Willie Lorimer is a young poetry student who forgot to resign his commission in the Canadian militia. When he is called up to join the fight against the Métis rebel leader, Louis Riel, Willie is scared, but bolstered by his own naïveté. The journey to the heart of the rebellion is long and full of anguish. When the militia reach the West, things go tragically wrong, and their once-heroic cause is marred by the cynical realities of politics, and the harsh realities of war.

Perfect narrative non-fiction for young learners! Peaceful Protests: Voices for the Environment explains early activists like Rachel Carson, her research and the impact of her book, Silent Spring, that revealed the deadliness of common pesticides including DDT, John Muir who, because of an accident that caused him temporary blindness, he founded the Sierra Club and creating national parks, and efforts of writers Henry David Thoreau and Dr. Seuss who wrote about appreciati...

Prepare for a crash course in terror…Scare Street is proud to present this monstrous new collection of macabre tales. Eighteen stories torn from the shadows, filled with bone-chilling fiends, skin-crawling monsters, and malevolent spirits.As you lose yourself in the dark depths of another diabolical tale, a school bell rings in the darkness… You look around, shocked to find yourself chained to a school desk. As the teacher’s eyes glow red, she ra...

In a world on the brink of ecological disaster, David Orr is hopeful that we can still turn the tide if we recognize that the people who will create the sustainable society of the future are sitting in our classrooms today.

The paparazzi can’t find her. Her agent can’t find her. Maybe love can.Pop superstar Jojo needs to disappear for a few weeks to finish writing songs for a new album and get some space from her controlling manager. Fortunately, when her trademark makeup and wigs come off, she’s practically invisible to reporters and fans. At a lakeside cabin in Vermont, she can work without distraction . . . until one evening when a father and daughter paddle their canoe up...

The love of the environment expressed by John Muir has enriched us all. Listen as Sierra Club activist David Orr, Fredrick Turner, and others talk about the importance of Muir's idea that respect for living systems comes before human interests.

Told by the men who lived it, this is a military history of two British Army battalions who landed at Normandy and fought in Europe during World War II.This is the long overdue history of the two Royal Ulster Rifles battalions during the Second World War. Although there was a healthy rivalry between the battalions, both reserved their fighting skills for the luckless enemy. At the outbreak of the war the 1st Battalion was garrisoned in India whereas the 2nd went to...

Enter a new realm of nightmares…Scare Street is proud to present this beastly new collection, bursting at the seams with sixteen tales of dread and fear. Each story is a passport to a secret world, a dark dimension of bone-shivering terror.The portal looms up ahead, guarding the entrance to the underworld. Smoke fills the air, and distant screams pierce the night. The wrought iron gate slams shut behind you. Pillars of fire lead the way, illumina...

Enter a new realm of nightmares…An ancient legend comes to life, when a savage creature stalks a terrified girl through the jungle. A mission to Mars takes a grisly turn, as the last surviving astronaut encounters horror beyond comprehension. And the shadows that lurk in a young boy's bedroom become sinister protectors, lashing out at the child's cruel and dysfunctional family…Scare Street is proud to present this beastly new collection, bursting a...

A leading environmental thinker takes a hard look at the obstacles and possibilities on the long road to sustainabilityThis gripping, deeply thoughtful book considers future of civilization in the light of what we know about climate change and related threats. David Orr, an award-winning, internationally recognized leader in the field of sustainability and environmental education, pulls no punches: even with the Paris Agreement of 2015, Earth systems will not reach a new equilibrium...

Prepare for a crash course in terror…Maternal love takes a sinister turn, when a young man discovers that his mother is not quite what she seems. An ancient legend looms over a local street, as the neighborhood children search for their missing friends. And a woman awakens to the ultimate nightmare, after her bad taste in men leads to a horrifying predicament…Scare Street is proud to present this monstrous new collection of macabre tales. Eighteen ...

"David Orr is no starry-eyed cheerleader for contemporary poetry; Orr's a critic, and a good one. . . . Beautiful & Pointless is a clear-eyed, opinionated, and idiosyncratic guide to a vibrant but endangered art form, essential reading for anyone who loves poetry, and also for those of us who mostly just admire it from afar." —Tom PerrottaAward-winning New York Times Book Review poetry columnist David Orr delivers an engaging, amusing, and stimulating tour through...