Robert McCutcheon continues his story of three brothers, one of whom contemplates the meaning of being one of three and wonders why all biblical teams of brothers seem to appear in pairs of two, as he struggles to decide if he should love his brothers, be part of a team of three, or move beyond the ordinary expectations of brotherhood. Find out what Teddy does and decide for yourself if he is a help or a hindrance in this familial relationship of three. Woven between matters of friendship with others, loyalty and love, amid questions about girls and what is right and wrong, experience a...

Rome! Magnificent Rome! From the lights of Rome at night to its busy days, there is excitement and magic in the air! There is truly no place quite like Rome. So take a walk through history as you and your child uncover the old Rome and marvel at the splendor of today's Rome. Tour the Colosseum and hear the tales of the games played there. Imagine you are a citizen of old Rome and see how exciting and modern these old Romans really were! Enjoy the photography of John D. Weigand and the poetry of Penelope Dyan as you trace their footsteps through time and marvel at all the glory of the Vatican....

The tragic play, Romeo and Juliet, was written early in the career of William Shakespeare. It is the tale of two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths finally unite their feuding families. It was one of Shakespeare's most popular plays. The story takes place in Verona where you can go and see for yourself where Juliet and her family lived, and just a short walk away from Juliet's house is the house where Romeo lived with his family . The people of Verona will tell you they aren't sure if the story of Romeo and Juliet is true, but they are quite sure the families existed; and that there was...

The Canterbury Tales begin with the introduction of a group of pilgrims journeying to Canterbury to the shrine of Thomas Becket. The pilgrims include a knight, his son (the Squire) the knight's yeoman, a prioress (a kind of nun), a second nun, a monk, a friar, a merchant, a clerk, a man of law, a franklin, a weaver, a dyer, a carpenter, a tapestry-maker, a haberdasher, a cook, a shipman, a physician, a parson, a miller, a manciple, a reeve, a summoner, a pardoner, the wife of Bath, and the author of the Canterbury tales, himself, Geoffrey Chaucer They meet at the Tabard Inn and decide to...

Pisa, Italy is a surprising place, full of music and fun. You can climb to the top of the leaning tower of Pisa, or you can take a picture alongside of it pretending you are holding it up and that you are keeping it from falling There are colorful shops and restaurants, Italian cookies and gelato and much more. Use this book as a starting point. This book is meant to inspire children, to fill the book with their very own thoughts, to insert their own photographs, to create their very own books, to write in the margins of this book John D. Weigand's photography and the simple poetry of...

The American bison, also known as the American buffalo, is a North American species of bison that once roamed the grasslands of North America in massive herds and became nearly extinct by a combination of commercial hunting and slaughter in the 19th century and the introduction of bovine disease from domestic cattle. The American bison has made a recent resurgence that is largely restricted to a few national parks and reserves.. One of them is Yellowstone National Park, USA, where award winning author, attorney and former teacher Penelope Dyan and photographer extraordinaire, John D. Weigand,...

When Penelope Dyan saw the actual house where playwright William Shakespeare was born and grew up, she was nothing short of giddy. To see and hear docents dressed in costume take her through the house where Shakespeare was born, to walk where he walked, and to see where he played and where his father made leather gloves (as was his trade) and to look at the fireplaces and hearths where food was cooked and where William Shakespeare warmed his hands and feet, was an amazing experience for author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan . . . not to mention the excitement she experienced when...

Best friends, Jan and Jenny are off on a hot air balloon ride, although it should be said that Jenny is on the ride somewhat reluctantly, pressured by Jan to go because it's her bucket list birthday wish, and Jenny could hardly refuse. Find out what the girls fall into this time and who becomes a somewhat reluctant heroine somewhat early on in the book. You might be asking yourself what could possibly happen on a hot air balloon ride on a calm sunny day. Part of the answer to that question is that things seldom stay calm or even sunny for long when Jan and Jenny are around, and this day id no...

Everyone knows that when life gives you lemons you are supposed to make lemonade, or as Jenny would have it, lemon meringue pie And it seems like Jan and Jenny are always falling into one sort of a mess or another. But what could possibly happen on an all expenses paid trip to London with Jan's eccentric maiden Aunt Bessie? The answer is probably a lot. Our two heroines are destined for another adventure as they head off into the wild blue yonder on a plane straight for 'Jolly Ole London, ' and once again they are out sleuthing. The only difference is this time, instead of helping the FBI,...

Jan and Jenny are off on yet another adventure in this seventh book of the "Jan and Jenny Series." This mystery/adventure seems to be the most important of all their adventures to date, because our two sleuths tackle and face issues on two separate fronts; and Jan is so courageous she is selflessly willing to sacrifice herself for the good of others, so that Jenny can chase down an evil culprit who has returned. Jan has to overcome her fear in a big way to make this sacrifice, and although Jenny doesn't agree with this maneuver, on Jan's insistence, she finally agrees; and the two girls with...