"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces reporters to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--

Nine-year-old Hilde Lysiak is an aspiring reporter with her own newspaper, the Orange Street News, and she is investigating break-ins and missing baked goods--and with the help of Zeus, a little dog with a big bark, she intends to track down the thief who is trying to steal a win in the Bake-Off Bonanza, one of Selinsgrove's biggest events.

"Crime reporter Hilde Lysiak always gets the scoop! Special tomato plants were stolen from a local greenhouse! Hilde wants to catch the thief. So she and her sister Izzy start interviewing witnesses. But they soon discover that people all around town are getting sick! Can this real-life reporter get to the root of these two mysteries?"--Page [4] of cover.

Pursued by Mr. Hamstring, a reporter who is sure he will fail, Boomer becomes the first pig ever to compete in the Animal Olympics and demonstrates that attitude can be more important than winning.

When she hears reports of bear roaming the backyards of Selinsgrove, Hilde and her sister/photographer Izzy are determined to get the story for their own newspaper, the Orange Street News--but when they find out the culprit is a black bear cub, their scoop turns into a rescue mission.

George's magic burps threaten to ruin not only his team's chances of winning a class field day, but also his audition to be the fourth-grade sports reporter for his school's new closed-circuit television station.