The Chalk Box Kid (Turtleback School & Library)

Brief Description: Nine-year-old Gregory's house does not have room for a garden, but he creates a surprising and very different garden in an unusual place. Brief Description: When his dog eats a huge bone that was buried in the backyard and turns into a frightening creature, Hank agrees to help a wizard try to destroy the evil dragon that is responsible for the transformation. Brief Description: For use in schools and libraries only. 9-year-old Gregory's house does not have room for a garden, but he creates a surprising and very different garden in an unusual place, which wins him the admiration of the children at his new school. Publisher Marketing: When his dog eats a huge bone that was buried in the backyard and turns into a frightening creature, Hank agrees to help a wizard try to destroy the evil dragon that is responsible for the transformation.

Contributor Bio:  Bulla, Clyde Robert Bulla was born on a farm near King City, Missouri. He divides his time between writing and traveling. Contributor Bio:  Allen, Thomas B Thomas B. Allen is the author of numerous history books, including George Washington, Spymaster and Remember Valley Forge. A frequent contributor to Smithsonian Magazine, National Geographic, Military History Quarterly, Military History, Naval History, the U. S. Naval Institute's Proceedings, and other publications, he lives in Bethesda, Maryland.