This twisty, breathless cat-and-mouse thrill ride, told in the second person, follows a girl with amnesia in present-day Los Angeles who is being pursued by mysterious and terrifying assailants. A girl wakes up on the train tracks, a subway car barreling down on her. With only minutes to react, she hunches down and the train speeds over her. She doesn’t remember her name, where she is, or …
As babies grow, their visual development improves too,. This book offers the right level of visual stimulation for 1-2 year olds, who by now can focus on details within a busy scene. The scenes depicted are familiar to baby?s growing world view and offer of opportunities for interaction between parent and child. Within the border of each scene there are objects to find in the main picture offer…
Rosie's Hat isn't just any old hat. When a gust of wind sweeps it off her head, it goes off on a whole hatful of adventures! It becomes a toy for a dog, a hiding-place for a mouse, a frisbee for some children, and even a nest for some birds. Surely poor Rosie will never find her hat again—or will she? This satisfyingly circular tale from the author of The Gruffalo is packed with irresistible …
Eleven year old Thomas Hammond has always lived next to Leepike Ridge. He never imagined he might end up lost beneath it! But that's exactly what happens the night Tom rides a floating slab of refrigerator packing foam downstream and is dragged underground. What Tom finds under Leepike Ridge - a corpse, a dog, a flashlight, a castaway, crawdads, four graves, a tomb, and buried treasure - will …
FROM THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF THE BOURNE FILMS COMES THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING SEAN PENN AND NAOMI WATTS Based on Fair Game, Valerie Plame Wilson’s historic and unvarnished account of the personal and international consequences of speaking truth to power.
What are the most dangerous animals in the world? Take a closer look at some very poisonous, venomous and deadly animals in this stunning photographic non-fiction report by award-winning author Anna Claybourne.
"The day before Christmas, snuggled on his floor, Bear sleeps soundly with a great big snore...." Bear's friends are determined to keep Bear awake for Christmas! So they wake Bear up and have him help them find a Christmas tree, bake cakes, hang up stockings, and sing Christmas songs. Bear stays up -- by discovering that giving is one of the best Christmas presents! How a SURPRISE visit fr…