Bringing the biggest life stories to the smallest readers.President Abraham Lincoln thought slavery was wrong. He fought a war to hold the country together and to make it free for everyone.With simple
Bringing the biggest life stories to the smallest readers!Benjamin Franklin was curious about the world around him. He had wide and varied interests that led him to become a printer, a writer, an inve
The MY FIRST BIOGRAPHY series brings the biggest life stories to the smallest readers. Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery. She vowed she would fight to free all slaves. Her perseverance sparked Amer
Christopher Columbus dreamed of adventure and discovery. He sailed across an ocean to an unknown land. He showed the way. Many others followed. With simple, lyrical text and bold, kid-friendly illust
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a great man. His words changed the way people thought, and his actions spurred them on to change the world. With simple, lyrical text and bold, kid-friendly illustration
Full-color, step-by-step tasks walk you through getting and keeping your Samsung Galaxy Nexus or other smartphone running Android 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) working just the way you want. Step-by-step i
Read the story of a life lived safely within the lines, that God turned upside down. From social star of 1930’s Chicago to a Wycliffe missionary in South America and the USSR,Elaine Townsend’s life wa
Half the Perfect World is a social and literary account of the expatriate artist community on the Greek island of Hydra from 1955 to 1964, and is richly illustrated by LIFE Magazine eye-witness photog
"Throughout my years of practice, people have often asked me why I decided to specialise in sexual health. The question is not surprising given that sexual health doctors are not held in the same rega
Basil of Caesarea (329-379 AD) was a Greek Bishop in what is now Turkey. A thoughtful theologian, he was instrumental in the formation of the Nicene Creed. He fought a growing heresy, Arianism, that h
The Atlantic Ocean has been and remains an often deadly challenge to mankind. This delightful and informative book chronicles the history of attempt to cross its hostile surface from the early days of
Patrick ministered to kings and slaves alike in the culture that had enslaved him. Patrick's faith and his commitment to the Word of God through hard times is a true example of the way that God calls
He won't let me date anyone because he's the biggest cockblock in the world.He still calls me his wife even though I don't remember our wedding day. He said he'll never give up on me. Not now. Not eve
Born into poverty in Japanese-occupied Taiwan, Ruey Yu overcame near-starvation during World War II and rose to become a successful biochemist and co-founder of the multi-million dollar skin care comp
I can't believe this is real. I've lost years of my life, years of memories.He tells me we've been happily married for years, but I despise him so much that I can't believe that.How did he get me to f
Few of us have heard of Catherine von Bora. And yet, as the beloved wife of Martin Luther, she can very justifiably be seen as one of the most influential figures in the Reformation. She made her home
Bruce Grant was raised in outback Western Australia but lived and worked at or near the centre of power in Australia for several decades, as journalist and foreign correspondent, diplomat, and advisor
What makes Blythswood Care the organisation that it is today? The answer lies in the personal stories told in this book. They range from Scotland to Eastern Europe to Equatorial Africa and from WW2
Frank Vajda, a major figure in Australian neurology, was a boy in Budapest, Hungary, during the Second World War. He witnessed the attempt by Hitler's Nazis and a fascist Hungarian militia to murder h
George Whitefield, regarded as the preaching wonder of his day, and John Newton, one of the leading spiritual guides of the movement that Whitefield had a significant hand in creating, Evangelicalism,
May Nicholson's story, told so powerfully in Miracles from Mayhem and More Miracles from Mayhem, tells of how she went from being a drunk no-hoper to establishing Preshal, a Christian trust based in o
Whispers of Hope is unique. It does not explain how to adopt a child, nor does it provide a comprehensive method for rearing an adopted child. Instead, this book offers something desperately needed in
Theodore Beza? Who is he? Why should I care about him?Well, I'm glad you asked!Theodore Beza was a man who in his day was one of the luminaries of the Protestant world, who took the reins of the belea
Across most of the world, an entire generation has lived free from the spectre of polio, but for fifty years during the twentieth century that fear was overwhelming. Polio rapidly became every parent'
Many domains are black and cruelly white. In Human Rights and Human Wrongs, Colin Tatz, a world authority on racial conflict and abuse, a key figure in Indigenous Studies in Australia and an author of
This is the story of Celia Rosser, the internationally acclaimed botanical illustrator, who ultimately dedicated her life to painting the entire genus of Banksia, the only artist to have done such a t
The galleries of the great heroes of faith contain many inspirational women; although not always placed in as prominent a position for all to see, their service has been invaluable in God's kingdom. T
