Martha, the canine heroine of Martha Speaks, returns, using the telephone to order from the butcher, talk to friends, and enter contests, and wins a free weekend at a motel that does not allow dogs.
The 12 trans-realist prose sketches in Christmas At The Four Corners of The Earth take the reader to Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Rotterdam, China, New Mexico, New Zealand, the Ardennes Forest, and t
"We will make a quilt to help us always remember home," Anna's mother said. "It will be like heaving the family in backhome Russia dance around us at night. And so it was. From a basket of old clothes
The classic novel of a mischievous boy’s escapades in a 19th-century river town–whitewashing the fence, seeking buried treasure, and more. Good-natured humor and vivid characterizations make the tale
After being transported by a cyclone to the land of Oz, Dorothy and her dog are befriended by a scarecrow, a tin man, and a cowardly lion, who accompany her to the Emerald City to look for a wizard wh
Filled with innovative tips and advice for the fine artist on a budget, The Fine Artist's Guide to Marketing and Self-Promotion teaches you how to function as your own press agent. Learn how to create
This volume details the various UN peace keeping operations around the globe from 1948–94, which have seen UN forces deployed in almost every corner of the world – Africa (Namibia and Somalia), South
Rather than return to the circus, an elephant attempts to hide himself using a variety of disguises, such as butterfly and dinosaur costumes, with hilarious results for him and the boy he has found, u
Composed or arranged by Frank Erickson, John Kinyon and John O'Reilly, this exciting collection includes 14 never-before-published selections correlated to specific pages in the Yamaha Band Student, B
For some, Tahiti, New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna are idyllic tropical islands with a French flavour, while for others they represent continuing French colonialism, thwarted independence movements
"A practical handbook for parents to use in training their children (ages nine and up) in effective thinking, although adults will surely benefit from the concepts as well."?Library Journal.
(E-Z Play Today). 20 of the Beatles' best ballads, including: And I Love Her * Hey Jude * If I Fell * Michelle * Something * Yesterday * The Long and Winding Road * and more.
This latest collection of personal and autobiographical poems by Helga Sandburg includes new works as well as many previously published. She brings to them a lifetime of rich and varied experiences -
From the Newbery Medal–winning author of Dead End in Norvelt, eight more hysterical semi-autobiographical Jack Henry stories about a sixth grader’s trials and tribulationsJack’s life is a crazy roller
St. Lucian/Trinidadian poet Derek Walcott may have his Nobel Prize, but you have to read Kamau Brathwaite to learn the daily truth about violence and injustice in the Caribbean. Expanded from the orig
In 1983, the author--herself an adoptee--began her search for her birth mother. In this inspiring new handbook, she shares her experiences and helps searchers map out their own step-by-step journeys t
Since its original publication in 1978, the fantastic colors, amazing detail, and sweeping scope of The Rainbow Goblins have irresistibly invited tens of thousands of children to plunge their imaginat
First compiled in 1947, contains essays by a diverse group of writers (among them are Jean-Paul Sartre and Frank Norris), selected from such publications as Downbeat, Swing Music, and The Saturday
Worried that his mother will send his beloved grandfather to a nursing home "for his own good," Jesse and some of his eighth-grade classmates accompany Pappy into the mountains near their small Califo
In Zimbabwe, in the year 2194, General Matsika's three children are kidnapped and put to work in a plastic mine, while three mutant detectives use their special powers to search for them
Discusses the difference between whales and dolphins and provides information on their anatomy, habitats, life cycle, communications, and other characteristics
The Vietnam war is over, and Grandfather and young Nam dream that the new dikes will restore the wetlands, bringing home the beautiful cranes that once filled the winter sky. But other villagers think
This fully illustrated, tasteful guide to boudoir videography teaches camcorder users how to enhance relationships and recharge marriages by creating romantic and stimulating videos with simple lighti
Written by a master cartoonist with a combination of wit (which every cartoonist needs) and invaluable advice, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Cartooning But Were Afraid to Draw is the ultima
jeanette Smith has put into one book everything the owner or manager of a small business needs to know to build an effective and affordable advertising campaign. You'll find straightforward advice on
This supplement to "Building Problem Solvers" contains the Common Lisp code examples referenced throughout the text. The code is available on disk and can also be downloaded via ftp.
When American soldiers departed Vietnam, many left children behind?like seventeen-year-old Loi, whose fellow villagers ostracize her because she is con-lai, a half-breed and a reminder of her country’
A glimpse into the most intimate desires, passions, and ambitions of an extraordinary array of women This inspiring, fascinating book is the first truly comprehensive study of women’s letters ever
Why do humans continue to hunt and fish for sport, especially in the face of growing public opposition? Why are the social sciences so reluctant to investigate these popular human sporting recreations
“I greatly admire Alison Deming’s lucid and precise language, her stunning metaphors, her passion, her wild and generous spirit, her humor, her formal cunning. I am taken, as all readers will be, by t
Throughout a twenty-five-year career marked by numerous awards and successful competition entries, the Canadian architect Richard Henriquez has brought a poetic sensibility to the creation of architec
Filled with wisdom and inspiration to help you become a better school leader, this book shows you how to transform your school into a Learning Organization. It clarifies and expands the first nine dom
In this unorthodox quasi-novelistic essay, complete with characters and dialogue (but no plot), Shepheard draws a boundary around the subject of architecture, describing its place in art and technolog
For over half a century, David Ignatow has crafted spare, plain, haunting poetry pf working life, urban images, and dark humor. The poetic heir of Whitman and William Carlos Williams, Ignatow is char
In this volume, Colin Grant argues that the awkwardness of salvation for recent theology is a symptom and source of ambiguity about God. Erosion by secularization, displacement by alternative "religio
The lives of plantation laborers are usually depicted in terms reminiscent of eighteenth-century soldiering - nasty, brutish, and short. While the structures governing their lives varied from place to
