Bell Kirby is an expert at systems, whether he’s designing the world’s most elaborate habitat for his pet chinchilla, re-creating Leonardo da Vinci’s greatest inventions in his garage, or avoiding Parker Hellickson, the most diabolical bully Village Green Elementary has ever seen. Since third grade, Parker has tormented Bell, who’s spent two long years devising a finely tuned system …
A debut YA graphic novel about unlikely friends, Justin Madson’s Tin Man is the story of the title character seeking a heart and a high schooler trying to come to terms with the death of her grandmother. Solar is in her last year of high school and is reeling from the recent death of her grandmother. She has abandoned her plans for the future and fallen in with a bad crowd. Her little brot…
This book is a selection by Andrew Lang of the most relevant tales found in the one thousand and one nights, some of which became classics of literature and inspired animated films. There are numerous high definition illustrations beautifully drawn by H. J. Ford. (Preface) The stories in the Fairy Books have generally been such as old women in country places tell to their grandchildren. Nobody …
Everyone wants to play and sing carols at Christmas. Christmas Carol Time provides twelve popular carols and Christmas songs, attractively arranged for the beginner pianist to play either as solos or - with a friend, family member or teacher - as duets! Either version is complete in itself. For every piece words are printed under the tune, with the piano solo printed on the opposite page (witho…
Heavily Meditated has everything you need to know to get hooked on meditation for good. Presented in a simple, friendly, accessible style that even the busiest of meditation-doubters can relate to, this book clearly outlines: - What meditation is - Five fundamental meditation techniques (and which one is right for you) - Where, when and how to sit - How to deal with thoughts - Why medita…
These 56 people indelibly changed our world—for better and for worse. From architect Le Corbusier, astronaut Neil Armstrong, and the Beatles to the designer Coco Chanel, civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., and Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg, this illustrated volume presents the most influential figures of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The varied list includes musician…