Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know is an educational book aimed at introducing children to the natural world, focusing on the fundamental concepts of earth sciences. Julia Ellen Rogers presents a range of topics, including the study of the earth's structure, the atmosphere, the stars, and other celestial phenomena. The book explains these concepts in a manner accessible to young readers, using simple language and engaging illustrations to make complex ideas more understandable.The narra...

Lanie Montgomery knows everyone in horse-centric Pinehurst, from the pony-clubbers to the trainers to the grande dames. When wealthy philanthropist, Anne DeKeyser, summons her to the exclusive Bald Head Island, Lanie goes—just in time for the discovery of Ted DeKeyser's body. Lanie cannot walk away from a mystery, and Ted's death is one. To solve it, Lanie must peel back layer upon layer of the DeKeyser family's history. The closer she gets to center, the more she becomes a threat to someo...

Lanie Montgomery gave up a high-powered big city career to return to horse country, Southern Pines, NC. She finds peace, quiet, horses, dogs, friends, a sexy but untrustworthy large animal vet—and murder. In Southern Pines, where everyone knows everyone, no one is beyond suspicion. Or does the truth lie in the deep secrets of a prominent family?Deaths began to pile up. Can they be related? What are the common threads?As Lanie involves herself in the investigation, she meets a...

The American crow is known for its sleek feathers, piercing caw, and vengeful memory! In this entertaining book, Professor Oddfeather offers bite-sized facts on the crow's habitat, how crows have adapted to living near humans, and who is in their family tree. A "Battle of the Birds" comparison pits crows against their raven cousins. Downloadable Teacher Notes available.

Easy Tree Studies for All Seasons of the YearIt was late April when I came by. As I looked up into that tree top the sunlight was shining through, and at first I thought I must be dreaming. Instead of buds, I saw what seemed like lighted candles, each with a silken frill, like the recurved petals of an iris, below the tip of flame! I had never seen a tree thus illuminated, and the sight was enchanting.The warm spring air had brought out the hickory...

The Christian faith is filled with mystery, from the Trinity and the Incarnation to the smaller mysteries found in some of the strange and unexplained passages of the Bible: Behemoth and Leviathan, nephilim and seraphim, heroes and giants and more. There is no reason for fiction engaging with Christianity to be more tidy and theologically precise than the faith itself.Here you will find challenging fantasy, science fiction, and horror stories that wrestle with tough questions and r...

A single mother of five, Ellen Rogers has endured her fair share of tragedy, having lost both her first husband and stepdaughter to cancer. But nothing could have prepared Rogers for the June 2005 car accident that left her son Ned—now twenty-five years old—a quadriplegic with a brain injury. The road to Ned's recovery was long and discouraging, but when Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled stepped in to provide him with a service animal to help him cope with his disabilities, th...

     Three years after suffering a terrible loss, Mark Ricci has returned home to Captain’s Point ready to move forward, sure of only one thing – he’ll never put himself in the way of feeling such pain again.      Doreen Smith, senior manicurist at Long and Short, has finally found peace and contentment now that she’s returned to Captain’s Point, and one thing she knows for sure. Never again will she give herself body and soul to a man. ...

The Sunday Times BestsellerA new, fully updated narrative edition of David Attenborough’s seminal biography of our world, The Living Planet.Nowhere on our planet is devoid of life. Plants and animals thrive or survive within every extreme of climate and habitat that it offers. Single species, and often whole communities adapt to make the most of ice cap and tundra, forest and plain, desert, ocean and volcano. These adaptations can be truly...

**In this twisted thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author, featuring New Orleans detectives Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya, a serial killer is turning the Big Easy into his personal playground–and Montoya is convinced she’s somehow the key to unlocking these horrible crimes.THE CRIMES ARE UNTHINKABLE**A serial killer is turning the Big Easy into his personal playground. The victims are killed in pairs—no connection, no apparent motive, no real clues. I...

BUSINESS OR PLEASURE?Crickitt Day needs a job . . . any job. After her husband walks out on her, she's determined to re-build her life and establish a new career. When swoon-worthy billionaire Shane August hires her as his assistant, she jumps at the chance to prove herself. Despite her growing attraction to her boss, she vows to keep things strictly professional. No flirting. No kissing. Definitely no falling in love...Shane August is all business, all the time. He'...

Lions and tigers and bears—oh, man!Jack and Annie have survived all kinds of dangers on their adventures in the magic tree house. Find out how you can survive lots of scary situations, including sharks, earthquakes, fires, shipwrecks, and many more! With full-color photographs and illustrations, facts about real-life survival stories, and tips from Jack and Annie, this is a must-have for all survivors of the bestselling Magic Tree House series.Have more fun...