The best-selling author of The Starboard Sea presents a collection of short stories that features characters at crossroads, from a man who teaches etiquette throughout his girlfriend's indictment to a
This summer in Sea Harbor, Massachusetts, one of the Seaside Knitters gets tangled up with a precocious granddaughter, and another stands accused of sending a local resident on a permanent vacation…
During a trip to New England, the Aldens learn about a mysterious ship, the "Flying Cloud," that had been lost at sea years earlier and that supposedly reappears during a storm
Four cousins spending a summer in a house by the sea discover a magic thyme garden from which they embark on a number of adventures in time, some of them perilous, all of them exciting
Professor Wormbog has collected a Kerploppus, an Ickky, a Murgatroy, and a Useless. He has every beastie from A to Y, but he doesn't have a Zipperump-a-Zoo. He looks underground, in the sea, and in th
The epic wisdom contained in a lost library helps the author turn his life aroundIn American Philosophy, John Kaag--a disillusioned philosopher at sea in his marriage and career--stumbles upon a treas
Join the deep sea creatures in an amazing underwater adventure! This amazing book features four magnetic scenes, each with a fun activity, and a collection of magnets featuring a host of underwater ch
A young Frenchman of nineteen traveling across the sea to help a struggling nation fight for its independence? Why not? To Lafayette, anything was possible. A man who threw off the boundaries imposed
A steamboat goes up in flames . . . and down to the bottom of the sea. A locomotive plunges into a creek . . . and vanishes into mystery. A German U-boat sends an American troop transport, and eight h
After falling in love with a prince during a seastorm, a mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch to trade her tail for legs, in a version of the classic tale retold with a single word or brief phrase an
A vast migration.Cranes take turns to lead their flock:The feathered arrow.Follow a flock of cranes on a migration by land and sea, and find out how animals forge unlikely partnerships to help each ot
It’s autumn in Sea Harbor, and as the tourists leave, a mysterious guest arrives. When she’s implicated in a crime, the Seaside Knitters must quickly table their knitting project and search out a moti
The sea has always been central to human development as a source of resources, and as a means of transportation, information-exchange and strategic dominion. It has been the basis for our prosperity a
Eminent photographer Art Wolfe's images of moose, cougars, mallards, and sea lions are a wonderful visual aid for children learning to count. Wolfe, a longtime contributor to National Geographic, draw
“[A] Swashbuckling Thriller…Coonts takes us on a heck of a good ride.”—Kirkus Reviews In Pirate Alley, a luxurious vacation cruise to the exotic locales of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden turns into
A boy and a bear go to sea, equipped with a suitcase, a comic book, and a ukulele. The bear assures the boy that they are traveling a short distance and it really shouldn't take very long. But then th
Preparations begin at Castle Golga for the annual festival of the undead, as a pair of fearless vampire killers question a man hidden away in a monastery on the Baltic Sea. The mysterious Mr. Higgins
Two days before Christmas, a terrible snowstorm arrives and Charlie-in-the-Box is lost at sea! King Moonracer quickly puts together a band of Misfit Toys to rescue him. Together with Yukon Cornelius a
"The USS Kentucky--a Trident ballistic missile submarine carrying a full complement of 192 nuclear warheads--is about to go on a routine cruise. Not long after it reaches the open sea, however, the Ke
In a small village in Spainlives a boy named Antoni Gaudí.His home is in Catalonia, a place of jagged mountain peaks and silvery olive trees, splashed by the sparkling sea. The wild beauty
Newly widowed Harriet MacIver has just taken on her first travel writing assignment–rating an adventure cruise in the Caribbean. Add a gaggle of college students on a mini semester-at-sea voyage, a ru
Features Jay and Lila Cooper and their archaeologist father as they search to find the truth behind an ancient legend, lead a rescue mission on a doomed South Sea island, search for a treasure-seeker
Set sail on a high sea adventure with Wow! Surprising Facts About Pirates. Fascinating facts about notorious pirates, long lost buried treasure, swashbuckling encounters, and many more aspects of a pi
All night long, while you are asleep, millions of sea creatures move through the deep... This lavishly illustrated counting book offers a fascinating peek at ocean nightlife. Richly-textured collage a
Polo's life is never boring. And POLO AND THE DRAGON is proof. A sea voyage under snowy skies leads Polo to open a magical door and find a new fire-breathing friend. Without a single word, Polo paints
BY SEA, BY BUS, OR BY MAGIC CARPET Polo explores more of his magical world. A simple boat ride turns into a journey of fun and discovery with towering waves leading to a mysterious forest and a strang
A fun new Rainbow Fish format! A board book with a cute Rainbow Fish finger puppet to make a splash in the big sea! This Rainbow Fish board book has a finger puppet of Rainbow Fish right in the cente
It's been a year since Eragon departed Alagaesia in search of the perfect home to train a new generation of Dragon Riders. Now he is struggling with an endless sea of tasks: constructing a vast dragon
In Seven Days Dead, a woman races in a small boat through a torrential sea storm to Grand Manan island, located off the coast of Maine. She is determined to reach her dying father's bedside. Meanwhile
Harrison Harrison—H2 to his mom—is a lonely teenager who’s been terrified of the water ever since he was a toddler in California, when a huge sea creature capsized their boat, and his father vanished.
"Maeve Binchy, "the grand story teller,"* returns with a cast of characters you will never forget when they all spend a winter week together on holiday at Stone House, a restful inn by the sea... Sto
Have you ever wondered what lies beneath the bubbles in the bathtub? Embark on a magical journey with a little boy as he explores a creature-filled world beneath the sea. This wordless picture book fo
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Salt to the Sea and Between Shades of Gray comes a gripping, extraordinary portrait of love, silence, and secrets under a Spanish dictatorship.Madrid,
A thrilling new adventure of danger and deep-sea diving, historic mystery and suspense, by the author of theNew York Times bestseller Shadow DiversFinding and identifying a pirate ship is the hardest
From Greenwich Village in the Roaring Twenties to a revelation on a Nagasaki hillside by the sea, this high-spirited debut novel follows Ben “Trouble” Pinkerton, the son of Lieutenant Benjamin Pinkert
Gorgons, Banshees, Dragons, Spinxes, Sea Monsters-where would a hero be without a monster to conquor? This collection pulls together the badddest beasts in story and song along with fast-moving action
Brighton: that curious master of reinvention - whether it's considered 'London by the Sea' or 'England's San Francisco', it's certainly a city with a reputation for being on the edge. Exploring the up
This chunky board book edition of a bestselling picture book is packed with favourite sea creatures. So come into the ocean for a noisy, rhyming animal romp your little ones will love!
