When Paul's father brings robot 170 back from the factory, Paul borrows it to help him tidy his bedroom. He discovers that robots can talk and he gives him a proper name - Bob. Paul teaches Bob how to have fun and promises to be his friend. But then Paul's father takes Bob back to the factory.
Explains how animal markings and colorings vary in response to their environment.'
Ariel and her mother, a famous 19th-century aeronaut, fly their balloon in a suspense-filled race. "A fast-action story based on an actual event]. . . . Balloon fact and lingo are nicely woven into the story line, and the] pictures add historical flavor." 'BL. A Reading Rainbow Selection Now the beloved characters and adventures from this popularline of books come to life with I Can Read Boo…
Paul Cézanne challenged convention, and proposed new possibilities for modern art. He was remarkable for his ability to perceive and paint everyday places, people, and things in ways that revealed the multiplicity and beauty of vision, while also unveiling the deep, cohesive structures of the visible world. But the intellectual and emotional difficulties of his achievements were considerab…
Rembrandt van Rijn is the quintessential Old Master. His intimately observed, vivid and profoundly atmospheric works are what many museum-goers consider traditional painting ought to be. But in his own lifetime Rembrandt was not always so well regarded. The expressive honesty of his paintings and prints could evoke disdain as easily as admiration. For more than a century after his death his sty…
The original editions are back - the way they were first written. Beginning in 1959, the Nancy Drew stories were updated, rewritten, and condensed, and these old editions went out of print.
Nancy must figure out the connection between a mysterious diary and a suspicious house fire.
When Bess Marvin purchased an expensive bottle of Oriental perfume, she never expected to stumble into a mystery. Now Bess, Nancy, George, and their new friend Jo are out to unravel the secrets of a mysterious conspiracy, a secretive cult, and a ring of counterfeiters in The Secret of Red Gate Farm.
Children are consumers, too, though they often do not realize it. This illustrated book helps youngsters understand the concepts of goods and services so that they recognize their role in the cycle of commerce.