A boy's ambition to be the greatest sailor in the world brings him to ruin when he misuses his new ability to sail his boat in the air.

Sixth-grader Ben Pratt's life is full of changes that he does not like--his parents' separation and the plan to demolish his seaside school to build an amusement park--but when the school janitor gives him a tarnished coin with some old engravings and then dies, Ben is drawn into an effort to keep the school from being destroyed.

An elephant and a mouse embark on a journey to discover what it looks like at the end of the world.

A boy sails across the sea, looking at various objects through his spyglass, until he reaches an island where his dog is waiting for him.

With a key to the Oakes School in his possession Benjamin, his friend Jill, and a new friend continue to seek ways to protect the school and their town but Lyman, the janitor and a spy, has new tricks up his sleeve.

Hugo the elephant rescues his friends when their boat is blown out to sea by the wind.

Follows a group of friends as they go sailing, explore an island, and return home to tell their tale.

After Stanley Lambchop goes flat once again, he uses his flatness to help win a sailboat race and to rescue a classmate from a collapsed building.

"In this partially-illustrated early chapter book, a young girl who is fascinated by sharks gets a chance to see one in real life while taking sailing lessons"-- Provided by publisher.