One last chance. What would you say? When the residents of a small town on Lake Michigan start receiving phone calls from the afterlife, they all become the subject of widespread attention. Is it the greatest miracle ever or a massive hoax? Sully Harding, a grief-stricken single father, is determined to find out. This is a story about the power of belief - and a page-turner that will touc…
This is an unusual account of a woman scientist's field expedition in the Ranomafana National Park of Madagascar. Of the 32 types of lemurs known to live on the island, 11 live in the park. On this trip, with guide Talata, the author encounters eight lemurs. The pair also observe an array of exotic birds, a hedgehog, insect-eating bats, city and forest rats. an orb-weaver spider, ring-tailed an…
This funny, charming story is the perfect way to introduce young children to being brave when they feel shy and help them find ways to feel more confident. Also included are suggestions for activities and ideas to talk through together to help children fully understand how their behaviour can impact on others. Turtle has a beautiful singing voice, but she feels far to shy to enter the talent s…
Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to. Gerald and Piggie are best friends. In Are You Ready to Play Outside?, Piggie can’t wait to go play in the sunshine. But will a rainy day ruin all the fun?
These are one of a series of delightfully humorous award-winning tales for beginner readers from an internationally acclaimed author-illustrator. Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to. Gerald and Piggie are best friends. In "I am Invited to a Party!", Piggie is invited to her first party. But what will she wear? …
Married to a powerful government minister, Anna Karenina is a beautiful woman who falls deeply in love with a wealthy army officer, the elegant Count Vronsky. Desperate to find truth and meaning in her life, she rashly defies the conventions of Russian society and leaves her husband and son to live with her lover. Condemned and ostracized by her peers and prone to fits of jealousy that alienate…
Entwining a tale of missing children with the story of a lonely little boy, Sonya Hartnett captures the tenderness and dread of childhood in a work of exceptional storytelling. The year is 1977, and Adrian is nine. He lives with his gran and his uncle Rory. His best friend is Clinton Tull. Adrian loves to draw, and he wants a dog. He’s afraid of quicksand, shopping centers, and self-comb…
“I have been standing on the side of life, watching it float by. I want to swim in the river. I want to feel the current.” So writes Mamah Borthwick Cheney in her diary as she struggles to justify her clandestine love affair with Frank Lloyd Wright. Four years earlier, in 1903, Mamah and her husband, Edwin, had commissioned the renowned architect to design a new home for them. During the…
"Siapa tak gemas melihat aneka kreasi dari karton warna yang lucu dan mungil ini? Hanya bermodalkan semangat dan ketekunan, Anda pasti dapat membuatnya juga, karena setiap kreasi dilengkapi dengan cara membuat dan pola. Semua bahan dan peralatannya pun ada di sekitar Anda. Buku ini memuat 20 ide dari karton warna yang dapat Anda “sulap” menjadi berbagai kreasi unik dan spesial seperti Kartu…
"Papa.""Papa," kata adikku, Luc.Aku menelan air mataku. "Papa, aku sangat menyayangimu," aku membisikkan kata-kata itu."Aku juga," kata adikku.Luc tahu banyak hal: ia bisa mengikat tali sepatunya, menghitung sampai dua puluh, dan menyanyikan lagu dalam bahasa Spanyol. Tapi ia tidak terlalu mengerti tentang kematian. Lalu bagaimana caranya memberitahu adikku yang masih kecil ini bahwa Papa sudah…