X marks the spot. At least in fiction. That's what ten-year old Colin "Smout" McManus always thought, but when a mysterious package arrives at Edinburgh Academy from his archaeologist uncle, Smout finds himself embarking on a dangerous adventure throughout the streets of historical Edinburgh to find a lost pirate treasure. Smout and his ragtag group of friends must solve a series of strange clues and riddles to puzzle out the mysterious trail. But they're not the only ones in search of the gold. Someone as ruthless as the pirates of old is hot on their heels. Will they find the treasure...
X marks the spot. At least in fiction. That's what ten-year old Colin "Smout" McManus always thought, but when a mysterious package arrives at Edinbur...
"Charlie is hungry. He simply can't wait. What will his dear mother put on his plate? Charlie picks up his fork and stops in midair. Oh, no On his plate What is THAT sitting there?" "Lousy Liver" is an award-winning, deliciously whimsical tale that follows the imagination of a young boy as he devises one wild plan after another to help him avoid the "lousy liver" being served for dinner. Soon, Charlie discovers that something different isn't always something bad.
"Charlie is hungry. He simply can't wait. What will his dear mother put on his plate? Charlie picks up his fork and stops in midair. Oh, no On his pl...
Far across the great wide world, where the sun melts into liquid gold, great Buddhas smile in their fancy temples and towering skyscrapers brush the clouds. And in a tiny house in a tiny town lives a tiny girl who dreams of doing something BIG Footprints is an environmental picture book that crosses cultural boundaries and invites readers to follow in young Aiko's footprints as she journeys through the Japanese countryside and discovers the universal concept that the biggest difference can be made by the smallest hands...or feet Readers who love Shelley Meyer's "Where the Buttercups Grow'...
Far across the great wide world, where the sun melts into liquid gold, great Buddhas smile in their fancy temples and towering skyscrapers brush the c...
A piece of toilet paper stuck to the bottom of Lizzie McGillicuddy's shoe could prove to be the biggest disaster in the entire history of the freckle-faced third-grader's career until the errant strand of tissue becomes a fantastical queen's train, then a magical superhero's cape, and finally a spooky bride's veil, proving that a little positive thinking can change your whole outlook on life...and save the class costume contest
A piece of toilet paper stuck to the bottom of Lizzie McGillicuddy's shoe could prove to be the biggest disaster in the entire history of the freckle-...
