There was this feeling, a foreboding. It only lasted a moment, then everything changed. I stood there overlooking the town I grew up in, Rochelle, Kansas. So much had happened since I last looked down on this little hamlet. I listened and smiled as I heard the town hall clock strike twelve. My name is Christopher Blake. My Father and his brother started The Thriller Theater here in the town, many, many years ago. The Blake brothers were known for putting on quite a show. People would come from all over to watch an old black and white horror flick. When my father, David Blake was killed, my...

"Chronicles of The Steam Alliance: Book II Scourge of the Red Dragon" is the second in the Juvenile Steampunk adventure series. This time, the Steam Alliance visit's the Orient. Roanoke, Belle, Barnaby, Neave, and the other Captains must Face The Red Dragon and learn his secrets before all of Chipan is destroyed. Ninjas, Sea Elves, steam powered flying ships, fire breathing tigers and espionage help bring together a tale of learning, trusting and forgiving. The Steam Alliance come together with new friends and new devices to bring an end to the Scourge of the Red Dragon.

Though tiny, the herring has played an enormous role in history. Battles have been waged over it. International economic alliances have formed over it. Major cities owe their prosperity to it. Political powers have risen and fallen with herring's own rise and fall in population. How can this all be attributed to this unassuming little animal?

In Herring: A Global History, Kathy Hunt looks at the environmental, historical, political, and culinary background of this prolific and easily caught fish. Over the centuries, herring have sustained populations in times of war and hardship,...

A fun, imaginative collection of poems for children.