A...B...Sea

“Agatha Christie meets Patrick O’Brian in Finch’s accomplished fifth whodunit set in Victorian England (after 2010’s A Stranger in Mayfair), the best in the series to date.”—Starred Review, Publisher’

Not since "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" will you be so captivated by the antics of a Herring Gull as you will be by reading the beach book entitled "A Sea Gull's Realm." First, let me introduce you to Garth, the sea gull who is the hero of this tale. Garth and Jonathan share characteristics such as the will to overcome adversity, perseverance, inner strength and loyalty. They differ in that Jonathan exists in a mythical world of human values. Garth exists in the real world of sea gulls, yet is able to project similar human-like qualities.The story takes place on Long Beach Island, a barrier island off the coast of New Jersey. It makes fascinating reading for readers of all ages, especially those who have had the opportunity to observe these captivating birds in their natural setting. It is a powerful teaching tool that presents a naturalist's account of the physical characteristics, behavior and calls of gulls within the context of Garth‘s antics as he interacts with his fisherma

Warfield stands as a dominant figure on the theological landscape, but few have a comprehensive grasp of his theology, largely because of the difficulty of tracing his ideas through numerous sources.

Asweeping story spanning from the idyllic 1950s through the present, about the people, places, and things each of us holds on to.

Help Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose solve their first four mysteries!A is for AUTHOR . . .Dink writes to his favorite author, mystery writer Wallis Wallace, and invites him to visit Green Lawn. Wonder of w

Drawing equally from Wallace Stevens, Gertrude Stein, John Berryman, and Robert Frost, Samuel Amadon’s award-winning Like a Sea is a collection of poems where personality is

Oxford Reading Tree: Biff, Chip & Kipper Stories: More Stories : Level 7 (Age 6½ - 7)The Level 7 Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories, written by Roderick Hunt and illustrated by Alex Brychta, provide a rich

A CANINE CRUISE. A STORM OF MURDER. A LABRADOR NAMED RANDOLPH: OVERWEIGHT, OVERLY INTELLIGENT—AND OVERBOARD… For Randolph and his owner, Harry, a struggling artist, it was dog

The world’s most exclusive cruise ship, The Royal Star,has just set sail from Miami on its inaugural voyage. For the hundred or so well-heeled passengers, including Zack Chasteen and his

William Barker Cushing is considered one of the navy's greatest heroes of the Civil War. After his expulsion from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1861, Cushing managed to get an appointment as a master's ma

A real-life thriller that leaves us with the taste of salt on our tongues and a terror of the deep.

From the author of Beneath a Marble Sky comes an inspiring new novel of a man and a woman from different worlds whose love is put to the ultimate test as they struggle to survive an extraordinary set

Whatbegan asa singlepoem written on a long drive into the countryside north of Glasgow has evolved into an imaginative collection exploringmemory, journey, vulnerability, and

A spellbinding tale of the sea: love, murder, and mysticism: At the turn of the century, a Kwakiutl warrior from British Columbia's wild northern islands raids an artifact collector's yacht to reclai

Based on actual events, this novel tells the story of Karl, a fifteen-year-old passenger on the SS St Louis, which left Hamburg in 1939 carrying refugees from Hitler. Karl recounts the horror and exci

In a half-red sea, Evie Shockley is 'dreaming the lives of the ancestors.' Navigating against prevailing currents, these poems sail on eddy and backflow, taking inspiration from knots and twists of Am

Blaze maze trails while improving your word skills. 48 little labyrinths each contain figures or objects beginning with the letter "a," "b,"or "c," and so on.

Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of green sea turtles.

Learning the A-B-C's and 1-2-3's just got exciting! Bright, bold images by award-winning photographer and author Kevin Schafer will captivate little ones as they romp along with adorable, playful peng

A new boy named Matthew joins Mrs. Tuttle's class, which already has twenty-five students whose first names are Matthew and whose last names begin with every letter except Z.

An alphabet book featuring twenty-six animals found in the ocean and including endnotes giving additional details about each of these sea creatures.

Brilliant artwork captures an array of sea creatures from A to Z in this lively alphabet book which integrates language play, natural science, and beautiful illustrations.

A guide to B. Traven's literary legacy. An initial biographical sketch presents results of the latest research of prominent Traven biographers, tracing his early life in Germany as an actor and anarch

Twenty-six cleverly rendered full-page illustrations ? depicting letters of the alphabet and appropriate ready-to-color illustrations ? teach the ABCs and simple reading skills in large-format picture

Rescuing a man whose ship had been floundering at sea, Isabel Spense takes aboard ruthless privateer Simon Dante, who promptly seizes command of Isabel's ship and sets out to win the lovely maiden's h

This book is of interest to mathematicians and computer scientists working in finite mathematics and combinatorics. It presents a breakthrough method for analyzing complex summations. Beautifully writ

Sent on a voyage halfway around the world, promising young naturalist Tristram Flattery is led by the spirit familiar of his late mage uncle to a remote island, where it has been foretold that he will

In two parallel stories, an intelligent female member of a prehistoric tribe advances the lot of her people, and the daughter of a paleontologist is visiting him on a dig in Africa when important foss

Spenser's interest in teenage prostitute April Kyle leads him to Robert Rambeaux, ersatz Juilliard student and April's pimp, and to Ginger Bucky, another of Rambeaux's hookers, who suddenly turns up d