from the back cover: Life in the small English town of Cranford seems very quiet and peaceful. The ladies of Cranford lead tidy, regular lives. They make their visits between the hours of twelve and three, give little evening parties, and worry about their maid-servants. But life is not always smooth - there are little arguments and jealousies, sudden deaths and unexpected marriages . . . M…
Di tepi hutan, tinggallah seekor terwelu tua. Setiap hari, ia berjalan menuju hutan untuk mengunjungi temannya, Robin Kecil, dan mendengarkan nyanyiannya yang ceria. Tetapi suatu malam, sebuah badai yang hebat menumbangkan semua pohon, dan saat itu Robin hilang. Terwelu pun yakin Robin hilang selamanya.
Bringing the #1 bestseller alive for kids ages 8 - 12 years old, "The Prayer of Jabez for Kids" follows the same size, format and, most importantly, the same message of "The Prayer of Jabez." However, it adds terrific features that will appeal to kids such as line art cartoons, friendly designs and snapshots of key biblical characters who lived big for God. These are all encompassed in kid-frie…
t is like thing else I've ever read. The characters are so real, you'll feel like you kw exactly what they look like and how their voices sound and what they would say or do in any given situation. More than that, you'll want to hang out with them. Then the world is so amazing and unique. You will want to go there. You will want to walk into 'the Place.' And you will want to sleep in a dream op…
Ideal for students in the upper grades of elementary school, 100 Words Every Fourth Grader Should Know is the latest book in the popular 100 Words series from the American Heritage® Dictionaries. This book includes one hundred words of varying degrees of difficulty, representing the kind of vocabulary students often encounter in their classes and in their reading. From accommodate to zest, wit…
The ladies of Iceland have a problem: the birds lay their eggs in nooks on the sides of steep cliffs, so the ladies have a very difficult time getting any of the eggs for baking. They go to town to buy chickens to lay eggs for them instead. For a while, everyone is happy: there are plenty of eggs to bake plenty of yummy things. But the ladies' problems are far from solved, for the more time the…
Revealing photographs capture the wonder of young members of the animal kingdom and are accompanied by an informative text that discusses what the animals eat, where they live, their baby names, and much more.