Animal Stories

• Black Gold
  Black and Gold is a pictorial romp through four decades of one of the NHL's great Original Six franchises--a personal history of the Boston Bruins as seen through the lens of Steve Babineau, team photographer for 35 years. Over his long career, Babs, as he is known, has captured over one-third ...
• The Journey
  The Journey guides you through a simple, revolutionary set of techniques that has freed thousands of people from lifelong emotional and physical blocks -- from addiction, depression and low self-esteem to chronic pain and illness. The Journey was born of Brandon Bays' extraordinary experience of he...
• Zoom
  Oil is the problem. Cars are the solution. Those two simple sentences by the authors of Zoom define the scope of their illuminating and important book, an examination of a transformation in business and culture that is occurring before our eyes. We are living in the midst of a Great Awakening. P...
• True Enough
  When Ashley Grant appears at Heartland unannounced, Amy is immediately suspicious. Ashley has never been friendly -- she hasn't even been close to nice. Considering their history, Amy is intrigued when Ashley begs her to help train the jumper her mother purchased. Amy can't say no -- helping horses...
• Ultimate Risk
  Don't miss the exciting adventures of a new generation of Thoroughbred horses and riders at Winterbrook Farm A great opportunity... Now that Christine Reese and her cousin Melanie Graham are jockeys, they want to ride as many horses for as many trainers as they possibly can. When Christine is asked...
• The Selfish Crocodile
  Every morning a very large and very snappy crocodile shouts this selfish message: 'Stay away from my river! It's MY river! If you come in my river, I'll eat you all!' The animals in the forest don't know what to do. They are frightened of the crocodile. Even the fish, tadpoles, frogs, crabs and cra...
• 100 Per Cent Pig
  Our hero is a Tamworth pig with attitude. He was imported from Australia to improve the "bloodline" of the farmer's herd and he is in no doubt about his own importance. But his days of usefulness are numbered and he's about to be packed off on that final journey or is it? This is a hilarious story ...
• An Arkful of Animal Stories
  Life aboard the ark must sometimes have been hard for the animals stowed by Noah. No room for the rattlesnake to shake her tail, no carrots for the horse. Even the lion is scared by the thunder and lightning. But with a little cooperation and thought for each other, the animals soon learn get on wi...
• The Happy Hedgehog
  Sometime's it's best not to try too hard. Mikko loved his garden. He knew all the plants and flowers that grew there, and he enjoyed learning about their healing powers. He thought he was perfectly content - until Grandfather Tarek came and told him he was wasting his time. Take advantage of your y...
• Ready for Bed?
  Ready for Bed! offers families emotionally healthy, lasting solutions to a common daily struggle: getting kids ready for bed. Children will love the full-colour pictures and tender story, and parents and caregivers will learn the language of positive parenting. With honesty and gentle humour, this ...
• Olivia
  The first full-length biography of the enduringly popular star of Grease Now approaching her 60th birthday, Olivia Newton-John grew up in Melbourne and still exudes star power and timeless glamour. She has sold 60 million records around the world, topped the charts in the US and the UK four times, ...
• The Red Scarf
  In his debut novel, Richard Mason takes us back to 1944 Arkansas through the eyes of Richard, a twelve-year-old with a dream. The dream seems simple enough-to buy a red scarf for Rosalie, the prettiest girl in school. However, simply buying a scarf doesn't usually include skunks, bobcats, robbers, ...
• Barn Dance
  Gabby Cox, a shy Minnesota bachelor farmer, is content with his quiet life. When rock star Sphinx and his celebrity girlfriend, Sparkle, crash their private airplane into Gabby's barn, his life is turned upside down. Sphinx and Sparkle are killed-along with a half dozen pigs-and Gabby loses both hi...
• Farm Fun!
  This is the first in a brilliant new series of activity book for pre-schoolers, full of simple activities for little children to try out. It contains eleven activities, such as printed cows, fingerprint pigs and a raffia scarecrow to help little children create a whole barnyard. As well as being a ...
• Old MacDonald Had a Farm
  Magical die-cutting draws the reader from page to page of colorful artwork. Soon, the story will be read, or more probably, sung by heart. To celebrate the quarter-centenary of this famous series, Pam Adams has created a vibrant new title, Sing a Song of Sixpence....
• Olivia Saves the Circus
  Olivia remembers her trip to the circus very well. The performers were out sick, so she had to do everything. She... rode on a unicyclejumped on a trampolinejuggled five balls tamed lionsand flew through the air. Step into the ring with Olivia, where the lights are dim, the color soft, and a ...
• The Big Game
  The footballing heroes of Wendy Jenkins' successful first novel, Killer Boots (1996), are back in force with another terrific story based around Australian Rules Football. The Dockers are in the finals for the first time and Greg gets himself to Melbourne for the match against Geelong. Once there h...
• Song of the Jackalope
  Set in the picturesque landscape of the American southwest, the jackalope comes alive in this appealing story of young Molly and a series of surprising and revealing adventures. Handicapped by having one antler and ridiculed by the other jackalopes, Molly is aided through the intervention of the my...
• The Pig in the Pond
  A picture book about a pig who gets very hot and jumps in a pond, much to the surprise of the resident ducks and geese....
• Who Will Tuck ME in Tonight?
  It's bedtime - but Wolly, the little lamb, can't find his mother. Who will tuck him in tonight? Mrs. Cat, Mrs. Horse, Mrs. Pig and Mrs. Duck all try, but their efforts prove disastrous, and Wolly grows more and more desperate. This title is aimed at children between the ages of four and six...
• Baby Animals
  Building on the ongoing success of the Cube Book series, White Star has beefed up the traditional CubeBook format to present the SuperCube. This entry in the brand-new SuperCube series will appeal to animal lovers of all ages. The third volume in this innovative new series brings a wide range of ba...
• Forever Friends
  Sara is not happy! Her family have decided to move interstate, and as a consequence, she has a sore throat form yelling I am NOT GOING', 'WE are NOT MOVING'. Marking the days off until she has to move in her secret diary - the real one and not the foil that she leaves for her family to read - she c...
• Farm
  Kids can meet all their favorite farm animals up-close in this GIANT fold-out flap book which combines simple color concepts with adorable illustrations of animals. Early learners will find the whimsical pictures appealing as they learn about colors. Kids won't be able to resist the animals in ...
• Fantastic Mr. Fox
  This is a short dramatization - perfect for schools - of Dahl's immensely popular story for younger readers in which clever Mr Fox outwits the three nasty farmers: Boggis. Bunce and Bean. With staging advice on props, lighting etc at the end of the book....
• Elephants
  Elephants have captivated humans for millennia for their sheer size, intelligence and unique physical features. In some parts of the world, elephants have been tamed and trained by humans for exploitation in warfare and labor, while in other regions they roam free, dominating their environment. Thi...
• Me and My Friends
  UK photographer Tony Woolliscroft has toured with the Red Hot Chili Peppers since 1990, photographing the band on stage and off. Me and My Friends: The Red Hot Chili Peppersis a photographic memoir of those extraordinary times.Revealing and often surprising, many of Woolliscroft's photos have ...
• Breaking Free
  In Milwaukee and Cleveland, Stern finds that the voucher program has rescued large numbers of poor minority children from violent, chaotic and failing public schools and allowed them to attend parochial and private schools where high expectations often result in high achievement. Drawing on persona...
• Friends
  Elaine Scott and Margaret Miller pair up again, this time to explore and explain a relationship of crucial importance to children as they grow out of toddlerhood and into the elementary years. Friends! offers a warm introduction to the ups and downs of friendship, with natural pictures of a variety...
• Animal Farm
  More New and Revised Titles. The Best Just Got Better! Plus Glossary from Webster's New World(TM) Dictionary Anthem Atlas Shrugged Beowulf Brave New World The Canterbury Tales The Catcher in the Rye The Contender The Crucible The Fountainhead Frankenstein The Grapes of Wrath Great Expectations...
• Merlin
  Merlin, seer and wonder-worker at King Arthur's court, makes his debut in the highly inventive History of the Kings of Britain, written during the 1130s by an author known to posterity as Geoffrey of Monmouth. One of the most influential books of the Middle Ages, it planted Arthur himself in Europe...
• Newton
  When Newton was not yet twenty-five years old, he formulated calculus, hit upon the idea of gravity, and discovered that white light was made up of all the colors of the spectrum. By 1678, Newton designed a telescope to study the movement of the planets and published Principia, a milestone in the h...
• Penguins
  Renowned science writer Wayne Lynch has a passion and fascination for the members of the penguin family. A self-described penguin addict, he has logged more than 130,000 miles to sit among hundreds, sometimes even thousands of penguins on the far-flung beaches of the Galapagos Islands, Chile, Antar...
• Bird
  This beautiful gift book tells the story of the development of bird art through the ages. It ranges from the early decorative but often fanciful images of birds, through more accurate portrayals resulting from exploration and an increasing knowledge of the worlds avifauna, to modern attempts at cap...
• Turtles
  What do turtles eat? How are their babies hatched? Why can a turtle pull his head inside his shell? What kinds of turtles make the best pets? How should pet turtles be fed and where should they be kept? All these and many other questions are answered in this natural science picture book for young r...
• Frogs and Toads
  Created by Bobbie Kalman, author of more than 180 bestselling children's books, Crabapples are starter non-fiction books for primary students. Each entertaining book features fascinating, easy-to-understand information along with awesome full-color photos and illustrations on animals, sea life, mac...
• Dogs
  Dog lovers of all ages will delight in this treasure trove of canine images and titbits. Over 450 full-colour photographs showcase dogs in all their tail-wagging glory - from the irrepressible appeal of wrinkly puppies to the noble dignity of beloved older dogs, from endearing mutts to show-stoppin...
• Aristotle
  Under the guidance of Professor Veatch, Aristotle stands forth again as the philosopher who, above all, speaks simply and directly to the common sense of all mankind. Today, Professor Veatch believes, the time may be ripe for a belated recognition that Aristotle is "a truly live option in philosoph...
• Out of the Darkness
  I am not a doctor, a husband, a well-known person, or a psychiatrist. I am a woman who is just one of thousands who suffer every day with postpartum depression. My story is associated with feelings and the truth about postpartum depression that some women are afraid to tell. I realize there are sev...
• Coming Home
  SELF-TAUGHT ART A] RELIGIOUS ART--> In the works of many famous self-taught artists, such as Howard Finster and Sister Gertrude Morgan, Biblical themes and imagery abound. How has the Bible inspired these southern creators? Examining 125 works of art by seventy contemporary folk artists, Co...
• Colors
  How to use and understand colour from the author of the world's most widely used drawing instructional Millions of people have learned to draw using the methods of Dr. Betty Edwards's bestseller The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. Now, much as artists progress from drawing to painting, ...
• Diamonds
  This is the story of how a mixed-income minority community in Louisiana's Chemical Corridor fought Shell Oil and won. For years, the residents of Diamond, Louisiana, lived with an inescapable acrid, metallic smell - the "toxic bouquet" of pollution - and a mysterious chemical fog that seeped into t...
• Bad Boy
  When do the football codes burn brightest? When the fireflies of controversy dance around them. Roy Masters examines the sex scandals, fierce rivalries, gambling excesses, boardroom rants, bar room bust-ups, media headbutting and taxi-hijacking that have taken place across all codes of football in ...
• Flying High
  Flying High traces the incredible career of the founder and chairman of JetBlue, David Neeleman, from his teenage ventures and beginnings in the travel industry., to his short stint at Southwest Airlines and the ultimate launch of JetBlue. In a series of interviews with Neeleman's friends, associat...
• Black Beauty
  Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date), comes a dazzling new series: Classic Starts, The stories are abridged the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they...
• The Cat Who Wanted to Go Home
  One day, Suzy found a huge basket in a field. She climbed in, settled in the shade under a stool, and was soon fast asleep. When she woke up, the basket was in the sky! Suzy, the little French cat, has found herself in a hot-air balloon on its way to England! This is the start of Suzy's big adventu...
• What Time Is It, Mr. Crocodile?
  Mr. Crocodile has big plans for finally catching--and eating--five pesky monkeys, but those little rascals dupe him again and again. By the time the clock strikes six, those mischievous monkeys actually teach Mr. Crocodile a thing or two about friendship . . . and about having fun!...
• Monkey Lost
  This book is suitable for ages 4 to 8 years. When Eric's monkey goes missing on the way to school, his class tries to figure out where the monkey could be. Did he go to the movies? Is he visiting friends at the zoo? Is he climbing the Empire State Building? Will Eric ever see his beloved monkey aga...
• Emily Goes Wild
  If you'd like a "tail" with a little French twist, then you've absolutely fall I love with Madame DuBois and her pet monkey, Emily. Their lives in New Orleans model a French American style-eating beignets at the outdoor market, dressing in stylish designer clothes, and sleeping ...
• Curious George: The Kite
  Curious George loves a good windy day. There are many things he can practice flying--like a kite. This early reader, based on the new PBS animated series, explores the concepts of flight and experimentation. Full color. Also available as second-hand book from $9.00...
• Where is Mother?
  Lars needs to find his mother so he decides to follow her footprints. Gatefold flaps reveal the surprise owner of each set of footprints, as one by one Lars's friends join the search party....
• Nine Lives of Montezuma
  "Monty? Why do you want to be called Monty?" his mother asked. "Montezuma, the Aztec king--he was a survivor, a great fighter!" replied Monty. Montezuma, the barnyard cat, survives nine thrilling lives of danger and adventure. As he grows from fierce kitten to grand old tomcat, he is always special...
• The Nine Lives of the Cat
  This book is suitable for ages 9 to 12 years. A long time ago, a cat as black as a moonless night emerged from a magical forest and lived nine memorable lives. In one life, he is called Bottom-Pit after being rescued from the bottom of a well. In another, he joins a marauding gang of cat bandits. T...
• Skippyjon Jones: Color Crazy
  Everyoneas favorite kitty boy is ready to coloraSkippy style! Skippyas sky will be pink. His sun will be blue. As Skippyjon learns his colors and plays with crayons, he invites the very youngest fans to join in the fun. Who knows what color our mischievous Mr. Fuzzypants will be!...
• Skippyjon Jones: Up and Down
  As always, Skippyjon invites readers to join in the magic that comes of a playful imagination. Little ones will learn all the ins and outs with Skippyjon Jones. He goes up and down, back and forth, and over and under. At the end of the day, heas ready to begin again. Opposites have never been so lo...
• Tyrannosaurus Rex
  Now children can keep their favorite animals, bugs, and other creatures as pets -- and hold dinosaurs or the sun and moon in their hands! These irresistible little board books are small enough to fit in a tiny fist or the pocket of a backpack. Printed on sturdy boards with brief text in large bold ...
• The Call of the Wild
  Originally published in 1903, "The Call of the Wild" is London's best-known work. Marking the 100th anniversary of the novel, this New Riverside Edition is well timed to place London's work in a new and broader historical context. In addition, the volume will show how the critic...
• Sassafras Goes to Hollywood
  Sassie is going to be a STAR!!! She just knows it. And when she is chosen as a finalist in the Hollywood It Dog Competition, itas off to Tinseltown. But all that Hollywood stardust, glitz, and glam goes to her head, and once again Sassieas ego runs away with itself. Tinseltown wonat put up with her...
• Cows Going Past
  A family sees many different kinds of cows from the window of their car while on a trip....
• Katy Duck
  "A story about shyness" Meet Katy — a feisty ballerina-in-the-making who loves to twirl like a leaf, stretch like a flower, and float like a swan. She's all dance, all the time — until she faces the fear of dancing in front of everyone in her new ballet class at Mr. Tu...
• Hide-and-seek
  Rainbow Fish is searching every nook and cranny of the beautiful Coral Reef for his friends. Gatefold flaps reveal each and every one of Rainbow Fish's friends' gems of hiding places and their snappy replies at being fou ... Also available as second-hand book from $9.00...
• Little Foxes
  Despite warnings, Little Fox thinks his mother's chair is 'just right' for climbing, jumping on, and riding. Finally, it breaks, and his mother has nowhere to sit...Little Fox and Father repair the old chair, which turns out to be 'just right' for cuddling and reading. A situation that most prescho...
• Wind in the Willows
  The Wind in the Willows is one of the most familiar and best-loved of the great milestones of children's literature. It is the story that Michael Foreman has always wanted to illustrate, and his enthusiasm for the tale is conveyed in luminous, vibrant artwork. This fully illustrated and unabri...
• A Frog in the Bog
  From the bestselling author of Bear Snores On comes this hilariously illustrated story that teaches young readers the concept of counting from one to five and back again. Full color....
• Bee Frog
  The celebrated duo behind Big Bear and Little Bear is back with a charming new character: a small frog who just wants to be heard. Bee Frog is not a frog -- she's a dragon! A not-nice, very fierce dragon! But Mom and Dad Frog are too busy to notice. They don't even pay attention when Bee Frog hop...
• A Tale of Two Frogs
  In this story from Russia, two frog sisters learn the truth of that old saying, It ain't over 'til it's over, or, The opera isn't over until the fat frog sinks. Martha and Mitch, the team that brought us The Hidden Feast and Noodlehead Stories, put their noodles together to bring us this delightful...
• Justin Morgan Had a Horse
  Joel Goss knows that Little Bub is a special colt, even though he's a runt. And when schoolteacher Justin Morgan asks Joel to break the colt in, Joel is thrilled! Soon word about Little Bub has spread throughout the entire Northeast -- this spirited colt can pull heavier loads than a pair of oxen. ...
• National Velvet
  A classic story of dreams, ambition and one girl's belief in a horse. 'Velvet'll sit on a horse like a shadow and breathe her soul into it...I never seen such a creature on a horse.' Velvet is mad about horses. When she wins a piebald horse in a raffle, she knows he's something special. His heart i...
• Old Cricket
  Old Cricket tells his missus why he can't fix the roof -- I woke with a creak in my knee, dear wife. He tells Cousin Katydid why he can't pick berries -- I woke with a creak in my knee and a crick in my neck. He tells Uncle Ant why he can't harvest corn -- I woke with a creak in my knee, a cr...
• African Dream
  In January 1965, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara, one of the heroes of the Cuban revolutionary war, and a minister in Fidel Castro's government, vanished. His sudden disappearance aroused conjecture all over the world. He eventually surfaced in Africa where, with a hundred Cuban guerrilla figh...
• Library Lion
  An affectionate storybook tribute to that truly wonderful place: the library. Miss Merriweather, the head librarian, is very particular about rules in the library. No running allowed. And you must be quiet. But when a lion comes to the library one day, no one is sure what to do. There aren't any ...
• Ogilo and the Hippo
  First published in Dholuo in 1983, this is the first English-language edition of this story for children. One morning Ogilo and his two friends discover a pregnant hippo stuck in a muddly hole. The story centres around the boys secrecy, to protect the hippo being killed by grown-ups for meat, and t...
• The Snow Leopard
  From the beginning of time, high above the hidden valley, Snow Leopard has sung the stars to life, the sun to rise and the moon to wax and wane. He has woven words of protection to keep the hidden valley safe from the world and as he sings, a child lies dreaming the song down in the valley beneath....
• Harley
  Harley is a young llama who lives on a ranch. He is learning to be a pack animal, but he is having a hard time. He kicks. He screams. He spits! But then a shepherd calls she needs a llama to watch over her sheep. She decides to take a chance on Harley. Through the seasons, a series of challenges bo...
• George and Martha
  Two lovable hippos teach the meaning of friendship in five separate vignettes: "Split Pea Soup, " "The Flying Machine, " "The Tub, " "The Mirror, " "The Tooth." "The secret of Mr. Marshall's success lies not just in the freshness of his sense of the ridiculous, but in the carefulness of his control...
• Howliday Inn
  Not a great place to visit, and you wouldn't want to live there The Monroes have gone on vacation, leaving Harold and Chester at Chateau Bow-Wow -- not exactly a four-star hotel. On the animals' very first night there, the silence is pierced by a peculiar wake-up call -- an unearthly howl that m...
• Dolphin Song
  It's June - winter in South Africa, and Martine and her grandmother are enjoying a cold but beautiful walk along the beach when they find a stranded, dying dolphin. Martine uses her gift of healing to help it back to the ocean but it's only the latest in a series of inexplicable beachings of dolphi...
• Rainbow Fish Finds His Way
  Marcus Pfister's award-winning classic, Rainbow Fish, is back in a brand-new adventure! This time, Rainbow Fish gets lost in an undersea storm and has to find his way back home. Luckily, with the help of some new friends, it isn't long before Rainbow Fish is reunited with his glittering school of f...
• Rainbow Fish to the Rescue
  Rainbow Fish has gained many friends by sharing out his glittering scales, but one lonely little striped fish remains outside their group. When a shark attacks, Rainbow Fish must decide whether to take shelter with his friends, or risk his life to help the little stranger. Find out what he decides ...
• Star of the Sea
  Pearl has always done the same thing as her big sister Rosie. Miss Cuttle's class is putting on a play. Rosie is convinced that she and Pearl will make great rescuers, but Pearl has other - much bigger - ideas. Is she brave enough to tell her bossy big sister what she wants? Rainbow Fish helps Pear...
• Rainbow Fish and the Big Blue Whale
  The glittering hero of the award-winning international bestsellers The Rainbow Fish and Rainbow Fish to the Rescue! returns in an exciting adventure. This time he and his friends cross paths with a big blue whale. The gentle creature loves watching the sparkling fish at play, but because of his siz...
• Mattimeo
  Slagar, the Fox is bent on revenge - and determined to bring death and destruction to Redwall Abbey. Gathering his evil band around him, Slagar plots to strike at the heart of the Abbey. His cunning and cowardly plan is to steal the Redwall children - and Mattimeo, Matthias's son, is to be the bigg...
• Runaway Pony
  Prince, a little Icelandic pony, is growing up. He is Anna's pony. She's raised him from a foal, and loves him dearly. Whenever Anna calls, Prince comes running right to her and nuzzles her neck. Prince is still too young to be ridden, but it's time to start training him to walk with a halter and l...
• Where are Custard & Pupcake?
  Strawberry Shortcake can't find Custard and Pupcake anywhere. Are they playing in the garden? Are they hiding behind a tree? Lift the flaps to help Strawberry Shortcake find two very dear friends-her pets! Also available as second-hand book from $9.00...
• Because of Winn-Dixie
  Recalling the fiction of Harper Lee and Carson McCullers, here is a funny, poignant, and utterly genuine first novel from a major new talent. The summer Opal and her father, the preacher, move to Naomi, Florida, Opal goes into the Winn-Dixie supermarket--and comes out with a dog. A big, ugly, suf...
• Olivia Counts
  Falconer's delightful piglet, Olivia, makes the transition from picture books. From one ball, to four aunts to seven accessories, kids can count along from one to ten with everyone's favorite piggy. Full color. (Baby/Preschool)...
• Junior Goes to School
  Poor juniors. It's the night before the first day of school, and the young pig is tossing and turning in bed. What will the new school year bring? What if the bus pulls up...and it's really a toaster? Or a turkey? Or a meat-loaf? What if all his clothes disappear and he's wearing...a hula skirt? A ...
• Happy Birthday, Davy
  Davy is counting the days until his birthday. It seems like such a long wait! He is so excited, he can hardly sit still when Father Rabbit tells a story about a lucky little rabbit who had three wishes that all came true. Davy decides that if he had three wishes, he'd wish for someone who would tel...
• Rascal, the Tassel-Eared Squirrel
  In the ponderosa pine forest on the rim of the Grand Canyon lives Rascal, a tassel-eared squirrel. Rascal's tale reveals the lifeways of tassel-eared squirrels, the sometimes cruel randomness of nature, and the teeming and twittering life of a ponderosa pine forest. Sidebars discuss the many natura...
• Bannertail
  100 Drawings by the Author. Partial Contents: The Foundling His Kittenhood The Red Horror The New and Lonely Life The Fluffing of His Tail The Sun Song of Bannertail The Cold Sleep The Balking of Fire-eyes Redsquirrel, the Scold of the Woods The Courting of Silvergray The Home in the High Hickory N...
• Bartleby of the Mighty Mississippi
  All Bartleby has ever known is life in his plastic bowl. Then his boy chucks him into the big water place. There Bartleby faces challenges both fearful and thrilling. He also meets another discarded pet-Seezer-an alligator whose true home is the Mighty Mississippi, too. Seezer wants Bartleby to hel...
• Red Slider
  Benjamin took one last look at the leathery old lizard and the small girl turtle teetering on its peeling back. Then, he turned into the weeds and scurried away. Behind him, he heard Cleo sniffle. Horatio urged him onward. Run like the wind! Never look back! Benjamin ran. He looked straight ahead a...
• Hawk
  For Tony Hawk, it wasn't enough to skate for two decades, to invent more than eighty tricks, and to win more than twice as many professional contests as any other skater.It wasn't enough to knock himself unconscious more than ten times, fracture several ribs, break his elbow, knock out his teeth tw...
• Wolf Journal
  Wolf Journal, the young adult novel adults should read, is set in the Allegheny Mountains of northern Pennsylvania. Jimmy Warren, a farm boy, finds wolf tracks in the snow. No wolves have been in these woods for a hundred years. The tracks lead him deeper into his passion for nature guided by Hawk,...
• Spirit of the Wolf
  When Navajo, a wolf pup, is born with a unique star birthmark, his parents know he's destined be a special wolf to the great spirits. Just a few weeks after their birth, Navajo and his siblings face adversity. A massive landslide kills their parents, and the pups seek shelter and a home with the lo...
• Bad Boys Get Cookie!
  Those two bad boys -- Willy and Wally -- are still bad. Bad. Bad. Really, really bad. And now they have two big bad sweet tooths. When the baker's cookie runs off, these newly cloaked private eyes, "Willis and Wallace," see their chance to "Get Cookie!" But this is one smart cookie,...
• Great Wolf and the Good Woodsman
  Beloved nature writer Helen Hoover tells a delightful children's fable that will stir a sense of wonder and discovery in anyone who has ever felt the magic of the forest and imagined it a lively village of talking animals. Many years ago Great Wolf, a mighty hunter feared by all the animals in the ...
• Put Me in the Zoo
  Illus. in color. Spot, a polka-dot leopard who can change colors and even juggle his own spots, tries to convince two children that he is special enough to be exhibited in the zoo. A hilarious story for a first-grade pupil to read. Shows that reading can be fun even if the vocabulary is very li...
• Last Night at the Zoo
  A quiet night at the zoo turns into a wild adventure as the animals put their heads together and come up with a plan for a night on the town. Decked out in disguises from the Lost and Found, this zany bunch manages to take the bus downtown, have dinner at a French restaurant, and top it all off wit...
• Curious George Visits the Zoo
  Curious George and the man with the yellow hat visit the zoo. A hungry Curious George snatches a pail of bananas from the zoo keeper. Though he shouldn't have taken the bananas, George soon changes the zookeeper's shouts to praise with his clever, helpful ways....
• A Day of Leisure
  The present book is second in the series and presents a further selection of stories that the children must not miss to read. Reading of these stories equals hours of moral teaching for character building. The selection of stories is made with one thing in view, i.e., holding their interest long en...