| Vanitas: Escape from Vampire Junction Publication Date: August 1997Timmy Valentine, a former vampire turned mortal neo-gothic rock star, must confront his grisly past of death, sex, art, and horror in an attempt to resuscitate his fading career. Reprint. LJ. PW. " ...
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| The Red Badge of Courage (Simon & Schuster Enriched Classic) Release Date: April 26, 2005| Series: Simon & Schuster Enriched Classic ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIPThe story of a young soldier's quest for manhood during the American Civil War.EACH ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: A concise introduction that gives readers important background information A chronology of the author's life and work A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations Detailed explanatory not...
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| The John Cheever Audio Collection Low Price CD Release Date: September 22, 2009 Here are twelve magnificent stories in which John Cheever celebrates -- with unequaled grace and tenderness -- the deepest feelings we have. As Cheever writes in his preface, 'These stories seem at times to be stories of a long-lost world when the city of New York was still filled with a river light, when you heard the Benny Goodman quartets from a radio in the corner stationery store, and when almost everybody wore a hat.' John Cheever was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1912. He is the author of seven collections of stories and five novels. His first ...
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| Exilio (Spanish Edition) Publication Date: April 1, 2009David Wolfe se encuentra en el mejor momento de su vida: es un exitoso abogado de San Francisco, esta a punto de casarse y se prepara para presentarse al Congreso. Sin embargo, cuando suena el telefono y escucha la voz de Hana Arif (la mujer palestina con la que tuvo una aventura secreta en su epoca de estudiante universitario) pidiendole ayuda, toda su situacion da un giro de ciento ochenta grados.../David Wolfes life is approaching an exhilarating peak: hes a successful San Francisco lawyer, hes about to get married, and hes being primed for a run for Congres...
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| Jack and the Beanstalk Publication Date: August 1, 2004| Age Level: 5 and up One day, Jack's mother asks him to sell the cow at market to earn some money. But Jack ends up swapping the cow, not for lots of gold pieces, but for a handful of magic beans. What happens when the beans grow into a giant beanstalk? ...
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| Spiderweb for Two: A Melendy Maze (Melendy Quartet) Release Date: January 22, 2008| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up...
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| How To Speak Dog Publication Date: January 1, 2008| Age Level: 7 and up Learn "canine" as a second language!If your dog could talk, what would he say?Now you can find out why your dog wags his tail, how your dog tells you he wants to play, and what your dog is saying when he barks.And learning to speak Dog is easy! Amazing photos of kids and their canines bring dog language to life, and exciting games and tricks make learning how to speak canine fun and rewarding. Pretty soon you'll be fluent! ...
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| I'll Teach My Dog a Lot of Words (Bright & Early Board Books(TM)) Release Date: August 17, 1999| Age Level: 2 and up...
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| Whitefoot: A Story from the Center of the World Publication Date: December 11, 2008| Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up Whitefoot is a mouse, a small creature with "elegant whiskers" and a "reddish brindly tan" coat. She lives at the edge of the woods, where she knows, without a doubt, that she exists at the center of the world. What she doesn’t know is that not far from her safe haven there is a river, and a world of such size and magnitude that she cannot even imagine it. One day, a burst of rain floods down on Whitefoot, lifting her in its currents and carrying her far from home. What happens next leads Whitefoot on a g...
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| The Really, Really, Really Big Dinosaur Publication Date: September 1, 2012When a big show-off dinosaur learns to share, he discovers two really, really, really good new friends. And you will never guess where he finds one of them! After children spot the cleverly hidden character in the illustrations, they will want to go back and read the story again and again. ...
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| Rabbit's Good News Publication Date: February 17, 1995| Age Level: 5 and up Poetic text and brightly hued pastel drawings capture springtime's sweet smells, soft sounds, and blooming colors in this simple, captivating story for very young children. Leaving her warm dark hole, Rabbit uses all her senses to explore the telltale signs that something wonderful is happening-spring has arrived. ...
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| Peasant (Medieval Lives) Publication Date: August 2008| Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up...
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| James Earl Carter: Our Thirty-Ninth President (Presidents of the U.S.A. (Child's World)) ...
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| Small Blessings: A Book of Prayers for Children Publication Date: September 25, 2001| Age Level: 2 and up In this charming illustrated volume, Don Harp, Senior Minister at Atlanta's largest Methodist church, has compiled short prayers for Christian children on a variety of subjects. ...
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| A Look at the Eighteenth and Twenty-First Amendments: The Prohibition and Sale of Intoxicating Liquors (Constitution of the United States) ...
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| Crime Scene Investigation (Extreme Readers, Level 3) ...
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| An Elegy On The Death Of A Mad Dog Publication Date: April 1, 2009Randolph Caldecott (1846-1886) was one of the most important British illustrators. He transformed the world of decorated children's books in the Victorian era. In 1877, he was asked by Edmund Evans, the colour printer and talented engraver, to illustrate two children's books. These books were an immediate success and he went on to produce two books every Christmas until he died. Caldecott chose all the stories and rhymes he illustrated and occasionally wrote and added to the stories himself. His delightful style and humour can still be enjoyed by young and old ...
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| The Liberating Pulpit Publication Date: January 1, 2003Sympathetically and clearly, explaining the essential features of preaching from "the perspective of the oppressed," Justo and Catherine Gonzalez provide an excellent summary of what "liberation theology" is all about. They discuss the basis and backgound of liberation theology and explain the concept, dynamics, methods, and forms of liberation preaching. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title....
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| Jesus Christ Our Lord Release Date: June 1, 1969Of the life and work of Jesus, the apostle John said, "Even the world itselfcould not contain the books that should be written" (John 21:25). Acknowledgingthe size of the task, as well as its importance, Dr. John F. Walvoord has writtenthis systematic presentation of the Person and work of Christ from eternity pastto eternity future. Beginning with an analysis of modern trends in the study ofChristology, Dr. Walvoord shows that "contemporary Christology has in many respectsconfused rather than clarified the extended revelation of the Word of God." TheWord of God for...
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| The One Year Book of Josh McDowell's Family Devotions: A Daily Devotional for Passing Biblical Values to the Next Generation Publication Date: May 1, 1997The One Year Book of Josh McDowell's Family Devotions is a Right From Wrong devotional that reinforces the need for applying the Scriptures to everyday decisions. Each of the 365 readings includes a story situation that deals with a contemporary issue and helps families think through how to make the right choices in a particular situation. At the end of each reading is a helpful feature that encourages families to pray, invites them to discuss the issue further, or gives them a practical task to perform. ...
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