Don't Blame Sam is a charming picture book with a message every child and many adults will relate to. It is the story of Sam, a carefree, mischievous boy who never takes the blame, not even when it's his fault. Sam moves through the world like a bull in a China shop, lying about the havoc he creates along the way. He fibs about his misdeeds, even blaming imaginary friends for the troubles he causes. Ultimately, Sam learns the value of telling the truth when his parents teach him an importa...

The shrimping trawler Crippled Pelican mysteriously burns and sinks off the northeast coast of Florida with women and children aboard. The only survivor was the captain of the vessel whose wife and children were also aboard.The United States government claimed the captain set fire to the vessel and was hopelessly insane at the time of his rescue. The captain was committed to an insane asylum in Florida and never heard from again, until 10 years later, following a tip to a ...

There are many issues that affect the African American community that are not being addressed adequately. For a long time now, many African American people have been under the impression or made to feel that they are helpless and need to depend on someone on the outside to help them rebuild their communities. Of course, this is not true. No one from the outside is coming to help rebuild a community in which they do not live. It is time for us as Black people or African Americans in this co...

Long before the time of the pyramids, a great battle was fought between several cities, which threatened to topple the established rule. One warrior, Primus, has the potential to save his home and his land. But danger lurks everywhere, and no one is safe. It's up to Primus to save his city and protect his love and carve his path in life. Who, or what, will try to stop him?

My Friend Sam tells the story of Cooper, who is entering third grade in a new school. Cooper is really enjoying third grade and loves his teacher, Mr. Carpenter. Shortly after school begins, a new student joins the class.While the new student is out of the classroom, Mr. Carpenter explains to the class that the new student, Sam, has autism and what exactly autism is. Despite Sam's autism, over time Cooper is able to interact with Sam, and they develop a special friendship.

Talk Box supports teachers implementing the new curriculum, who are looking for fresh ideas with a focus on teaching talk skills, encouraging discussion and developing articulate children. It sets out different types of teaching involving children learning collaboratively through discussion with peers and centres on step-by-step lesson plans to develop hidden potential across the entire classroom.At the heart of the lesson plans is the ‘talk box’ - a collection of interesting objec...

COMPANY AYTCH has reigned as one of the most memorable and honest depictions of the American Civil War since its original publication in 1882. Sam R. Watkins’s firsthand account of life as a Confederate soldier eloquently captured the realities of war, the humor and pathos of soldiering, and the tragic, historic events in which he participated. Although there have been other versions of Company Aytch published, this is the first with new material and revisions by Sam Watkins himself. Featu...

Ali and Sam are best friends. They live next door to each other, are in the same class at school and spend their weekends together. The stories in this book can be used for individual, group or shared reading, and are aimed at Key stage 2 readers. There is one page devoted to each paragraph of the story, which is illustrated with a colour photograph. Any tricky words are highlighted underneath each paragraph. This book I and includes three stories: The birthday party, Ali and Sam Help Out,...

"Things roll downhill, energy dissipates, disorder increases. Things wear out, break, fall apart." Jimmy Doyle describes his life as a mechanic in these terms, but these hard truths better describe the thirty-year story of the Doyle brothers as told in The Sum of My Works. On the eve of the Cuban Missile crisis, the lives of Jimmy and Patrick Doyle are shattered as surely as if the button had been pushed. Together and apart, the brothers experience the fear and uncertainty of intergenerati...