from the back cover: The woman in white first appears at night on a lonely heath near London and is next seen at a grave-side in Cumberland. Who is she? Where has she come from, and what is her history? She seems alone and friendless, frightened and confused. And it seems she knows a secret - a secret that could bring ruin and shame to a man who will do anything to keep her silent. This famous…
A dazzling new anthology of 180 contemporary poems, selected and introduced by America's former poet laureate, Billy Collins. [from the back cover of the book.]
The kids of Ant Hill are putting on a play about their ancestors' first Thanksgiving--when they hopped aboard the Mayflower (right behind the Pilgrims) and sailed across the Atlantic to meet new six-legged friends around a big harvest spread. Let the show begin!
The Ant Hill kids are back, and this time they are performing in a St. Patrick's Day parade complete with shamrocks and bagpipes! WHen a high-spirited leprechaun chase leads them to the end of a rainbow, the ants find a delightful surprise!
Deep down, Zero knows he's a hero—but he just can't seem to fit in with the other numbers in town. After all, Zero's not a counting number like a 3 or a 5 or a 9. He's virtually invisible when it comes to addition and simply zilch when it's subtraction time. The other numbers flee when Zero discovers multiplication—he has the power to turn them into nothing at all! When it's time to play th…
Illustrated biography about Marco Polo and his world.
Travel to the northern lands to search for the elusive moose hidden in every scene of this charming book. You'll learn about the animals and the changing seasons in no time with the informative notes at the end.