Thora isn't your average 10-year-old girl. She's half-mermaid and half-human. Now that Thora's in London with her mermaid mother, her "Guardian Angle," Mr. Walters, her pet peacock plus a green sea-unicorn named Shirley, it doesn't take long for

Leo is a little flying squirrel with a problem. As part of his family's acrobatic circus troupe traveling through the forest, Leo is expected to perform feats of daring on the high wire. Only he is much smaller than his brothers and sisters, and

A glacier disappears in the Peruvian Andes. Floodwaters surge across the English countryside. Ten thousand Pacific islanders begin to evacuate their homeland. Even as scientists debate the specifics, global warming is hitting people's lives, not

This little dictionary features a wide selection of alternative words and opposites. Accessible layout. Most useful words highlighted. Thematic lists and Word Power supplement.

Lucy is the first to find the secret of the wardrobe in the Professor's mysterious old house. At first, no one believes her when she tells of her adventures in the land of Narnia. But soon Edmund and then Peter and Susan discover the magic and m

Kit Parry is reluctant to take the job shoring up the ancient quarries beneath her hometown of Bath - a place as riddled with memories she'd rather forget as it is with Roman ruins. The miners certainly don't want her there, and her burgeoning r

Written by leading nutrition experts, here is the authoritative guide for pregnant women concerned with proper nutrition. It discusses the effects of diet on the developing fetus, weight gain, vitamins and minerals, potential dietary dangers, br

In this vibrant anthology, award-winning poet and Texan Naomi Shihab Nye collects the work of more than 100 contemporary poets and artists from the great Lone Star State. It's Texas in all its glory, from the immeasurable sky to the small snakes

In this sequel to "The Other Side of the Door," ten-year-old Dora makes a quilt to record her experiences as she finally starts school and her Mormon family's efforts to secure homestead rights for their farm in New Mexico.

This distinctive world atlas contains highly detailed maps, unique for such a small format, and thematic spreads showing the world's physical features, countries, climate, and population. The atlas also features a comprehensive guide to the worl

In standard histories of the Second World War, the last six months in the western European arena invariably make a short epilogue. After the German failure in the Battle of the Bulge, Hitler's bold counterattack across the Ardennes, the war is o

It is a country divided by war. For centuries, the earldoms of the North and South have battled. Now, four young people from different times - with the help of their mysterious gods, the Undying - must unite to save their beloved land. When the

Meet the Fantastic Four! When Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Ben Grimm, and Johnny Storm are exposed to cosmic rays, they suddenly gain superhuman powers. Reed has the ability to stretch his body, becoming Mr. Fantastic. Sue is the Invisible Woman. B

Mitchard, a speechwriter, editor and novelist (The Deep End of the Ocean), has collected selections from her weekly newspaper column written for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel over the last 12 years. Her entertaining and thought-provoking commen

Here is indispensable, incisive, and insightful information on what to do and where to stay, with comprehensive coverage of the city's history, sightseeing, museums, galleries, bars, restaurants, coffee shops, and more.

The Bushes are the family nobody really knows, says Kevin Phillips. This popular lack of acquaintance - nurtured by gauzy imagery of Maine summer cottages, gray-haired national grandmothers, July Fourth sparklers, and cowboy boots - has let nati

Each of twenty-six poems describes the antics and habits of a zany classroom pet whose name begins with a different letter of the alphabet. Ages 3 to 7.

In a modern version of the Snow White fairy tale, eighteen-year-old Bella is plagued by a series of mysterious accidents while singing with a small band in London and Paris during her summer break from school, and believes them to be caused by h

A lonely dog finally finds a home after he makes friends with a woman who works at a homeless shelter.