Oxford Reading Tree: Jackdaws: Level 10 (Age 8 - 8½)Jackdaws anthologies offer a challenge for competent and mature readers. Each of the titles are made up of different text types with a shared themat
Oxford Reading Tree: Jackdaws: Level 10 (Age 8 - 8½)Jackdaws anthologies offer a challenge for competent and mature readers. Each of the titles are made up of different text types with a shared themat
When supervillain Megamind finally defeats the superhero Metro Man, he realizes there is no fun in being a bad guy without a nemesis, and creates a new superhero, Tighten, to take Metro Man's place.
This intimate look at the provocative painter and his world features all of Egon Schiele's masterworks as well as many lesser-known pieces, along with engaging text. Schiele is known as the 'enfant te
Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl series has enjoyed phenomenal worldwide success and has sold more than nine million copies in the United States alone. For holiday 2010, fans will be treated to the
Another terrifying sci-fi page-turner from the author of The Tomorrow Code!Las Vegas is gone—destroyed in a terrorist attack. Black Hawk helicopters patrol the skies over New York City. And immersive
Covert Operations 101 Most people know the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women as a school for the elite--manicured lawns, limo-lined driveway, and the best faculty in the
For more than a century before airplanes, people explored the sky in balloons. From 1783 to the early 1900s, aeronauts flew into storms, crossed large bodies of water, sailed over enemy armies, and s
Maddie Moore's whole life needs a makeover.In one fell swoop, Maddie loses her boyfriend (her decision) and her job (so not her decision). But rather than drowning her sorrows in bags of potato chip
The remarkable phenomenon of the twenty-first-century art world is contemporary Asian art. Fueled by a newfound openness in the East, and by an economic boom that has promoted a vibrant cultural confi
A randomized set of 60 monsters and characters for your Dungeons & DragonsR game.Lords of Madness? is a fully randomized set of 60 pre-painted plastic D&DR miniatures, including several Huge f
Introducing readers to the most powerful and complicated computer network they will ever encounter-their own brain-What Goes on in My Head? explains what the different parts of the brain do, how the
In 1960, Brasilia was celebrated as the realisation of an urban planning vision based on designs by Lucio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer. At the same time, the sectoral city of Chandigarh was rising accordi
Bioethanol is one of the main biofuels capable of substituting petroleum usage in vehicles, and has had one of the largest impacts to date. The first generation of bioethanol production has had a worl
The newest Disney heroine movie combined with a musical hairbrush!The classic story of the girl with the long golden locks gets an update in Disney’s Tangled. When the kingdom’s most wanted (and most
This fast-paced story of Vidia and Wisp’s rivalry is the 19th book in our popular Disney Fairies chapter book series, which features Tinker Bell’s adventures in Never Land with her fairy friends. No
Inside the closed community of Borough Park, where most Chassidim live, the rules of life are very clear, determined by an ancient script written thousands of years before down to the last detail—and
Makes problem solving no problem at all. Most students (and parents) find word problems from high school or even freshman year in college to be the single biggest hurdle in algebra. They are compli
Modeled on one of the most famous histories of ancient Rome (The Twelve Caesars), Nigel Hamilton’s new book, American Caesars, looks afresh at the lives and careers of the twelve leaders of the Americ
A lift-the-flap first counting book.Ideal for very young children, this sturdy board book is full of favourite farmyard creatures. With bold illustrations and chunky flaps to lift, this is a perfect i
The Bhagavad Gita, a scintillating jewel embedded in the great Sanskrit epic Mahabharata, is a dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna set against the background of war. At the beginning of the poem, we l
A thorough assessment of the long term influence of the Clapham Sect on Victorian Britain and the Empire?The Clapham Sect was a group of evangelical Christians, prominent in England from about 1790 to
An amazing secret has tumbled off a freight train into Carter, Georgia, and Owen Jester is the only person who knows about it. If he can simply manage to evade his grandfather’s snappish housekeeper,
In the 1870s, Charles Ephrussi assembled a collection of 360 Japanese ivory carvings known as netsuke, some comical and some erotic, none of them larger than a matchbox. The scion of a rich, respected
From the National Book Award-winning author of The Corrections, a darkly comedic novel about family. Patty and Walter Berglund were the new pioneers of old St. Paul-the gentrifiers, the hands-on
The classic story by Charles Dickens retold for children ready to tackle longer and more complex stories. Amy Dorrit grows up in Marshalsea Prison, where her father is imprisoned for debt. But in this
How serious is stage fright? At the Hanging Hill Playhouse, it can kill you.After narrowly escaping a malevolent spirit in The Crossroads, Zack and Judy are hoping to relax during the rehearsals for a
An irresistible treasure, two master thieves, and a secret as old as mankind . . . Michael St. Pierre, a reformed master thief, thinks he has left his criminal days far behind him, when he receives w
Little boys aged 3 to 7 will love this 96-page coloring book, which comes with over 50 stickers, featuring Lightning McQueen, Mater, and all their friends from Disney‧Pixar’s Cars! Little race fans wi
In Standing Tall!, follow BATMAN, SUPERMAN, GREEN LANTERN, and the rest of the Super Friends as they put the bad guys behind bars. This oversized, action-packed activity book with a handle features 24
The classic Little Golden Book The Poky Little Puppy is now an oversized board book for children ages 0 to 5! Young children will love the big, sturdy pages and Gustaf Tenggren’s vintage illustrations
Celebrate Halloween with a house full of excited kids in this look at a child’s favorite Halloween activities! Peek-inside to see the kids get dressed in their costumes, carving pumpkins, and going tr
The perfect romantic makeover story about an every-girl whose dream comes true . . . Beatrice Wilson is our lovable Cinderella, who just got dumped by her very first boyfriend and put on twenty-five p
Poison Apple Books: Thrilling. Bone-chilling. These books have bite!Zoe’s never been superstitious, so when she and her best friend Mia have their fortunes read at a carnival, she doesn’t take it seri
Eighth grade is hard enough, but when you're a Cruiser, you're really put to the test. The launch of a new middle-grade series from bestselling award-winner Walter Dean Myers.Zander and his friends,
"This is the essential textbook for anyone working with parents. Sue Miller makes the theory come alive with real-life examples. Her long experience in this field and in-depth understanding make the s
Take a walk on Bikini Bottom's spooky side as Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick, and Squidward jump off the oversized pages of this 3-D activity book. The eye-popping art brings fans face t
Daniel X's hunt to eliminate each and every intergalactic criminal on Earth is always relentless, but this time, it's getting personal. Number Three on the List of Alien Outlaws takes the form of ragi
A compelling novel of hope, love, and loss set in the startlingly beautiful landscape of AntarcticaCapricious, the nature of ice; as impetuous as faithless deeds. So easy to forget that sea ice is onl
Chinese folk religion is the underlying belief system of more than a billion Chinese people. Go into any Chinese home office or restaurant and you will see altars, statues or paper `good luck' images.
