A dazzlingly accomplished debut collection explores the ties that bind parents and children, husbands and wives, lovers and friends to one another and to the places they call home. In “Who Will Greet You at Home,” a National Magazine Award finalist for The New Yorker, A woman desperate for..
How about a wizard a tiger up a tree or a teddy These are just some of the imaginative ideas in this fun packed book. Step by step illustrations show simply and clearly how each drawing is done. The end result is sure to boost any childs confidence. For those who want to take the basic drawings furt..
With step-by-step instructions and bright photographs, What Shall I Grow? is full of imaginative and exciting ideas for budding gardeners. It will encourage children to attempt simple and rewarding gardening projects..
What parent hasn't racked their brain to answer this question on a rainy day? This book suggests simple painting projects to satisfy the most ambitious budding artist, yet each project is broken down into simple stages which even very young children can attempt with confidence. This book is full of ..
In What was it like before cars? three young children find out from their Grandfather what modes of transport were commonly used before cars became widespread, including bicycles, trams, trains and boats. I Want to Know is an informative series that answers questions on a wide range of topics includ..
In What was it like before the telephone? three children visit a museum and explore some of the ways that people used to communicate before there were telephones � from beacons to flags, to mail coaches, the pony express and the telegraph. They discover what life was like in the days before the te..
"When a county initiative in the Piedmont of North Carolina forces the students at a mostly black public school on the east side to move across town to a nearly all-white high school on the west, the community rises in outrage. For two students, quiet and aloof Gee and headstrong Noelle, these divis..
The more than 400 puzzles in this book will give your brain a workout!Modeled after questions on real IQ tests, the puzzles in What’s Your IQ? will test your mental mettle and push your brain to think faster and smarter. Quizzes include topics such as logical deduction, spatial reasoning, ..
The news is full of their names, supposedly the vanguard of a rethinking of capitalism. Lyft, Airbnb, Taskrabbit, Uber, and many more companies have a mandate of disruption and upending the “old order”―and they’ve succeeded in effecting the “biggest change in the American workforce in over a century..
This simple story is part of a series which explains the world of weather. The series features multicultural characters and introduces concepts such as hot and cold, and wet and dry...
When Eme disregards her dying mother’s words, the effects were more serious than she had imagined. Pregnant and with no means of caring for the baby, she decides to abandon him.Years later her decision will come back to haunt her.This book tells the story of the consequences of disobedience, the rew..
Everything was so much simpler... when he was wicked.In every life there is a turning point. A moment so tremendous, so sharp and breathtaking, that one knows one's life will never be the same. For Michael Stirling, London's most infamous rake, that moment came the first time he laid eyes on Frances..