beauty grows to like the beast. But can she ever love him?

Looking for some monkey business? Scooby-Doo and friends are ready to make you laugh out loud with their hilarious animal jokes. Farm animals, pets, creepy-crawly bugs, underwater creatures, beasts from the wildest habitats, and many other critters are the stars of the show in this joke book. With comical illustrations; intriguing back matter (including information on hot to best tell a joke); and clever quips, puns, knock-knock jokes, and other funnies...

Batman and Batgirl are two of the world's greatest super heroes. They have the brains, tools, and talent to take down Gotham City's most dangerous bad guys. But what's their most powerful skill of all? Teamwork! In this addition to the best-selling DC Super Heroes picture book series, join Batman and Batgirl as they demonstrate the importance of working together.

BATMAN has been kidnapped by the RIDDLER! The crook has left behind one of his infamous riddles, addressed to ROBIN. If ROBIN can solve the puzzle, he will locate the CAPED CRUSADER. But that first riddle leads to another. Then the RIDDLER turns off all the lights in GOTHAM CITY. What, ROBIN wonders, is the point? When will the riddles end? If the BOY WONDER cannot find his partner by the next sunrise, BATMAN will be gone forever.

The teacher, Mr. Slink, assigns an environmental project, and Halo Nightly pairs up with Flora, the school's resident tree hugger. Their team has the assignment in the bag (reusable, of course). But when the evil Doozie Hiss ruins their chances for a good grade, Flora changes from happy hippie to eco-terror. With her superpowered candies, Halo faces off against the Green Queen of Mean!

"In a dark forest, a merchant picks a rose for his daugher Beauty. It belongs to a terrible beast. To save his life, the merchant promises that his daughter will visit the creature. When she does, Beauty grows to like the beast. But can she ever love him?"--Unedited summary from book.